Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS CHARTERED TO LOAD
CARGoEs FOR THIS CITY.
Schooner Dora to Visit Home Port
Launch lola to Overhaul
Harbor Notes

have been made in the past two or three
days and are reported. The two-masted
schooners Rover and Kate Darling ton are
under charter to load lumber on the Rap
pahannock river for the dealers here The
schooner Samuel Wood has been chartered
to take cargo of railroad ties to Philadel-
phia and to bring a cargo of hard coal back
to this city. Barge No. o of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company and several large school,
ers are under charter to bring oargoes OF
ice from Maine TO this city. The schooner
Sidonia Curley has been chartered to load
pine timber the James river for mer-
chants here. All these vessels should be in
port here within the next ten days or two
weeks.
The dealers in fresh fish at the wholesale
market on the nth street wharf are lcok-
ing for big Increase la business now that
the street hucksters are TO be allowed to
cry their wares. Since the police regula-
tons have been strictly enforced the sales
or hsh at the wharf market have fallen of
greatly. as the dealers would not buy,
claiming they could not SELL
Business was more brisk at the fish mar
ket this morning than it has been for
eraf days past, and prices have an upward
turn. Crabs. both hard and soft. clans
from the eastern shore of Virginia and oys-
tiers from Norfolk were all on sale this
morning. though all except CLAIMS we've
scarce. Prices are high and the demand
good.
The power launch lola. belonging to Mr..
o.. E. Danzenbaker of this city. is TO Rs
hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
gan boat yard for overhauling of hull and
for cleaning and painting. She will go on
the railway as soon as the steam launch
Dixie is put overheard. A large batteau,
equipped with a sail. from Colonial Beach
is also at Reagan's for caulking and other
repair work.
The tug William H. Mohler. Capt George
Davis is being ed oyprhanled
her crew while she remains in active serv-
ice The tug is employed in general tow
ing on the river, but is principally engaged
in taking stone-laden barges from the quar-
ries above Georgetown to points where
wanted.
The large wharf at the foot of 1871 street,
which for the past year or two has been
used by one of the local sand and gravel
companies an unloading place for its
barges, is to be transformed into a lumber
handling pier, its use having been secured
by recently organized lumber firm, which
Will start business there about July /. Tho
pier Is one of the most commodiOuS on the
entire river front. and large vessels can
dock there.
The little harbor tug d. NJ. Key. which
was hauled out on the marine railway at
Benefits boat yard. has been put over
board ready for service. While out the tug
was equipped with new propeller wheel
and had some minor repair work done to
her hull. The new wheel is Trout-made
one and II is expected to make the Key
somewhat faster, as the wheel is built for
speed. The Key will return to general tow
ing on the river.
General River Matters.
The schooner Flying Scud has arrived in
port with a cargo of about 10000 feet of
pine lumber from the Rappahannock river
for the dealers, and is lying at the wharf
foot of It'll street. unloading her cargo.
The Schooner Father and Son came into
port laden with railway ties from points on
the lower Potomac.
The schooner Sidney Jones is lying at the
wharf foot of 1917 street southwest unload
ing cargo of pine wood from down river
point.
The steam barge E. James Tull has re-
turned to Occoquan creek with miscella-
neous cargo. and will bring back cargo OF
cordWood lumber.
The schooners BERTHE, William E. Villas.
Landlord and North Carolina are among
the recent arrivals of lumber-laden vessels
from Virginia and North Carolina ports.
consigned to dealers here and at Alexan-
drta.
the lower river with full cargoes of cord
wood. They Will discharge and will return
to the lower Potomac for another cargo of
the same kind.
Mr.. James 0. Garter has gone to Atlantic
City. and will spend week or two there
recuperating from his recent illness.
Capt. James T. Barker. master of The
steamer Harry Randall was taken suddenly
ill Thursday night with a stomach trouble.
but had recovered sufficiently last night to
command his steamer on trip on the river.
Mr.. John Stewart of Colonial Beach, man
ager of the big hotel there was in the city
yesterday on business.
1t is stated that Mr.. Daniel ]. Callahan.
assistant general manager of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company. who
has been transferred from the Norfolk Of
flee to this city as assistant to the general
manager here, will arrive here next week
and will assume his duties here.
The tug William III. Yerkes, tr.. of this
city is at the mouth of the river on the s.
lookout for vessels bound to this city with
cargoes of ice. Four or five vessels are on
their way here