Evening star., 1901-03-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HARTFORD ATTRACTS
CROWDS TO ARSENAL GROUNDS.
Vessel Will BE Thrown Open to Vfsi-
tors Next Week-General
Matters.

me historic old WarShip Hartford, which
is lying in the harbor off the foot of {
street southwest, attracted many visitor!
to the river front, and yesterday thu
wharves and sea wall about the arsena
grounds were thronged with persons viewing
the vessel. As yet but few have been al
lowed to visit the ship, but she Is to b,
thrown open to visitors within a day O,
two. AS the vessel is lying in mdstream
the only way she can be reached is by boat
The jackies for the past two days have beer
engaged in painting the vessel and gettine
her In shpshape order for the reception Of
visitors.
The following notice to mariners issued
by the light house board. is Of interest te
steamboat and river men of the Potomac
river:
Hampton Roads, va.-Emblem wreck
buoy, a red and black horizontally striped
second-class can buoy, established January
4. 1901, to mark the wreck Of the schooner
Emblem" sunk in eleven and ne-half
fathoms of water In Hampton Roads, Va.
about three-eighths of a mile south-south-
westerly from Old Point Comfort light, was
discontinued February q, 1901, the wreck
having been removed February 49, 1901.
Albemare sound, Edento harbor N c.
Cut buoy No. 1. black SPAR which was re-
ported adrift on February II, 1901 was re-
placed In position February %.
Coming and Going.
The schooners A. II. Quigley and the
Julia and Annie have arrived in port from
a river point with fun cargoes of oak and
pine wood for Garter & Clark.
The Martin Wagner, E. r. S. Dougherty,
l.. T. Smith and Hazeleen have sailed from
the oyster wharf for the lower river oyster
beds and will load back to this market
A Standard Oil Company's barge, In tow
of a Baltimore tug. went up to Georgetown
Friday evening and had her tanks pumped
out.
The schooner Arville Perry is due at this
port with cargo Of stone
The pungy Shining Light is lying at Zm-
merman's wharf at Alexandria She will
shortly sail for the lower river to load
oysters.
The schooner Carrie and Belle has sailed
from Baltimore for point on the Potomac
river and viii, 1t is understood, load lum-
Der.
The schooner Belmont Is in port with a
cargo OF cord wood for the local dealers.
The schooner James B. Anderson has dis
charged her cargo Of lumber at Fosberg &
Murray's wharf. between sth and 9th
streets southwest.
The bugeye Ada Ballinger took an .+
Alexandria miscellaneous cargo before
sailing for the oyster-loading grounds to
load back to this port
The schooner Murray Vandiver has ar
rived at Georgetown with a cargo of cord
wood for the dealers there.
General and Personal.
The tug Spray. belonging to Mr. James
McCuen of Alexandria, is being thoroughly
overhauled and will be ready for service
about March Is.
The steamer Belle Haven resumed her
place upon the ferry route between this
city and Alexandria this morning. She
had been of the route for about a mor.th
The new dredge Of the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Company, which Is to do the dredg-
ing in the harbor, has been put in position
at the junction Of the Washington and
Georgetown channels and preparations for
the digging of the mud are being pushed
The barges Caroline and Columbia and
the tug Volunteer, from this port, arrived
at Baltimore Saturday.
Capt. Samuel Spransy, a veteran steam
boat man of Washington, is critically Ill at
his home on G street near 9Th street SOUTH
west.
Theo. Keene has accepted the berth of
mate on the steamer Samuel ]. Pentz He
will have charge Of the Pentz while she
Is under repairs in Baltimore.
Mr.. William Davis has been appointed
ticket -taker on the Washington and Alex
andria ferry steamer Belle Haven.
Capt Ollie Crowds Of the tug Mitchell
NJ Davis was the pilot that brought the
training ship Hartford from the scapes of
Virginia to this port.