Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER AUGUSTUS WELD
MAKES RECORD TRIP.
New Naval Scow in Commission-In,
spected Ferry SteamerIOther
News About River.

The schooner Augustus Welt. Capt.
Sproule. has just completed a quick trip.
beginning at Boston and ending at Balti.
more. The schooner sailed from Boston
November 1 for Savannah, arriving there
the Ith instant On the trip down the
coast she made a run of 2S3 miles In twen-
ty-four hours. exceptionally fast time for
a sailing vessel. AT Savannah she loaded
a big cargo of railway ties. and left there
November IA. Although strong northerly
gales were encountered off Currituck she
passed in the capes of the Chesapeake Sat-
urday night. The vessel arrived at Baltf-
more Monday having made the round trip
in twenty-five and one-half days, a record
but seldom surpassed by a coasting vessel
at this season of the year
The receipts from Chesapeake bay sources
of fresh fish by the dealers at the l1,h
street wharf were quite. small this morning,
but were largely augmented by shipments
of rock, trout and othersvarieties caught in
North Carolina waters. The demand was
excellent and prices were quite high.
The stock of oysters in the shell at the
wharf market this morning was quite
small, only one or two boats having arrived
since yesterday and they brought but small
cargoes. Prices have advanced and this
morning they were selling at G9c to 81 per
bushel for medium grade The receipts of
ducks are light, and they are selling well
and at high prices. Most of the stock on
hand is coming from southern sources.
Scow No. of the United States naval
ordnance foundry. a new gun-carrying
barge has gone into service and is now be-
ing used to transport railway cars loaded
with material for the naval smokeless
powder plant to Indian Head The barge
powder plant to Indian Head. The barge
will carry two laden box cars or three
short fiat or gondola cars with ease.
Along the Wharves.
The little steam launch Doc. Reh. which
has been hauled out on the marine railway
at Benefits boatyard to have some re-
pair work done and to have her hull paint
ed. has been launched and will be made
ready for service at once.
The new marine railway at Deans boat
yard, near Alexandria. will be built during
the coming winter, and will. Mr.. Dean
states, be ready for use in the spring. The
old dredging machine recently purchased
by Mr. Dean will be used in the deepening
of the water about the boatyard I'm order
to allow vessels of eight or ten feet draft
to come to the yard for repair work Dean
Will, in a day or two. launch new barge
for the Columbia Sand Company.
The river tug George w. Pride is on the
marine railway at the Alexandria shinyard
for some minor repair work. She will. 1t is
stated return to service today.
TIE schooner Lula NJ. Qullan, which un-
loaded a cargo of glass-making sand here.
supplied with new mainmast.
The fishermen about Gunston and Mar
shall Hall, who are working traps and
haul seines. are making some good catches
of bass and catfish, and are sending them
to the market here.
The two-masted schooner Lady Shelton is
in port laden with about $4,000 feet of pine
lumber from the Rappahannock river for
the dealers.
The barge /. NJ. Durham. laden with hard
coal, is at the wharf of VIM A. Smoot, at
Alexandria. unloading her cargo.
The steam barge James X. Jackson laden
with lumber. and towing a scow also laden
with lumber, came into port yesterday for
Thos. r. Riley.
The schooner Alethea is in port with a
cargo of about 10000 feet of lumber from
a Virginia lumber port for the dealers.
The schooner Bertha May is at Aiexan-
dria laden with cord wood from a river
point for d. E. w. Aitcheson.
The schooner Emily Naylor, laden with
fertilizer material. from Norfolk, is lying
at Shoots wharf. at Alexandria.
The steamer E. Jas. Tul and the schooner
f. l.. Bowen left port today with fun car
goes of groceries and building material for
Aqua creek and Colonial Beach.
The American Patriot has arrived with a
load of cord wood for Carter & Clark.