Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHT BUOY REPLACED AT
MOUTH OF CoAN RIVER.
Changes in Weems Line Steamers
Barges to Load Coal-Persona1
and General.

The gas buoy No. 8, located at the mouth
Of the Coan river, on the Virginia side OF
the Potomac, which was reported to be not
burning several days ago, has been visited
by the lighthouse service steamer Holly.
The exhausted buoy has been removed and
q fully charged one established In It's place.
This buoy will serve as beacon Tor the
next ninety days, its tank holding sup
ply Of gas to run it, burning night and day,
for that time. The Holly, it is stated, is
now engaged in buoy work along the lower
part of the Potomac.
The United States fish commission steam
er Fish Hawk, Capt. Smith, has gone to
the station at Gloucester, N. j., on the
Delaware river, to engage In shad hatch
ing during the summer.
sale at the wholesale fish market on the
18th street wharf this morning was ample
to meet the demand. which was smaller
than 1t has been for several days past.
Large supplies of herring are being re-
ceived at the packing houses on ' wharf,
but the catch of shad continues ~ Hgnt'
would be a failure this season. Prices
range about the figures last quoted
Business was dull on the oyster wharf
this morning, there being but nttle oe-
mand for the oysters, although prices are
low. Although the oyster season was sup,
posed to end Saturday. the bivalves VIII
be brought into port as long as there Is
demand for them.
the naval yacht Mayiower, lying at the
navy yard here will leave on cruises carry
this week. The Dolphin Is expecteo 70 san
tomorrow morning ana the nayAo"'i
Thursday morning next
The Weems line steamer Mountaineering
is receiving her spring overhaunng anu
painting at Baltimore. AS soon as the "orh
on her is completed she Will, IL Is sta.eu,
CE1U
between this city end Baltimore, which VIII
20 out Of commission for her overhauhns.
The Calvert and Northumberland VIII run
upon The acknowledging route uur-
Middlesex, now on the route Will run upon
the Rappa hammock route to handle the truck
for the Baltimore markets
Of General Interest.
The tug William H Yerkes, jr., has ar
rived in port with Consolidation Coal Com
pany barges Nos. 6 and 8, light to load coal
at Georgetown for Boston and has sailed
with barge 8, loaded at Georgetown. AL
the mouth of the Potomac big c. {. co.
tug will take No. in tow up the coast for
Boston.
The schooner Belmont has arrived with
cargo Of cord wood and lumber, from the
lower Potomac, for the dealers.
The steamer Lily and Howard which ar
rived here Friday last, brought up raft
of pine p:ling for use in the Eastern pranch'
in addition to her cargo on deck.
The tug Unitey, Capt Self, the new tow
boat of the Columbia National Sand Dredg-
ing Company, recently brought twenty-three
scows laden with sand end gravel INTO r'nff
in two lows The sand and gravel comes
from the dredges at work in the river below
Alexandria.
The handsome little sailing sloop belong
ing to DIR. Tindall has been taken to
Deanes boat yard at Alexandria and will,
1t is stated be fitted with a new hollow
steel mast there.
Capt. James Smith of the steamer Nor
cumberland, is reported quite Ill at his
home in Baltimore.
MT George NOVEL; of the steamer Nor
folk who has been under treatment at
Providence Hospital for an injury TO MS
leg, is rapidly recovering.
The steamer E. James Tull Is In port with
cargo of wood on deck and towing a Dig
raft of pine piles. Coming up the river
from Nomini, it is stated, the raft broke
away from the steamer in gale ana con-
siderable time was lost in recovering It.
The schooner w. H. Mcguire has arrived
in mort with a cargo of salt fish from the
Great Wicomico river.
The schooner Carrie c. Pinto mas ufiiodo-
cd a cargo of cord wood at Alexandria
The lighthouse tender Maple came INTO
mort Saturday evening from puoy m
specting trip on the river. Inc MAPLE nas
renIaced the buoys In the harbor marking
tha sites of the old wharves at Washington
The Osceola. c. H. Dagger, Clara Lemond'
n Rell and the Sidney Jones nave ar
rived from the lower river with carsoes VI
pine wood. Us+a,1a will
complete the loading OF cargo Oh laiw wei,
ties at Alexandra In a Gay VI wv "AN w."
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