Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER HELEN TAFT HERE ON
HER MAIDEN VOYAGE.
New Sailing Barge in Commission
Steamer Estelie Randall on
Route-General Matters.

The four-masted schooner Helen H. Taft
was brought into port yesterday by the
Baltimore tug Imperial and was locked at
the 9th street wharf of the American Ice
Company. She brings a cargo of over / 200
tons of Ice from the Kennebec river and is
one or the fleet of ice-laden vessels whose
arrival here has been delayed by contrary
winds. The Taft is new vessel, having
been launched at Il Maine shipyard but a
few weeks ago, and she is making her
maiden voyage in this trip. She is hand
some vessel with big cargo carrying ca
pacity and is equipped with all the modern
labor-saving appliances. The vessel is built
for the coasting trade and is expected to be
a frequent visitor here with varying car
goes.
Fresh fish from the nets in Chesapeake
bay about Norfolk continue to be received
in small quantities by the wholesale deal
ers. Some few fish from the summer seine
fishermen on the Potomac are also being re-
ceved. The demand for fish of all kinds Is
excellent and prices remain at about the
figures of last week. Crabs have become
somewhat more scarce and the demand for
them continues brisk
Since SATURDAY. several vessels laden with
watermelons from southern Virginia and
from points on the eastern shore of Vlr-
ginia have arrived in port and are lying at
the oyster wharf. The demand for the
fruit is fair and prices are steady. In the
fleet that has arrived are the schooners H.
j. White. Rebecca and Clara. Clara and
Helen, Five Sisters and the |. H. Keller
The sailing barge Zach Summers, laden
with a cargo OF cordwood from Nominl
creek. came into port yesterday afternoon
and has gone up the James Creek canal 10
unload her cargo. The Summers was pun,
in Nomini creek and was completed and
launched a few days ago. She Is making
her first voyage to this city on this trip
She is the second barge-schooner to go
into service on the Potomac running freight
from river points to this city.
The British schooner st. Maurice, whlcn
unloaded cargo of asphalt lime. left port
yesterday in tow of the tug Camilla AS
tine vessel flies foreign flag, she could not
take aboard cargo for "a port in the
United States but sailed light for PAINS
boro. Nova Scotia where she Is chartered
to load. Under the marine laws all coast
wise cargoes between ports in the United
States must be carried in American vessels.
The sailing barge Daniel has recently
been given general oNerhaullng ana re-
painting at the Alexandria ship yard, and
is again in commission on the river. The
Daniel is the pioneer sailing barge on the
river. She was until recently the only one,
until barge built in Nomni made its APP
pearance.
Again in Con,;cission.
Owing to some necessary work to be done
to the steamer Kent, the propeller steamer
Estelle Randall, which has been out of
service for several months, went into COM
mission yesterday, when she sailed for a
trip on the Wirt's wharf route. She will
take her place upon the Glymont mail
route tomorrow, and will remain In serv-
ice for several days. Capt. George Cook is
In command of the Randall. with Mr..
George Sherwood as chief engineer.
Deane 4 Son of Alexandria are bulld-
Ing pocket scow at their boat yard near
the Alexandria end of the old canal. Inc
scow is to be used to carry mud In ana
will be so arranged that the pockets can
be emptied without Shoveling.
The steamer Wakefield is still bringing
tobacco in large quantities from the grow
ers on the Potomac to Alexandra, from
which point it IS shipped to Baltimore on
her last trip the Wakefield brought up nine
teen hogsheads of tobacco.
The receipts of cantaloupes from the
Coan and Yeocomico rivers in Virginia, Is
on the increase and in a very few days the
season will be in full swing, and the steam
ers will come loaded with the fruit.
The power launch Thelma of this city
is at Colonial Beach, with her owner, Mr..
e. G. Wheele, and party aboard:
Capt. Baiiy Reed is temporarily in COM
mand of the steamer Wakefield on the Po-
tomac river route.
The schooner Farmers Friend, which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for repairs, has been competed ana
was launched Saturday.
The schooner Lotte Carter is yet on the
railway having her hull re
built AS soon as the Carter Is launched
the steam barge E. James Tull will be
hauled out to install keel condenser to
fit the boat for service on salt water.
The tug Sandow of Baltimore came into
port today with the barges Ellen 5. Jen-
nings and Thomas j. McNaulty in tow. The
vessels, it is stated, brings cargoes of hard
coal for the dealers.
The schooner j. A. Sutton. laden with
la tbs from st. Johns, New Brunswick, has
arrived in port.
The schooners James o. Wright and
Mayffower are in port with cargoes or
cord wood from the lower Potomac.
The Rose Carter came into port yester-
day evening laden with grain and garden
tr,,cL in larrels for the local market.