Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
sLooP ADDIE MEETS WITH Nus
NERVOUS ACCIDENTS.
Movements Of the Pleasure Graft
Work at New Ferry Wharf
Harbor Notes.

The sloop Addie. belonging to Messrs.
Cogswell & Bro. OF this city. is hauled out
on the marine railway at Reagan's boat
yard for such repair work as may be nee.
essary to put her In trim for active service.
The hull OF the little vessel is also to be
cleaned and painted before she goes into
commission again. The Addie has met with
a number OF accidents in the past year that
would have wrecked a less strongly built
vessel. but which harmed her but little. In
the big gale of September IA of last year
the sloop was lying in lower Machodoo
creek when the gale caught her and sent
her high and dry upon the beach. When
the storm abated and the tide fell the ves-
sci was found lying on the sands hundred
yards or more away from the water With
much difficulty she was foated and was
round to be practically unframed. This
did not end her adventures Last winter
while lying OFF the lower end of Blacki.
stones Island, apparently in safe harbor
she was caught by a drifting field OF fca
anu was again forced ashore. where she lay
Tor several weeks. When fioated it was
found that she had again escaped serious
INJURY The Addie is now being made ready
for the summer fishing trip on the James
and York rivers.
The receipts of fresh fish from the fisher
les about Virginia Beach and Old Point
were light this morning and Potomac vari-
cites from the nets in the river We're also
- S"'S' h' HShidhu "dS Eppu prices
were not high.
On the oyster wharf crabs, clans and
oysters were on sale. The supply of crabs
both hard and soft, from the lower river is
increasing, but the bulk of the stock is still
coming from Norfolk Soft crabs sold this
morning at 30 cents to 81 per dozen, and
hard at 81. % per hundred.
Oysters are coming from Norfolk. and sell
at 10 cents to 81 per bushel, and clans are
In demand at 60 to 65 cents per hundred
The schooner yacht Mist, which was
hauied out on the marine railway at Benz
netts for cleaning and painting of her huil
ana Tor other repair work. has been put
overheard, ready for active service She
Will be used for pleasure cruising on the
river during the summer, and will. It IL
stated, take party down the Potomac for
the Decoration day holidays
ne large twin screw power launch Mary
NJ, recently purchased by Mr.. Gustave
forspurg from parties in Bethel Del will
go into commission on the Potomac In the
latter part of the week. On Decoration
DAY she Will take her first long trim on tba
r ri.' wnen she will take party from this
Guy 10 colonial Beach. The Mary NJ, II IL
stated, is the fastest of the large fieet ~
Potomac pleasure craft
Capt. Robert Henry, one of the wealthtest
ana best known owners and masters Of
sailing craft on the Potomac and Chess
peake bay, died aboard the schooner Tbrea
Brothers, while lying at Baltimore Sunday
Iast- lie was resident Of Pocomoke CITY.
Mo, and his estate is valued at about SEQ .
w. Me was one OF the largest taxpayers
in his county, his property being in small
Day schooners, houses and farms a kid,
death
General River Matters.
Mr.. Gustave Forsburg of this CITY baa
sold the large new launch he Is having
built there to Mr.. ]. H. Marvel of Laurel
Del. The launch will be comple.ed ar the
wharf of Forsburg & Murray at the foot
of X street, and when completed will be-
taken to Delaware by her new owners The
hull was built at the boat yard of Cum
berland d Son, at the foot of 9th street
"A scow laden with a large cargo of brick
was taken from this city yesterday to O.
point on the river shore near the site of
the new building being erected for the Dis.
trlct almshouse in the lower part of the
District about opposite Alexandria The
rapidly.
The work of overhaulng the engine and
machinery of the United States fish COM
mission yacht Philarope, is being done at
the wharf of Forsburg & Murray, and It
is expected that the yacht will be ready TO
go north In about a week or ten days.
The dredging of the new slip for the
ferry steamers will be completed within
the next two or three days, and the driving
Of the piles that will form the slip will De
started before the end of this week. I'm
less the builders are away out in their cal.
culatioDs the new ferry building and slin
Will De ready for use before the 10Th OF
June, and steamer should be in service
about that time
The schooner Walter P. Snow, laden with
pine lumber from the Rappahannock river,
came into port yesterday afternoon. She
berthed at the 10th street wharf to dis
charge her cargo.
The schooner Rattle is in port with a load
Of pine wood from the lower river for the
dealers here.
The little three masted schooner Agnes
Quillan has arrived at Alexandria with q
cargo of glass-making sand for one of the
glass bottle making plants there.
The barge W. ]. McElvine, laden with q
cargo of about 7G0 tons of fee from Havre
de Grace. Nd. is in port for the American
Ice Company. She is lying at the 9th
street wharf.
charter to load a cargo Of pine lumber on
the Rappahanuock river for this city.
The Baltimore tug Easily came into port
yesterday with laden barge in tow from
the upper part Of Chesapeake bay.
The tug James o. Carter arrived yester-
day with barge No. o Of the Consolidation
Coal Company in tow. The barge is one OF
the big vessels of the Consolidation Coal
Company and comes here to take aboard
about eco tons of Cumberland coal, to be
carried to Boston. The barge was supposed
to be bringing a cargo of ice here from the
Maine ice fields for the American Ice Cons
pany, but she arrived here light. She VIII
load at the Georgetown coal piers.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr. Of this city
Is cruising on lower Chesapeake bay. on the
lookout for vessels bound to this city.