Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
On THE RIVER FRONT
LATEST PRODUCT OF EASTERN
SHORE SHIPYARDS.
Schooner Phillips Brooks In Commits
sion-River Wharves to Be Re
built-Other Matters.

yard. is the latest addition to the feet of
Chesapeake bay schooners The handsome
craft, which was launched at Madison, Nd.
about three weeks ago, Is 1925 feet long;
2S.2 feet wtde and has depth of hold of
1O.1 feet The vessel will carry about 400
tons of lightweight cargo. The Brooks Is
owned by Joseph w. Brooks Of Maryland
and will be commanded by Captain c. H.
Long. She is now at Baltimore taking on
stores and will make two or three trips on
Chesapeake bay to try the sailing and
working powers Of the new craft, before
she sails for Tampa, Fla, where she Is I'M
der charter to run lumber on the Gulf of
Mexico. The Brooks Is the third vessel
built at eastern shore shipyards recently.
The warm weather has lessened the de-
mand for oysters in the shell, and business
at the 18th street wharf oyster market Is
very dull today. The supply on hand Is
small. only two vessels being in port with
parts of cargoes aboard. Prices range from
400 to 5Oc per bushel. The demand for
fish this morning was very light and the
stock on hand was quite small. Prices are
firm and are unchanged from those of yes
terday. The hot days have increased the
demand for watermelons, but the stock on
hand at the wharf this morning was very
light. Prices range from "a to $50 per hun
dred, according to size and quality
The four-masted schooner Malcolm b.
Seavey, Captain Adkins, came into port
yesterday afternoon, in tow Of the tug
Camilla, with a cargo of about LOO tons
pany. She has been berthed at the 10th
street wharf to unload her cargo. The
Seavey sailed from Bath August 81, and
had fairly rapid trip down the coast. 1t
Sand for Glass Making.
The schooner John Aginnis. Captain Col
ston. has sailed from Baltimore for the
Severn river near Annapolis, Nd, under
charter to load a cargo of glass making
sand for on e of the glass-making plants at
Alexandria. An effort has been made by
the Alexandria glass blowers to obtain
sand fit for glass making on the Potomac.
and though several parties have been out
prospecting they have met with no sue
cess.
The vessels which have been engaged in
summer fishing along the lower Potomac
for several months past have had a poor
season Of 1t and are now returning to port.
Many of them will engage in oyster run
ming during the winter, and will take up
fishing again when the shad and herring
season opens In the early spring.
1t Is stated that number of the wharves
along the lower river are to be put in thor
ough order for the fall trade on the river.
Commencing about the LIST of next month,
shipments of groceries. tinware, crockery,
drugs dry goods and notions and other store
stock will be quite heavy, both from this
city and from Alexandria. Just now down
freight on the river is light, but stock and
country produce is being brought up in
quantities by the river steamers.
The rebuilding of the air pump Of the
steamer Kent will be completed this after
noon. and she will resume her place upon
the lower river route tomorrow morning,
relieving the steamer Harry Randall, which
Is to take an excursion party to Chapel
Point tomorrow.
The steamer Newport News sailed yester-
day evening. with a special party Of about
800 persons aboard. on her way to Newport
News to witness the launching of the new
battle ship Maryland today. She will re-
turn home tomorrow morning.
The River View excursion steamer Saml.
lying at her wharf here. 1t is understood
she will be taken to Baltimore shortly to
receive a new shaft and to be overhauled
for the next seasons work.
General News.
Up to this time no ducks Of any species
have made their appearance on the river.
though the hunters have been looking for
them for a week past. The hunters say
good northwest blow Is needed to bring
them here
The steam yacht Cygnus with a fishing
party aboard, was out on the river on q Trip
yesterday afternoon.
Two four-masted schooners laden with
ice from the Maine ice fields are reported
at sea bound to this city for the American
the next ten days or two weeks.
1t is stated that there are now on the
river in this vicinity between thirty and
forty small pleasure craft equipped with
gasoline explosive engines for auxiliary
power This number IL being increased al
most daily and within a short time pleas
use boat without auxiliary power will be
rarity.
The schooner Peri. laden with pine lum-
Der from Aqua creek, has arrived in port
for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The steam barge James K. Jackson, with
load Of oak piling aboard, came into port
yesterday consigned to dealers.
The two-nasted schooner e. Mason is ly-
ing in the stream off the foot of 9th street
laden with pine wood from a down river
point.
The schooner Wheeler. having aboard a
big cargo OF canned tomatoes. arrived at
Alexandria yesterday evening
The schooner Robin Hood is in port laden
with about 100000 feet Of lumber from a
North Carolina point for the Washington
market.
The schooner A. H. Quinby Is lying at
Liverpool Point wharf on the Potomac
! taking aboard cargo OF oak railway ties
for dealers in Philadelphia
| 81 90 Sunday excursions to Bluemont.-Advt
Naval Yacht Oneida Completed.