Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE VESSELS COMING WITH
cARGoEs OF ICE.
Work Progressing on Fireboat Wharf
Heavy Travel to River Escorts
-Harbor Notes.

The handsome little power launch build
ing at Benefits boatyard for Mr. John
Williamson of this city is to be named the
Rebecca Williamson. in honor. 1t is stated.
of the owners wife. Three or more weeks
win be required to complete the work on
the little craft and make her ready for
service. Before she is put overheard the
launch will be equipped with q Palmer en-
CINE OF sufficient power to give her a speed
of about eight or ten miles an hour The
Rebecca Williamson will be used for pleas
IRE cruising on the river
1t Is stated that the laying of the floor
ing of the new pier for the District fire.
boat will be started early in the coming
week. but that the building of the house
on the wharf would not be started for
three or more weeks. The building of the
pier Is being done under the supervision
of the District engineers, and the structure
when completed will be fine one. 1t will
contain quarters for the hremeu assigned
TO duty on the boat, as they will not sleep
aboard her, and will also have a lounging
room for the men. The Firefighter is now
lying at the ferry wharf and will lie there
until her berth is completed.
The dealers are much disappointed at the
hight receipts of crabs from the Potomac
and are at a loss to account for IT. Usually
at TINS season both hard and soft-shelled
crabs are being received in large quantities
ana prices are down. This year they have
been very high. and there is but little pros
pect OF drop in prices.
General River Matters.
The big naval collier Caesar. which is
lying Off Alexandria. is attracting much at
tentfon from the passengers on the excur-
sion steamers from this city. which pass
her several times each day. Half-loden.
she towers high above the water and looks
like she might well be battleship. for
which she is mistaken several times on each
trip by the excursionists. The ship will
remain off Alexandria for several days to
come.
The travel on the river steamers to the re-
sorts on the lower river is becoming heavier
almost daily, but will not reach its height
until early in July. and it is thought that
more people from this city will visit the
resorts than ever before. The daily ex-
cursion trips to Colonial Beach will begin
early In July and continue until about the
middle of next September.
The two-masted schooner Sdonia Curley
arrived In port with a cargo of about 100
600 feet Of Virginia pine lumber from Port
Royal, on the Rappahannock.
The schooners Edith Varrell, E. p. Evans.
Charles H. Dagger and Peri are the recent
arrivals in port with cargoes of cord wood
from the lower Potomac.
The schooner Ralph NJ Hayward. laden
with cargo of Cumberland coal loaded at
the Georgetown coaa piers, has sailed for
Boston. The tug William II. Yerkes. jr..
will tow her to the capeS of the Chesa-
peake.
The schooners Nellie and Matte and 7.
D. Burnel are in port from the lower Po-
tomac with cargoes of pine lumber aboard.
The schooner Emily Burton has been
berthed at the oyster wharf to discharge
her cargo of pine boards from a river point.
The steam barge E. James Tull has ar
rived in port from Nomini creek laden with
cargo of about $4,000 feet of pine lumber.
The schooner Richard Tall is in port
with a large cargo of wood from the lower
I'D Of -, ohnav
The steam launch Doc Reh was hauled
out the marine railway at Benefits
boat yard yesterday to have her hull caulk-
ed and for other repair work The work
was completed this morning and the launch
was put overheard.
The schooner John P. Robinson. which Is
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard, Is to be fitted with a
new mainmaSt and TO have some repair
work done to her hull
The new launch building at Jones' Point.
near Alexandria, for Mr.. J. Sidney Doug
las is rapidly approaching completion and
will be ready for her trial trip in a day or
two.
The sloop Arizona is lying at the wharf
foot of 1914 street southwest to unload a
cargo of pine lumber.
The schooner Belmont is in port with a
cargo of cord wood from the lower river
for the dealers.
The schooner r. M Blundon is lying at
the 18th street wharf. and will there load
a cargo of oyster shells to be taken to the
depleted beds in the lower Potomac.
The schooner I. +. Purcell has arrived
with load of lumber from the lower river,
and is lying at anchor in the stream wait
ing an opportunity to berth and unload.
The steamer Calvert has taken the place
of the steamer Northumberland on the
route between this city, the lower river
landings and Baltimore.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has been
berthed at the wharf of Forsburg & Muir
ray to unload her cargo of lumber.
The four-masted schooner Ray has been
brought up from Alexandria to George
town to load a cargo of soft coal for Boston.