Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE BARGES BUILDING FOR
WASHINGTON OWNERS
rugs Chartered to Tow Sand Scows-
= Cargoes of Wood Coming
Other Matters.

one or the big barges built at the Alex
andrfa shipyard for the Potomac Sand
Company has been launched and the finish
ing work Is being done on her This barge
is the last of a fleet of ten or twelve large
barges that have been built at Alexandria
during the past summer and fall Deane
q Son OF Alexandria have laid the bottom
timbers for large lumber-carrying lighter
Tor Washington man. The lighter which
Is to be about sixty feet long and will carry
over 10o.W0 feet of lumber will be launched
during the early part of next month. and
is to be used in Tightening lumber about the
harbor. Deane & Son have also several of
the large sand and gravel-carrying scows
owned here at their yard to be rebuilt and
made ready for service again.
AS usual at the weeks end. business was
rather dull In the wholesale fish market
the number Of buyers on hand being quite
few. and the supply of fresh fish of all
grades was but small, owing to the big
storm ON the coast and Inc impossibility
of fishing with nets. The bulk of the
supply Is coming from the nets In the
vicinity Of Norfolk. and but few fish are
coming from river sources On the oyster
wharf business more brisk there be-
ing a fair demand for oysters in the shell
at prices ranging from soc. per bushel up
to 75c. and soc. per bushel. The stock on
hand is fairly large. though no oyster-laden
vessels have arrived In the past twenty
four hours. CLAIMS selling at COO. per
hundred with but light demand
The tug George w. Pride of Alexandria
has been chartered by the Potomac Sand
Dredging Company to tow sand and Aravel-
laden barges on the Potomac from the
dredging machine down river to this city.
The Baltimore tug Solicitor has been doing
this work. The tug Juno, which has re-
Gently been rebuilt at Alexandria, is to
begin towing for the Columbia Sand Com
pany as soon as she can be made ready
for service. The Juno takes the place of
baS
been towing on the Potomac for several
months
The big four-masted schooner Maria O.
Teel. laden with ice for the American Ice
Company, is expected to arrive here in the
early part of next week. consigned to the
American Ice Company. The Teel sailed
from Bath. Me-, for this city October H.
and Will bring cargo of over 1900 tons
of Ice. She will be followed by two other
large vessels with ice cargoes.
Wood-Laden Craft in Port.
The favoring breezes. which blew a mod
crate gale all day yesterday, brought many
additions to the feet OF wood-laden
craft In port. Among the arrivals yes
terday were the schooners Irene, Leroy
Alexa Wiley. Mayfiower Walter S. L.
Brown and Osceola. and they brought about
900 cords for in this city during the
coming winter
The tug Selectman left port yesterday
with one of the big sand and gravel dig
ging machines of the Columbia National
sand Dredging Company in tow, for a
point on the river where sand and gravel
will be taken from the river bottom for
use In this city. The houseboat belonging
to the sand company was also taken down
the river with the machine and will be
used by the men working about the ma
chine
Mr.. Ned Clary. owner Of the yacht Dart,
and one of the best known yachtsmen on
the Potomac, is reported critically Ill of
typhoid fever at his home in this city
Capt James Marmaduke is in port In
command of the schooner r. II. Stuart.
Capt Msrmaduke was for many years in
command of the steamer Belle Haven on
the Alexandria ferry route
The steamer Harry Randall took the
place of the steamer Charles Manchester on
the Mount Vernon route yesterday while
the latter steamer carried the members of
the Gas Lighting Association on a special
trip to Mount Vernon.
The schooner E. L. Bowen came into port
yesterday afternoon with cargo of wood,
after an absence of several weeks. While
down the river the Bowen has been given
general overhauiing and repainting, and
is now handsome little craft. She will
continue in service on the river.
The schooner Silver Star, with a cargo
of cedar posts from a down-tiver point
aboard. came into port yesterday.
The sailing barge Daniel laden with Ium-
Der and heavy timber from a Virginia
point, is in port.
The schooner John p Robinson has ar
rived at Alexandria with a load of canned
goods from the packing houses at Vienna
Md
The schooner Penrose, which unloaded
big cargo of lumber here. left yesterday In
tow of the tug Camilla for Baltimore,
where It is stated. she will load coal for
Porto Rico.
The schooner E. s. Johnson came into
port yesterday afternoon, and Will unload
a cargo of canned goods from down-river
point
The schooners John a. Curtis and Murray
Vandiver are under charter to load cargoes
of lumber at Sanders wharf. Virginia. for
this city.