Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NEW STEAMER NORFOLK EXPECT
ED HERE THIS EVENING.
The Boat Rebuilt and Carrying Ca
pacity Increased - The Passing
Freighters-GcneraI Matters.

The newly rebuilt steamer Norfolk of the
Norfolk and Washington Line Company's
fleet left Baltimore at o'clock this morn
Ing and should reach here this evening at
8 O'Clock The boat has been in Baltimore
for the past two months. having four new
steel boilers put In and for the extension OF
her hurricane deck gallery. so as to give
her number of additional state rooms.
Aboard the Norfolk Mr.. John Callahan
the manager and Mr.. w. H. Callahan, the
general passenger agent of the line, ana
number of the directors of the company
The steamer is under the command OF capt.
Chap" Posey. with Capt. "Addie" Posey as
first officer AS soon she can be fitted
out she will go upon the route between TINS
city and Norfolk. The steamer Washing
ton, the sister ship of the Norfolk, VIII De
sent to Baltimore to be rebuilt after the
4th of March.
The scow recently built at the yard of
the Alexandria Marine Railway company
for Mr. Louis SmOOt of this city has beell
launched and the work of completing it is
going on The bottom timbcrs Tor second
scow to be built for Mr.. Smoot have been
also laid on the stocks from which the first
one was launched. This scOw will be ready
for service before the spring season opens.
The new scows are both large ana VIII
carry about 175 cubic yards of sand me
scows will be used by Mr.. Smoot to trans
port river sand from the digging machlnes
operating below this city to his wharf on
the Eastern branch. They are being bullt
under the supervision of Superintendent
Spinks of the Alexandria shipyard.
The receipts of fish from the river and
from the shores about Norfolk have been
very small since Saturday, the Norfolk line
steamer bringing up but four packages for
the dealers at the wharf and but one Darrei
OF river fish coming up on the river Steam
ers. The heavy gale OF SATURDAY ana yes
terday prevented the fishermen from get
ting to their nets. This supply, with what was
on hand and that that came by express was
ample to meet all demands. the market be-
ING very poor again this morning. Prices
this morning were for black bass, to 10
cents per pound; yellow perch, cents per
pound haddOck, cents per pound trout
5 cents per pound: white perch, 10 cents per
nound: catfish Is cents per bunch and mud
shad 50 per hundred. The first OF the
southern herring arrived today and sold at
S. per hundred. ,
there being about twenty-five vessels IN
port. all of them having supplies OF the
bivalves aboard Since Saturday ten yes
sels have gotten out and have sailed for
the lower river in tow of the tug Davis. and
several have sailed away Prices TINS
morning were higher than they have been
FOR three weeks.th smaller oysters bringing
from =, to 90 cents per bushel and the large
ones from 10 to 90 cents per huShel me
market was good. the demand having con-
s!derahly increased over that OF last week
The recent arrivals are the T. L.. Bowen.
Agnes Amanda F. Lewis, Waunfta ana
KstbIeen from the Blackstone Island
peighborhood and the Ellen Ma'fda. from
Pocomoke Sound on the eastern shore.
Passing In and Passing Ont.
The schooner Cooper has completed the
discharging of her cargo OF poplar wood
at Alexandria and IS now awaiting orders
large scow loaded with fertilizing ma
terIal was the only sailing vessel on the
river between this city and Fort Washing
ton on Saturday evening. The heavy gale
had forced everything else into port for
shelter.
The United States naval tug Triton made
o special trip from Indian Head on Satur-
day evening last to bring up the employees
on the various work going on there for
their Sunday at home.
The schooner Belmont has arrived in port
with a cargo OF Ice for Messrs. Carter &
Clark.
The Iongboat Gilmore Dove, which start
ed down the river last week returned light
10 this port yesterday evening.
The tug Juno has arrived up from the
lower river with tow of two oyster boats
with cargoes for this market.
The tug Camilla arrived in port yesterday
evening with the oyster-laden schooner
Amanda L. Lewis In tow.
The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis sailed yester-
day evening with the schooner Ida L. Ray
In tow from Georgetown for Lower MARI
boro' Md. where she will load hoop poles
and barrel slaves for northern port. The
Davis will remain in the bay on the lookout
for incoming vessels.
The steamer Wakefield, which arrived In
port from the lower river yesterday even
ing, brought up fairly good freight for the
local commission merchants.
The schooner Dexter has completed the
discharging of her cargo of lumber and
Will sail for the lower river to reload.
The schooner ]. W. Marsh has discharged
Its cargo of poplar wood at Alexandria and
has sailed for the lower river.
The steamer Lily and Howard, with a
cargo of pure lumber for Johnson & VIM
satt. is in port from Aqua creek.
Barge No. II of the Standard Oil Com
pany has arrived light In Baltimore from
this port in tow Of the tug Stella
General Matters of Interest.
Washington Harbor of Masters and Pilots
of Steam Vessels had called meeting
Saturday evening last and installed its
newly elected officers for the ensuing year.
Some arrangements were made for the
tertainment OF the visiting delegates to the
Grand Harbor. which is In session in this
city today, and an address was made by
Capt Geo. w. Rooe.
Messrs. Scott & Bros. the contractors for
the building of the branch Of the Southern
railway at Alexandria from the Union
street tracks of the company along the
river front to the brick yards on Hunting
creek and connecting with the line of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
railway tracks at Broomalaw for New
Alexandria, expect TO have the work com
p}eted in about ten days.
The Ice ploW or the Giymont mail steamer
Estele Randall has been placed In position.
and the steamer is now ready for her battle
with ice this winter.
The little tug Spray is laid up at the
Alexandria ship yard for the winter.
The Northumberland, VIM. Wright and
Azala Peart are laid up in the cove south
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railway ferry
slip at Alexandria.
The tug Eva Belle Cain. belonging to
Capt Beach. is out of commission and is
also laid up at Alexandria
The hull of the house boat Arcadia, which
was burned in Four Mile run several weeks
ago, is being caulked at Townshends boat
house.
Ice over an inch In thickness covered the
river from shore to shore yesterday morn
ing. On the flats and in the creeks the ice
was considerably thicker.
The tug George w. Pride Is temporarily
laid up at the yuIcanizing wharf at Alex