Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS HAVE DIFFICULTY IN
UNLOADING eARaoEs.
Low Tides Delay River Steamer-Rail-
is an
way Transfer Barge Returns
General River News.

vessels arriving here with lumber ana
other cargoes are having trouble to find a
berth at which to unload the material
aboard them. They come into port and
AFTER lying at anchor several days succeed
IN gettin8 into wharf and putting their
cargoes ashore. Early last week the bug
eye R. H. Stuart, laden with sand from
Colonial Beach, arrived here, and since
that time her owner and master has been
trying to find wharf room enough where
he could lay his boat to put the sand
ashore. Yesterday he succeeded In getting
into steamboat wharf, and unloaded part
OF the vessels cargo, but last night he had
to leave the wharf and again go to
anchor In the stream to make room for the
steamer. All the public wharves are
crowded with lumber, SO that it is difficult
for vessels to find room to put another
board ashore.
There was fairly large supply of fresh
-fish OF all kinds on sale at the 18th street
wharf wholesale fish market this morn
Ing, but while rock, perch and other iish
from the waters of the Potomac sold we'll.
trout, oullnsh, tailors and salt water stock
from the fisheries about Norfolk were u
drag on the market. Prices remain firm.
Inc demand for watermelons at the mar
ket on oyster wharf was somewhat slack
this morning, while the supply was large,
several vessels with the fruit aboard hav-
ing arrived In port in the past twenty-four
hours. Prices ranged this morning from
~ to SIT per hundred for melons accord
ing to grade.
Crabs. both hard and soft shelled. were
scarce at the wharf market this morn
Ing, the total receipts being four barrels.
Prices as a consequence are high.
The Randall line steamer Estelle Randall
had considerable trouble landing her pas
sengers at Brent's and Chapel Point
wharves yesterday. Owing to the very low
water In Port Tobacco creek the steamer
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either wharf, and her passengers were put
ashore In small boats. On her way up the
river she was delayed for an hour or more
at Stuarts wharf by her circulating pump
paired by her engineer. and she came on
to this city. She landed number Of hogs
heads of tobacco at Alexandria, and
brought to this city a quantity of fruit.
stock and country produce for dealers here.
The Estelle Randall is making one trip a
week to the lower river, and the remain
der Of the time she is on the Glymont mail
route between this city and Glymont, Md.
Mr.. George Scott has succeeded Mr.. Mi
chael Robb as purser Of the Randall.
General Port News.
The two-masted schooner VIM. H. Ma
guire. which was out on the marine rail-
way at Alexandria, was put overheard yes
terday, and sailed for a lower Potomac port
to take aboard a cargo for this city. The
on the railway for repairs, and topmast
schooner which unloaded a cargo of sand
at Alexandria has gone to the ship yard
to be hauled out.
Barge No. II of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway transfer service, which has been
at Baltimore for several weeks past under
going an overhauling. was brought back to
Alexandria yesterday and resumed her
work
The United States lighthouse tender
Holly is lying at the lighthouse supply sta
ton at Point Lookout at the mouth Of
the Potomac taking aboard a cargo of coal
and wood for distribution among the lights
In the lower part of Chesapeake bay and
the Potomac river.
Mr.. Frank Phillips. manager of the new
Potomac Dredging Company, was in the
city yesterday to look after several new
sand and gravel carrying scows which
were built at Alexandra. Mr. Phillips re-
ports that the dredging machine of the
new company is working finely.
The schooner J. r. Teel. laden with about
1000 tons Of Ice from the Kennebec river.
has arrived In port. and is lying at the
9th street wharf Of the American Ice Com
pany to unload her cargo.
The schooner Colonel E. J. Merrick.
laden with cord wood from Potomac river
point, came into port yesterday evening.
The Mary and Ellen and Clara and
Helen have arrived in port with full car
goes OF watermelons from Virginia points
for the dealers.
The sailing barge Daniel with a cargo
aboard for Alexandria, arrived at that
city today.
The steam barge Lily and Howard left
port yesterday evening for Occoquan creek
to bring up big tow of pine piling for
use in the public works on the Eastern
branch.
The schooner Mary Lee Patton, which
unloaded cargo of fertilizer material at
Alexandria, has been chartered to load coal
at Norfolk for Boston.