Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
THE DEMAND FOR FRESH FISH
UNDIMINIsHED.
New Wheat Coming to Market-Re-
pairing at the Boat Yards
Other Marine Matters.

The demand for fresh fish Of all kinds
continues quite good at the 11th street
wharf market and there has been an in
crease in the receipts from the river nets
The market is firm and no changes of con-
sequence are to be noted in prices from
yesterdays figures.
The little side-wheel steamer G. ]. Seuf-
ferle will leave here for Baltimore today
and will there be turned over to her new
owners. Capt. Pitt Forest will be in COM
mand of the steamer on the trip, with VIM.
Geary in the engine room.
Small quantities of new wheat are coming
up the river to the. dealers here and at
Alexandria. The steamer Wakefield on her
trip up yesterday brought several hundred
bushels from Maddox Creek and Curco-
men.
The sloop Dawn is hauled out on the
marine railway at Capt. Sonny Reagan's
boat yard for painting of hull and some
general repair work.
The schooner Fannie has gone to Alexan-
dria and is hauled out on the large marine
railway there for cauking and painting.
The new sections Of the engine for the
launch Alert are expected to arrive here
in the next few days and will be at once
put in position and the launch made ready
for service
The work of preparing the tug James H.
Richards for service in salt water has been
completed and she will leave here in a few
days for Annapolis, where she is under
charter to tow on the Severn river.
Mr. w. E. Nowall of this city, first Of
ficer of the United States lighthouse tender
Jessamine, is on leave and is spending it at
his home in this city.
Mr.. c. M. Young. who for two years has
been experimenting the installation of the
electric lighting plants at Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt, has completed his work
there and has gone to New York.
Mr. William Moon, who was one of the
engineers at Indian Head, is in charge Of
the dredge Risley, now preparing for work
In the harbor.
Major Sylvester, with his family and
others, made a tour last evening of in
spection about the harbor and down the
river on the harbor police boat Vigilant,
with Harbormaster John R. Sutton.
General Port News.
The two-masted schooner Carrie, which
brought a cargo of lumber to this city,
Is at the Alexandria shipyard. and will be
hauled out on the marine railway there as
soon as the schooner Fannie is completed
and put overheard. The Carrie will have
some work done to her hull before sailing
for the James river.
The schooner Hanson P. Barnes, which
has been lying in the harbor here for sew
raj weeks, has been sold to parties from
the eastern shore, who arrived here yes
to-day, and, taking charge of the vessel,
sailed at once. While lying in port here
the Barnes was handsomely reprinted and
put in thorough order.
The Aid Society Of the Ninth Street
Christian Church had its annual moonlight
excursion on the steamer Harry Randall
to Indian Head last night. About LOCO
persons made the trip.
The schooner H. S. Ward Is loading
cargo Of brick and building material at
Alexandria for Wilkerson's wharf, Va.
The schooner Virginia Hawley is at the
18th street wharf unloading cargo Of lum-
Der for the dealers here.
The schooner Isaac Solomon is at Posey's
wharf loading a cargo Of cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has COM
pleted the unloading Of her cargo Of lumber
and has sailed for williamson N. c.
The sloop Daisy has sailed from Alexan-
dria with a cargo Of groceries and general
store for Piscataway.
The schooner Simmons has completed the
unloading Of her cargo OF Virginia pine
lumber, and will sail today for North
Carolina port.
The four-masted schooner Henry s. Lit
tie is unloading cargo Of ,433 tons Of ice
at the 9th street wharf of the American
Ice Company.
The large barge No. 5 Of the Consolidation
Coal Company of Baltimore arrived in port
with a cargo Of about 1900 tons Of ice yes
terday evening. She was brought from the
Kennebec to this city in tow of a tug.
The schooner Rose Chiffon has arrived in
port with cargo of lumber for Frank Lib
by.
The barge Daniel is in port with cord
wood for Carter & Clark.
The barge w. l.. Neff is lying at Wilker-
sons wharf loading a cargo of railway ties
for Philadelphia.