Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-25
| ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING PLEASURE BOATS
FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
D. A. r. on a Trip to Jamestown
Barge to Load coal-other
Marine Matters.

The large power launch Alma, owned by
Mr.. J. D. Frazee Of this city, is at Capt.
Sonny Reagan's boat yard for caulking and
painting Of hull and for such other repair
work as may be necessary. She will be
launched ready for service by the middle Of
the week. The sloop yacht Rosalie is on the
marine railway at Capt. Reagan's, and as
soon as new gasoline explosive engine is
installed she will be launched for trial
trio.
The steam launch Doc Reh, which has
been hauled out on the marine railway at
Deans boat yard at Alexandra for repair
work, has been launched and is again in
service. The launch is berthed off the Unit
e6 States naval ma gazine below this city
The overhauling of the sailing yacht Sea
Gull, belonging to Mr.. Jacob Drainer, has
been completed and the vessel has gone into
commission.
The receipts Of herring at the 18th street
wharf market were very heavy this morn
ing. over a million of the fish having been
brought up by boats from the fishing
shores. The demand for them Is good, but
owing to the difficulty Of obtaining labor to
handle them many of the fish had to De
taken back down river and thrown over
board. They sold this morning at 81 to ~
per thousand. About 1900 shad were re-
ceived this morning and they brought from
tic. to 34c. each. Bunch fish are scarce
and the demand for them light.
Since Saturday several small vessels with
cargoes of Potomac river oysters aboard
have arrived at the 18th street wharf but
the warmer weather has made the demand
light. Prices range about SOC. per bushel
CLANS are in demand and selling at
60c. per hundred. They are coming mainly
from the vicinity of Norfolk.
The Norfolk and Washington line steam
er Washington was used to take the
ORG ~
jamestown Island yesterday evening. The
steamer Newport News has taken the place
of the Washington on the route between
this city and Norfolk Capt. Will Geoghe-
gan will command the News while she Is
on the route.
The dredging machine which has been en-
ployed in deepening the dock at the wharf
foot of K street southwest has completed
the work there and has been taken to
Georgetown. where she WILL it is stated.
deepen the water in several Of the docks
there
The sand digging machines along the
lower river about Fort Hunt. which were
forced to stop work owing to the low
water have been able to resume work, the
The sand companies all had lows of sand
and gravel-laden barges up Friday after
noon.
To Load Coal for Boston.
Barge No. 10 of the Consolidated Coal
Company has been brought into port and
taken UP to Georgetown by the tug VIM. H.
Yerkes jr., to load a cargo of Cumberland
coal for Boston. This is the second of the
Consolidat ton barges to arrive here to load
coal in the past three weeks.
Capt. j. H. Barker, master of the steam
er Harry Randall. who has been detained
at his home by the illness of his wife has
returned to duty.
The truck farmers in that portion of the
District of Columbia along the river are
now busily employed preparing the ground
for the summer vegetables. The land along
the river and on the Eastern branch is
rapidly becoming one large truck garden
to supply the Washington market with it's
fruits and vegetables.
The exterior of the new building built
by the American Ice Company on the 9th
street wharf has been completed, and the
interior is now being fitted up for feed
mill and blacksmith shop. The new build
ing takes the place of buildings which were
destroyed by fire about two years ago. It
greatly improves the appearance Of the
river front
The schooner B. W. Leigh, laden with
shingles from North Carolina, Is reported
in the river below this city. and will arrive
in port today.
The three-masted schooner Chamberlain
is lying at Somerset Beach wharf loading
a cargo of white oak railway ties for
Boston.
The steamer Lily and Howard has sailed
for Occoquan, with portable sawnill
aboard. The mill will be used to saw lum-
Der on Occoquan creek during the summer
months
The Isaac Solomon and Bertha May are
at river point loading cargoes of cord
wood for dealers here.
Mr. George Guest, purser of the steamer
Harry Randall, has returned from a visit
to the eastern shore of Maryland and is
again on duty aboard his steamer. Mr..
George Stafford, who has been acting as
purser of the Randall, has returned to duty
aboard the steamer Kent.
Capt. VIM. Luckett piloted the U. s.
steamer Dolphin into port yesterday after
noon.
The schooners c. P. Finney. Alwilda C.
Eaton, W. S. Kirby and George c. A.
Travers with lumber from Virginia lumber
ports, and the schooner Grace Bennett.
with shingles from North Carolina, have
arrived since Saturday noon.
The Sam'l Wood Goldie c., Isaac Solo
mon and the steamer D. K. Jackson, all
laden with wood, have arrived in the past