Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE GASOLINE LAUNCH BUILT
FOR wAsHINGToNIAN.
Posey Brothers Well Known Among
River Men-The FreiEht-Lnden
Craft-Pcrsonal Mention.

has just been completed in the boat build
ing yard of the Nelson Company of Balti-
more, for Mr.. o. A. Daizenbaker of this
city The new boat Is a fine craft of her
kind and has good speed. She left Balti-
more Thursday en- route to this city, and
she travels only by daylight, she should
be here some time today. The launch will
be used by her owner for pleasure cruising
purposes on the river and bay.
Robert Posey, who was killed. and Walter
Posey who was so badly wounded, while
assaulting Officer Weston Atkinson and re-
sisting arrest in Alexandria Thursday even
ing last, are well known along The river
front, both having followed the water for
several years. Robert Posey. the dead man.
was once captain of the schooner Gibson,
and last season he was in command of the
pungy Ida Balenger. In both of these in
stances he was in a regular trade to this
port. Within the past six months he was
mate on the steam yacht Gretchen. leaving
her when she went north, about the middle
of May.
The wounded man, Walter Posey was
for several years past in command of Cum
berland's large steam launch Bartholdi and
has taken many of the young people OF
Washington out on pleasure trips aboard
that craft. Both the men were well
liked by river men, and were quiet and in
offensive when sober.
poHts SHTT!iH SuTSots.
The schooner Agnes. with cargo of lum
her for Johnson & Wimsatt arrived at port
yesterday evening.
The schooner ?. E. Smith and the tug
boat Father and Son. both laden with wood
for Carter & Clark, have arrived.
The schooner Murray Nandver, from this
port, has arrived al Norfolk.
The schooner Horatio L. Baker has
rived in Baltimore from this port and will
at once load fer Portland, Me.
Tie schOoners Estelle Phnney and How
ard Spcare. from this port, have sailed from
Baltimore for Eos. ION with cargoes of coal
The steam launch Barthcldi out last
night for cruise on the river with large
party of young people aboard
The revenue cutter Window is a cruise
over her station and is looked for at this
port tomorrow Monday.
The United States light house engineers
steamer Jessamne is on cruise among the
light houses of the district, making repairs
where necessary.
TIE steamer Norfolk this morning
brought up $50 watermelons for the local
market from the farmers about Norfolk.
The tug Camilla arrived this morning
with the schooner Calvin P. Harris in tow
for the Purity Ice Company, the opponents
Of the American Ice Company. The schoon-
er was locked at Georgetown.
The schooners c. S. Gldden. Captain
Fales, and the John Twnhy. Captain Stew
enson. sailed from Bangor for this port
with large cargoes of ice Thursday last.
The schooner Lydia NJ. Deering has ar
rived at Newport News from this port to
load coal.
The tug Stella of Baltimore. having in
tow light oil barge and two light coal
barges. passed down the river yesterday
en- route to Philadelphia.
The schooner Lottie Carter sailed YES
terday evening light for the lower river, to
reload to this port
The steamer f. James Tull with a cargo
of Virginia pine lumber for johnson &
ing
The steamers Randall Kent and Poto-
mac which arrived up from the lower Po-
tcmac last night, all had large cargoes of
boxes of peaches, pears, tomatoes and
other fruits and vegetables.
General and Personal.
The dealers at the fish wharf this morn
ing received thirty-seven barrels of bay and
sea fish from the shores about Norfolk and
the eastern shore of Virginia.
In consequence of the cooler weather the
dcn,and for fish has increased and prices
are somewhat higher. This morning trout
sold at s. per barrel; bluefsh. cents per
pound; mackerel. IL cents to u cents per
pc Und; croakers, cents per pound. Three
barrels of rock and one of perch were also
received from the river nets. The rock
sold from cents to 10 cents per pound,
while the perch were only sold in punches
and brought from 20 cents to 60 cents per
up about twenty-five barrels of crabs,
which sold at 81 to $3.50 per barrel.
The steamer Lily & Howard, after leaving
this port. took on large cargo of building
material and store supplies at Alexandria
for Aqua creek points, and sailed last night
for her destination
The officers of the four-masted schoorfers
C. H. Venner and F. J. Stinson. which ar
rived in port with ice yesterday, report a
quiet passage down the coast with several
days of dead calm weather off the Winter
Quarter shoal light. during which they
drifted back and forward with the tide.
When the calm broke the run to the capes
o: Virginia quickly made, and the tug
picked them up.
y large number Of pontoons and carrier
pipes used in river dredging operations.
which have been lying at the Alexandra
ship yard. were yesterday attacked by Dep
uty United States Marshal Jos. Glover by
order of the United States court in the adj
miralty suit of George S. Crowder agt. w.
]. Duncan < Co. to satisfy a claim amount
ing to Ss:s,.35.
Mr.. Breen Won Orendorf of No 1000 S
street arrived home yesterday on the
schooner c. II. Venner on trip down the
coast from Bath Me.
Air Nicholas Keys has resigned as as
sistant eng. neer of the steamer Harry Ran
dali. and Mr.. Robert Grigsby has been APP
pointed to succeed him.
The condition of the venerable Captain
Bushby Grigsby, who was struck by an
electric car at the corner of Water and Sth
streets southwest about two weeks ago
continues to improve, and 1t is believed he
Will be out in a day or two.