Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TWO SCHOONERS LAUNCHED FOR
coAsTING TRADE.
Wreck Sighted at Sea-Oyster Police
Steamer Cruising - Matters
General and Personal

Two large four-masted schooners, built
for the coasting trade between the Chesa-
peake and north Atlantic coast ports. have
recently been launched at the Maine Ship
yards. They are the schooners Robert Nc
Curdy of els tons register. and the F. c.
PendletOn of go tons. The first-named
vessel will be commanded by Capt. Fred.
Hall, and the last-named by Capt. Jere
Hayes. 1t is expected they will visit this
city with cargoes of ice during the next
sea son
The ur-masted schooner Orlando v.
Worthen. which arrived at Baltimore yes
terday with a cargo of lumber from Fer
nandina, reports having passed the wreck OF
large vessel at sea, when about sixty
miles east northeast of Fernandina. The
vessel is supposed to have been lost in the
gales of the early part Of the month.
The officers of the steamer Harry Ran
dali report a large schooner In the river,
bound up, off Blackistone's Island. 1t is
thought to be the schooner Edward G.
Hight, Captain Grant, which sailed from
Jacksonville. Fla, for this port October
last, with cargo of lumber for johnson &
Wimsatt
The tugs George W. Pride and ]. T. Sc
lectman OF the Columbia Sand Company
fleet, made several fruitless efforts to pull
the two overturned scows of the COM
pany into deep water. so that they could
be righted and made ready for service
again. The scows are ashore on the edge
of the flats on the Georgetown channel
abreast of Buena Vista wharf. 1t Is feared
they have been damaged by falling against
each other.
General Port News.
The steam yacht Giavota returned yes
terday from a cruise of several days to
Coan river and the lower part of the Poto-
mac She Is berthed at the 9th street
wharf.
The Maryland state fishing steamer Gov.
r. NJ. McLane is cruising among the oyster
dredging fleet in Maryland waters. The
vigilance of the Maryland oyster boats has
put an end to greater portion of the He
gal dredging in the bay and the Potomac
river.
Messrs Augustus Dean & Son have laid
the bottom timberS for another large barge
for one Of the local sand companies. This
vessel will be ready to be put overheard IN
about two weeks.
Mr. George o. Carpinter. general man.
ager of the Randall line steamers. has re-
turned from a hunting trip on the lower
river.
Capt Philander George, mate of the
teamer Harry Randall, is at his home in
southern Maryland on leave, and Mr.. Kelley
is temporarily filling his place.
Chief Engineer VIM. A. Moore is at Alex
andria experimenting the fitting Of a new
pin in the crank Of the steamer Kent.
me river Is cleared up, and the bass nSh-
ermen are again trying their luck but with
poor success hereabouts. Bass are, how
ever. being caught in Four-mile run and in
Hunting creek, below Alexandria.
The barge Thos ]. Cleaver has arrived in
port. and is unloading a cargo Of about 500
tons of hard coal at the wharf of Stephen
son e. Bro.
The schooner Col. ]. Merrick, laden with
cord wood for parties in Georgetown, is
lying at the Long bridge. and will have to
transfer her cargo to bargeS to get it above
the bridge.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with a
large cargo of lumber and shingles aboard
from North Carolina, came into port yes
terday. Part of her cargo was unloaded
here. and she is lying at Alexandria to I'M
load the remainder.