Evening star., 1904-03-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FIRST COAL CARGOES OF SEASON
COME INTO PORT.
Fish and Oyster Markets-Vessels
Overhauling at Boatyards-Per-
sonal and General Mention.

Over 1900 tons of hard coal from Phila-
delphia for dealers here and at Georgetown
were brought into port yesterday by the
Baltimore tugs Sandow and Vulcan.
The Sandow had in tow the barges A w
Embry. Ellen Jennings, r. S. McCracken,
H. i. Neff, F. E. McNoughton, Bailey and
F. F.. Naulty and the Vulcan the barges
John I. Brady, George Roberts and kath-
leen. One barge laden with glass-making
sand was consigned to parties in Alexan-
dria ard one with coal to the Washington
barracks. The remainder of the coal was
for dealers.
This is the first tow of coal laden vessels
that has come into port since last Novem-
Der and is the largest quantity of coal that
has been brought here in one tow in several
years.
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
wholesale fish market on the 11th street
wharf this morning was not heavy. bat the
demand was also light and the stock on
hand was ample to meet it. All varieties of
Potomac fish were on sale and prices re-
main firm
One vessel laden with oysters from the
beds in the lower Potomac came into port
last night, adding about 500 bushels to the
stock already on hand. Prices remain firm,
ranging from soc. to 90c. per bushel, ac-
cording to the grade wanted.
A limited number of wild ducks were on
L.
tied and prices continue high.
The Norwegian barkentine Elise has ar
rived at Alexandria from South America
with cargo of fertilizer material for the
Bryant Fertilizer Company. This is the first
time the Norwegian flag has been seen fly
ing from vessel in a number of years.
Just before the vessel entered the capes she
ran into storm that carried away her
fore topmast and she came into port with
the spar missing.
The three-masted schooner L. A. Plum
mer. which brought load of phosphate
rock to Alexandria from Florida, has dis
charged her cargo and shifted her berth to
the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot where she will
load some thousands of railway ties for
Boston. The ties will come to Alexandria
from along the line of the Southern rail-
way. Several other large vessels are char
tered to load ties at Alexandria during the
summer.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The coal carrying barge Clara ]. Pugh.
which has been lying in harbor here since
last fall. has been hauled out at Cumber-
lands boat house to have some repair work
done to her hull before sailing for Phila-
delphia.
The large steam launch Bartholdi, which
has been on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard for the past three or four
weeks, is to be launched tomorrow. The
launch has been practically rebuilt since
she has been on the railway.
The Randall line steamer Kent was haul
ed out on the marine railway at Alexandria
for repair work to her hull. She will be on
the railway for week or ten days.
The tug Spray, which was partially de-
stroyed by fire at Alexandria last fall and
which was later cut through by ice and
sunk, has been raised and workmen are
now aboard her rebuilding her house and
making her ready for service again.
The schooners Leroy, Lottie Carter and
Oakland, with cord wood from river points
aboard, have arrived in port
The owners of the tug Carolina have
been awarded 500 damages in the United
States district court at Baltimore in their
suit against the bark Auburndale for 81 600
salvage for rescuing the vessel from dam
ger during the big fire.
Wild swans have been quite numerous on
the river in the past twenty-four hours.
Capt. Bailey Reed, pilot of the steamer
Harry Randall, reports passing flock of
swans of HaIlowing Point early yesterday
morning. and a flock of swans was also
seen between Alexandria and Washington
yesterday
The freight steamer E. James Tull. which