Evening star., 1901-05-13
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EFFORT TO ESTABLISH NEW LINE
OF STEAMERS.
Residents of Eastern Shore of Vfr-
gfnfa Want Business Connec-
tfOn With Washington.

Efforts are being made by the business
men of Accomac and Northampton coun-
ties, on the eastern shore of Virginia, to
have line of steamers established between
this city and Alexandria and points on the
eastern shore, and recently the steamboat
owners of this city have been approached
on the subject. 1t is stated that there is
a heavy trade in tobacco, produce, oysters,
CLAIMS and such, all of which now go to
the Baltimore market, and all the supplies
used on the eastern shore sold by the
Baltimore merchants. A large part of this
trade, the projectors say, could be brought
to this city, and they are now making eff
forts to form stock company here and
at home for the purpose of buying steam
erS and starting the line.
The four-masted schooner Horace ".
Macomber, which is at Alexandria with |
cargo Of phosphate rock, has not yet beei.
able to get into her berth at the wharf OF
VIM. A. Smoot & Co She is drawing about
Vailing low tides only about eighteen feet
Of water can be had over recently formed
sand bar just in front Of Smoot's dock.
Thursday at high water the tug Mitchell
NJ. Davis went alongside of the Macom-
Der and attempted to shove her in the
dock, but succeeded only in getting her to
within about thirty feet of the wharf.
Lighters are now alongside the vessel
that by this evening enough of her cargo
will be removed to allow her to go into
the dock.
The receipts Of both shad and herring
were light at the fish wharf this morning,
the dealers there having received but 10000
herring and about 500 shad from the
seines in the river since yesterday morn
ing. The catch will. it is expected, con-
tinue to grow lighter as the season draws
to a close, about the latter part of this
month. Prices this morning We're, for her
ring. $3.50 to s. per 1000; buck shad so
to S12 per 100; roe shad SIG to s1S per 100;
rock, to II cents per pound; white perch,
) to 10 cents per pound; carp 2 to 3 cents
PEI pound: founder, cents per pound !;
sturgeon, cents per pound; Spanish mack
erel, to 10 cents per pound; Croaker and
trout, 81 to $3.50 per barrel. and cat and
other bunch fish. 10 to 30 cents per bunch.
One vessel, the sloop VIM. T. Thompson,
with a cargo Of about 100 bushels of oy
sters, arrived at the oyster wharf since last
week. Prices this morning are low, the
stock on hand selling at from 40 to 80
certs per bushel, and there being no large
oysters on the market. At the wharf three
vessels are lying and their total cargoes
will not amount to 1oo bushels.
The Moving Craft.
The threc-masted schooner Mary Sanford,
with cargo of Florida pine lumber for
Johnson & Wimsatt is in port.
The British yacht Cuhma. with II. A.
Campbell, her owner, and party on board
has arrived in port and is anchored off the
foot OF 18th street.
The schooner Annie T. Bailey, from Fer
nandina, Fla, with cargo of lumber, has
arrived at Georgetown.
The steamer Dennis Simmons arrived in
port Saturday. and after unloading a por-
tor of her cargo here went to Alexandria
and completed diSChargng. Later she
sailed for Edenton, n. c., to reload.
The three masted schooner Lavinia Camp
bell. with a cargo Of coal from George
town, sailed in tow of the tug Juno Satur-
day evening.
The schooner Oakland Is In port with a
part cargo of cedar posts for johnson &
" imsattt and part wood for Carter &
Clark.
has been at Mattawoman, where the
dredging operations are going on, returned
to port on Saturday.
The J. $. Smith, Eienora Russell, Joseph
port with cargoes Of Virginia pine lumber
from river points. They are consigned to
johnson & Wimsatt and H. L. Biscoe.
The schooner Ocean Bird has sailed from
this port for Walkerton to load lumber.
The steamer f. James Tull with cargo
of railway ties from Occoquan, arrived in
port yesterday evening.
The sailing yachts st. Charles and st.
Lawrence were out yesterday with large
parties on board, for a trip on the river
A large fleet of wood-laden vessels have
arrived in port since Saturday. They are
the J. J. Underhill. Loula 8. Lowe, Leroy
Mayflower. Annie Mills. James A Garfield
Patrick McCabe and Isaac Solomon. They
are consigned to Carter & Clark and
others.
The schooner Kate NJ. Vickery having
completed the unloading Of her cargo OF
lumber. has sailed for the lower Potomac
to reload.
The schooner Ida has arrived in port with
a cargo Of lumber for the local dealers.
The schooner Henry S. Pitts, which has
been lying off Alexandria for several days
has gone to Norfolk
OF General Interest.
A large white bugeye. one of the fish run
ners to this port, while heading up the
river recently ran too close into the
Virginia shore, near the mouth of the
old canal, north of Alexandria, and ran
upon the broken piles Of an old coal wharf
and hung up. The tug George w. Pride
went to her assistance, but Captain Fair
was afraid to pull at her for fear of tear
ing hole in her bottom. She was left for
the rising tides to float her Off These
broken piles have badly damaged a num-
Der of vessels in the past year. They are
hid by the water at an ordinary tide and
are hard to locate unless the vessel mas
ter is thoroughly acquainted with the river.
All the thick underbrush along the sea
wall at the arsenal has been cleaned out
and the grounds present handsome ap-
pearance from the river.
The painting of the steamer Estelie Ran
dali has been completed, and it is expected
she will resume her place upon the Gly-
mont route this week
The tugboat Mary a. Shea started down
the river Saturday evening and when off
Mann's factory she was struck by squall
and had her rigging broken in several
places. She anchored for repairs.
Another heavy current caused by the ex-
cessive rains along the upper river, started
running Saturday night. This is the fifth
current that has been in the river in the
past two and half months.
The handsome steam yacht Juanita Of
New York, owned by Mr.. Ballentine. is a
visitor to this city. She is anchored in the
harbor, off the foot Of 9th street.
The. erection of the Sembankments form
ing the pools on the Potomac Park, south
of the Long bridge, for the reception of
the liquid mud to be pumped upon 1t by
the harbor dredge, has been completed.
Banks large pile driver has made extern
sve Improvements in the landing wharf of
the steamer Samuel j. Pentz at River
View.
Capt. Al. Fair has taken command Of his
tug. George w. Pride, and Is engaged in
harbor towing.
Capt. George Windsor Is in command of
the B. and o. railway tug Transfer, towing
the railway barge between Alexandra and
Shepherds landing.