Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-20
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
TUG MARION CAMERON IN SAND
COMPANY SERVICE.
Yacht Cicona Preparing for Winter
Trips-overhauling at Boatyard
General Matters.

General Matters.
The big tug Marion Cameron, which.
| since she was built about a year>ago. has
| been employed in general towing on the bay
and Its tributaries, is now. 1t is stated. to
be used for the towing of sand and gravel
laden scows from the digging machines OF
the Potomac Dredging Company. in Piscat-
| away creek. to this city. The Cameron
| was built for this service, but until the
| new digger OF the Potomac company went
| in service there was not work enough here
TO keep the tug profitably employed Owing
| to her draft the Cameron will not be able
| to go into Piscataway for the scows, and
the tug Powhatan will be employed as
| tender to tow the scows in and out of the
creek. The Cameron is the largest tug en-
| ployed In the sand business on the river.
| There was a fair demand for all grades of
| fresh fish at the wholesale market on the
fish wharf this morning. but the supply
on sale was not large, and the bulk of the
stock was from the salt water fisheries.
| Prices steady. -
l. Two vessels with oysters aboard from the
! lower Potomac have arrived at the 11th
| street wharf market since yesterday, and
the demand for their cargoes is quite heavy
at prices ranging about Is to Is cents per
bushel
There was fairly large supply of hard
shelled crabs on sale this morning, but the
| demand was not heavy. They sold at the
| prices quoted yesterday.
The work of overhauling the hull Of the
| river schooner Father and Son was COM
pleted at Benefits boatyard yesterday. and
the vessel was lowered from the railway.
| While out of the water the hull of the
| schooner was calked from stem to stern.
and she was put in thorough order for
service on the Potomac from river points
| here
The schooner yacht Cicona of the Wash
In of v1fa
| hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's and is having her hull cleaned and
painted in preparation for having 1t COW
cred with heavy copper in order to put the
! craft in condition for service during the
| winter months when the river is covered
| with light ice. The Cicona is the largest
vessel of her class owned and in service on
| the Potomac. Her owners will sail in her
| on river cruise soon the work on
her Is completed
The work of covering the hull of the
| power sloop Dart with heavy metal at
| Reagan's railway VIII be completed within
| the next day or two and the vessel will
| be put overheard and made ready for serv-
Ice on the river during the coming fall and
| early winter Mr.. Ned Clarey. the owner
| of the Dart, will use her on hunting trips
on the river as soon as the cold weather
| comes and the ducks make their appearance
| on the river.
General Port News.
The tug William H. Yerkes jr., on her
arrival here today will go out of commits.
sion and will be taken to Alexandria, where
| she will be given a general overhauling of
her machinery, in preparation for a busy
| fall and winter season in Potomac river
| and Chesapeake bay towing The owners
| of the tug are taking advantage of the dull
season in towing to have the work done to
| the boat She will go into commission again
by the middle of the coming week.
! The bugeye which in collision with
| Defiance a month
| which was sunk in the river off Holland
| Point and was afterward raised and taken
to Alexandria 10 De rebuilt, is again ready
| for service. The vessel was put overheard
| at Leans boatyard at Alexandria, where
| she was rebuilt. Owing to the shattering
| of the timbers on one side the hull of the
| vessel had to be made almost new.
| force of joiners is at work aboard the
| large launch Barthoidi closing in a por-
| ton OF her upper deck, making a cabin for
| the use of those who will travel aboard her
| during the coming cold weather. The Bar
| tholdi will be kept in service on the river
| all winter, IT is stated, unless the ice pre-
| vents. The launch is lying at the wharf OF
Forsberg Il Murray while the alterations
| are being made. She will be ready for
service again before the end Of the present
| week.
The big four-masted schooner Malcolm B.
| Seavey has arrived at Baltimore from this
! city and has been locked at shipyard to
| have her hull cleaned and painted before
| sailing on business trip to southern
| waters.
Capt. Jerry Posey, master Of the tug
| Baby, is confined to his home by sickness.
During his absence Capt. George Davis is
| in command of the tug.
Capt. Owen Thompson is in command of
the tug Buccaneer during the absence OF
Capt. Stephen Leitch on sick leave
Capt. Oscar Cromwell has recovered from
a severe attack of typhoid fever and is
| again in command of the tug Sandow.
| The Passing Craft.
|
about 100000 feet Of pine lumber from the
York river. has arrived in port and Is con-
| signed to local dealers.
| The schooners e. P. Evans and Amanda
Lewis have arrived in port with full cargoes
| of oysters from the beds on the lower Po-
| tomac for local market.
The schooner Farmers Friend has loaded
| a cargo Of lumber and building material
and will take it to Fort Washington. where
| 1t will be used in the construction work now
going on at the army post.
The schooner e. G. Irwin which arrived in
port Monday afternoon, has hollow building
| brick aboard and has been taken to a
| Georgetown wharf to unload her cargo.
| The big barge Roundout, laden with a
cargo of about 700 tons of soft coal from
Norfolk. has arrived at Mattawoman creek
| and was this morning berthed at the naval
| powder factory pier to unload.
| A three-masted schooner is reported lying
at Somerset Beach loading a cargo of rail-
| way ties for the Boston market. The
schooner will, it is stated, to Alex
| andria to complete her cargo.
| The schooner Mayfiower. with a cargo OF
| wood aboard, is lying at anchor in the
stream waiting an opportunity to berth and
discharge cargo.
| The schooner barge No. 10 of the Con-
| solidation Coal Company arrived in port to-
| day and was taken to Georgetown to load a
| cargo of Cumberland coal for New Eng
| land port. No. Is will be the first barge to
| load here for several months.
| The schooner G. c. Wheeler Is loading q
cargo of fertilizer material at the wharf
| foot of 1917 street southwest for Norfolk.
| The little tug ]. T. Selectman is employed
| in towing brick and clay-laden scows from
| the brick-making plants on the river below
| Mt Vernon to this city.
Boyd's and Vicinity.