Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER HENRY PITTS NOW
OWNED BY CAPT. CROMWELL.

Capt. R. J. Wheeler. who has been mas
ter and part owner of the two-mastcd bay
schooner Henry H Pitts, has sold his in
terest In the vessel to Capt, Charles A.
Bromwell, who will take command of her
The Pitts is a frequent visitor to this city
with cargoes of lumber, and Capt. Wheeler.
her retiring commander. was well known
here. The vessel registered 229 gross tons
and 1S2 net tons. and Is 1as feet long, S01.
feet wide and has depth of hold of nine
feet She was built at I.oundout, N. Y.
In 1873 Capt. BromweI1, the new onwer of
the vessel, was in command of the schooner
Charles A.. Wilter of Baltimore, which was
recently lost in collision at sea off Cape
Hatteras
A large houseboat built at Deans boat
yard at Alexandria, for parties residing
there. has been completed and will De
launched tomorrow. The new craft is about
GO feet long and will be equipped with steam
heat. electric lights and other modern con-
yeniences for the comfort of those who will
stay aboard her. She is the largest house,
boat OF the kind the river and will be
the most complete In point of equipment.
The boat will be ready for service about the
middle Of next month.
There was an excellent demand for fresh
fish OF all varieties at the wholesale fish
market at the wharf this morning. but the
supply on hand was light and consisted
mainly Of trout. porgies and founders.
There was scattering supply OF other va
rieties on sale. Prices are advancing
slightly
One vessel with oysters in the shell aboard
arrived at the wharf this morning and the
demand for the shell fish is good Prices
range about 55 cents per bushel
5 The supply of crabs brought up by the
driver steamer this morning was not large,
but was made to meet the demand. They
are selling at 81. so to $2.25 per barrel.
Capt. John D. Hart who was In command
of the steamer River Queen during the
past excursion season, has taken command
OF the gasoline power barge Adelaide, in
service on the river.
Mr.. Stephen Gardella has returned to
duty aboard the steamer Estelle Randall
on the Glymont mail route, as steward
Capt. James Richardson left here yester-
day In command of power launch from
the north which has been lying in George
town harbor for several days. The launch
Is on her way south for the winter.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The repairs to the hull Of the bugeye
Blanche Haywood at Deans boatyard at
Alexandria has been completed and as soon
as the metal Is replaced on the hull the
vessel will be ready to put overheard and
will return to service on the river The
Hayward Is the bugeye that was struck
sunk in the river off Holland Point She
was raised shortly after the accident and
has been at Deans rebuilding since that
time. The vessel is owned in Westmore-
land county, on the lower Potomac in Vtr-
ginia.
The pocket scow belonging to John Mil
Ter which has been on the railway at Ben
netts boatyard for the past three weeks
being rebuilt is now practically a new
vessel and will today be put overheard
ready for service. Since being hauled out
the scow has been retimbered throughout
and considerable of her planking renewed.
1t will be used as a tender to the Miller
dock dredging machine, in operation on
the Eastern branch This scow was built
at the Washington navy yard over fifteen
years ago. and it is stated this is the first
time it has been given general over
hauling since it was launched
The unloading of ice-laden vessels at the
local wharves will soon be over for NE
season and the ice supply of the city will
come from the artificial ice-making plants
in the city. But one large schooner is
loading ice at the Maine ice fields for this
city and none is at sea bound here This