Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
ON THE. River FRONT
STEAM YACHT DIANE READY FOR
FITTING OUT.
Disabled Schooner Comes Here for Re-
pairs-Tug Camilla in Service
Other Notes.

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Crozier, u S. A., of this city, has been re-
paired at Deans boatyard at Alexandria,
and is ready for service on the river. The
vessel will be brought to this city and will
here be redecorated and painted and will
be fitted out with new furnishings to make
her available for service as a pleasure
craft. When the Diane was cut through
by the ice last fall she filled and sank. Her
cabins were completely flooded with harbor
water and much of the interior furnishings
of the vessel were so badly injured as to be
unfit for further use. These furnishings
will be renewed and the little vessel made
ready for service between now and the
coming of warm weather, when she will
go into commission 1t is understood the
Diane will be taken on a cruise on the
North Atlantic coast during the coming
summer.
There was a fall off in the receipts of
shad and herring from the nets in the river
this morning, only about 5000 shad and
125, 600 herring being brought here from all
sources. The demand for the fish continued
quite heavy. Rock, perch. cats and other
i've fish are also on sale, and the demand
for them is excellent.
The supply of oysters on the wharf is
more than ample to meet the demand No
oyster-laden vessels have arrived in port
for several days. Prices still range from
4Oc. per busheI up to 81 for selected stock.
Hard crabs, caught in the mud of Chesa-
peake bay, are On sale and the supply is
large enough to meet the demand They sell
about 81 % per huiidredit
/ The schooner Mary Stephenson, which lost
her spars off MafshaliIHall day or two
ago. was brought4te the city by her crew
for temporary repairs and not taken to her
home port, as was at first stated. The little
craft will be put In condition for service.
The large poweri launch Stella of this city,
owned by Mr.. J.o III. Nicholson, made a
record run from Blackistone's Island to this
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urday evening and visited several of the
river resorts on cher way to the island.
At IL am. Monday she started from the
island for home and at $50 she was tied
ninety miles having been made in nine and
one-half hours-good time for the ordinary
steamboat. ...
! General News. ofdthe River.
The tug Camille Of Taylor Bros fleet
which has been out of commission for the
past two. weeks undergoing a general over
hauling of her hull and machinery, came
up to this city from Alexandria yesterday
and will go into service today. She will be
employed in general towing on the river. :
The steam launch Cygnus was hauled out
ION the marine railway at Reagans boat
yard yesterday to have a new rudder shoe
placed on her and to. have her cupboard
condenser pipes renewed The work was
completed yesterday afternoon and the lit
lie vessel WAS put OSSTUOdTu. SUe sailed
at once under the command of Capt. MI,
chael Robb for Fort Washington, where she
Is employed
Empty fish barrels by the hundred are
being taken to the fish packing houses
along the river In which to pack sailed
shad and herring during the coming fish,
ing season. On her last trip down the
river the steamer Harry Randall had 500
aboard, and vessels laden with them leave
here and from Alexandria almost daily.
: Rescue Harbor OF Masters and Pilots.
the organization of Baltimore steamboat
men. has determined to hold open meetings
for some time to come and have extended
invitations to pilots who are not members
Of the order to attend in order that they
may learn the advantages Of the organiza-
ton. i
Point Lookout shoal buoy No. 2, a second
class nun, which was dragged out of posi-
ton by the Ice during the winter months,
was replaced in position by the tender
Holly, March 80. 5T'--f THf. -
The revenue cutter Window has been
locked at Baltimore shipyard for repair
work and painting, and will be put In trim
for summer service~on the station.
The bugeye Lottie Thomas, with a full
cargo of pine lumber aboard from lower
The .Goldie c., Capt Maddox, has arrived
from Colonial Beach with full cargo of
cord wood aboard.
The schooner Rover, laden with glass;
making sand from the Severn river. has
arrived at Alexandria, consigned to the Old
Dominion glass works. ,-...
The schooner R. B. Sped6en Is at the
wharf foot of 18th street southwest, dis
charging her cargo of shingles from Nor
folk. =. .-atr,r ~ s'
The tug Sandow yesterday brought In
the barges George B. Roberts and John |.
Brady, laden with hard coal from Bait1-
more The barges will unload at the.
Georgetown coal wharves.
The schooner William II. Mcguire. laden
with pine lumber from Nominf creek con-
signed to dealers, has arrived at Alexan-
dria.