Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER ARRIVES WITH CARGO
OF CRUDE ASPHALT.
Loading Coal for Foreign Ports-Pre-
pairing Wharf for Sand Bust
ness-Other Matters.

The three-masted schooner Phineas w
Sprague, laden with cargo of crude as
| phalt from the Island of Trinidad. has ar
| rived in port and is lying at a GEORGETOWN
wharf to unload her cargo The Sprague
came up the river Sunday in tow of one
or Taylor Brothers tugs and anchored off
Alexandria until DR.. Arthur Snowden. the
marine hospital surgeon, could go aboard
and make investigation as to the health of
the crew. There being no sickness aboard
me Vessei was allowed to come up to the
"hatri yesterday evening. The schooner
sailed from Port of Spain about October
~, and is reported to have had a good as
well as a quick trip up the coast 1t is
stated that two other vessels laden with
asphalt will come here before the ice
forms in the river
The demand for fresh fish, both salt and
fresh water stock, was fairly good at
| the wholesale fish market on The
llth street wharf this morning while the
STOCK on hand was quite small and did not
cover the demand. AS consequence prices
were higher than they have been for sew
eral days.
The arrival of four oyster laden vessels
with ABOUT 100 bushels of Potomac river
oysters aboard, since yesterday has added
| fresh stock to the quantity already on
mana, out the good demand and cooler
weather are keeping prices up. This MORN
ing the oysters were selling at A. to 80
cents per bushel for small stock and up to
30 cents per bushei for the selected goods
The supply of ducks on sale was small
and the demand but light
1t is expected that the steamer T. V.
Arrowsmith will be afioat before tomorrow
morning. after her stay ashore of over five
weeks. The last reports from the steamer
stated that she was partially afoat. but
was still held by the mud amidships
This the dredge would complete cutting
away last night or today, and the steamer
would be ready to come home
The schooners ]. Manchester Haynes
and John r. Penrose, which unloaded car
goes here, are both in Baltimore and
| will load cargoes of coal, the first named
vessel for Porto Rico and the latter for
Cardenas, Cuba. 1t is stated that nearly
$1,000 tons of coal will be shipped from
coal ports on Chesapeake bay to Cuba and
Porto Rico in the next ten days or two
weeks.
General Port News.
The wharf at the foot of 1917 street
southwest is being transformed into a land
ing place for the lighters of a new sand
company which will begin operations here
shortly. Apparatus for the removal of
the sand and gravel from the vessels is
being constructed, and the wharf is be-
| ing put in shape for the quick handling of
the material: 1t is stated that the new
company will begin business as soon as
! tug can be secured to tow the sand and
gravel-laden barges to this city.
The light house tender Maple is on
cruise among the light houses on Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries, and will prob
ably come to this city before returning to
headquarters at Baltimore.
Mr.. James Neale, chief engineer of the
harbor police boat Viglant is still con-
fired to his home by sickness.
Mr.. A. b. Willis of this city a pas
serger aboard the steamer Brooklne which
arrived at Baltimore from Jamaica Sunday.
The British steamer Myrtledene. which
about year ago unloaded a cargo of
asphalt here, has safely run the Russian
blockade and has arrived at a japanese port
with railroad material and other contraband
from Baltimore. The Myrtledene is to load
in Japan for Baltimore, and when she
reaches the Chesapeake on her return she
world.
The steamer E. James Tull laden with
pine lumber from Aqua creek, has arrived
in port and is discharging her cargo at the
wharf foot of 9th street.
The three-masted schooner Cox and Green
has arrived at Alexandria with cargo of
fertilizer material for the Alexandria
Che mical Company.
The schooner Belmont, with a cargo of
cord wood aboard, was brought into port
Yesterday evening by the tug Minerva.
The Alexandria schooner Lorena' Bramble
loaded canned goods at Nomini and has
taken them to Baltimore.
The two-masted schooner Murray VAN
diver with a cargo of about 10000 feet or
pine lumber from Sanders wharf Va) has
arrived
TIE brigantine Jennie Hubert, which
brought a cargo of stone here for the new
bridge. has completed unloading and left
port yesterday afternoon.