Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SEA-GoING TUG A VISITOR TO
THIS PORT.
New Tug M. Mitchell Davis Arrives
Rebuilding Launch Della-Gen-
eral Port News.

| Since the Consolidation Coal Company
has been sending its barges here to load
/ coal several OF its big tugs have visited this
| city. Another stranger In port is the tug
Cumberland. which came into port Satur-'
! day evening with barge in tow. Like tho
Savage and her sister tugs in the coal-tow-
| ing trade, she is designed for service on the
Atlantic and is capable Of battling with
| the ocean in almost any weather She
has an iron hull and is OF S77 tons burden.
lS5 feet long, % feet wide and IL feet
deep. She was built at Baltimore for the
trade she is in in lS9S. The Cumberland is
handsome craft and is fitted with all
modern marine appliances. She viii re-
main in port here for several days while the
barges are loading and VIII take a tow or
them from this city 10 Boston. :
Except in the early morning hours the
hsh wharf and houses at the foot Of nth
street are dun places. FOR beyond the few
nsh now coming from Norfolk and Old
Point there are practically no receipts
The demand for the fish is not heavy. and
prices today were at about the same figure
as Saturday. black bass selling at I4c to
loo per pound; Spanish mackercl Toe per
pound; pan rock Sc TO loo. per pound: boil
ing rock. l2c. to lac. per pound white
perch, loo. to l2c. per pound: sturgeon l2c.
per pound: founders Be- per pound. blue
hsh. &c. per pound; catfish. Ice to SEC per
bunch; small white perch l0c. to I2c per
ouneh; cells. Be- to &c. each; gray trout, 81
to - per barrel; butterfsh. 81 per barrel:
hard crabs, I5c. to $50 per barrel: soft
crabs, loc TO zoe. per dozen, and CLANS 4oc
per hundred.
The four-masted schooner r. F. Pettirrew
which arrived at Georgetown Saturday
brought cargo of asphaltum from the
Island of Trinidad. The warm weather and
the fact that the schooner had been on one
tack for long time. had caused the soft
asphalt to run to one side and she came
into port with a heavy list to port Coming
from the tropics she had to be examined by
the marine hospital office at Alexandra he
fore being allowed to come on to this CITY
Travel to the resorts along the Potomac
has been much better this season than AZ
mas been In several years All the summer
hotels along the river are well filled and
every trip Of the steamers from this CITY
To the lower Potomac carries away a large
number of passengers. The tide Of home
ward travel VIII set in about the middle Of
next month.
Along the Wharves.
The steam yacht Kanawha, the steam
yacht of the War Department. is berthed ut
the United States engineers wharf at
Georgetown.
The new tug NJ. Mitchell Davis. reached
port Saturday evening on her maiden voy-
age from Baltimore. The delay IN arrival
was caused by her going to the capes for
the schooner r. F. Pettigrew, which she
brought into port. AS the Davis came into
X.
was saluted by the steamers and tugs each
one sounding note of welcome with their
whistles. The new tug will engage I'm gen.
eral towing on the river and Chesapeake
bay Captain A. J. Taylor. her managing
owner, Will remain in command Of her for
the present.
The power launch Bess has had her en-
CINE overhauled and is at the boat ygrd OF
Capt. Sonny Reagan. at the foot Of 18th
street southwest. to have it replaced and
the boat put In order for service on the
river.
The steam launch Della is at VIM 6
Moore's Sons at Alexandria, and will be
rebuilt and fitted for service A steam en-
CINE and boiler will be put I'm and she Will
be reupholstered and made modern in all
particulars. The launch will be covered by
a canopy top, with canvas side curtains,
and will be used for trips on the river.
She will, when completed. carry Ten
or twelve people very comfortably.
Lightship No. ~ from the Diamond shoil
off Cape Hatteras. will be taken TO BATH
more from Portsmouth. Va. for some alter
alton in her pipe arrangements. She VIII
also be locked and painted while off her
station.
The United States coast survey steamer
Endeavor, which is employed in making
surveys on the Kettle Bottoms, came up
to Alexandria Saturday for supplies and
sailed again for her station.
Mr.. Lohr, manager for johnson & VIM
satt. has gone to Chapel Point Nd. TO
spend several days with his family.
The schooner Belmont has arrived in
port with 1ull cargo OF cord wood and
piling for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Walter p. Snow. laden with
pine lumber from the Rappahannock river,
has arrived here for II. l.. Biscoe, and will
unload at the wharf foot of 10th street
southwest
The bugeye r. H. Stuart, laden with
wheat from CUrriomen, has arrived at
Alexandria for the dealers there.
The schooner Fannie is In port with a
load of building sand from Greenaway for
Georgetown
The ]. R. Dixon mas arrived a Alexandria
with cargo Of cord wood for the dealers
there.