Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER REPORTED ASHORE AT
KETTLE BOTTOMS.
Results of Recent Heavy Gale-Schoon
er Bramble Not Injured-Per-
sonal and General.

| The officers Of the steamer Harry RAN
! dali, which arrived here yesterday even
| ing from points on the lower Potomac, re-
| port laden three-masted schooner ashore
| on the bar at the upper end of the Kettle
| Bottom shoals. The tug Camilla has gone
| to the assistance of the schooner, and will.
| 1t is expected, bring her up the river. The
vessel Is thought to have fertilizer material
| aboard for the Alexandria fertilizer making
/ plants.
| The report that the schooner L. A. Bran
| bic. belonging to Captain James Elliott Of
| this city, was injured in a storm on the
river recently is denied by Captain Elliott.
who states that his vessel was lying in
! Nomini creek during the gale and was
| sheltered from the wind. The schooner Is
| now lying at Alexandria.
| The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
| wholesale fish market on the 18th street
| wharf was not large this morning. there be-
| ing but thfrty-five packages of tailors and
trout from the nets about Norfolk and a few
4 rock and catfish from the nets in the river
| on sale. The demand was also light and
| the fish sold at about the figures quoted
| last week.
There is an ample supply of oysters in
| the shell on sale at the 18th street wharf.
| Several vessels with Potomac river stock
| aboard are lying at the. wharf. The de-
| mand for the oysters is fair at prices rang
| ing from 50 to 20 cents per bushel, ac-
cording to grade wanted.
CLAIMS are on sale in the oyster houses on
| the wharf, and are bringing 60 cents per
| hundred They come from the vicinity of
Norfolk.
| The schooner VIM. Turner was hauled
| out on the marine railway at Benefits
| boat yard Saturday ito have some calking
and minor repair work done to her hull
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal launch
Candoc, which was On the railway at Ben
nett's, was fitted with new wheel and put
overheard ready for active service
The Randall line steamer Arrowsmith.
which was blown ashore in the big gale of
ten days ago near Riverside wharf, on the
Potomac. is still hard and fast aground,
and at low tide. it is stated her wheels are
Out or the water. Only an unusually high
tide will float the steamer, and this is look
| ed for during the first easterly storm of
the ran The steamer Pokanoket, which
went ashore on the eastern shore of Vir-
| ginia in the same gale that grounded the
Smith, was at last reports where the wind
| left her.
| The sloop Addie. which was blown ashore
| In Lower Machodoc creek in the storm of
the night of September IA. has been fioated
unharmed. The pungy Dart and the soop
Levi and two schooners are still ashore in
the creek and are awaiting high tide to
| float them
The damage done the lumber lighter of
Johnson q Wimsatt in the collision with
the steamer River Queen Off the naval
| magazine wharf early in the month was
much more extensive than was at first re-
ported The lighter has been hauled out at
Cum berlands boat house. foot of 9th
street for repairs, and it has been ascer-
famed that In addition to having big hole
| in one end the vessels lines have ali been
knocked out of true by the force of the
blow Exactly what work will have to be
zone 10 her has not yet been determined
Minor News of the Port.
Three of the large sand and gravel-dig-
| ging machines of the Washington sand
| companies are now at work on Greenway
hats. below Marshall Hall. taking the ma
| terial from the river bottom for use here.
The tomato and fruit canning factories In
Westmoreland county, Va. are working on
| fuil time packing the last of the seasons
| crop of tomatoes Four vessels with the
| product of the factories aboard have ar
rived here within the past twenty-four
| hours. consigned to the wholesale grocers
of the city. -' =
| The reports coming from the schooner
| Zephyr, which was blown ashore in Nomini
creek about ten days ago, state that the
| vessel Is quite badly damaged and is lying
In such position that it will be difficult to
| save her. Capt. Joseph Chivel1 of this city
| is the owner Of the stranded vessel.
| Capt. Samuel B. Davis who has been in
command of the United States army lighter
| Kearney for the past two or three years, is
| now in command of the United States army
| quartermaster's steamer Reno on duty
| Capt. James Barker, master of the
| steamer T. V. Arrowsmith. is aboard that
| steamer waiting an opportunity to get her
| afioat at the first high tide.
| Capt. Joseph Smith of the Weems line
| steamer Northumberland. who, with his
| wife, has been visiting Atlantic City, will
| join his steamer in Baltimore on the next
| trip to this city.
Mr.. James Neale. engineer of the harbor
police boat vigilant. is confined to his home
| on 18th street southwest by Illness.
Chief Engineer VIM. A Moore and Messrs.
| Steve Gardella and Arthur Moore Of the
| Randall line have returned from visit to
| Atlantic City.
Mr. John Perry of the harbor police force,
| who has been on his annual leave, has re-
! turned to duty at the harbor wharf.
| The tug Imperial sailed Saturday after
noon with the big four-masted schooners
| Helen E. Taft and Malcolm B. Seavey in
tow. The schooners unloaded cargoes of
! Ice here and go to Baltimore to load coal
| The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., with the
schooner ]. M. Finley and light barge in
| tow. left port Saturday afternoon for Nor
| folk.
The schooner Kate johnson, laden with
| pine lumber from a Virginia lumber port,
came into port Saturday afternoon.
| The bugeyes r. H. Stuart and Goldie c.
| and the R. NJ Blunden. with canned fruit
and tomatoes from the factories on the
lower Potomac, have arrived In port In the
| past twenty-four hours.
| The schooner Loon with a cargo of about
| 100 COO feet of pine lumber from the Rap
pahannock river aboard came into port
| yesterday evening
| The schooner John Bradley Is at Alexan-
dria with a cargo of canned tomatoes from
the Coan river aboard.
| The Irene, E. " Daniel, BeerSheba and the
Nettie laden with cord wood, are among the
| arrivals here since Saturday.
| The two-masted schooner John r. p.
| Moore laden with pine lumber from VIZ
ginia lumber port, came into port yesterday
afternoon consigned to dealers here.
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