Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER ANNE ARUNDEL
MAKES MAIDEN TRIP HERE.
Six Coal-Laden Barges Arrive
Steamer Jane Moseley in Service
Other Matters.

The new steamer Anne Arundel of the
Weems Line arrived here Saturday morn
ing last on her maiden trip. The new steam
er is quite a handsome craft, and is built
on the model of the steamer Potomac. al
though somewhat larger. detailed de-
scription of the steamer was given in The
Star several days ago. The Anne Arundel
is under the command of Capt. VIM. Geog-
hogan, and will be kept upon the route be-
tween this city and Baltimore for the sum-
mer months.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
is at Baltimore and will go out of commits
sion in the next day or two to receive a
general overhauling. The work will be
done at a Baltimore boatyard. and the
steamer will be out of service for several
weeks.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
nth street wharf wholesale market this
morning was not large, but the demand was
also small and the stock on hand was more
than ample to meet the demand. Butter,
fish trout and croaker from the Atlantic
and bay fisheries constituted the bulk of
the stock on sale, and prices were about
the same as those quoted Saturday.
The Baltimore tugs Sandow and Emma,
both towing fleets of coal-laden barges
came into port yesterday within ten MIN
utes of each other.
The Sandow brought the big barges F. c.
Kengler and Isabel. while the Emma had
the John l. Brady, G. B. Roberts and Kate
N. Lolita in tow. The five barges are all
laden with hard coal from Philadelphia for
the local dealers and their aggregate car
goes will reach nearly 5000 tons. The barge
c. B. Russell with coal aboard was locked
at Alexandria as the Sandow passed that
city.
"A large scow is lying at the wharf at
Fort Washington unloading a big cargo of
bricks which are to be used in the con-
str of ita1 at
the post.
General News Of the Port.
The two new masts of the schooner May
flower have been placed in position at
Alexandria, and as soon as the rigging can
be set up the vessel will go into service.
The steamer E. James Tull is lying at
the navy yard with her house torn to pieces.
awaiting the arrival of a new boiler which
is to be placed in position aboard the
steamer with the aid of the big derrick at
the yard The new boiler is expected to
reach the city at any time.
The steamer Jane Moseley, which has
been at Baltimore for several weeks past
having her boiler rebuilt and other repair
work done. returned to this city Saturday,
and yesterday began carrying excursions
to Somerset Beach, Cedar Point and other
places on the river. While away the Nose
ley handsomely repainted and made
ready for excursion business.
The dredging machine is at work digging
a channel through the fats on the Virginia
side of the river near Collingwood Beach
into the shore, to enable scows from this
city to reach the shore in order to load
brick-making clay for the plants here.
The schooner John A. Blkerman, with a
cargo of phosphate from Carteret N j.,
has arrived at Alexandria for the Alexan-
dria Chemical Company.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley
laden with about 10000 feet of pine lum-
ber has arrived at Alexandria from a Vir-
ginia lumber port
The schooner Belmont and the sailing
barge Daniel came up the river Saturday
with cargoes of cord wood, and went up to
Georgetown to unload
The schooner Five Sisters, laden with
pine boards from about Aqua creek is in
port.
The schooners Zephyr, Sara A. Gwyther
and Mary Francis, laden with cord wood
and the PERI, with wood and lumber. came
into port yesterday and Saturday
The schooner Fanny, with full cargo of
sand aboard from Greenway flats has gone
to Georgetown to unload.
The Uriah Horner laden with cord wood
from nearby point on the river, has ar
rived in port.