Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG SAVAGE SAILS WITH COAL
LADEN BARGES.
Caisson Nearly Ready for Work
Steamer Westmoreland in Ser
vice-Harbor Notes.

tlCc-odTUOT INOlcS.
The large seagoing tug Savage, which has
been in port here for several days. sailed
Saturday evening with Consolidation coal
barges Nos 20 and in tow for Boston.
Tugs will tow the barges the entire dis
lance. and the Savage will return to this
city for two other coal barges now loading
at the Georgetown piers. Within the past
ten days four barges, each of which will
carry over 1900 TONS have loaded coal at
Georgetown and sailed for Boston This is
the first time the barges of the Consolida-
ton Company have ever loaded coal here,
the scarcity of coal at Baltimore and New
| port News having forced them to come here
| for cargoes.
| The supply of fresh fish received by the
dealers at the warf since Saturday is slight
ly on the increase, but still it is not yet
large, although many varieties are on sale.
The demand, in spite of the warm weather
continues fair and prices are as follows:
For black bass, IA to 15c per pound: pan
| rock, to lie. per pound; boiling rock II
to l4c per pound; Spanish mackerel 10c.
per pound; founders, &c. per pound; white
perch, 10 to l2c- per pound; sturgeon, 12o.
per pound; salmon trout, to &C per
pound; bluefish, 3 to &c. per pound: cells.
to DC. each; catfish. 10 to SOC. per bunch;
small white perch. 10 to 12c. per bunch;
pulteiHSll, St per DdrTel, gray trout, $iJb to
S6 per barrel; hard crabs, 81 to s. per bar
rel; soft crabs, 10 to BIC. per dozen and
CLAIMS 40 to J0c per hundred.
The schooner A. H. Quinby came into port
this morning with a cargo of about G0.N0
feet of Virginia pine lumber from the Rap
pahannock river for Johnson & Wimsatt.
Inc tug tavorite with a loaded oil barge
In tow, has arrived in port for the Standard
Oil Company.
The schooner Carrie laden with 1900 feet
Of lumber from the Rappahannock river is
in port for Galliher & Bro.
Melon Crop Good.
Reports from along the lower river indi-
cate very large crop of watermelons and
cantaloupes in the river counties. The
fruit is now nearly ripe. and in a week
ten days the usual heavy movement to this
market will begin from the Coan and
Ieocomico rivers. Vessels loaded with
watermelons from North Carolina are eX-
! pected to arrive here at any time
The casson on which the men will work
| to dig the foundations for the center pier
| of the draw of the new Long bridge is al
most ready for the Workmen to go down
! in it. The big iron pipes through which
| the air is to be pumped are in position and
are now being connected with the big air
pumps which are to supply the heavy air
| pressure and keep the casson free of water.
The steamer Westmoreland of the Weems'
| line is again in service and will again visit
| this city whenever it is necessary to
| ieve the steamers now on the route. For
| the past two three months she has been
| at of the Baltimore ShipyardS and has
| been practically rebuilt and her steam pow
| er has been greatly increased. She has
| been redecorated and refitted throughout
| and is now a handsome boat.
Mr.. George Posey has been detached from
| the steamer Estelle Randall and assigned to
| the steamer Kent mate. Mr.. Jas. Baker
| succeeds him the Randall. Mr.. Frank
Guest is acting as purser of the Estelle
| Randall.
| Mr.. Michael Dugan. chief engineer of the
| War Department launch Mercedes, has re
| turned from trip TO Chariestown, w. Va,
| on government business.
| The tug Maryland is hauled out on the
| marine railway at Benefits boat yard at
| the foot of 18th street southwest for over
| hauling and caulking of hull and other re-
| pair work.
| The work on the schooner Sidney Jones
which has been hauled out at Bennett 5.
has been completed and she launched
| and is again in service.
An overturned ScoW belonging to of
| the local sand and gravel-digging compa-
MES was floating bottom up in the river be
| tween Buena Vista wharf and Manns fer
| tiliZer factory Saturday evening.
me United states revenue cutter Window
| has returned to Baltimore after cruise on
the bay, including a visit to this city.
Harbor Notes.
| The coast survey steamers Blake and
| Bache have been sent to Nantucket shoals
! for survey work during the summer months.
| The steamer photographer is already at
| work the New England coast.
| The four masted schooner Bayard Barnes
| is unloading a cargo of ice at the 10th
| street wharf of the American Ice Company.
| Two vessels laden with ice are expected to
| arrive here within the next day or two.
The sloop-rigged fiattie Mary Powell. hav-
| ing aboard a load of conch and other sea
| shells from the West Indies and other trop-
| ical islands, has arrived and is anchored
| off the Sth street wharf
| The overhauling of the steam launch
| Jennie Irene has been completed and the
| launch is again ready for service.
| The schooner Peri has arrived in port
with cargo of pine lumber from Aqua
| creek for Johnson & Wimsatt.
| The ram schooner Edwin and Maud has
| sailed for Newbern. n. C, and will there
| load lumber for this city.
| The schooner E. l.. Bowen with a load Of
| lumber and building material, has sailed for
| lower river point.
The schooners Lizzie NJ. Parsons and H.
| ii. Benedict completed the unloading OF
| their cargoes OF ice here Saturday and sail
| ed. in tow of the tug Camilla for Baltimore
to load coal for northern port
! The schooner Julia and Annie, laden with
| shingles. has sailed from this city for the
| lower river
The schooner Maggie has arrived here
| light and Will load a general cargo for river
| points.
| The schooner PhineaS W. Spragl,e has
! lo<ued a cargo of coal at Baltimore and will
sail for Boston. She will bring ice ba elk to
this city.
| Congress Heights News.