Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BAY SCHooNERa CHANGE OWN
ERs ANDMAsrERs.
overhauling Canal Launch Cundoc-
Another Ice-Laden Vessel Arrives
Personal and General

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command Of the schooner Mary Vickers.
of which he has purchased controlling
interest. Both the Ehrman and Vickers
have been employed in general freighting
business on the Potomac and will be con-
tinued In that service. The bay schooner
John A. Curtis has been sold by Capt. A.
G. Tolley to Mr.. Edward Stevens Of Balti-
more, who has taken possession of the ves-
sci and placed Capt John Simmons Of Bal
timore in charge of her. The Curtis will
be continued on the bay trade. These yes
sells are well known in this port, where
they are occasional visitors with cargoes
of lumber from Virginia ports a.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
18th street wharf market was quite small
this morning. The demand was rather
light also, prices ranging slightly lower
than those quoted yesterday.
The cool weather has created a fairly ac-
tive demand for oysters of all grades. This
were lying at the oyster wharf and addi-
tionar cargoes are coming in daily. The
stock on sale comes almost entirely from
the Potomac river beds and Is selling at
So to Soc per bushel.
Watermelons are yet on sale at the oyster
wharf, there being one vessel with the
fruit aboard there. The melons are selling
at So to 81 per hundred, with but light de-
mand.
The large launch Cundoc owned by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, is
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard for cleaning and repair
ing Of her hull and for such other repair
work as may be necessary. The Cundoc Is
used by the canal company in official trips
on the canal between Georgetown and Cum
berland. She was rebuilt at Benefits boat
yard about a year ago.
1t is stated that the schooner L. E. Bram-
BILE, discharging cargo Of cord wood here,
was blown ashore in q gale last week and
was somewhat damaged about her hull.
The Bramble is owned by Capt. James
Elliott of this city, having been purchased
and brought to the Potomac last summer.
She Is now lying at dock on the Eastern
branch unloading her cargo. 49, 500
The tug William H. Yerkes, jr.. came
into port yesterday afternoon with the
schooner Clarence H. Venner and the Con-
solidation Coal Company. barge No. 8 in
tow. The schooner brings a cargo Of Ice
from Maine, and will unload at the wharf
foot of 1917 street southwest. The barge
is light and has been taken to George
town to load a cargo OF 1900 tons of soft
coal for Boston. s-*. ,a.
The crew of the United States monitor
Puritan, the latest addition to the feet Of
training ships of the Naval Battalion, D.
c. N. g., are employed in painting the
decks of the ship and in giving her gen.
eral cleaning up. The Puritan is anchored
bow and stern in the harbor a short dis
lance below the Naval Battalion wharf.
and has large crew of navy regulars still
aboard her. The monitor attracts much at
tention from passengers aboard the pass
ing steamers.
The lighthouse tender Holly, with Com
mander McCrea, United States lighthouse
inspector aboard, is making tour of IN
spection among the lighthouses in Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries.
The schooner Henry s. Little we'll known
here, arrived at Baltimore from Ports
mouth, N. H., day or two ago badly
Worsted by storm at sea. The schooner
ran into the storm off Hog Island and be-
fore the gale was over the schooner mad
lost forestaysai. mainsail and spanker, the
sails being whipped to ribbons by the, yio-
lence of the gale. .ter
The United States naval tug Triton yes
terday afternoon brought up barge and
one small gun from the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head, Md The gun
had recently completed Its tests at the
proving. grounds" and has been Brought
back to the naval ordnance factory here to
be sent to the vessel for which it was
built.
Mr.. Charles Tennesson of this city has
been made chief engineer of the big tug
Camilla, in service on the river
Chief Engineer Borroughs of the steamer
Arrowsmith, who has been to Baltimore
on short visit left yesterday morning
for Riverside wharf, where he will ioiI1
his steamer.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley
completed the unloading of a cargo of lum-
Der mere yesterday and dropped down to
Alexandria to be hauled out on the marine
railway there for repairs. The schooner as
soon as she is launched will sail for the
Rappahannock river to load a cargo of lun-
Der for this city.
Three large sand and gravel digging ma
chimes are at work on Greenway flats be-
low Marshall Hall, digging the material
from the bottom of the Potomac for use i'm
this city.
The schooner Father and Son, laden with
railway ties from the lower Potomac. came
into port yesterday afternoon
The schooners Mayfower, Isaac Solomon
and Earl Biscoe have arrived with full car
goes of cord wood from river points.
The schooners ]. P. Robinson and Lottie
Thomas have sailed for points on the lower
river to load cargoes for this city.
The cargo of acid phosphate aboard the
schooner ]. w. Hawthorn is consigned to
one of the fertilizer manufacturing plants
at Alexandria. She is now lying at anchor
In the stream off Alexandria
The large barge Experiment is unloading
a cargo of hard coal from Philadelphia at
the Fort Washington wharf
The Annie E. Crosswell, laden with oys-
ters in the SHE'LL came up the river yes
terday evening and berthed at the nth
street wharf
The big tug Imperial, which arrived at
Alexandria yesterday with a tow. will sail
today with two light four-masted schoon-
erS for Baltimore