Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BRITISH VESSEL ARRIVES WITH
CARGO OF ASPHALT.
Tug Eugenia in Commission-Wilker
sons Wharf on Potomac Rebuilt
General River Matters.

The schooner st. Maurice, flying the nag
of Great Britain, came into port Thursday
evening last in tow of the tug Cater The
vessel has aboard a cargo Of crude asphalt
for the Brennan Construction Company
from South America. and will unload at
the Georgetown wharves. Coming from
foreign port the ST. Maurice had to stop of
Alexandria while DR.. Arthur Snowden, the
marine hospital surgeon. went aboard. and.
finding no sickness aboard, allowed her to
come to this city. The st. Maurice is the
first foreign vessel to come into port for
several months.
Reports coming from King George county,
Va, state that many Of the wells along the
Potomac are drying up In spite of the fire.
quent and heavy rains Heretofore. even In
periods of dry weather, these wells have
always been full of water. and much alarm
at the new condition Is felt
The tug Eugenia, belonging to L. e.
Smoot of this city. which has been lying at
the wharf foot Of Sd street southeast. hav-
ing a broken crank replaced with a new
one. will complete repairs and return to
service under the command of Capt Isaac
Force today. The Eugenia Will be used to
tow sand and gravel-laden scows from the
digging machines at work on the river be-
low Fort Hunt to this city.
large lighter is on the stocks at the
Alexandria ship yard for the Potomac
Dredging Company. and another lighter is
overheard being caulked and completed
ready for service. Ten of these lighters
have recently been built at the Alexandria
yard, and as many more are to be built as
fast as the timber for them can be OBJ
tanned The new digging machine of the
Potomac company Is lying In MattaWoman
creek having some alterations made in her
machinery preparatory to beginning opera
tons.
Hard Crabs Plentiful.
Hard crabs are being received by the
dealers here in fairly large quantities from
the lower Potomac, but soft-shelled crabs
are very scarce. few. If any. being on sale.
Catfish and little else are being caught by
the nets in the river about Marshall Hall
and Gunston. and are about the only river
fish on sale. Good supplies of salt water
fish are being received by the dealers at
the wharf and the demand Is fair.
The schooner Phineas w. Sprague has
been chartered to load about LOCO tons Of
asphalt at Port Of Spain. Island of Trini-
dad. for this city. The charter of the
schooner Edward f. Briry q .46S tons) to
load ice on the Kennebec river for this
city is also reported.
Capt. E. S. Randall has returned from a
business trip to Colonial Beach, Va, where
he has large interests.
The work Of rebuilding Wilkerson's wharf
on the Potomac near Colonial Beach Is now
structure has been extended out into the
river for about thirty feet. and has been
made somewhat wider. 1t is now one Of the
most complete landings on the Potomac.
The steam lighter e. James Tull is to be
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria as soon as the schooner Lottie Car
ter Is put overheard. The Tull while on the
railway will have the cupboard pipes of her
condenser placed in position and will be
made ready for trips on salt water She
will this fall run cargoes Of lumber and
railway ties from points on the lower Poto-
mac to this city.
toh Ia lof OF
Alexandria, and. 1t is stated. will remain
out Of commission until the oyster season
opens in the fall.
The tug Minerva, employed In towing
stone-laden scows from the quarries on
the river about the Chain bridge to George
town. is to be overhauled 1t Is stated, as
soon as the dull season sets In. She will
go to Solomon's Island. where her boiler
and machinery will be put in good order,
and considerable work will be done to her
hull
The pile-driving machine belonging to
Aitcheson at Alexandria has been laid
ashore In a shoal dock at Alexandria In
order to have some caulking done to her
hull along the waters edge.
The Night Owl Club Of Alexandria is
having a houseboat built on the dock adj
Joining the Norfolk line wharf at Alexan-
dria, and will use the vessel for hunting and
have accommodations for six or eight per-
sons. and while not q large craft. will be q
very comfortable one.
General Matters.
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