Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW TUG FITTING OUT FOR sERV-
ICE ON POTOMAC.
Fish Commission Yacht
Philarope - Cutter Window in
Port-Personal and General.

The new tag Edward G. Gumnel, which
was built at Solomon's Island, Nd, for
Mr.. E. G. Gummel of this city, and which
is now at Baltimore. being fitted with
her engine and machinery, WILL 1t is ex-
pected, be ready for service on the Po-
tomac within the next two or three weeks.
Her engine and boiler are in place. and
day or two ago the new boat had a sat
isfactory dock trial of her engine. She
will shortly be given a trial the Pa
tapsco river near Baltimore. and will DE
brought to this city ready for service.
The tug will hail from Georgetown and
will be used in towing stone-laden scows
and other work about the river in this
vicinity.
She is said 10 be a handsome craft and
will be quite addition to the local feet
of tow boats.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale market on the wharf was quite
light this morning, but the demand was
also light and prices were steady. Some
few fish from the nets in the river were
on sale, but the bulk of the supply is COM
ing from bay sources.
The demand for crabs, both hard and
soft shelled, is quite heavy, while the sup
ply coming from all sources is very light
Soft crabs find ready sale at 90 cents to
81 per dozen and the hard-shelled variety
is selling at 81. % per hundred.
Two small vessels with clans aboard
came into port yesterday from the eastern
shore and are lying at the 18th street wharf
The CLAIMS are selling well. oysters IN the
shell are also on sale, but the demand for
them Is light
The Sunday school of st. Margarets
Episcopal Church made a special trip to
River View Saturday on the steamer Harry
Randall and inaugurated the summer eX-
cursion season on the river. There were
about 500 children and their elders in the
party. They returned home ABOUT
O. clock Saturday Afternoon.
The HERNIA Vista Dancing Club had its
regular monthly dance at River View Fri
day evening. The trip to the resort was
made on the steamer Randall and most
enjoyable evening was spent. About 600
persons We're the guests of the club
The United States fish commission yacht
Philarope is lying in port here to have
her machinery overhauled prior to going
north The date she will leave this city
has not been fixed by the fish commits
sion authorities, but will be early in next
month. The yacht will be employed on
the fisheries on the coast of Massachu-
sets.
The sloop Surprise, owned by Mr.. C. B.
Fuller, is lying at anchor in the harbor, be-
ing fitted out for service on the river She
will leave, it is stated tomorrow on a short
trip with her owner Mr.. Fuller, and
Messrs Lot, Frizell and Doshman, aboard.
General River Matters.
The United States revenue cutter. William
Window, came into port Saturday morning,
and is still lying at anchor in the upper end
Of the harbor. This is the second visit the
Window has made to this city in the past
ten days.
The tug Powhatan, belonging to the
Washington Stone Company. is at the
wharf of Forsberg & Murray. al the foot of
K street, for some minor repair work to
her machinery The tug came here from
Richmond about three months ago, and is
used for towing stone-laden ScoWS from
down the river to this city. The Fort
Washington launch Cygnus is also lying at
Forsberg e. Murray's for cleaning and
painting
Capt. Charley Graves Of Richmond, who
was master of the steamer Pocahontas. on
her James river route, and who came to
this city on the steamer, returned home
Sa turday evening, and will take command
of the steamer Old Point Comfort, on the
James river route.
Mr.. Pat Loften. while employed about
Regan's railway day or two ago, fell and
injured his back quite badly, and was con-
fined to his bed until Saturday.
Messrs. Wright, White, Dunn and Simp-
son of the United States steamboat inspec-
ton service, came over from Baltimore Sat
urday morning on business connected with
the inspection of steamboats, here.
The new steamer Pocahontas, which went
into service on the Potomac Saturday after
noon on the Colonial Beach route is under
has for his staff, Mr.. T. B. Garnet, pur-
ser; Robert Hall and E. P. Dodson, quar-
termasters, and Col. George Greason, stew
ard. Mr.. w. J. Coils Is in charge of the
engine room, with ]. c. Mayo as his assist
ant.
The schooner Sidney Jones and w. F.Vilas
are lying at the wharf, foot of 18th street,
unloading large cargoes of wood.
The sooner Mary Washington has ar
rived in port with a full cargo of pine lum-
Der from river point.
The steamer Lily and Howard is in port
with a cargo of wood from the lower Po
tomac for the dealers.
Barge No. of the Consolidated Coal
Company, which has been looked for here
for several days with a cargo of ice, Is ct
sea, but should arrive here early this week.
She is coming from the Kennebec river.
The schooner o. D. whitehall completed
the unloading Of her cargo of Ice and has
gone to coal port to load for the north.
The schooner N. Colbourn, laden with
lumber, and the schooner Isaac Solomon,
with wood, are among the arrivals in port
yesterday from the lower Potomac.