Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WELL-KNOWN VESSEL MASTERS
CHANGE COMMANDS.
Schooners With Ice Cargoes Coming
Coal Pier to Be Constructed
Marine Happenings.

Capt. J. Oscar Bromwell has been made
captain of the tug Sandow Of the American
Towing and Tightening Company, and is
expected to arrive here today in his new
command with a tow of barges. He sue
ceeds Capt. Robert f. Freeburger, who has
taken command Of the tug Peerless.
Capt. G. Frank Seward, owner of the
schooner Rover, has selected Capt. Charles
Lang to command that schooner in the
fruit trade between the West Indies and
the Chesapeake.
There vas an ample supply of fresh fish
of all kinds al the wholesale market on
the 18th street wharf this morning, but the
demand was rather hight. There has been
quite fall Off in the catch of herring.
but the receipts are still heavier than the
demand This morning the fish were sell
ing at SITS to 81 per thousand. Shad are
scarce and sell at good prices. Prices are
generally lower on most varieties of fish.
Oysters In the shell were on sale at the
wharf but the stock on hand was quite
small and prices ranged from 45c. to Coo.
per bushel. CLANS are scarce and sell at
Coo. per hundred with fair demand.
Pile-driving machines from this city are
at work building bridges at Powells creek
and Potomac creek for the new line of the
Washington Southern railway between
this city and Richmond. These creeks are
tributaries Of the Potomac between this
city and Quantico.
The schooner Daylight. laden with ice for
the American Ice Company, sailed from
the Kennebec river. Maine. for this city
May 2. She Is expected to arrive here
within the next day or two. The schooner
Young Brothers, with ice for this city, is
also at sea. She left Bath May 5. These
are the first ice-laden vessels to sail from
the Kennebec for Washington this season.
A dredging machine is at work at the
wharf of the Home Ice Company at the
foot Of 1914 street southwest, deepening
~ In, nf he in fr
allow deeply laden ice vessels to berth
there to unload their cargoes. Several
weeks ago when a large four-maSted
schooner arrived here from Maine with ice
get close to the wharf until portion Of
her cargo had been removed.
General News Of the Port.
The Consolidation Coal Company schooner
barge No. g. laden with soft coal from the
Cumberland mines, was taken down the
river Saturday last and will Join a tow In
the bay bound up the Atlantic coast for
Boston. Barge No. 10. light arrived at
Georgetown Saturday. Two of the large
C. c. c. barges are lying at the Georgetown
coal piers loading cargoes for the north.
The Baltimore tug Dauntiess has arrived
In port with large pile driving machine
belonging to the Armstrong. Lafta Dredg-
Ing Company of Philadelphia. The driver.
It 8 stated, Is to be used in the construction
OF g. large coal WnarI ana dump, TOT the
Baitirnore and Ohio railway, in the Eastern
branch.
The schooner Edna o. Pogue is reported
lying at Somerset Beach wharf. Va. load
ing cargo OF oak timber for Philadelphia.
The lighthouse authorities have given
notice that buoys marking he newly dreg-
ed channel through the Newport News
middle ground have been established and
THAT the channel can be used by vessels.
Five buoys. each located In thirty feet of
water, mark the new channel.
The three-masted schooner A. Piummer
arrived at Alexandria light yesterday even
ing and will load q cargo OF railway ties
there for New England ports.
The schooners George Brennon. Albert
Nicikle and Alberta, laden with lumber from
Virginia ports, have arrived.
The Martha Moore, with a cargo Of gas
tar In barrels, has sailed. She loaded her
cargo at Georgetown.
The schooner Rita and the pungy Fiirt Of
the Wave have arrived in port since Sat-
urday with full cargoes of cord wood.
The four-masted schooner Salisbury VIII
complete the unloading of q cargo of lum-
beE here today and will. II Is stated, go to
Baltimore to load coal