Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WASHINGTON STEAMERS AT
LAUNCHING OF VIRGINIA
Launch Greyhound Running Ferry to
Navy Misunderstanding Launch
Candoc - Other Matters.

washington was well represented in the
throngs that witnessed the launching of the
Battle ship Virginia at Newport News yes
teFoay from the decks OF Washington
steamboats,. The steamer Newport News.
with the official party and guests from his
city aboard, and the steamer Washington
with large throng from this city, were at
tine snip yard, lying but a short distance
from the Virginia. The steamer Harry
Randall brought a crowd from Suffolk
va, and the tug NJ. Mitchell Davis had a
party aboard from Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
The Washington boats were among the
first to salute the new battle ship as she
slid from the ways into the water.
Capt. VIM. Geoghegan was in command
of the steamer Newport News on her trip.
The receipts of shad and herring from the
nets in the Potomac are growing heavier
each day and some few fish were being cut
for sailing on the wharf this morning The
receipts according to the count of Inspector
Gwynn Harris this morning amounted to
about 100000 herring and 5000 shad Prices
were SOC. per hundred for herring 35c each
for roe shad and 15c. to lie. each for buck
shad- Perch. rock and other river fish were
also on sale
The supply of oysters in the shell on sale
at the 18th street wharf market was very
small this morning and the demand light.
The large steam launch Greyhound be-
longing to Mr. Joseph Moore OF Alexandria,
is making daily trip between Alexandria
and the navy yard here for the benefit of
the mechanics employed at the navy yard
who live in Alexandria. The launch is a
great convenience to the workmen. as IL
lands them at the navy yard in the morn
ing and takes them from there on their
way home i'm the evening.
1t is stated the work of constructing the
new sand and gravel-diggng machine ana
a half dozen scows for new sand COM
pany which is to go In business on the
Potomac during the coming summer IL 10
be started at once. The work will he done
at Alexandria, and the new machine Will
be the latest type of sand digger. The new
company is also having a large tugboat
built at Solomon's Island for the Potomac
service.
Of General Interest.
Mr. L. w. Molten. manager of the Motley
Hall Steamboat company, returned last
night from a trip to Newport News to wit
ness the launching of the battle ship Vir-
ginia.
Mr. Stephen Gardella is with the stamer
Harry Randall at Newport News. Mr.. JUL
ian Moore of this city is also on the Ran
dali.
The large power launch Candoc. belong
ing to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany, has been hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits ship yard and is to be
for several weeks and when she is put over
board she will be practically new boat.
1t is stated a new tugboat. purchased sew
eral weeks ago in New York by Mr.. Ed
ward Cumberland of this city. will arrive
here in few days. She will be used for
general towing on the Potomac.
The handsome power launch Charlotte is
being repainted and put in order for the
coming season. She will be launched from
Reagan's railway in day or two.
The new sloop-rigged fiatte belonging to
Mr.. Frank Evans, at Alexandria, has been
rugged and as soon as her new sails are
completed she will go into service running
fish to this city from points on the river.
The schooner White Cloud, an occasional
visitor to this city with lumber cargoes
aboard. is reported ashore on Bodkin shoal
in Chesapeake bay. She is laden with lum-
Der and is on her way to Baltimore.
The schooner Emily III. Naylor is lying
at Suffolk, Va. laden with lumber. it is
stated for the dealers here.
The Norwegian barkentine Elise has COM
pleted the discharging of a cargo OF bone
from South America for Alexandria, and
is awaiting charter.
The tug Emma has sailed with a tow of
light barges from this city for Fredericks-
burg. She picked up several other barges
in the ST. Mary's river
The schooner Lula Quillan has sailed
from Alexandria under charter to go to the
Severn river to load cargo of glass-mak-
ing sand for this city.