Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PROSPECTING FOR GLASS SAND
ALONG THE POTOMAC.
Interest Purchased in New Schooner
Repairing Steamer Line Wharves
Among, Freight Craft.

Much OF the sand used in the manu-
facture of glass at the three big plants at
Alexandria comes from the shores of the
Severn river, near Annapolis Nd, The
shores of the Potomac from Washington
to It's mouth, have been examined for a
sand fit for glass making. but none has
been found. 1t is stated that representa-
tive of one of the Alexandria plants will
make another prospecting tour on the river
and will gather samples of the most likely
looking sand for tests.
Several vessels have been chartered to
load sand on the Severn this spring for
Alexandria, and one schooner, the Lula M.
CULLEN, Captain Galloway, is on her way
from the sand banks to Alexandria with
the first cargo. She will bring about 500
tons to be converted into crystal bottles.
The supply OF shad and herring from
Chesapeake bay and waters further south
was quite large this morning, but the de-
Hand. for them was also very heavy, and
prices are firm. Some few river fish from
the nets about Glymont and Marshall Hall
We're also on sale and brought good prices.
AS yet but few shad are being received from
the Potomac, and these are caught at the
extreme lower end of the river.
since yesterday several boats laden with
Potomac river oysters have arrived in port,
adding about 800 bushels to the stock on
hand. The bivalves are selling at prices
ranging from soc. to 75c. per bushel. CLANS
are selling at SOC. to Coo. per hundred with
light demand.
The tug Maryland which has been on
the marine railway at Benefits shipyard
for the past week, having some repair
work done to her hull, was put overheard
this morning She will at once be made
ready for service with the fishing fleet on
the Potomac. The tug Vigilant has taken
her place upon the railway and will: it is
expected, be launched tomorrow. The
launch Candoc, belonging to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company, will then
go upon the railway to be rebuilt
Messrs. James o. Carter and j. M. Beav-
ers of this city have each purchased an
interest in the handsome four-masted
schooner Winifred c. Schuster, which left
port today. The vessel is a new craft hav-
ing been launched at Bath during the
winter. and her first trip was made to
this city with a cargo of nearly 1900 tons
of ice. She cost over $4,000 to build and
make ready for service.
Repairs to Vessels and Wharves.
Banks piledriver is at work overhauling
and strengthening the under portion of the
wharf of the steamer Charles Manchester
A large number of the wharf structures
along the river front are to be given a
general overhauiing during the coming
spring and summer
The power launch Recreation is at the
boat house of Captain Sonny Reagan for
a general overhauing and repainting. She
will be one of the first launches to be put
overheard this spring
The launch Teddy is lying in the dock
between the piers of the Weems and Ran
dali line of steamers being painted and
made ready for active service on the river.
1t is reported that the owners of the old
tug Joe Zane, which has been lying out of
service in the tidal basin for several years
past, is to be fitted up and will go into
commission on the river during the sum-
mer towing sand-laden scows
The tug D. M. Key came into port last
night with raft of 80 pine piles from
Occoquan in tow The piles are to be used
in the improvements at the navy yard and
are the first that have been brought there
this season.
The work of raising the sunken schooner
Gardner q. Deering from the bottom of
Chesapeake bay, near Point Lookout is
nearly completed and it is expected she
Will be brought to Baltimore in a few days
The favoring winds yesterday afternoon
brought a fleet of five wood-laden vessels
into port from landings on the lower Po-
tomac. In the fleet were the schooners
Edith Venall, Sidney Jones, Earl Briscoe
Mary Ann Shea and the bugeye Goldie c.
The new schooner Winifred c. Schuster
which unloaded a cargo of ice here has
sailed in tow of the tug William H. Yerkes
jr. for Newport News, to load coal for
Boston or New England port
The three-masted schooner William Mar
shall is at the wharf of the Alexandria
ship yard loading a cargo of railway ties
for the north.
The steamer f. James Full unloaded her
cargo at Georgetown and has gone to
Alexandria to load grain