Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SMELLS OF NAVAL TUG SAID TO
HAVE DAMAGED scow.
Excursion Steamers in Other Service
Big Barge to Load Coal
Marine Notes.


dria. According to reports, the sailing barge
Farmers Friend Capt. John Sisson, was
lying at Shoots wharf loading cargo OF
lumber for river point when the naval
tug Choctaw passed at a good speed. The
swels from the tug caused the barge TO
pitch so that II broke one OF her masts Off
close to the deck, but no further damage
was done There has been complaint for
year or more that the seas made by the
passage OF the naval tugs often caused ves
sells lying at Alexandria to part their moor
ing lines, but this is the first time the mo-
ton of the vessels has been such as to
break off a mast. Capt. Sutton will repair
the damage and proceed down the river
with his cargo
There was but small supply of fresh fish
on sale at the wholesale fish market on the
18th street wharf this morning, but the de-
mand was quite brisk and the fish sold at
good prices. The supply coming from river
sources is good.
Four vessels with oysters aboard, in all
about 500 bushels, have arrived in port since
yesterday and are lying at the nth street
wharf. The demand is excellent at 30 and
60 cents per bushel.
Some few watermelons still on sale,
but the supply is scarce and the demand
very light.
All the fleet of steamers which were maxi
ing daily excursion trips on the river until
a few days ago are now laid up or nave
been put In service on regular steamboat
lines on the Potomac or elsewhere. Inc iast
of the excursion steamers 10 lay up was me
River Queen which made her last trip, one
TO Chapel Point last week. The steamer
Manchester of the excursion fleet Is sun
making her daily trips to Mount vernon
The Arrowsmith has been put In service on
the river route and the steamer Pocahontas
is running on the route on the James river
between Richmond and Norfolk The othcr
excursion steamers are lying idle at 'heir
wharves here. - -,
Capt. Sonny Reagan is rebuilding the
landing stage and mooring pier for pleasure
craft at his boat house at the foot OF I1th
street southwest. With an improvised pie
driving machine Capt Reagan Is DRIVING
the piles needed in the new work ana WIZ
have the structure completed before tne
end of the week. The new moorlng pier
will furnish an anchorage for the
smaller pleasure craft where they Will pc
safe from harm during the heavy gales VI
the fall months.
The Moving Craft.
As the pungy Shining Light, Capt. Keith
Davis was on her way up the river day
or two ago with cargo OF oysters Tor TINS
city, she was struck by sudden squah on
the river, and the strain of the wind broke
off her foremost head, but did no further
damage. Capt Davis brought his vessel
into port without difficulty, and will have
damage repaired before she sails for the
lower river for another cargo. This was the
first trip the pungy had made 10 TINS CITY
for several months, as she had been laid up
at Alexandria ever since the close OF tue
last fishing season.
Barge No. 10, one of the big schooner
barges of the Consolidation Coal Company,
was brought into port today Dy the tug Ca
mlla and was taken up to Georgetown 30
load a cargo of Cumberland coal for a New
England port No. 10 is the first Console
dation Coal Company barge to come to this
city for coal for several months, as most
of the coal carrying trade from this city has
been in the big schooners that bring Ice
here. The barge will load about 500 tons
of the fuel and will. it is stated be fol-
lowed by other barges for coal cargoes.
which they will carry to Boston, Portland
or other ports in the north.
The big sde-wheel steamer Jane Moseley,
which was employed in running excursions
on the river during the last summer season,
will again this year winter in one of the
sheltered creeks of the Patapsco river near
Baltimore. The steamer has gone to Balti-
more and. IT is stated Is preparing to be
laid up. The Moseley will return to this
city In the spring, but before she comes she
will be given an overhauling. and be put in
thorough order for the excursion travel
Capt. Raines, who has been master of the
Washington-owned schooner Samuel Wood
for several years past has resigned his
command. and will take berth aboard the
schooner Hennie L. James as mate with
Capt. Thomas. His successor on the Wood
has not yet been named. The vessel is lying
In port here unloading cargo of cord wood
for the dealers.
Capt. Tally Fowkes. mate of the tug NJ
mitchell Davis was in the city Saturday
from Baltimore on visit to his family
here.
Arrivals and Departures.
The lath-laden schooner William Mar
shall. which arrived here yesterday from
st. John, New Brunswick. has been berthed
at the wharf foot of 1871 street southwest
The schooner ]. ID. Bell has arrived in
port with a cargo OF cord wood from Wades
bay for the local dealers. She is at the
10th street wharf to unload.
The schooner c. c. Wheeler is lying at
the wharf foot of nth street unloading a
cargo of fertilizer material from Norfolk
The barge Atlantic has sailed from Perth
Amboy, N. j., in tow of the tug Defiance
with a cargo of fertilizer material for
Alexandria.
The steamer Gov. Mclean of the Mary
land oyster police force has returned to her
station on the Potomac from visit to
Baltimore.
The schooner John McGinnis is lying at a
wharf on the lower Potomac loading a
cargo of railway ties for the Philadelphia
market
The schooner Herald is reported at sea,
bound to this city with cargo of asphalt
from the Island of Trinidad. The vessel
Will arrive here in about two weeks
The steamer E. James Tull has gone to
Aqua creek TO load a cargo of pine lum-
Der for the dealers in this city.
The schooner Nellie and Matte has COM
pleted the unloading of a cargo of pine
lumber at the wharf foot of 1914 street and
mas gone 10 upper Macnodoc creek to load
another cargo of pine lumber for dealers
here.
Capt. e. s. Randall, manager of the Ran
dali line steamers, has gone to New York
on business trip. He will be gone for
about a week.
Capt Michael Robb is on duty in the Of
flee of the Randall line steamers during the
absence of Mr.. George o. Carpnter the
general agent of the line
The tug ID. NJ. Key, Capt. Frank KNIT
which has been employed in towing the
sand and gravel scows of the Potomac
Dredging Company In and out of Piscat-
away creek. has been relieved from that
duty by the tug Powhatan.
YOUNG GREEN'S SUICIDE.