Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER EARL BISCoE PRAC-
TICALLY A NEW BOAT.
Big Schooner Discharging Cargo-Rer
pairing Sailing Craft at Boat Yards
Personal and General.

The rebuilding of the hull of the river
schooner Earl Biscoe, at Benefits boat
yard, will be completed by Monday, and
the vessel will be launched ready for serv-
ice. Since being on the railway the hull OF
the vessel has been rebuilt and much OF
her deck has been renewed The Biscoe is
employed in freighting on the river, and Is
one of the fleet of sailing vessels owned
by Mr.. James o. Carter of this city.
When the Biscoe went on the railway 1t
was thought she would be overheard again
in about a week, but when her hull was
opened it was found to be in such a con-
dition as to necessitate almost its COM
plete rebuilding. She has been out of serv-
ice for about a month. The Lottie Car
ter another vessel of the Carter fleet was
recently rebuilt at the marine railway at
Alexandria
The big four-masted schooner Edward f.
Burg which is lying at the 9th street
wharf of the American Ice Company I'M
loading her cargo, is one OF the largest
vessels coming to this city She brings a
cargo of over 200 tons of ice and lying
alongside the wharf of the ice company she
fills 1t from end to end. The Burg carries
much cargo as many OF the nVe-masteo
vessels now afioat.
1t is stated that as soon as suit for
salvage, brought by the owners OF the tug
Sarah against the old ferry steamer Co
lumbia Is settled the hull Of the burned
steamer will be taken to Baltimore and the
boat will be rebuilt. 1t is stated that the
hull was not touched by the flames, and
that the boiler and machinery are little. II
any, damaged. Since the burning OF the
Columbia over fifteen months ago, the hull
has been lying at the ferry wharf here.
The demand for fresh fish of all grades at
the wholesale fish market on the 1lth street
wharf was light this morning as usual at
the end of the week, and the supply of fresh
fish on hand was not large and consisted
mainly of gray trout Prices were firm,
ranging about the figures quoted day or
two ago.
There was a fair demand for hard shell
crabs at the wharf market this morning
and the supply on hand was ample to meet
the demand. They sold at about $l.25 to
81 10 per barrel. according to size.
The arrival of small vessels laden with
melons at the wharf last night and early
this morning put an ample sumply of the
fruit on sale. The demand was but fair
this morning and prices ranged from ~
to SIG per hundred.
General News of the Port
The steamer e. James Tull, which has
been hauled out on the marine railway at
Alexandria, was launched yesterday and
the schooner w. II. Mcguire has been plac-
ed on the ways for the caulking OF her hull
and for other repair work A barge OF the
Allegheny Coal Company is also on the
railway for caulking.
Tae ram schooner Thomas ]. Sh-yock a
regular trader to this city, is at a Baltt-
more shipyard to be supplied with a new
foremost and for other repair work.
Deane & Son, at Alexandria, are COM
pleting pocket scow to be used to carry
mud from a scoop clam shell dredging
machine to the dumping grounds The
scow, 1t Is stated, will be used by ma
chine owned by Mr.. Augustus Dean and
employed in dredging on the river.
Several of the pontoons used by the En-
gineers Battalion the Washington bar
racks in their drills at bridge building have
been taken from the water by the soldiers
to be reprinted.
One of the large schooner barges OF the
Consolidation Coal Company completed the
taking aboard of 800 tons of soft coal at
Georgetown yesterday. and sailed in tow OF
the tug Carter for Point Lookout, to join
a tow going up the coast to New England
ports.
The schooner Francis NJ, which has been
lying at Baltimore for several weeks un-
able to get a cargo, has been chartered to
load 10000 bushels of wheat for New York.
The schooner Mervin has also been char
tered to load the same kind of cargo.
Four sand-carrying scows. laden with
sand and gravel from the new digging ma
at work in Mattawoman creek. were
brought into port yesterday by the tug
Minerva.
The tug Rescue of Baltimore came into
port yesterday with a tow of barges from
baltimore This is the first visit the tug
has paid to this city in several years.
The schooner Uriah Horner has arrived
in port with a cargo of pine lumber from
AQUA creek for the dealers
The schooner Maid of the Mist laden
with fertilizer material from the fish fac
tories on Chesapeake bay, has anchored
at Alexandria
The schooners Irene and Mary Ann Shea
arrived yesterday with big cargoes Of cord
wood aboard for the dealers.
The barges Ellen 8. Jennings and Thorn
as McNulty are in port with cargoes Of
hard coal from Philadelphia. and the barge
Potomac Is at Alexandria with a cargo.
A street sweeper In charge of Oakley