Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WRECKED BARGE flowed INTO
PORT BY TUG v1onANT.
Ducks Continue Numerous on River
Steamer Pokonokets Returns to
Philadelphia-otl1er Matters.

Wlmsatt, which was damaged by the
steamer River Queen in a reeent collision.
and which sank on the fats near the
United States naval powder magazine, float
ca yesterday morning at high tide. and with
her decks awash drifted out into the chan
mel In the path Of passing vessels. Com
mooore sutton was notified of the obstruc-
ton, and the harbor police boat vigilant
brought the barge up to this city. One
corner Is knocked out Of the barge and con-
siderable repair work to 1t will be necessary
before it will be ready for service again.
AS the longboat Five Sisters was leaving
the pier at which she discharged a cargo of
lumber yesterday afternoon she collided
with the old wharf used by the steamers OF
the lighthouse service, but SO far as could
pc seen from the wharf no damage was
done the vessel at the pier.
There was a fairly large supply of trout
butterfish, tailors and some other varieties
Of salt water fish on sale at the 18th street
wharf wholesale fish market this morn
ing and the demand for the fish was quite
fair. River-caught fish were also on sale.
Prices are firm and show but little change.
One or two vessels with oysters aboard
from the beds in the lower Potomac ar
rived here during last night and restocked
an almost exhausted market The demand
for the bivalves Is good and prices range
from about soc. to SOC. per bushel.
The supply of watermelons on sale at the
wharf market Is still ample to meet the
demand and prices show slight advance
on all grades Of stock. The watermelon
season will close in few days
The new dredging machine of the Poto-
mac Dredging Company, which has been
| working in Mattawoman creek was a day
or two ago brought up to Piscataway
creek. below Fort Washington, to dig sand
and gravel in that stream The tug Camil-
la, which was towing lighters of sand and
gravel for the Potomac Company, has COM
pleted her charter and has returned to gen.
eral towing on the river.
Several large fiocks of wild ducks were
again seen yesterday on the river near
Shepherds landing Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway; The birds, are feeding on
the wild grain growing plentifully on the
river flats near Shepherds. The arrival OF
the BIRDS the rivermen say, foretells the
coming of cooler weather and heavy north
westerly winds.
General News Of the Port.
The steamer Pokanoket, which came here
| under charter about month ago, and
which. since her arrival. has been running
excursions to Colonial Beach and other
| points, concluded her charter term Monday.
She sailed Monday night 1t is stated, for
Philadelphia, where she will go into serv-
ice.
The repairs to the damaged wood work
Of the hull Of the steamer River Queen are
being made at Alexandria, and the boat will
be ready for service again by the end Of
the week. 1t Is stated the Queen has
completed her excursion trips for the sea-
son and will go out Of commission at the
wharf, foot Of street southwest, for the
winter The Queen" is now lying in the
| dock adjoining the slip of the Alexandria
| and Washington ferry line steamer at the
| Alexandria end.
| steamer T. V. Arrowsmith, and Mr.. Julian
| Moore, electrician of the steamer Pentz,
will leave here Friday for a two weeks
stay at Atlantic City.
Mr. CeOrpa T Stafford. manager of the
| Randall interests at Colonial Beach, Will
return to his home in this city this week,
| and will take charge of the purser's office
| on one of the Randall line steamers
! Mr. JEFF Burnell, chief engineer Of the
steamer River Queen, is experimenting
the repairs to that steamer at Alexandra
| Mr. John B. Padgett, manager OF the
| Alexandria ferry line, painfully injured ms
| foot day or two ago.
The tug Spray is hauled out on the ma
| rine railway at Alexandria for some repair
| work to her hull. The tug Juno Is also on
| the railway having her hull rebuilt
| Consolidation Coal Company barge NO. q.
laden with about 1900 tons OF soft coal at
| the Georgetown wharyes, lert YESTERDAY IN
| tow Of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, Jr for the
mouth Of the river, where she Will JOIN
tow going to Boston and other New Eng
| land ports.
| from Greenway flats for a paving COM
| pany at GEORGETOWN, has arrived In port
| The three-masted schooner Marie Brown
| is lying at Shoots wharf at Alexandra
| discharging a cargo OF phosphate TOT the
| Alexandria Chemical Company.
| The two-masted schooner r. Mason mas
arrived in port with a cargo OF cord WOOD
| for the dealers. ~ l.,
| the shell from the beds in the lower Poto-
mac, has arrived in port and Is lying at
| the 18th street wharf market.
| The schooner Five Sisters left mere llgnt
| yasterdav a afternoon for a down-river point
| and will load back to this city.