Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-21
THE RIVER FRONT
TO BUILD NEW PIER FOR AN
ALEXANDRIA INDUSTRY.
Coal-Laden Barges Arrive-New Corn
Coming From Lower River
Marine Matters.

The Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer
Company. which operates the big fertilizer
manufacturing plants on the water front
at Alexandria, have recently secured water
| front rights there, and will, it Is stated.
shortly begin the erection Of a new pier.
The pier will be one of the largest on the
river, and will have ample docking room
for the loading unloading of three ves-
sells. Each Of the docks will have a depth
OF twenty feet at low water, allowing any
vessel that can come up the river to berth
| In there with ease. The new pier will be
located short distance north of Queen
street, and will replace old and dilapi-
dated pier.
Mr.. Peter Hogan, purchaser of the steam
lighter kearney, and his wife, were in the
city Saturday.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale market on the 18th street wharf
this morning was quite large. while the
demand for the fish very light. Both
river and salt water fish were sale and
prices keep at high figures. About thirty
vessels with oysters aboard are lying at
the oyster wharf this morning with about
10000 bushels Of oysters aboard. Prices
range at about the usual figures from so
cents to 81 per bushel, according to size
and quality. Wild ducks and geese are
on sale and are bringing good prices. The
stock on sale comes from North Carolina.
The tug James o. Carter of Taylor's feet
sion on the river She left here this morn
ing with a covered lighter Of the Alexan-
drfa Chemical Company, bound to Aqua
creek for a load of pyrites for the sulphuric
acid works at Alexandria. Capt. Jim Mar
maduke is in command Of the tug, while
Captain Brown is confined to the hospital
by his wounded leg.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes came into port
Saturday evening with light Consolida-
ton Coal Company barge in tow to load at
Georgetown for New England port. Yes
terday the tug left port with loaded Con-
solidated Coal Company barge No. 6. from
Georgetown, bound to Boston The barge
will be taken to the mouth Of the river,
where she will join tow going up the
coast She has aboard about 800 tons of
Cumberland coal.
Unusually High Tide.
The tides in the river have been unusual
ly high for the past forty-eight hours,
Que, 1t is thought, to the easterly winds
blowing on the coast. Yesterday afternoon
the water was within a few inches OF the
flooring Of many Of the lower wharves.
and the low lands on both sides the river
were flooded.
Quantities of new corn from the landings
on the Potomac in Maryland and Virginia
are coming to this city and Alexandria
consigned to the mills and commission
merchants. On each trip the river steam
ers are bringing it up in sacks, and 1t is
stated that several vessels are at river
points loading the grain In bulk for
Georgetown mills. A quantity Of the new
G, ain is also being sent to Baltimore.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Capt. Rich
ardson. which has been a hunting trip
to the Carolina Sounds with her owner,
Mr.. ]. E. Reyburn and a party aboard,
returned to port yesterday afternoon. She
is berthed at the wharf foot of N street
southwest.
The barge Emma came into port today
with the barges Clara ]. Pugh James T.
Easton and Potomac in tow from Philadel-
phfa. The barges are loaded with hard
coal and bring about 500 tons each.
The schooner Salisbury, Capt. Bennett,
has sailed from Jacksonville, Fla, with a
cargo of lumber and the bark Shawmut
from st. Johns, N. B., with a cargo of
laths for this city.
The tug Sandow, which struck an OBJ
struction in the bay and sank, has been
raised and taken to Baltimore shipyard,
where she will be hauled out and repaired.
Vessels With Cargoes.
The schooners Mayf1ower, Mary Francis
Earl Biscoe, Lottie Carter and Kate John
son are among the recent arrivals In port
with cargoes of cord wood from the lower
Potomac.
The Earl J. Cox has arrived In port with
cargo of lumber from Virginia lumber
port.
The schooner James Beach and the bug
eye r. H. Stuart arrived in port yesterday
with cargoes of oysters for the dealers.
The schooner Quillan, with a cargo of
glaSs-making sand from the Severn river,
Nd, has arrived at Alexandria.
The schooner Flying Scud is lying at the
wharf foot of 9th street discharging a
cargo of shingles from Newbern, n. c..