Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC CRAFT CHANGE THEIR
HAILING PORTS.
Work Started on New Dredging Con-
tract-Naval Yacht Hornet
Sails-Marine Matters.


is being overhauled and repainted and made
ready for service on the river. The papers
of the Bramble have been entered in the
custom house at Alexandria and she will
hail from that city in the future. The
schooner VIM. H. Mcclure, New York
vessel, which was purchased by parties re-
siding here several months ago, has also
recently been registered at the Alexandria
custom house and Ia now hailing from that
city. Under a new regulation Of the Treas
ury Department. 1t is stated, vessels can
now have any post offlce as their hailing
port. and not the nearest port Of entry to
the owners home. as was formerly re-
qured. 1t Is stated that some of the smaller
craft coming here are hailins from interior
points in Maryland and Virginia many miles
from the Potomac or other navigable
waters.
Conditions at the wholesale fish market
on the 18th street wharf are practically I'M
changed from those Of yesterday. The hot
weather has made the demand for fresh fish
of all kinds very small, and the receipts
from Norfolk have been light. Butterash
and trout constituted the bulk Of the stock
on sale, though there was a scattering sup
ply Of other varieties. River fish are scarce
with but a light demand. The demand for
crabs. CLAIMS and oysters is but fair, and
prices are about the same as those quoted
yesterday.
The steamer e. James Tull had her new
boiler lifted aboard at the navy yard a few
days ago. and she Is now being made ready
to return to service on the Potomac as soon
as possible.
New Pile Driver Built.
The hull of the new pile driving machine
built at Alexandria for Carter & Clark of
this city was successfully launched at high
water yesterday afternoon and was brought
up to this city by the steamer Lily and
Howard to be fitted with her boiler and
machinery. Only the hull and house was
built at Alexandria, and fitting out Of the
machine will be done here Owing to the
unusual amount OF pile driving on the new
bridges and on government contracts now
going on in this vicinity the pile driving
machines are kept busy. This machine Is
the second new one built In this vicinity in
the past year.
Dredge No. 8 Of tho Atlantic. Gulf and
Pacific Dredging Company. which has re-
Gently completed dredging contract on
the river. is preparing to begin another
contract on the channels nearabouts.
The United States training yacht Hornet,
which has been lying off Alexandria with a
number of landsmen aboard, sailed yester-
day morning for Norfolk. These small
training vessels are constantly cruising
about on the Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries visiting various points.
1t Is stated that during the dull season
In boat building and repair work on the
river Dedn6 az Son Will put III ldTko
marine railway at their plant near Alex
andria. Several months ago the ground
was prepared for the new cradle and the
water in front of 1t was dredged. but the
actual construction of the railway was de-
layed owing to an approach of the busy
season. The new plant is to be large and
powerful enough to haul out the 1argre
sailing vessels employed on the river. 1t
will be the largest marine railway in this
vicinity except the big one at the Alex
andria ShiDyard.
General Port Matters.
Just now but few cargo-laden vessels are
coming into port in spite Of the southerly
winds. This Is largely due to the fact that
the market has been heavily overstocked
with wood and lumber in the past month
or six weeks.
The tug Maryland, owned by John Miller
& Co. of this city, is at the shipyard Of
NJ. Mitchell Davis. at Solomon's Island.
Md. having her boiler and engine removed
Mr.. Miller. The Maryland, 1t Is stated, will
be fitted with a smaller engine.
Owing to the intensely hot weather Of the
past two or three days travel by water to
the resorts on the lower Potomac near its
mouth has been very heavy. A larger num-
Der of Washington people will spend their
vacations on the river this year than for
several years past
The two-masted schooner John A. Shinn.
laden with pine lumber from Virginia
lumber port, has arrived.
The schooner Thomas 8. Dennison, laden
with over a thousand tons OF Ice from the
Kennebec river for this city, is expected
to arrive at the capes OF the Chesapeake at
any time.
The schooner T. Towner, from the Severn
river, Md, with glass making sand aboard,
is at anchor in the Potomac off Alexandria.
Barge No. of the Consolidation Coal
Company will load coal at Georgetown for
a port in New England.
The schooner Joseph H. Beach. laden with
grain and hay from King George county,
Va, has arrived at Alexandria. The barge
York with fertilizer for Alexandria from
Baltimore, has also arrived at Shoots
wharf at Alexandria.