Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ICE COMPANIES PREPARING FOR
COMING HOT WEATHER.
Overhauling Excursion Steamers for
Service-After Oyster Law Violators
General River Matters.

The local ice companies are making prep
arations for the reception and storing Of
Ice in the houses along the river front, and
within the next week cargoes Of Ice will
begin arriving here from the Maine Ice
fields and will be stored for use during the
summer. The schooner O. D. Witherill has
been chartered to bring a cargo of ice to
this city from Rockport, Me-, and the big
schooner Independent will load on the Ken
ebec river for this city. The two vessels
will bring about $500 tons Of ice. and will
be the first OF the fleet of coasting schoon
ers to come here this season. The big Ice
houses in Georgetown and on the Eastern
branch will not, It is stated. be used during
the coming season.
1t Is expected that by the end Of the pres
ent week all the large fishing shores along
the Potomac will have "cut out" and the
bulk Of the fishing business for the sum-
mer will be over. Friday the big shore at
Stoney Point, one of the largest on the
river, shut down, and the men employed
there were discharged. The season has
been disappointing one. and the fishing
shore owners will lose money. At the
wharf yesterday afternoon about $1,000 her
ring and less than hundred shad were re-
ceived
The Baltimore tug Emma has arrived
here. having In tow the barges Thos. j.
Naulty, Ellen s. Jennings, Cramer Hill.
Patapsco and T. J. Kugler. The barges are
laden with hard coal from Philadelphia and
bring In all over 5000 tons for the dealers
here and at the Georgetown wharves.
The steamers River Queen and Jane Nose
ley are in the hands of the painters, being
cleaned up and decorated for the excursion
season on the river, which will open early
in next week. The Queen and the Mosely
have been thoroughly overhauled during
the past winter, and are now in condition
for effective service. The pier at Motley
Hall is being rebuilt, but 1t Is understood
the River Queen will make Glymont it's
chief resort this season.
Cargoes of railway ties are being shipped
from points along the river to Philadelphia
and New York. Within the past ten days
three vessels, large and two smaller
schooners, have loaded ties at Somerset
Beach and sailed for Philadelphia and the
schooner Fleet Of the Wave is now lying in
Nomini loading ties for Philadelphia. Sew
eral vessels, 1t Is stated are under charter
to load ties at Alexandria within the next
month
General River Matters.
The tug William H. Yerkes arrived at
Piscataway creek a day or two ago with a
scow for the Potomac Dredging Company
The scow Is one Of several river boats
which the Potomac company has had built
recently at Baltimore for service in bring
Ing sand and gravel from the dredging
machine to this city. A derrick machine
and several scows for the Potomac COM
pany are now building at Baltimore
The Maryland oyster police officials are
still busy looking after violators of the
oyster laws Of the Potomac The oyster
season closed several days ago, but as there
is still market for oysters here 1t Is a
temptation to the dredgers to steal over the
oyster rocks with drags down in order to
pick up fifty or a hundred bushels for the
Washington market. 1t is to prevent these
violations of the law the schooner Bessie
Jones and her launch are patrolling the
oyster beds and are keeping a sharp look
out for offenders.
The power sloop Two Friends has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
ing and painting of hull. The Two Friends
will be used by her owners for an extended
cruise on the river during the summer.
The new power launch of Mr.. Gustave
Forsberg will, it is stated. be taken from
Cumberland's boathouse to Forsberg & Muir
rays shop to be fitted with her engine and
wheel before being launched When the
new boat goes into the water she will be
ready for service.
The new Racine automobile boat which
was put overheard several days ago, is out
daily and attracts much attention as 1t flies
through the water. The little craft Is but
seventeen feet long, and as ii makes speed
of about twelve or thirteen miles an hour
it looks to be going much faster than 1t
really Is. The launch Is, however, the fast
est boat of its size ever on the Potomac.
The Washington schooner John Maginis
has arrived at Fort Washington and is I'M
loading cargo of hard coal from Phila-
delphia there
The schooners Samuel Weed and Mary