Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MINING ENGINEERS TO TAKE
TRIP ON THE POTOMAC.

The steamer River Queen will take the
members of the American Institute of Min
ing Engineers on a special trip on the river
as far down as the Indian Head naval
proving grounds this week. The party
VIII spend several hours on the river. The
Queen made special trip Saturday to Not
ley Hall to carry down a quantity of lum-
Der to be used on the improvements at the
resort. The Queen has during the past
winter been given a general overhauling
and has been fitted with all the life saving
appliances required by the new steamboat
regulations. During the coming summer
Mr.. w. L. Wooden will again manage the
line and Capt. John D. Hart will be in
charge of the steamer.
Charles I. Hayden of Charles county,
Maryland, has received an appointment in
the lighthouse service and is assigned to
duty as assistant keeper of the Hooper
Island light station on Chesapeake bay.
The steam yacht Diane, which has been
reDulH during the winter at Deans boat
yard at Alexandria. is lying at the wharf
at the foot Of N street southwest being
made ready for service. 1t is stated the
little vessel will be cleaned and painted in
throughout: The yacht, 1t is stated. will
be taken for cruise in northern waters
during the coming summer.
Inc site for the pier and boathouse to be
Ing for the District, has been cleaned up
for the past two or three weeks and is
ready for the building of the new wharf as
soon as the contract y given out. The
berth for the new fireboat is located be-
tween the morgue wharf and the pier used
by the harbor police boat Viglant The
location Is central and within a few min
utes' sail of any part of the harbor.
1t is more than probable that during this
week some of the larger fishing shores
along the river will cut out" as the catch
OF shad has fallen off to nothing and her
ring DO not pay for the cost of taking them
from the water.
The fleet Of wood-carrying vessels which
have been detained down river by unfayor-
able winds. started coming into port Sat-
urday and during the day seven vessels
arrived and dropped anchor in the harbor.
IN the meet are the schooners Peri Two
sisters, j. d. Bell. Sidney Jones, Mayfiow-
er, Clara Leonard and Nettie They all
came from points on the river.
The schooner Isaac Solomon is In port
with cargo of pine lumber from the lower
Potomac.
The schooner William F. Villas with a
load or lumber aboard, from the Kappa
hammock river is in port and will discharge
cargo at the 18th street wharf
A large seagoing barge of the Console
dated Coal Company has been chartered to
load Ice in Maine for this city, and will
De the first Ice laden vessel to come here
this season.
The schooner Clara Garrett. with pine
boards aboard from Virginia port, has
arrived.
The tug William H. Yerkes left port this
morning with the bark Black in tow for
the capes of the Chesapeake
Inc scoW Bush Is in port with load OF
pine lumber from nearby point on the
river for the dealers.
1t Is stated that Mr. William H. Wattles.
agent of the Norfolk and Washington line
AT alexandra, Will have charge of the new
ferry when the boats begin operations
ffar
during this week receive her sprong over
hauling. painting and repairing in prep
aration for her summer work on the river
General River Matters.
The steamers going down the river dur
ing the past week have been carrying guam
Titles Of hay from this city to points along
the river 1t seems like carrying Goals to
Newcastle to take hay from the city to the
country, but the farmers along the river
do not raise enough hay to feed their stock
Ihe steamer Potomac of the Maryland
Delaware and Virginia Railway Company's
fleet Is at Baltimore shipyard receiving
her spring overhauling and painting prepar-
atory to her summers work on the river
and Chesapeake bay.
The master of the steamer John III, Starin.
IN service between New York and New
haven, few days ago. had his license. as
master and pilot suspended for sixty days
by the steamboat inspectors for allowing
explosives to be carried on the open deck
OF his steamer. The law requires the use
of a metal-lined closet in which to carry
explosives.
One of the big Philadelphia coal barges
which unloaded cargo Of coal here is
at the Alexandria shipyard and will be
hauled out for repairs to her hull as soon
as the steam yacht Gretchen is put over
board.
The painting of the hull Of the bugeye
yacht Jayalin will be completed at Rea-
gan's marine railway today and she will
be launched at high water. The Javalin
will return to service as SOON as she lis
launched, 5
The steam yacht Augusta, owned by Mr..
August Gaines OF Alexandria, is being
orerhauled and made ready for service.
The Augusta will be used to take pleasure
parties on short cruises on the river dur
ing the warm evenings Of the summer
The steam barge James K. Jackson with
a cargo of pine lumber aboard, has arrived
in port from the lower river.
The British schooner E. NJ. Roberts,
which was reported as sailing yesterday,
has gone to Jacksonville to load lumber
for q South American port. III