Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
YACHT CHIPETA USED FOR FOG
SIGNAL EXPERIMENTS,
Fish and Oyster Markets-Coal Cargoes
Coming into Pcrt-Among
Freight Craft.

The little steam yacht Chipeta Of Boston
which has been in port here for several days
| past, is under charter to the Submarine
| Signaling Company of New York, and will
| remain here for several weeks. The yacht
| Is equipped with device of the signalling
| company, with which signals can be trans
| hh'teo from one vessel to another in time
10 prevent collisions at sea in the night or
| III tog' and the Chipeta is being used to
demonstrate the practicability OF the device
| 10 government officials Interested in the
matter. The experiments will he made ON
the river below this city. The Chipeta
when not In use is berthed at the wharf
| foot of 9th street.
There was fair supply of fresh fish on
safe at the wholesale fish market on the
iith street wharf this morning and for
| an early In the week demand business was
prlsk' Inc hshermen operating nets in the
nearby creeks on the river are now having
better success than they have had for sev
eraI weeks. and as consequence the re-
ceipts by the dealers here are larger.
FrIces are firm and comparatively high
Ihere is good demand for oysters In
.lie sheiI at prices ranging from IS to 81
Genus per pushel for small stock and up to
u per bushel for the larger oystars tn
| supply on hand is small
Inc schooner c. III. Wheeler IA in mort
Win Win cargo of pine lumber from a Vir-
r-t.z
inc Mary A. Shea left port Saturday and
| city. - i'"" A'i 'i'iS
me ram schooner T. J. Shryock Is at
Alexandria unloading a cargo OF shingles
from North Carolina
Ihe NJ III. Thomas and the Ruth and Ella
oysters aboard. ~
several lows of barges laden with hard
coai Tor the dealers here are arriving in
port each week from PerryviIle. via Phila-
Gay with the barges Mary McNulty and J.
u. Bafly the tug Peerless with the Flora
McNaughton and Rebecca T. Mclean and
the Emma with the John l. Brady The
parges brought over 1900 tons
The four-masted schooner Salisbury Can't.
Bennett. Is In port from Jacksonville. Fla.
Der for the dealers
The Salisbury was built at Bath. Me,
about year ago for the southern lumber
trade, and this is the second visit she has
paid to this port since she was launched.
The Salisbury sailed from Jacksonville,
November IL. and had slow trip up the
coast. She is unloading her cargo at the
wharf OF Forsberg & Murray.
General River Notes.
The bay schooner Hennie L. James, y
weli-known visitor to this port is at Bal
timore shipyard receiving general OVER
hauling. The schooner John McGennis OF
this city. which has been at Davis ship.
yard. at solomon's Island. for the past
month. is again ready for service.
1t is stated that Colonial Beach the Poto-
mac excursion resort, is to have a new cleo
trio Lightning plant, backed.by local capital.
The company which is to finance the
scheme has for its officers: w. s. P Comb,
president; DR.. F. F. Ninde vice president.
and w. Frank Renshaw secretary and
trea surer.
Capt. Frank Taylor is in command of the
tug NJ. NJ. Davis, towing in Chesapeake bay.
Mr.. r. l. Knott. who has been In charge
of the Glymont, Md, wharf for the past
year or two, is to return To his farm. I'm
Charles county, Md, and Mr.. Wilkerson OF
Indian Head will take charge of the wharf.
The steam barge Lily and Howard is in
Occoquan creek for a raft OF pine ping.
which she will bring to this city for the new
municipal building.
The United States army tug General War;
rem made visit to Fort Washington Friday
with officers of the army engineer service
aboard. The officers spent the greater part
of the day inspecting the work at the
fort.
The schooner Clarence \. Holland arrived
in port day or two ago laden with shingles
from Newbern, n. c.
The tug Juno came into port Friday
afternoon towing ten sand-and-gravel-ladcn
barges from the dredges at work on Green
way flats.
The schooner Beulah Land is under char
ter at Philadelphia to load cargo of plas-
ter for this city.