Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGES AMONG MASTERS OF
CHESAPEAKE TUGS.
Rebuilding Wharves on River Sup
Elemental Steering Gear on Norfolk
Steamers-General Matters.

The following changes in vessel masters
on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries are
reported:
Capt. Owen Thompson, master of the tug
Neptune. belonging to the American Tow
ing Company of Baltimore. has been re-
lieved from the command of that boat and
assigned to the command of the tug Tor
mentor. owned by the same company. Capt.
Paul. master of the tug Emma. has been
transferred to the Neptune
Capt. Charles Jones has resigned as mas
ter of the tug Dauntless. to accept posi-
ton with the Virginia Dredging Company
at Norfolk. Mate McLane of the Hoskins
has been selected to succeed to the COM
mand of the tug
Capt. Case, who has been spending trip
ashore at his home at Bath. has again as
sumed the command of the schooner In
dependent. at Baltimore.
The fish market on the 11th street wharf
was fairly well supplied with all varieties
of fresh fish. but the demand for them
continues very light This light demand.
the dealers say. is due In part to the hot
weather and In part to the coming on the
market of spring vegetables and the ber-
rleS. Prices are becoming lower and are
expected to remain low throughout the hot
weather Soft-shelled crabs are. being
brought to this market with considerable
regularity, the steamer from river land
ings which arrived this morning having
number of packages aboard for the deal
ers here. Hard crabs are still scarce. near
~ the whole supply used here coming from
Norfolk. Soft crabs sell at 20 to 40 cents
per dozen and hard crabs about 81 to S1-50
per hundred.
pile driver owned here Is at work at
the excursion wharf at Glymont, Nd, re-
building the structure and preparing IL for
use during the excursion season about to
Gf fph ha nnrfh rhar at
mont used by the river lire steamers, will
also be rebuilt during the summer.
Miller's lumber wharf, at the foot OF 1914
street southwest. which caved In about
two weeks ago with a pile of lumber on it.
has been rebuilt and Is again in use. The
9th street wharf of the American Ice Com
pany and the wharf used by the Washing
ton and Alexandria ferry line at the foot
of It'll street. have also been rebuilt.
The iron float brought to Alexandria for
use at the Baltimore and Ohio railway
ferry landing there, is being broken up for
junk and will be melted up.
Of General Interest
1t has been found that the main shaft OF
the steamer Lily & Howard, now on the
marine railway at Alexandria was badly
damaged in the accident that caused the
steamer to lose her wheel. and 1t viii be
several days before she is ready to return
to service on the river.
supplemental steering wheel and gear
has been erected on the after part of the
hurricane deck of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line steamer Washington, and will
be used to steer the steamer should acct
dent disable the steam steering gear. The
new gear is of the latest type of hand
steering apparatus, and is to be installed,
1t IS stated. on the other steamers of the
Norfolk and Washington line.
Dean &, Son of Alexandria are rebuilding
several large sand scows for one of the
local sand companies. They will be used
to bring sand and gravel from the dredges
down river to this city
The new frame building erected on Water
street at the 9th street wharf of the
American Ice Company is completed and
is used by the company blacksmith
and wheelwright shop. 1t is stated at the
wharf that the big ice house which way
destroyed by fire several years ago will be
rebuilt in short time
Two bugeyes. the Eleanor Russell and the
Edna Nellie, are lying at Alexandria
loading cargoes of lumber and other build
ing material for the erection of two cot
tages on St. Georges Island for parties
here. who will make them their summer
homes
Mr. George J. Stafford purser of ths
steamer Kent, has been made manager of
the Randall interests at Colonial Beach.
Va, and will leave here this evening for
the resort to prepare for the opening of
the excursion season.
The schooners James E. Anderson, John
w. Reese and N. b. Anderson have ar
rived IN port With cargoeS Of lumber of
various kinds for the dealers. They came
from lumber ports In Virginia.
The schooners Rockaway. Clara Leonard
and PLUME Z. Smith are in port with car
goes OF cordwood from Potomac points
The schooner William C. Tufts is at tha
wharf foot of 9th street to unload her
cargo of pine boards
The schooner Robin Hood has sailed from
Rappahannock for this city with a cargo
The schooner John Maginis with a cargo
of laths from North Carolina was brought
into port yesterday evening in tow of the
tug James o. Carter.