Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ICE AND LATH-LADEN SCHOON-
ERs ARRIVE IN PORT.
Tug Eugenia Returns to Service-Ves-
sci Charters Reported-Personal
and General Mention.

The three-masted schooner Sebago. laden
with cargo of about 2Oo0 GOO laths from
st. Johns, New Brunswick. came into port
yesterday morning. and was berthed at the
wharf, foot Of 18th street. to unload her
| cargo. The Sebago had slow trip from
New Brunswick, and encountered head
winds and Gains on the passage down the
coast. She came in the capes Of the Chesa-
| peake Wednesday and was taken in tow
by the tug Camilla and brought up the
river She had to lay of Alexandria for
several hours while DR.. Arthur Snowden.
marine hospital surgeon. made an exara.-
| nation to determine whether sne might
come up to this city. This is the third or
fourth trip the Sebago has made from New
Brunswick to this city with big cargo of
laths aboard for the Washington mer-
chants.
The schooner Cox and Green laden with
about 1000 tons of Ice for the American
of the Baltimore tug W. M. Adams, and
was locked at the 9th street wharf Of the
ice company to discharge her cargo The
arrival of the Cox and Green was not ex-
pected SO soon by the cOnsignees of the
vessel here and her arrival ut the capes
was not reported by the observer at Cape
Henry. She had a fairly rapid trip down
the coast, having left Bath July u and
arriving here within twen.y-four hours
after the schooner Dennison, which sailed
from Bath July "a. and arrived Gere
Wednesday. Six seven large vessels
have unlOaded cargoes of ice at the ice
houses here during the past week.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was fairly brisk at the wholesale fish
market on the wharf this morning, but
the supply on hand was quite light.
Trout, tailors and croakers made up the
bulk of the supply on sale. Prices keep
high.
On the oyster wharf 1t Is estimated that
there are fully 100000 melons aboard the
fleet Of vessels lying at the wharf. The
bulk of the supply Is coming from the
lower Potomac, and the melons are SELL
ing at IS to $25 per hundred.
Crabs are on sale in quantities ample
to meet the demand and there are no
changes in prices.
The two-masted schooner William H.
Mcguire, Capt. Reed. loaded large guam
tity of church furniture at the Randall line
wharf yesterday afternoon and sailed with
it for Nomini creek. on the lower Potomac.
The furniture Is consigned to w. J.. leed.
and will be used in fitting out new
Methodist church at Deep Point.
Capt. James Marmaduke has withdrawn
his resignation as mate of the tug Will
lam H. Yerkes. jr and returned to duty
aboard that vessel, leaving in her with
tow of light schooner yesterday evening.
Repaired and to Be Repaired.
The little tug Eugenia, which was hauled
out on the marine railway at the Alexandria
shipyard, completed the putting on of new
Trout wheel and has been put overheard
again ready for service. The Eugenia will
at once resume her work towing sand and
gravel-laden scows of the Smoot Sand Com
pany from the digging machines down the
river to this city. The tug Winship was out
o. service for the past day or two to clean
boiler and overhaul.
The steam barge James K. Jackson, which
Is under charter to the contractors for the
building of the new highway bridge is
again in service after having been laid up
at the bridge for several weeks. The barge
is used to carry material from the shore to
the point about the new structure where it
is wanted. 1t is stated that the Jackson will
not return to service until the new bridge Is
completed, some time in the fall.
The handsome power launch Stella. be-
longing to Mr.. James Nicholson of this city.
is hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
gan's boathouse for the cleaning and paint
ing of her hull and for such other work as
may be necessary to put her In readiness
for an extended cruise to the lower river to
extend over several weeks. The owner of
the Stella and his family will make the trip
in her.
Vessel charters to and from this port are
reported as follows: Schooners Mary 7.
Quinby and J. G.. Strawbrdge to load ice
on the Kennebec for this city; schooner
Charles Fl. Sprague to load cement at Red
Beach. Me-, for this city; schooner Herald.
asphalt from Trinidad to Washington or
another port north of Cape Hatteras, and
the schooners Rockaway and FIrt of the
Waves, to load cordwood on the lower river
for this marlet.
Arrivals in Port.
The schooner James B. Anderson, laden
with a cargo of about 100000 feet of pine
lumber from the Mattaponi river. Virginia,
has arrived in port consigned to local deal
erS.
The schooner John Maginnis. which ar
rived in port Thursday brought a cargo of
21l tons of hard coal from Philadelphia.
She is under charter to carry cargo OF
railway ties from a point the river to
Philadelphia as soon as her cargo of coal
Is discharged.
The schooner John P. Robinson, laden
with cargo OF about 800 bushels Of new
wheat from the upper Machodoc creek, has
arrived at Georgetown. The grain is con-
signed to the Georgetown mills and will be
converted into flour.
The w. S. Miles Lucy w. and Gertrude
Wars are among the recent arrivals at the
oyster wharf with cargoes of watermelons
aboard
The 1ongboat Silver Star has arrived from
nearby point on the river with cargo
of about 10000 feet Of pine lumber aboard
for the dealers.
The schooner Martha Avery, laden with
cord wood from the lower Potomac. has ar
rived in port and will unload at the 10th
street wharf.
The Baltimore tug Radiant came into port
yesterday with Standard OIL barges 80 and
a, in tow from Baltimore. consigned to the
Washington Gas Light Company.
The schooner 8. l.. Bowen, laden with oak
wood. and the Sidney Jones, laden with
pine wood. both from river points, have ar
rived in port for dealers
The schooners Angel and Hayward are
lying at the coal wharves at Georgetown
taking aboard ca-goes of Cumberland coal
for northern ports.
SAILORS FAITH IN oMENs.