Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-19
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NEW BOAT FOR WASHINGTON AND
BALTIMORE LINE.
Receipts of Fish at the wharves-
The Channel Buoys-Personal
Mention.

The new propeller steamer Northumber-
land, which the Weems line recently had
built at the works of Neafie & Levy, Phila-
delphia, for the route between this city,
the lower river landings and Baltimore,
will, it is expected, be ready to go upon the
route about the middle of next month. She
Is being fitted out under the supervision of
the company officials, and, 1t is said, will
be one Of the handsomest steamers in the
Potomac trade. She is somewhat larger
than the steamer Potomac, and will be
commanded by Captain Billy" Geoghegan.
The Northumberland will have a builders
trial of her engines on the Delaware river
today.
Returns to the Trade.
The steamer Washington of the Norfolk
and Washington line has had the bent
plates in her bow Strengthened out, and is
back again on the Norfolk route. The
steamer Newport News of the same line
returned from the Newport News yard
this morning, where she had been locked,
painted and thoroughly overhauled for her
summers work. She will go upon the route
this evening, and the steamer Norfolk has
gone into the dry dock today for the an
nual coat of paint and to be overhauled.
General Manager Callahan, who was with
the Newport News, returned home on her.
The steamer Kent started this morning
on her maiden voyage to points on the
lower Potomac river as far down as Nomini,
IN place OF the steamer Harry Randall.
Her officers are: Harry S. Randall, captain;
Al Richards. pilot; Geo. Guest, purser, and
George Greason. steward Chief Engineer
VIM. A. Moore is in charge in the engine
room, with George Sherwood and Nicholas
Keys as assistants. After a trip or two
MIR. Moore will, it is said, come ashore,
and Mr.. Sherwood will be placed in charge
of the engine. The Kent will be upon the
route for about three weeks
The receipts at the fish wharf in the past
twenty-four hours have been about 100000
herring and 2,975 shad Herring brought
S11 to S12 per hundred and bucks at from
s. to Sc per hundred.
No oysters have been received at the fish
wharf since yesterday, and the warm
weather has made the demand for them
very light.
The fish towing business is now in full
swing, and the indications are that the
catch of fish this season will far exceed
that of last year. The tug Eva Belle Cain
is towing boats consigned to knight: the
DE Boss Lennox, those consigned to NeitZ
& Ballenger; the Mitchell Davis, those con-
signed to ]. w. Cogswell & Co., and the
Templar, those to R. A. Golden & Co.
Channel Buoys and Other Matters.
The channel buoy off Manns fertilizer
factory, between this city and Alexandria,
has been broken off close to the water
either by the ice last winter or the wheels
of passing steamer. At high water it
is often hidden from sight, and some in
convenience is caused river men by the
absence of this channel mark. The buoys
in this part of the river are badly in need
of a coat of paint, 1t is said, all the paint
having been scraped off them by the float
ing ice during the winter.
he f,,p
Baltimore by Taylor Bros. of this port Is
lying at the Independent pier of the Ameri-
can Ice Company, receiving thorough
oVerhauling of her boiler and engine. She
is also to be reprinted preparatory to the
opening of the Ice vessel towing season.
Capt E. S. Randall is having the outer
end of the wharf of the River View steam
ers rebuilt and put in repair for the COM
The yacht Josephine, Capt Burnett, the
tender of the submarine boat Holland, will
1t Is understood, shortly leave this port for
Boston, the sale of the Haland to The gov
eminent having brought her engagement
here to close.
Released From Quarantine.
The schooner Earl Briscoe, on which the
case of smallpox was discovered Monday
last was released from quarantine by the
marine hospital authorities yesterday. and
allowed to come up to the city to discharge
her cargo Of cord wood. The vessel had
been thoroughly fumigated by the marine
hospital until there was absolutely no
danger of her disseminating the disease.
capt. Robert H. Carroll has reported to
Harbor Master Sutton that some one last
night went aboard his schooner. the J. f.
A. Cunningham. lying in the stream, and
stole spirit compass and two side lights.
General and Personal.
Mr.. w. E. Jones. formerly commander
of the tug DeBoss Lennox, has been placed
in charge Of the United States fish COM
mission steamer LOWE Randall.
Mr.. Geo. D. Schekels, steward Of the
steamer Wakefield, is extremely i'll at his
home on 7th street between G and H
streets southwest.
The yacht Gretchen, owned by Mr. J. E.
Reyburn, was fitted out at the wharf, foot
Of Sth street, for a pleasure trip through
the North Carolina sounds. and cleared yes
terday with Captain Richardson in conf
Eand.
The tug Rosalie, Mr.. Louis Shoots recent
purchase, made her maiden trip on the
Potomac Tuesday, taking a tow Of sand
barges down the river to the towing
grounds. Capt. Joseph Turner is her new
commander
The sloop Annie Martz, on which a case
of smallpox was discovered recently, and
which has been lying in the river in quar-
antine since, was released Tuesday.
In the past two weeks the steamer Harry
Randall has carried over 1000 empty fish
barrels to Wilkerson's wharf and other
points on the river. The fish packing houses
on the river are now very busy, and the
demand on the Washington dealers for
empty barrels is heavy
The steamer Potomac, Capt. Smith, ar
rived from Baltimore last night to Stephen
son Bro, with a miscellaneous cargo for
the Washington merchants.
Capt. Jas. Barker of the steamer Harry
Randall, is in command of the Glymont
mail steamer. while the Harry is out of
commission for repairs.
The longboat Oscoola cleared light this
morning for Occoquan, to load railroad ties
to this port.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with a car
go of North Carolina pine. Is dischargins
cargo at Fields & Co.'S, Alexandria.
The United States revenue cutter Win
dom. which has been in port for several
days, cleared yesterday for a cruise on
Chesapeake bay and tributaries.
The schooner Martin Wagner is at the
Independent dock of the American Ice
Company, discharging cargo of 500 boxes
tomatoes from Port Conway, Va, to J. S.
Redman & Son.
The United States proving ground launch
from Indian Head, Nd, arrived up this
morning and reports quite a heavy fog
from Gymont to above Marshall Hall.
The schooner Chas. H. Gibson, Capt. Wal
lar. uyjth ne OnA nOo latbS fro,,, q