Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW SCHOONER FOR cHEsA-
PEAKE BAY LUMBER TRADE.
Old Steamer to Be Wrecked - Work
Being Done at Boatyards-
Other Matters,

stocks at Bath (Maine) shipyard. build
| ing for Capt. William J. Quillan. owner Of
| the schooner Sallie G. Marvel. VIII be ready
to take her initial plunge into the water
within the next ten days or two weeks. and
| when she Is launched she will be called the
N. D. Maxwell. The new schooner ia
being built particularly for the southern
lumber trade between south Atlantic ports
and those on Chesapeake bay. and viii be
a fine vessel. modern In all her equipment
She will be 1856 feet long, 80 feet wide and
| will have depth OF hold Of 1871 feet, viii
carry over 600 tons cargo and will have q
| capacity for over million feet OF lum-
Der. She viii be equipped with steam
power for the hosting of her sails and
other heavy work, and her living quarters
| Will be as comfortably fitted up as any
vessel sailing on the coast. She will, 1t Ia
| city.
| There was but a light supply OF fresh FISH
on sale at the wholesale fish market at the
wharf this morning. while the demand was
fair. All varieties OF fresh fish were on
| sale and they commanded good prices.
| At the oyster wharf the supply aboard the
vessels, while not very heavy, was ample
| to meet the demand. All grades OF the BIZ
| valves were on sale at prices ranging from
| 80 cents per bushel up to 81 and higher.
Crabs are still on sale, but the supply is
| light and the demand also light
| It is stated that the old steamer Kent.
| which has been out OF service at Alexan-
| drta for several months past is to be sold
| to junk dealers. and will be broken up for
the old iron that Is in her. The Kent was
built In 1S45, and IL one of the oldest steam
ers under American registry. and in her
ers af1oat. For several years she has been
employed in freight trafic on the river.
and went out Of service about fifteen
months ago
No
d. NJ Key. employed in work about the
harbor, Is confined to his home by sickness.
While Capt. Kintz is away Capt. Henry
Davis Is in charge of the tug.
Capt. Tally Fowkes. master OF the tug
Louise. who has been visiting his family in
| this city. has returned to Nomini, where
his steamer is loading for this city.
| Hollow bricks. glazed tile bricks and other
brought here in large quantities in vessels
| from New York. Perth Amboy, n. j., and
| elsewhere for use in the many fine new
buildings In process of erection In this city
TWO schooners are lying at the Georgetown
! wharves unloading cargoes OF tho bricks,
and two schooners-the Mabel and Ruth and
| the Agnes L. Quillian-are reported on their
way from New York here with the brick
charter to bring cargoes of brick here and
| they will be coming into port as long as the
river Is open to navigation.
General River News.
The work Of overhauling the little power
sloop Curlew at the Reagan boathouse at
foot OF 1314 street has been completed and
the vessel has been launched from the rail-
way ready for service. The Curlew will be
| used to carry hunting parties down the river
during the duck hunting season, which will
open on the Potomac in few days While
on the railway the sloop was given an over
hauling
The tug Camilla of the feet of A. ]. Tay-
Tor & Bro. of this city has gone out of
service for several days in order to have her
boilers thoroughly overhauled and put In
order for service on the Potomac during
the fall and winter months. The Camilla
will be employed in river work, towing oys-
ter-laden vessels and other craft through
the ice to this city.
The sloop Cora McKenney which has
been hauled out on the little railway at
Deans boatyard at Alexandria undergoing
repairs for several weeks past, has been
put overheard ready for service. While on
the railway the hull of the schooner uss
rebuilt and she was put in thorough order
FOR efficient service on the river The Nc
henney viii, it is stated. join the fleet of
vessels employed In bringing cargoes OF
oysters in the shell from the lower Poto-
mac to this city. Dean also has several
large scows belonging to one OF the local
sahd-dlgglng companies at his boat yard. to
De rebuilt and made ready for service
Ihe handsome steam launch Diane no
longing to Gen. Crozier. chief of ordna nee
or the army. Is hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits boatyard and will n
| Is stated, receive minor repairs before helm.
laid up for the winter
Inc schooner James B. Anderson has sr-
rived In port from a Virginia lumber port
iaden with about 100 600 feet OF nine Inn,
per consigned to the local dealers. and is
lying at the wharf foot of X street south
west to unload her cargo
Inc tug Peerless came into port yester-
DAY with two cOal-laden barges In tow con-
11isneo 10 parties In Georgetown. The
barges each have cargoes amounting TO
about GOO tons. The tug left port yester-
aay evening with two light barges in tow
bound for Norfolk
The schooner Amelia M. Price, laden with
pine boards from the Kappa hammock river
has arrived in port here.
Inc schooner William C. Tanner is the
only large schooner now in port. She Is
lying at the 10th street wharf unloading a
cargo OF Ice for the American Ice Com
pany. 1t is probable that the Tanner will
be the last ice-laden vessel to come to this
port until next spring. She will go from
here to Baltimore To load
The w. ii. Bixler and Ada BaIlenger left
port yesterday evening bound to points on
the lower river to load cargoes for this
port.
The ram schooner Grace q. Bennett laden
with cargo of shingles from port on the
North Carolina sound, has arrived, and is
lying at the wharf foot of 18th street to
unload her cargo.
The schooner William T. Moore laden
with building brick from New York has ar
rived in port and is lying at a Georgetown
wharf to unload her cargo.
The bargeS Saturn and Mars are reported
on their way to this city from Philadelphia
with cargoes of hard coal aboard for the
dealers.
The schooner Salisbury is under charter
to load cargo of pine timber at Jackson
Vile, Fla, for this city. as soon as she
completes the discharging of her cargo OF
barreled oil from Baltimore for the Florida
port.
The schooner Puritan. laden with a cargo
Of about $4,000 feet Of pine lumber from
Virginia lumber port, came into port yes
terday.
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