Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PROBABLE ADDITIONS TO FLEET
OF PLEASURE CRAFT.
Labor Wanted Down River - Rebuild
ing Of Alexandria Marine Railway
General and Personal.

1t is more than probable that before the
next boating season opens on the Potomac
number of new power boats Of different
sizes will be ready for enrolling in the feet
Of pleasure craft owned here 1t Is stated
that several boat owners are negotiating
either to have boats built here or in the
north, and that the contracts for the work
will be given out shortly. The number OF
power boats in use on the Potomac about
this city have increased largely in the past
year, and between forty and fifty of tho
craft are in use on the river, running IN
sizes from a yawl holding two or three per-
sons to the big launches with state rooms
and other conveniences aboard. Even the
smaller freight boats are being equipped
with auxiliary gasoline power engines.
The demand for watermelons at the 18th
street wharf market is good, but the sup
ply is small Prices ranged from s. to $40
per hundred this morning. according to the
size of the melon.
The stock of oysters on hand is more than
ample to meet the very light demand.
Potomac river stock.
The fish market on the wharf was very
dull this morning, the stock on hand being
Mr.. Edw. Whyte is building, in his boat
house at the foot Of 7th street southwest, a
twenty -eight-foot sloop for Mr.. Jas. Jones
OF this city, which, when completed. will be
be Of the deadrise type, and will have am
pie beam to make her good sea boat and
to give her ample room for pleasure pur
poses. The vessel will be completed and
will be ready to put overheard by the end
OF the present month.
Passengers arriving here from down-river
points report the crops burning up in the
fields for want of hands to aid in gathering
them. Large quantities of tomatoes are
spelling on the vines, because the farmers
cannot get hands to aid them to pick them,
and many acres of corn and fodder are be-
Ing destroyed by the hot sun because they
cannot be gathered and stored.
Railway ties are being shipped in large
numbers from points on the Potomac to
Philadelphia and Boston, two or three ves-
sells with large cargoes aboard sailing each
week. Within the last two or three days
the three-masted schooner Charles w.
Sprague, and the two-masted schooner A.
II. Quinby, both with full cargoes of oak
ties aboard, have left the Potomac, the
first named vessel for Boston and the latter
for the Philadelphia market.
Mr.. VIM. Wakefield Of Glymont, Md, has
force of hands employed in getting out
several timbers, about 21a feet square, to
rtne railway at the Alexandria shipyard.
The railway during the cold weather Is to
be made firm enough to haul out the largest
vessels that come up the river.
Work Of Coast Survey Steamer
The United States coast survey steamer
Endeavor, which has been spending several
days in port here overhaulirg, sailed Sun
day for the lower river, ara 1t is under
stood will resume her work Of surveying
the Kettle Bottom Shoals.
The Randall line steamer T. V. Arrow
smith. which has been employed in running
excursions to Colonial Beach the past sum-
mer, has gone out of service and is laid up
In her dock here. During the winter months
she will be given a thorough overhauling
and will be made ready for service again
in the early spring.
Old Steamer Phlox at Alexandria.
The steamer Phlox, recently purchased at
g. government sale at the Naval Academy
by Julius Drifuse Of Alexandria. is berthed
at the shipyard there. The vessel is to be
given thorough inspection, and may be
fitted up for service on the river
Fine fishing Is reported at Clifton Beach
Nd, where the Langley flying machine ex-
perts have their headquarters. White
perch Of large size are being caught there
with hook and line. The clearing up Of the
muddy water In the river will make fishing
good all over 1t.
Inc large pleasure yacht st. Charles,
owned by Mr.. ]. w. Jones, which has been
on an extended cruise throughout the sum-
mer, is reported at Lewisetta, In the lower
part of the river, on her way home.
Mr.. s. D. Lewis of the harbor police force
Is on a leave Of absence of twenty days.
While away his duties will be performed
by the other members of the force.
Mr.. Ernest Germond has been transferred
from the steamer Arrowsmith to the steam
er Wakefield as assistant to Chief Engineer
VIII Reed
The schooner M. & F. Moore. laden with
shingles from North Carolina, has arrived
in port, consigned to the dealers.
The schooners Kate Muller and Lottie
Carter, having aboard loads Of wood from
river points, came into port last night for
Carter & Clark.
The schooner Clara Leonard, with full
cargo of canned goods aboard from Deep
Point has arrived. She Is consigned to
wholesale grocers here
Barge No. Is Of the Consolidation Coal
Company was brought into port last night
by the tug Camilla and will load soft coal
at Georgetown for Boston.
The sailing barge Daniel has arrived at
Georgetown with cargo Of about f1fty-five
cords of wood, and the schooner Nora Phil
lips has taken a cargo of wood up the
James Creek canal to unload.
The Ada Ballenger, Belmont Sidonia,
Curley Mary Ann Shea and Northumber-
land have sailed for river points to load.