Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SUPPLIES OF ICE COMING FROM
POINTS IN MAINE.
Coal-Laden Barges Arrive in Port
Accident to Tug Powhatan
Marine Notes.


are to visit this city within the next two
or three weeks with cargoes Of ice aboard
from the ice fields on the Maine coast to
supply the demand here. The four-masted
schooner Thomas +. Dennison has sailed
from the Kennebec with about 400 tons
aboard. and. with good weather. should
arrive here about the last Of this week or
early In the. coming one. The schooners
Helen H, Taft and Helen Hunt are under
charter to 30 to the Kennebec and take
aboard cargoes for this city. The two YES
sells will bring nearly 5000 tons in their
cargoes. the Taft being one of the largest
vessels that come up the Potomac. and
this Is her flrst visit here this summer.
The demand for fresh FISH at the whole
sale nsh market on the wharf this morn
fnE was quite brisk. but the supply OF fish
on hand was quite light. and consisted
mainly of trout, butterash and a few fish
from the nets in the river.
The oyster wharf was deserted this morn
ing. not an oyster or watermelon boat being
there. Several oyster crafts are expected
to arrive within the next twenty-four hours.
The supply of crabs on sale at the whole
sale fsh wharf was not large this morn
ing. while the demand is fair. Prices range
fiom $1.50 to $2.25 per barrel.
The Baltimore tug Peerless arrived In
port yesterday. having In tow the barges
William w. Curtin and the Alexander J.
Gibson. from Philadelphia via Chesapeake
City. The barges each have aboard about
100 tons Of coal and are consigned to parties
here The dealers here are now laying in
their winter supply OF fuel. and tows of
coal-Iaden barges will be coming into port
almost daily The bulk of the. anthracite
coal used in this city comes In barges and
other vessels from the north.
The steam pilot boat Pilot Of the Mary
land Pilots Association feet, which Is sta
toned on the Cape Charles station. came
UP the river Saturday afternoon to this
city, but only remained in the harbor for
about a half hour. The object of the Pilot
In visiting this city IL not known. She re-
Gently completed repairs at Baltimore, and
was on her way from Baltimore to Cape
Charles when she paid her unexpected visit
here.
Repairs and New Construction.
Machinists are aboard the steamer Wake
field taking her cylinder and other ma
chinery apart preparatory to giving 1t a
general overhauling to put It In good order
for efficient work on the river during the
coming fall and winter. The canvas cover
ing on the hurricane deck OF the steamer Is
being torn off, preparatory to repairing the
deck and recovering it with heavy canvas
as protection against the bad weather
The steamer will be out of service for sew
eral weeks.
The little tug Powhatan, which has been
chartered to tow the scows of the Potomac
Dredging Company in and out OF Piscat-
away creek to the river channel. where the
larger boats can take hold Of them to bring
them to the city. is temporarily out Of serv-
ice, 1t is reported, to repair leak that un-
expectedly developed in her boiler. The
tug will be out Of service for day or two.
The large houseboat recently built at
Deans boatyard. near Alexandria, has been
launched and Is now lying at the yard be-
ing fitted out for service. The boat as has
class on the river, and is, it Is stated. owned
by Alexandria parties. 1t will be ready for
service early in the coming month.
Mr. Harry Teel, fireman aboard the tug
James 0. Carter, Is on a vacation Of about
ten days. During his absence Ben De-
vaughn is performing his duties aboard the
tug.
The tug VIM H. Yerkes, IT,. has arrived
here from Baltimore to lay up for a day
or two to clean boiler and do any repair
work that may be necessary. She will re-
turn to service as soon as her overhauling
is completed.
Arrivals and Departures.
The schooner John A. Dixon has arrived
in port with q cargo of canned goods from
the canning factories on the lower Potomac
and Is lying in the stmear awaiting berth
The tug Radiant arrived in port yesterday
with tank barge No. II OF the Standard
Oil Company in tow. The barge had aboard
a cargo of Oil In bulk for this city and the
Standard Oil agency at Alexandria.
The tug James o. Carter has taken the
barge John I. Brady to Aqua creek to load
a cargo Of railway ties for the Philadei-
phia market.
The schooner E. G. Erwin, laden with
hard coal from Perryvtlle, Md, arrived in
port yesterday evening consigned to local
dealers. The schooner has aboard about
400 tons.
The tug Marion Cameron came into port
yesterday evening with one scow laden with
gravel. from Piscataway creek. in tow.
The bugeye Goldie G. has arrived in port
with a cargo of about 500 cases of canned
tomatoes from a lower river point. She will
unload at the 10th street wharf.
The big barge Atlantic. laden with cargo
OF fertilizer material for the Alexandria
Chemical Company. has arrived at Shoots
wharf. from Carteret, N. ].
The schooner May. with a cargo OF lum-
Der and building material aboard. has gone
to Colonial Beach with her cargo. The ma
terial Is to be used In the building of
cottage.
The new gasoline power barge Louise Is
reported lying in Nomini creek loading a
cargo Of cord wood for this city. This viii
be the first trip the new boat has made.
She is expected to arrive here about the end
Of this week
GROOM WAS RATIFIED.