Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ARSENAL GROUNDS VISITED YES
TERDAY BY LARGE CROWD.
Temporary Repairs to . ShOal Beacon
Another Trial of Nom.
CapsiEable Boat.

| barracks, better known as the arsenal, at
| the foot of 7th street. were crowded all day
| yesterday with ladies' and children, enjoying
| the breeze from the river and watching
| the drill OF the recruits of the hospital
corps. The station here is the training
school of the men of the corps before being
sent to Cuba, the Philippines and China.
About fifty of the children from the ST.
Johns Episcopal Orphanage. under the
charge of the sisters. were the guests of
Capt Randall at River View Saturday The
children went down on the 10 am. boat
| and had a good time with the various
amusements.
The lighthouse board has issued a notice
to mariners that temporary repairs have
| been made to McWillams Point shoal bea-
| con. in Pamlico river, North Carolina,
which was injured by being run into by a
scow several weeks ago, and the light is
again burning.
Incoming vessels report the storm on the
river early this morning being quite Sc
vere but as far as can be learned no dam
age was done.
Mr.. VIM. Dickinson had another trial of
his 'non-sinkable or non-capsizable boat at
the Randall line wharf yesterday. With
Mr.. Dickinson aboard the boat was launched
overheard from the wharf, and though it
went under the water 1t quickly came to the
surface again, right side up. and Mr.. Dick
imSon came from the chamber perfectly dry.
No date has yet been set for the next trial,
when the boat will be thrown overheard
from the hurricane deck of one of the
| river steamers. When this trial is made
the inventor hopes to have several persons
aboard the craft.
Large numbers OF watermelons from the
river and bay counties of Virginia and
Maryland continue to arrive at the fish
wharf consigned to Messrs. Richardson &
Co. and Frank Evans Since Saturday the
bugeyes Lilly F. Price, with 1900; the Brad
shaw, with 1900 and the Riva Sterling,
with 1900; the schooner VIM. Hackett, with
5000, and the sloop Loon. with 800 have
all arrived In port. The fish wharf now
presents a very busy appearance, with
thirty or more vessels lying on all sides of
1t, and the numerous wagons on the wharf
taking on their loads of fruit
Prices continue low and will remain so
until the melons become much scarcer.
This morning selected melons sold at IS to
$40 per hundred primes at So to S. and culls
for 81 to 81 per hundred.
But twenty-nine barrels of fish from the
fisheries about Norfolk have been received
by the dealers at the wharf since Saturday
last. This morning trout sold at s. per bar
rel, tailors and b'uefish at Az cents per
pound and mackerel at Is cents per pound.
But three barrels of fish, and they all rock,
have been received from the river nets since
Saturday. Rock this morning sold at o
cents to u cents per pound, according to
SIZE Sixteen barrels of crabs came up on
the river boats last night, but no change in
prices is to be noted.
The schooner John H. Shinn, now in port
with a cargo of melons, arrived with her
main boom snapped in half. The accident
occurred while the vessel was in heavy
blow off Point Lookout. No further dam
age was done.
Frefght-Laden Vessels.
The steamer Wakefield of the Washington
line arrived from the lower river yesterday
evening with large cargo of fruits and
vegetables for the market.
The schooner A. H. Quinby has sailed for
Norfolk with load of fertilizing material
from w. w. Riley.
The schooners Ella and Ora and Ada
Lawson, both sailed yesterday, light, for
the lower river to reload
The managers of the various steamboat
lines the Potomac are now arranging
their fall and winter schedules, which will
go into effect some time between the 1st
and 18th of next month.
The four-master schooner John Towby
has completed the discharging of her cargo
of ice and has sailed for Baltimore. where
she will load coal to an eastern port.
The revenue cutter Window is in port
from cruise on Chesapeake bay and the
rHer.
ing, light, for the lower river to reload
wood to this port.
The schooner George F. Wright arrived
in port yesterday evening with a cargo, of
white sand for the Georgetown merchants.
ing a cargo of lumber at the wharf foot of
14th street for Joseph L. Crupper & Co.
The schooner Maggie S. Hart with
cargo of 1,12O tons of ice for the American
Ice Company, arrived in tow of the tug
Camilla this morning. She was locked at
Georgetown.
The schooners Benz. c. Prith and Wood
ward Abrams, both with cargoes of ice,
sailed from Bath before the Hart, and are
expected here at any time.
The tug NJ. NJ. Davis, with the schooner
Jennie G. May in tow, sailed this evening
for Baltimore, where the May will load coal
for Boston at % cents per ton.
The schooner Jacob S. Winslow, from this
city, has arrived at Baltimore.
The schooners c. ]. Hewett and Lucy
Fletcher are in port with cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
The steamer E. James Tul. after under
going her annual inspection at Alexandria
on Saturday last, sailed for Occoquan and
river points with miscellaneous cargo.
The schooner Magnolia sailed. light for
the lower river Saturday evening, and will
load lumber at Norfolk for this port or
Baltimore.
The schooner Millville has cleared from
Georgetown for Norfolk to load coal for a
Boston or an eastern port.
The schoonerS Alice Holbrook, Capt Ell
lis, and the Emma F. Angel. Capt Tupp,
sailed from Bath with cargoes of ice for
this port on Friday last.
The schooner Chide Harold Capt
Sweeney, is at Rockport. Me-, loading ice
for this port for the Purity Ice Company.
The schooner S. c. Glidden sailed today
for Baltimore for a cargo of coal.
The schooner Young Brothers has sailed
from Boston for the Kennebec to load ice
for this port.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. John w. Ross and daughters arrived
home this morning from Old Point on the
Norfolk and Washington line steamer Nor
folk.
Mr.. Robert Grigsby has resigned as as
sistant engineer of the steamer Harry RAN
dali. Mr.. Louis Hart has been transferred
from the steamer Kent to fill the vacancy
Mr.. Fred Bloomingdale took a large party
of friends to River View yesterday in hts
steam launch Cygnus to see the diving
horses. King and Queen.
Mr.. Guy Carpinter, son Of Mr. George O.
Carpinter, secretary of the Randall River
Line Company, has gone to Asheville, n.
c., for short stay.