Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LATHS AND ASPHALT COMING
FROM FOREIGN PORTS.
Vessels With Ice Aboard Anxiously
Awaited-Potoaac Canneries to
Start-0ensral Matters.

Inc tnree-maSted schooner Norman, laden
with several million aths from st. Johns,
New Brunswick. was brought into port by
the tug Camilla. The schooner Lucia Por-
ter, also laden with laths from the same
port, was left at anchor off Alexandria by
the tug. These are the two schooners re-
ported by incoming steamers as being In
the lower river at Blackistone's Island
Monday. Coming from a foreign port they
had to be inspected by the marine hospital
surgeon. DR.. Arthur snowden, before they
could be permitted to come up to this city
to unload their cargoes.
With the arrival of these two schooners
there are now three vessels from foreign
ports here. Two vessels laden with asphalt
from the Island of Trinidad and bound
here are reported at sea, and the big
schooner Pheneas w. Sprague is under
charter to load asphalt at Port of Spain for
this city.
The receipts Of fresh Ash Of all kinds
continue quite light at the wholesale fish
market, on the uth street wharf. both
the Potomac. The demand is fair for hot
weather.
Hard shelled crabs are coming from the
lower Potomac in quantities sufficient TO
meet the regular demand. Prices range
from about 1.25 to 50 per barrel.
Ten or twelve vessels laden with water
melons were lying at the oyster wharf this
morning, and the stock aboard them was
large. Prices range from $2.per hundred
for culls to SIS to SIG per hundred for the
choice melons. The stock being brought to
market this season Is excellent.
The Baltimore tug Sandow came into port
yesterday afternoon with the barges Mary
c. Mentally, John 1. Brady, George B.
Roberts, J. 7. Easton and W. F. Comisky
In tow. The barges bring cargoes of hard
coal from Philadelphia to the dealers here.
They were taken up to Georgetown to
discharge cargoes. Over $500 tons of fuel
Is aboard the five boats. After delivering
her tow here the Sandow sailed with three
light barges in tow for Baltimore.
The warm weather is making the demand
for ice very heavy and the officers Of the
local ice company are anxiously awaiting
the arrival of vessels from the kennebec
river, fearing the supply will get low.
Three are now at sea bound here the new
schooner FIRTH the Young Brothers. the
Edward T.. Briry and several other vessels
Al OF these should be here within the next
-FOUR or fve days. The three schooners
named Will bring nearly 5000 tons Of ice.
The tomato and fruit canning factories
along the lower Potomac, about Nomini
creek and the Coan and Yeocomico rivers
are preparing for the packing season.
which will begin, 1t Is expected, within the
next ten days. 1t Is stated that only about
half the packing houses that were in oper-
atlon last year will run during the coming
season.
General News Items.
The United States oceast survey steamer
photographer, which is lying at Baltimore
Is to be given general overhauling before
she goes north for several weeks of sur,
vey work on the New England coast The
photographer spenttthe winter in survey
work among the Florida keys
The coast survey steamer Bache will 90
to the Maine coast for survey work about
Bar Harbor and in Brenchmans bay. The
Bache and Blake, it is stated will return to
foIto Rico In the TALL to complete surveys
OF the coast of that island.
The three-masted schooner Jeannie r
l1pIett, which recently unloaded a cargo
of ice at the wharf at the foot of 1917 street
southwest, Is undergoing a painting and
oVerhauling at the hands Of her crew
The steam, launch Cysnus, belonging to
Mr. Gus Forsberg, which had been haul
ed out at Reagans boat yard for repairs
was put overheard yesterday afternoon, the
repair work on her having been comnleted
II Is stated the launch will be used as
tender between Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt, the artillery stations on the river
1t has been found that the schooner Earl
Biscoe, on the marine railway at Rem
netts boat yard, will require much moro
extensive repairs than was at first Thought
would be necessary, and 1t will be ten DAYS
or two weeks before the vessel is ready
he s ser, CO., when She Is put overheard
Mr.. Frank Latham of this city is in
cnarge of the engine room of the tug
spray employed In towing on the river
;, MI. Mason L. Williams of the Weems
I'M, ,ha IS making tour of inspection over
the fie, routes of the steamers of the line He
VIII visit this city before returning to head
quarters at Baltimore ~
me schooners ]. B. Anderson and Puritan
are lying at the wharf foot of 9th street
LILO eargoes Of pine lumber from viz
Inc tug Radiant came into mort today
with barge laden with oil In tow for this
city and Alexandria W" Ao' 'h's
me schooner l. E. Williams with a
cargo OF lumber from North Carolina hos
arrived In port consigned to the dealers
The schooner r. Towner has hsa,, ~"
t@ed to load sand on the Severn river near
1 1,1a MO, Tor one Of the Alexandria
glass bottle making plants
me Inc power launch Edible, with party of
e aoi ABOARD, came up the river yester-
DAY afternoon and went to anchor In the
harbor She will remain in port for sew
ela Gays whlie those aboard her visit the
various points of interest here.