Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR LOCAL
sAND-DIaGING COMPANY.
Fast Sailing Boat in Service-Deepen-
ing Water at Lumber Docks
Other Matters.


city has placed the contract for the build
ing of a large dredging machine with the
Spedden Shipbuilding Company of Balti-
more and the bottom timbers for the hull
of the new machine will be placed In posi-
ton at once. The new machine will be 30
feet long. 80 feet wide and feet deep and
VIII be equipped with modern sand and
gravel digging and separating machinery.
1t will be built to dig larger quantity of
material than any machine in service on
the river and viii be ready to begin work
early in the fall. The new digger, it is
stated, will be used in dredging in Piscata-
way creek and the material excavated will
be used in this city. The Potomac COM
pany Is making large Increases in its plant
on the river and when the new machine is
completed 1t Is understood an order for an
other digger will be placed.
Ihere was an excellent supply of fresh
lSh or all kinds from the fisheries about
lower Chesapeake bay and the Atlantic
coast about Virginia Beach, but the demand
Tor the ish was very light and they are
seiing at low figures. Fish from river
sources are scarce
Crabs. both hard and soft-shelled are in
sood demand this morning. but the supply
coming to the dealers at the wharf market
Is limited. and they are selling at high
prices.
Clams are in demand and the supply Is
Iair; oysters are still on sale. and in spite
Oh the warm weather, the demand for them
continues Fair
Mr.. Edward WHITE hoathui,dar az tho
1oot of 18th street near the Washington bar
racks, has recently completed a skipiack
ABOUT is feet long and with draft of but
d rev inches, which has proved to he an
exceptionally speedy little craft in ali
winds, but particularly so in light breezes.
Inc new boat was built by Mr.. Whyte for
ms own use. Several pleasure craft owned
here are at Whyte's boa thouse for over
hauling and repairs
Inc big ocean-going tug Albert H. Ellis
OF Baltimore, which brought a tow of coal
10 iaoen oarges into port yesterday afternoon.
is paying her first visit here in several
years. The tug is handsome vessel. and
while not as large as several of the Balti-
more tugs that come here occasionally she
storm.
The Baltimore schooner Salisbury COM
pieted the unloading of her cargo of Ium-
Der here yesterday and has gone to Baltl-
more to go into drydock there for atten-
ton to her hull and for cleaning and paint
lhg The schooner, as soon as the over
hauling is completed. will take cargo of
coal to a south Atlantic port and will load
lumber at Jacksonville for this city The
tug Camilla will tow the schooner to Bal
tomore.
General Marine News.
The tug Albert G.. Ellis of Baltimore came
into port yesterday afternoon with a tow
of ba7ges, the Thomas ]. Naulty. Roanoke
and Rappahannock. all from Philadelphia
and with coal aboard. The tugs bring in
all about 1900 tons of fuel and will dis
charge their cargoes at the Georgetown
coal piers.
The dredging machine belonging to Deane
& Co. of Alexandria is employed in Deepen
ing the water in the docks al the wharf of
Johnson & Wimsatt, at the foot of 18th
street southwest, in order that deep-draft
vessels may dock at the pier and discharge
nd 81 fncrfa
tug George w. Pride of Alexandria is act
ing as tender to the dredge.
When the artillery officers at Fort Wash
ington go to tally up the property used In
the defenses Of the capital, during the army
and navy theoretical battle of the past two
or three days, they will find they are short
several of the key markers used to Indicate
the location of the submarine mines. Yes
sells in passing through the mine fields
have fouled the kegs and have towed them
a considerable. distance out of position.
Several of the kegs have been brought to
this city in the steamer wheels.
The schooner Father and Son has arrived
in port laden with railway ties from the
vicinity of Marshall Hall, consigned to
dealers.
The schooners Bertha May, John E. Cum
ningham and Laura Moore are among the
recent arrivals in port with cargoes of
cord wood from the lower Potomac points.
The bay schooner Emily E. Burton is in
port with cargo of pine lumber from
Virginia lumber port for the dealers.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons, laden
with lumber and shingles for the dealers
here and at Alexandria, has arrived in port
from Newbern, n. c.
The schooner. r. M. Blundon Is lying at
the wharf foot of 18th street unloading
cargo of about $1,000 feet of lumber from
Virginia port.
Two large lighters belonging to Johnson
& Wimsatd came into port yesterday morn
ing with cargoes of lumber from Quantico
aboard.
Two large schooners are lying at the
Georgetown wharves taking aboard car
goes of soft coal for Boston.
Capt. Charley Raley has been transferred
from the command of the steamer Gen. ].
A. Dumont to the command of the steamer
Estelle Randall. Capt. Frank Luckett,
from the Estelle Randall, takes the steam
er Dumont.