Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SHIPMENTS OF COAL FROM
GEORGETOWN TO BOSTON.
Rebuilding Wharves Along River
New Tug for Sand Company
General Shipping Matters.

A large schooner barge of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company completed the loading
Of a cargo Of Cumberland coal at George
town yesterday and sailed In tow of the
tug Wm H. Yerkes, Jr., for the mouth OF
the Potomac, where she will be met by one
Of the large seagoing tugs Of the Console
dation Company and will be taken up the
coast to Boston. This Is the first ship
ment of coal from this city this season.
but other barges Of the same company Will
arrive here shortly and will go to George
town to load Nearly the entire output of
the Cumberland mines which reaches this
city via the Chesapeake and Ohio canal Is
shipped to Boston and other New England
ports. few years ago many thousand
tons of this fuel were used by the steam
boat companies and the various manufac-
turing plants about the city. Each OF these
schooner bargeS takes away ABOUT LOW
tons Of the coal.
The demand for fresh Ash Of all kinds
was very heavy at the wholesale fish mar
ket at the 18th street wharf this morning,
but the supply. particularly Of bunch hsh,
was small and prices keep high. In the
past twenty-four hours about $4,000 her
ring and 1900 shad have been received at
the Potomac. This morning shad were
quoted at zoe. to 35c. each for roe, and
lie. to zoe. each for bucks. Herring sold
at 81 to IS per thousand.
On0 VeSSel With d Sildil uudulAey VI W
tiers aboard came into port yesterday. The
demand for the bivalves was fair at about
6Oc. per bushel. The stock on hand is en-
tirely from the lower Potomac.
CLANS from Norfolk and the eastern
shore of Virginia are on sale at the 18th
street wharf market. and are In demand.
The former sell at Coo. per hundred and
the latter at SOC. per hundred.
Asphalt brick made in this city is being
largely used in the public works going on
at Fort Monroe. Last summer and fall
several vessels with the bricks aboard
sailed from this city for the fort, and
bricks left here. Shipments will be made
from time to time throughout the summer
to fill a contract for several hundred thou
sand of the bricks.
Banks large pile driver is at the wharf
of the River View excursion resort, on the
Potomac near Fort Washington, rebuilding
the structure where 1t was damaged by
drifting ice during the past winter. me
wharf is to be made ready as landing
place for excursion passengers during the
coming summer months.
The United States army engineers tug
Is now making almost daily trips to Fort
Washington and Fort Hunt with inspectors
aboard looking after the new work In
process of completion at the army posts.
The two-masted schooner Mary Vickers,
which was cut through by the ice on the
Elk river last winter and sank, has been
raised and taken to Baltimore. She is to
be rebuilt and made ready for service on
chesapeake pay.
The big seine operated by a Baltimore
firm at Chapman's fishing shore, in the Po-
tomac near Glymont, was put overheard
yesterday. All the larger fishing shores In
the river are now operating their seines,
but the catch is light.
The dredge Dewey, engaged in deepening
the channel from the entrance to the Ana
costa river to the navy yard, is making
good progress, having completed about a
third of the work. The entire channel, it is
stated will hardly be cOmDleted before the
end of summer.
The tug Eugenia, belonging to Mr.. Louis
Smoot, which has been on the big marine
railway at Alexandria for several days
past, undergoing general repairs, has been
put overheard and brought to this city,
where her boiler and machinery will be
given a thorough overhauling to fit her for
service.
The schooner Father & Son, laden with
railway ties, has arrived in port from a
lower river point.
The sailing barge Daniel has arrived with
a full cargo of cordwood and has gone up
to Georgetown to unload
The tug Radiant, with barges II and SO
In tow, both laden with oil, came into port
yesterday.
The schooner L. E. Williams has arrived
in port with a cargo of lumber from
Virginia lumber port
The schooner Matilda, with a cargo Of
lumber aboard, has arrived and is unload
ing al the wharf foot of K street south
west.
The schooner Mary Francis is unloading
a cargo of pine boards from a river point
at the wharf foot of 9Th street southwest