Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
TWO ORGANIZATIONS FORMED IN
DER WEST VIRGINIA LAWS.
Will Operate on the Potomac River
Alleged Menace to Navigation
-GeneraI News.

The 7. & Randall Potomac River Line
Company and the +. s Randall Steamboat
and Excursion Company. respectively nave
recently been incorporated under the laws
of tn state of West Virginia. ana meetings.
to choose boards of directors anu the ON
GERS Of the companies will he held shortly
The jncorporators of the first-named COM
psny are T. S. Randall. Harry s. Randall,
NJ G. Mccormick and Geo. o. Carpnter OF
this city. and VIM NJ. Reardon of Alex
andria. Va. and the incorporators Of the
excursion company are the same with VIII
F. Carne in place of George O. Carpnter-
The new companies will control the steam
beat business formerly conducted here by
Capt T.. 9. Randall alone.
4 serious menace to navigation is said 10
have been caused by the wreckage OF coal
barge which rests on the remains Of an OLD
wharf Just above Alexandria. In n heavy
gale. three or four years ago. the barge
broke from her moo-ings at Alexandra ana
was driven upon the piles of the wharf ana
sank Ii has been allowed to lay there ana
GO To- pieces projecting a hundred or more
feet out into the channel The existence OF
the obstruction is well known 10 the steam
boat men. but there are many yachtsnen
who know nothing of 1t. as the wreck is
under water at most tides. Several times
within the past wear small boats have iun
upon the timbers and been badly damaged
The Washington Fire Company OF Read
ing. Pa. about thirty in number, were
among the passengers on the steamer
Washington from Norfolk yesterday morn
ing When the steamer reached Alexandra
they landed and were the guests OF the
Hydraulion Fire Company. With the COM
pany was a fine band of twenty pieces, and
or the trip up Wednesday night concert
lasting two hours was given. Before leaV-
Ing the steamer n vote OF thanks was
passed and three rousinS cheers given 1or
"a, Wr,, Tlrcl
steamer.
The big three-masted schooner Fortuna
with cargo of plaster from Hilisporo >
New Brunswick to be delivered at Alex
andria passed in through the capes yester-
day. was taken in tow by the tug Davis and
locked at her destination last night. The
Fortuna has a cargo of about 1.lUo tons.
Preliminary to Survey.
The United States coast survey steamer
Bache. Capt. P. A. Welker. will next week
make an excursion preliminary to general
survey of Chesapeake bay. from the mouth
OF the Potomac at Point Lookout to the
capes. The Bache is now in Baltimore fit
ting ont for the work.
The Mount Vernon regents, who have
been in session in the historic old mansion.
returned to this city, route to their
homes. on the steamer Charles Manchester
yesterday evening.
The residents of the Nomini neighborhood
are much disturbed at the marine hospital
service inspecting all the vessels coming
from that creek. They say there is no
smallpox At Nomini. nor has there been a
case there. The schooner Earl Biscoe had
the disease on board before she came into
the creek. but 1t is claimed the sick man
came in contact with one there
AR. and Mrs. j. f. Reyburn gave 4 yacht
ing party To a large number of their friends
on the handsome steam yacht Gretchen
yesterday evening. \ start was made from
this city about $50 PM the party sailing
twenty miles down the river and home
again.
Capt Theodore Keene has resigned as
mate ~ the ferry steamer Belle Haven to
accept the position of first officer on the
Steamer Harry Randall MIR Will Schoeni
succeeds Capt. keene on the Belle Haven
10 the command of the launch Abort, be-
longing 10 Mr.. a. l.. Bliss.
Arrivals in Port.
Arrivals In port since yesterday are re-
ported follows:
Schooner L. A. ouinby. Capt Maitlno:
schooner Alice Carlysle Capt Seldom;
schooner Annie Martz. Capt. CulIison, and
schooner Maid of Erin. Capt. Brooks
schooner Thos, X Carroll, Capt Chris
tiGn. schooner Cunningham Can't Carroll:
schooner Isaac solomon. Capt Kendrick;
schooner PinegrosS: longboat Peri Capt
Woodward, and pungy Zephyr. Capt. Nc
Williams.
About eco herring and 500 shad have
been received AT the fish wharf since yes
t"rIaN. Herring this morning sold at 50 to
S2.Fi uer 1000. and buck shad at S6 to ST
I'vr lH', and roe shad at S12 to S13 per 100
Trout. tiilurS and other saltwater fish are
pl"Il5 full and are bringing low prices