Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER GOES AGROUND IN
WASHINGTON HARBoR.
Rebuilding Down-River Landings
New Coal Pier on Eastern Branch
Personal Mention.


river front is again shown by the grounding
of three-masted schooner in being berthed
at one of the larger lumber wharves. The
schooner Lucia Porter was brought into
port yesterday morning by tug and an
effort was made to dock her on the channel
face of the lumber wharf at the foot of
9th street southwest to unload a cargo Of
laths. Though the vessel drew but about
II feet of water and the attempt was made
to put her to the wharf at high tide, she
struck bottom several feet distant from
the wharf There she lay until the tide
fell. and at low water the vessel had
considerable list on. 1t is stated portion
of the cargo will be removed from the
schooner to Tighten her so that she can be
berthed properly at the wharf. The Porter
brings a cargo of laths from st. Johns.
N. B., and Is paying her first visit to these
waters.
The conditions prevailing at the fish mar
ket on the 18th street wharf are but little
changed this morning from those reported
yesterday The receipts of fresh fish from
all sources continues light, while the de-
mand is fair and prices are firm. But little
stock is coming from river sources. and the
bulk of the fish on sale were caught in
IL.
The receipts of hard crabs from river
sources have been quite light during the
past day or two. but the demand for them
is good
The supply of watermelons on sale at the
oyster wharf continues quite large ten or
twelve vessels with melons aboard being at
the wharf, and there are fresh accessions to
the fleet daily. The demand is rather light
at prices quoted yesterday.
Capt Fl. d. Reneger, owner of Clifton
Beach wharf, will. he states, have the
structure rebuilt as soon as he can get a
pile driver to do the work. Clifton Beach
was one of the wharves on the lower Po-
tomac damaged by the drifting ice last
wharf. near Colonial Beach, has been COM
pleted, and the filling in of the crib Of the
pier at Glymont Md, has also been done.
The wharves along thoe Potomac are now
said to be In good order for steamboat
landings.
The schooner Ella Hill. laen with coal tar
from the gas works at Georgetown left
port yesterday afternoon for a Chesapeake
bay port.
General News of the Port.
1t Is stated that the new coal pier built
on the Eastern branch above the navy
yard has been completed and will be put in
service shortly. The six coal lighters which
have been lying near Buzzard's Point since
they were brought here about three months
ago were taken up the branch, 1t is stated,
to the new pier yesterday.
A 13-inch gun, the largest gun built at
the naval ordnance foundry here has been
taken to the naval proving grounds at In
dian Head to be tested. The big piece of
ordnance was taken to the proving grounds
on a lighter in tow of the tug Tecumseh.
vessels coming from northern ports to the
Chesapeake have been fighting contrary
winds for more than week past, and are
as a consequence much delayed. Vessels
arriving at New York report from fifty to
sixty sailing vessels that are trying to
work their way down the coast from Hat
teras to Sandy Hook. This accounts for
the non-arrival of several ice-laden vessels
that should have reached here two or three
days ago.
Personal Items.
Messrs. Harry Bliss and VIM. Aman have
sailed in the sloop Nan for a trip of ten
days on the Potomac They will visit the
summer resorts along the lower river before
returning home.
Mr.. Harry D. Reneger of Clifton Beach.
Nd, arrived here on the steamer Wakefield
yesterday evening on business trip.
Mr.. ]. II. Stewart manager of the Colo
NAL Beach Hotel, who has been in this
city on a business trip, returned to the
Beach yesterday evening.
Poplar wood Is being shipped from the Po-
tomac river to points in the north, where
II is used in the manufacture of paper. The
schooner Isabelle is lying in Curiomen bay,
loading cargo of poplar logs for Whining
ton Del.
The barkentine Kremin has been char
tered to load asphalt at Port of Spain,
Island of Trinidad, for port north of Hat
teras and 1t is understood she will come
here The Kremlin was last here about
five years ago when she brought asphalt.
The schooner James G.. Clark Is lying at
Sherdan's Point wharf discharging cargo
of cord wood for the Fort Hunt army post
The schooner Rosa Lee, laden with pine
lumber from a Virginia lumber port came
into Fort this morning in tow of tug.
The schooner Jennie d. Bell has ar
rived at Alexandria 10 unload part of a
cargo of flooring from North Carolina for
the dealers.
The schooner Peri Is In port with a
cargo of cord wood from the lower Po-
tomac for the local market.
Barge Il of the Consolidation Coal
Company was brought into port yester-
day afternoon and taken to Georgetown
to load a cargo of Cumberland coal for
Boston.
The schooner Walter p. Snow Is I'M
loading a cargo of lumber at the wharf
foot OF * street southwest
The Grace came into port yesterday
afternoon laden with watermelons for
the local market.
The Hattie ID. *. Ballard is unloading a
cargo of cord wood at the acid factory
wharf at Alexandria.