Evening star., 1904-04-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DAY AND NIGHT CREWS AGAIN
ON RAILWAY FERRY.
overhauling Launch Doc Reh-steamey
Harry Randall Resumes Service
Among Freight Carriers.

ooupfe crew has again been placed
ABOARD the Baltimore and Ohio railway
tug Maj. Brewster. and the transfer Of
freight trains between Shepherds Landing.
u. C., and the Southern railway tracks ar
alexandria have been resumed Traffic
from the Baltimore and Ohio to the south
Is said to be very heavy at this season Of
the year, and the car ferry is kept busv
running steadily almost twenty-four hours
Ia each day. The new crew placed aboard
the rug were sent to her by the railway au-
'horilies from Baltimore. Capt Windsor
ana MS crew, all of Alexandria, have BEEN
II is stated. undisturbed on their run, the
new crew taking charge of the boat in the
hours she lay idle.
The receipts of shad and herring re-
celved by dealers at the 11th street wharf
nave been quite light since Saturday less
,nan 500 shad and about 10000 herring
having been brought up by the vessels from
the Potomac fisheries. The catch All the
nearby shores is increasing, but as yet
II has not reached a paying basis The
~ ,sHsi men are anticipating heavy increase
IN the catch. If the weather becomes warm
er TINS week. Bunch fish are also scarce
ana. are selling well. Prices this morning
were higher. roe shad selling at 34c. to 3se.
each: bucks at 17c. to l9c each. and her.
ring at $50 to 81 per thousand
Ihere was some demand for oysters in
lhe smell out the supply WAS small and
prices Keep up CLANS are also in demand
and the receipts by vessels from the EASTER,
shore have put a good supply on the mar
Eet. ~ 'e M
The steam launch Doc Reh owned here
. hduied out on the marine railway at
Alexandra to receive attention to her hull
under water and for such other repair work
as may be necessary. 1t is stated that the
launch has been chartered to tow mud
laden scows for dredges which are shortly
TO begin work at the navy yard
The steamer Harry Randall has taken
the place OF the steamer Wakefield i'm the
Wirts wharf and Colonial Beach route.
while the latter steamer is being cleaned
and painted in preparation for her summer
work on the river.
Painters aboard the River View ex-
cursion steamer Samuel j. Pentz, putting
her IN trim for the coming excursion sea-
son on the river. The Pentz will make her
first excursion trip Sunday next The
other steamers of the Randall companies
will be painted fast as they can be
withdrawn from their routes for that pur-
pose.
General Port News.
Mr. John Stone, who died at his home at
Alexandria a day two ago. was well
known in this city. particularly among the
rivermen. For many years Mr.. Stone had
been in the oyster trade having his place
of business on the Alexandria wharves.
The Weems line steamer Northumbe
is laid up at a Baltimore shipyard for
general overhauling. When the Northum-
berland is ready for service again, 1t Is
stated, she will resume her place on the
route between this city, the river landings
and Baltimore.
A new boiler for the steamer Dennis Sim
mons is in process of construction at Bal
timore, and as soon as 1T is ready the
steamer will be withdrawn from her route
between this city and North Carolina to
receive 1t.
The new tug Imperial built for Balti-
more parties for service on Chesapeake
bay, will be ready for her trials within the
next day or two.
CLAIMS are now being brought to this
market in vessels from the eastern shore
of Virginia about Cape Charles. Saturday
afternoon the canoes S. b. Kirk and Fod-
derman arrived at the l1th street wharf
each bringing several thousand clans. Up
to this time the bulk of the stock sold here
have come from the vicinity of Norfolk.
The schooner Lizzie williams, laden with
asphalt brick from this city, has sailed for
Fort Monroe.
The schooner Estelle laden with asphalt
for the paving companies here. has arrived
in port and is discharging her cargo at
the Georgetown wharves. She comes from
the island of Trinidad, by way of Havana.
The schooner Walter p. Snow, laden with
lumber from a Virginia port, has arrived
The schooner Dagger is discharging car
go of lumber at the wharf foot of 18TH
street southwest
The schooner VIM. II. Mcguire. unloading
a cargo of cord wood at the navy YARD, mas
been chartered to load salt fish in bulk AT
the fisheries in the Great Wicomico river,
Va, for Alexandria.
The bugeye Centennial is unlsading a car
go of salted herring at Alexandria for ship
ment by rail to interior points in virginia
along the Southern railway.
The Isaac Solomon and Col. j. Mehhick
have arrived in port with cargoes OF cord
wood from the lower river.