Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NOVEL IDEA DEVELOPED IN BOAT
JUST BUILT.
Will Soon he Ready for Trial Trip
Proposed Survey Of River
and Bay.

The new boat OF Mr.. w. r. Mo,herall,
which embodies in its construction the idea
of an air cushion between its bottom and
the water in which 1t floats. in order to
duce the friction has been put overheard
in the dock adjoining the old wharf of the
National Capital Ice Company at the foot
OF Sth street. The boat is now being fitted
with motive power n naphtha engine. and
WILL it is expected. be ready for trial trip
| in week or ten days The novel idea de-
veloped in the boats construction has at
tracted much attention, and the trip Is
awaited with interest by the steamboat
men.
In order to accommodate the visiting Shri-
ners who wish to make pilgrimage to tho
| tomb of Washington. the Master Mason at
Mt. Vernon the steamer River Queen has
been placed upon the route and with tho
steamer Charles Manchester she is now
| making trips from the city at 10 and 10:45
m. and 40 and 2:3O pm. and will con-
tinue to do while the session of the Im-
perial Council lasts
Since yesterday 1000 herring and 600 shad
have been received at the fish wharf by
the local dealers. This morning herring
sold at $275 to 81 per thousand. shad
at SO to SIG per hundred and buck shad at
81 to s. per hundred. Sixty barrels of sea
sold at from 81 to So per barrel. All the fish
now being received are brought up by
steamboats, from the lower river.
The bugeye Mildred. with fifty bushels Of
oysters on board. arrived last night.
The United States coast survey steamer
Bache, Capt. Welkcr which Is to make a
survey of the mouth of the Potomac river
and Chesapeake bay. left Baltimore this
morning, bound for this city. Her further
movements will be directed by the coast
survey officers here.
The steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and
Washington line arrived this morning. filled
10. h.~ I,
vegetables In her cargo We're 50" sixty
quart crates of strawberries and numerous
crates of peas. beans and cabbage.
Boats Coming and Going.
There are now in port a barkentine and
five large three-masted schoooners all OF
which will carry over 600 tons n small
three masted schooner of about 800 tons
and numerous smaller vessels. The harbor
presents a busy air.
The pungy boat Ostrich went ashore on
the flats off River View yesterday evening
on her downward trip. under full head Of
sail. She now lies high out of the water,
and it will take an extra high tide to float
her.
The steamer Dennis Simmons from Edin-
ton, n c., consigned to Johnson & VIM
satt. is at Libby wharf in Georgetown,
discharging cargo of lumber.
The schooner Daylight. with a cargo OF
1000 tons Of ice from the Kennebec has
rived at the Independent Ice wharf, and
the schooner F.. NJ Colder with 800 tons
of ice has arrived in Georgetown. The tug
NJ. NJ. Davis brought them I'D from the
mouth of the river.
The schooners Kathleen and Highland
Light, with wood for Carter d Clark. ar
rived last night.
The schooner Nettie May cleared yester-
day evening with a miscellaneous cargo
for lower river points.
The pungy Chase. with a cargo of 300
barrels of sailed fish. is discharging cargo
at Reeds wharf, Alexandria, for A D.
Brockett & Co.
The bugeye Avalon has arrived with a
cargo of white sand for H. X. Freed 4 Co..
Alexandria
The big-three-masted schooner Maggie s.
Hart. with a cargo of ice arrived in port
from the kennebec yesterday.
General and Personal.
Mr. Elmer Kintz Of the tug James O. Car
ter successfully passed his examination be-
fore the inspectors in Baltimore yesterday
and received his pilots license.
Capt. Enoch Davis of the sloop B. II.
Lambert has recovered from a severe ILL
ness. and is again aboard his boat.
Capt. Z. S. Randall. manager of the Ran
dali line of steamers and of the River View
resort, who has been confined to his homo
for the past three weeks by an attack Of
rheumatism. is able to be out again.
The bugeye p Z. Smith, Capt. Bryan, ar
rived this morning with cargo of lumber
from the Coan river for p II. Biscoe
The schooner Willie has arrived at Nor
folk to load for this port.
The schooner Ruth A Price. Capt.
March, cleared from Baltimore yesterday
evening for Washington.