Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
THE SHIPPING OF RAILWAY TIES
TO THE NORTH.
Little Prospect of Ferry Resumption
Cargo of Stone for Bridge
Other Mattera

Railway ties are being shipped in large
quantities from points on the river to Phil
adelphia. Within the past week the tug
Peerless has taken the big barge w. E. Ba-
ker from Chatterton, Va, to Philadelphia,
and the tug Sandow Saturday last left the
Potomac with the barges Ann Thompson
from MachOdoc creek and the Carroll from
Aqua creek to be laden for Philadelphia
The three-masted schooner John ]. Hanson,
which Is lying at Alexandria loading cargo
of about 10000 ties for Boston, will COM
plete loading this week and will SAIL These
shipments, it is expected, will close the tie
shipping season on the Potomac until next
spring. The oak, hickory and chestnut for
ests along the banks of the Potomac are
being denuded of trees to make railway ties
There seems to be no probability of the
owners of the Alexandria and Washington
ferry line or the owners of the steamer
George Washington having the repair work
ordered by the inspectors done on the old
steamer. The officials of the line at Alexan-
dria have heard nothing from the owners of
the line since the steamer was laid up ten
days ago II some move looking to the res
toration of the ferry is not made shortly 1t
is said that an effort will be made to OBJ
tain possession of the ferry wharf here for
ether business purposes
The schooner Ninetta M. POrcella is at
Hairs quarry, on the coast of Maine, load
ing cargo of granite there for use in the
construction of the new railway bridge
across the Potomac. The schooner is ex-
pected 10 arrive here about the end of this
month.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market on the 18th street
wharf, while larger than it has been for
several days, was not able to meet the good
demand Perch. bass, mullets and catfish
from the nearby fishing shores were on
SALE as were fish from the nets on the coast
AT the oyster wharf there was fair de-
mand for oysters in the shell, and they sold
at prices ranging from 60 cents to 81 per
6ushel, according to grade of stock wanted.
The supply on hand was not very large, but
tow OF oyster-laden craft is looked for be-
fore tomorrow.
General and Personal
Capt. Robert Brown, master Of the tug
James o. Carter, who was accidentally shot
in the leg by the falling of gun in the
pilot house of his tug when the vessel
struck submerged snag in the river sew
eral weeks ago, has recovered sufficiently
from his injuries to be out again. Capt.
Brown will in a few days again take COM
mand of his boat. Il.
Lieutenant Pagenborn, navigator of the
United States coast survey schooner Match
less, who has been in this city on a visit,
has returned to Glymont atd r'eJoined his
vessel.
Mr.. Jimmie Neale, chief engineer of the
harbor police boat yigilant, is still confined
to his home by illness ).
Mr.. William Atkinson; executive officer of
the United States coast survey steamer
Bache. at Boston, is on sick leave at his
home in Baltimore ga al -
The power launch Charlotte Is hauled out
on the marine railway at Reagan's boat
yard preparatory to being laid up for the
winter The Marian land alma are also
out OF the water and n. winter quarters at
The Samuel Wood, Lorena Brambic and
Clara Leonard recently arrived in port
with cargoes of cord wood from the lower
Potomac.
The schooner Farmers Friend. with
cargo OF about 10000 feet Of pine lumber