Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TWO CHESAPEAKE Ray VESSELS
CHANGE THEIR OWNERS.
Schooner Hight In Pert - Pushing
Work on Steamer Kent-Gen-
eral Harhor Iews.

well-knOwn trader On the Potomac river,
has been sold by her owner the Rev +.
Huber of st. Matthew'S Lutheran Church,
Baltimore, to Capt. Joseph Thorington. who
will keep the vessel in the bay trade after
giving her an overhauling. The Travers is
schooner of thirty-six tons register. and
Is sixty-eight feet long, twenty-three feet
wide, and 4.S feet deep. She was built in
Dorchester county, Nd, In 1871, and halls
from Baltimore.
Captain Rostrup, who commanded the
Travers before she was sold, has purchased
and taken command Of the schooner Alex
ander Wiley, and will run her in the Ches-
apeake bay trade The Wiley is sixty
four ton vessel, Maryland built, and halls
from Baltimore.
The receipts of fresh fish Of all kinds by
the dealers at the wharf were quite light
this morning. both from the fisheries on the
bay and from the nets in the Potomac The
demand was also quite light, and the stock
on hand was more than ample to meet the
demand. Though there is a large fleet Of
vessels lying at the oyster wharf. the sup
ply Of oysters aboard them Is small. The
demand is fairly good, at prices ranging
from As to TO cents per bushel for river
stock, and up to 81 per bushel for Tangier
and other eastern shore oysters. Ducks
were on sale this morning at the war; mar
ket in small quantities. and at prices as
follows: For mallard, s125 per pair; blue
wings, GO to IS cents per pair; shuttle ducks
60 cents per pair: widgeon 20 cents per
pair and teal. GO cents per pair.
The three-masted schooner Edwin e..
Hight laden with several hundred thousand
feet of Florida pine lumber from Jackson
Vile. Fla. arrived in port Saturday even
Ing consigned to Johnson & Wimsatt. The
Hight sailed from Jacksonville October 5
and had a very slow trip. being nineteen
days coming up the coast. She Is lying at
the wharf foot of L street southwest to I'M
lead her cargo.
The pile driver Of w. H. Winston & Bro,
which has been down river for several
months working on various wharves. was
brought into port Saturday by the tug Ma
ryland.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The large power launch Jane, owned by
parties here. is hauled out on the marine
railway at Reagan's boat yard to have her
hull cleaned and painted and for such re-
pair work as many be necessary. She will
be put overheard in a day or two and will
be used for pleasure trips on the Potomac.
The Jane was formerly the launch Aque-
mata and Is handsome and fast little
craft.
The work Of making the new pin for the
crank of the steamer Kent is being pushed
at Alexandria. but it will be the middle or
latter part of the week before the steamer
is ready for service again. She is lying at
the Alexandria landing place Of the Ran
dali line in order to be near the machine
shops. AS soon as the work on the steamer
Is completed. she will resume her place on
the Glymont mail route.
The tug General Warren. the new tender
Of the United States army engineers office
here. was hauled out on the marine railway
at Alexandria Saturday last for some mi
nor repair work. She will be on the rail-
way for day or two only.
One of the large scows Of the Miller Brick
Company Is hauled out on the marine rail-
way at Benefits boatyard for general re-
pair work.
The work of removing the boiler from the
old steamer Phlox at Alexandria has been
completed and it Is stated no further steps
looking toward the wreckng of the old boat
will be taken at present.
The tug Gibbon. the tender to the forts
on the Potomac, which is being overhauled
at Forsberg g. Murray's wharf. will be
ready TOT service the latter part of this
week. The tug Spray Is now running in
place of the Gibbon. re- ~, .
The tug e. v. McCauley of Norfolk came