Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG MARTIN DALLMAN TO HAVE
A LARGER BOILER.
Norfolk and Washington Excursion
Steamer Named-overhauling at
Boatyards-General News.

The little tug Martin Dallman, belonging
to enc OF the local sand and gravel digging
companies. has been out of service for sew
eral weeks past being overhauled and MADE
practically a new craft. She is now lying
at the navy yard. where the big derrick on
the water front will be used to lift a new
boiler from the cars and place IL aboard
the tug. The new boiler was built at
Oswego. n. Y. and is said TO be somewhat
larger than the boiler taken out the tug
When the improvements to the Dallman
are completed she will be practically new
vessel. and will be a faster and better tow
ing boat than was the old Dallman. The
tug. It Is expected will be ready to 60 into
commission again in about three weeks
The Dallman is one of the Oldest tugboatA
In point of steady service on the river. She
was built at Philadelphia In 1866 and has
been on the Potomac for about twenty five
years. She has given her owners good
service.
Business was fairly brisk at the whole
sale fish market at the wharf this morn
ing, there being good supply OF fish on
hand and an active demand for them. Rock
and catfish from the nets In the river were
on sale in good quantities and commanded
good prices.
The supply OF watermelons on sale at the
oyster wharf was not very large. but, il il
mand. Prices ranged from S1.5O to SIS per
hundred.
Crabs were scarce this morning, but the
demand was not heavy. They sold at from
$3.50 to So 80 per barrel.
Mr.. John Callahan, manager OF the Nor
folk and Washington line left yesterday
evening for the Newport News shipyard TO
look after the preliminary arrangements for
the building of the new excursion steamer
for the Norfolk and Washington line. The
name Jamestown has been selected for
the new steamer. which will be launched
some time in January next. and will be
ready for service about May i of the COM
ing year.
Capt. z. s. Randall. manager OF the Ran
dali line of steamers, has gone TO New
York on business connected with his line
A large power launch a stranger to these
waters, came up the river yesterday and
went to anchor in the harbor. She has
party OF young men aboard. on pleasure
bent. and will remain here for day or two
while those aboard her are seeing the points
of interest in the city.
The river trading schooner Bertha May is
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard to be caulked and to
have such repair work done may be
needed to put her In condition for the COM
ing oyster season. The schooner has been
employed in the wood-carrying trade, but
1t is understood that Captain Maddox will
employ her in the oyster running during
the coming season. The schooner will be
put overheard within the next two or three
days.
General River Matters
The following charters are reported:
Barge Patapsco. now unloading hard coal
at Fort Washington, to load a cargo of
asphalt brick at this city for Richmond;
schooner Thomas Richards. to go to the
York river to load a cargo OF about 10000
feet Of lumber for Baltimore; barge F. w.
Commisky, to go to Baltimore to load-a
cargo of hard coal for this city. Several
l. ,.,,1a ra1.o 80 hrf,, ht.r
goes of ice from the Maine ice fields TO
this city.
The barge Kate n. Latta which unloaded
a cargo of coal at Fort Washington, has
been brought up to this city and taken to
Cumberlands boat yard to be caulked and
made ready for efficient service again. The
Latta has been chartered by the Allegheny
Coal Company for service In carrying coal
between the company's chutes on the East
ern branch and Georgetown. She will start
service next week The Latta is owned by
Baltimore parties.
A large scow belonging to the Potomac
Dredging Company, while on her way out
of Piscataway creek. bound TO this city, a
day or two ago, sank, and II was not until
yesterday that her owners succeeded in
having her raised. The cargo on the boat
was lost. but she was but little damaged.
Repairs will be made, 1t is stated at Alex
andria, and the scow will be returned to
service.
pile-driving machine belonging TO Alex
andria parties is sunk in the dock at the
foot of Queen street, but is In shoal water.
The machine was used for a time on the
building of the new wharf for the District
freboat. and sank one night while lying at
the old ferry wharf at the foot OF NJ street
southwest. Apparently no efforts are beng
made to raise the machine.
The bugeye John Bradford laden with
pine wood from Nofnini creek. has arrived
in port and has been taken into the James
creek canal to unload.
The schooner Richard Cromwell, with a
1or Of hn11n liz hrfn al ord
New Jersey point, has arrived at George
town and is unloading her cargo there
The bricks, it is understood, will be used
in the buildings now in process OF erection
In this city.
The schooner Samuel Wood will I'M
load her cargo of railway tiles for Phila-
delphia at a point on the Virginia side OF
the river near Nomini creek.
The barge Lucretia has been taken to
Alexandria to unload a cargo of about 400
tons of salt from Norfolk.
The three-masted schooner Lula NJ. Quill.
Ian has arrived at Alexandria with a cargo
of glassmaking sand from the Severn river
aboard consigned to one of the glass bottle
making plants. She is at Shoots wharf.
The schooner Leroy is In port with q
cargo of cord wood from Mattawoman
creek aboard. and consigned to parties in
Georgetown.
The schooner John p Robinson, with q
cargo of grain aboard from Upper Macho-
doc creek has arrived in port and will UNI
load at the wharf foot of 10th street
The schooner Isabelle is lying at the
Shepherds Landing of the B. and o. r. R.,
opposite Alexandria, unloading big cargo
of railway ties for Baltimore.
The schooner Oakland from Nomini and
the schooner Janet from the Rappahan-
mock have arrived in port with cargoes OF
cord wood aboard consigned to local deal
ers.
The schooner Z. ]. Cunningham is ly-
ing at an Alexandria wharf unloading q
cargo of corn from the lower Potomac, con-
signed to a commission house.
The tugs Edward F. Gummell and ]. T.
Selectman came up the river yesterday
with eight barges of sand and gravel In
tow for the local market