Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE VESSELS COMING TO LOAD
CUMBERLAND COAL.
Preparing Excursion Steamers for
Service-Cargoes of Ice Arriving
Personal and General.

1erKeS, Jr., came into port yesterday with
No. s, one of the large schooner barges of
the Consolidation Coal Company, in tow.
bound light to Georgetown to load a cargo
of Cumberland coal for Boston or some
other port in New Tngland The barge was
towed down the coast from Boston by one
of the big seagoing tugs of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company and was left at Point
Lookout. where the Yerkes picked up its
tow line and brought the vessel on to this
city There are now two of the large
schooner barges at the Georgetown coal
piers awaiting cargoes, No. - having been
carried there day or two ago. There may
be some little delay in the barges getting
their cargoeS, as it is reported that there
is break in one of the locks between this
city and Harper's Ferry, and this may de-
lay the coal-laden boats on their way to
this city. The two barges will take away
over 5000 tons of the fuel The large Con-
solidation barges will be coming here al
most weekly for loads of soft coal for ports
in the north.
There was an excellent supply of all
kinds of fresh fish on sale at the whole
sale fish market on the wharf this morn
ing and the demand was excellent. Prices
are not high and range about as follows:
For roe Shad, go cents each: buck shad
30 cents each; herring, 60 cents per hun
dred; bluefish, 7 to cents per pound :;
salmon trout, cents per pound extra
large white perch. 10 to IS cents per
pound; pan rock, 10 cents per pound; me-
dunn rock, 12R to IA cents per pound !;
boiling rock, 10 to Is cents per pound ;
large yellow perch, 20 to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish. 10 to 80 cents per bunch;
sand perch, 10 to % cents per bunch |;
small yellow perch, 10 cents per bunch
white perch, large, % to so cents per
bunch; white perch, small. to 10 cents
per bunch; sturgeon cents per pound ;
croakers, $3.50 per barrel; gray trout, IS
to 81 per barrel; and struck herring, 81
per 1000.
The supply Of oysters aboard vessels at
the wharf Is quite small, but there is an
ample supply coming from Norfolk. The
oysters are selling at from 65 cents to 81
per buShel.
Hard crabs are being received in fairly
good quantities, but the receipts of soft
crabs are light. Prices range at the fig
ures quoted yesterday.
The painters are aboard the steamer E.s-
telle Randall, painting and decorating the
steamer in preparation for her summer
work on the river. 1t is expected the ES-
telle will go into commission on the river
tomorrow, in the service of the government
between this city and Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt The steamer 7. V. Arrowsmith
is also being painted and decorated. in prep
aration for the opening of the daily ex-
cursion trips on the river.
The lumber lighter which Cumberland &,
Son are building at their boatyard at the
foot of 9th street is rapidly approaching
completion and will, it is stated, be
launched at high water tomorrow The
lighter is over eighty feet long and is one
of the largest vessels of its kind ever built
here. 1t is of the most solid construction
and will be used to carry cargoes of lumber
from point to point about the harbor as
needed. The lighter is owned by Johnson
& Wimsatt of this city.
General River Matters
The steamer Northumberland of the
Maryland. Virginia and Delaware Railway
Company was delayed several hours in her
sailing for the lower river landings and
Baltimore yesterday evening while some re-
pair work was being done in her engine
room. 1t was about midnight when the
steamer left port
The yawl-yacht Seabeile belonging to Mr.
Henry A. Seymour, which is on the marine
railway at Benefits boatyard, will COM
plete repairs today and will be launched
ready for service. One of the large scows
belonging to the Miller Company will take
the vacant place on the railway and will
be given general overhaulng. All I'M
sound timber will be removed and replaced
with new material and the scow will be put
in thorough order.
The pleasure yacht Two Friends is at
Benefits, but will not be hauled out. the
caulking and other work being done as she
lies in the dock. The Two Friends will go
in commission for Decoration day and will
take her owners, it is stated, on trip down
the Potomac.
vessels are now DeinS W DfIlS
cargoes of ice from the Maine ice fields to
this city to supply the local demands during
the coming warm weather. The big coast
ing schooners w. H. Hargraves, Charles
w Church and the Simpson are now
under charter to bring Ice here. and
several other schooners will be chartered
within the next week. 1t is Thought the
first named vessel is on the kennebec river
loading large schooner barge win ice
aboard Is on her way here from Maine ana
is expected to arrive within the next day
or two.
state that frost has formed several nights
this week and the fall was quite heavy.
While it is not definitely known, 1t is
thought that the early crops now IN the
aelds have been considerably damaged ana
that the loss TO the farmers VIII NC fei'
large. .s e+o-
The Rita Gator sailed yesterday AFTER
noon laden with a cargo OF ABOUT twenty ,
five tons of oyster shells from the iocai
ny-ster wharf The shells will be taken to
the lower Potomac and will be USED 10
reDlenish depleted oyster beds. Oystermen
say that within three years these sheIs
will produce a growth OF hne oysters.
can't lanes T. Barker, Chief Engineer
wuIiam A. Moore and Messrs. Thomas b..
C;arpett and Thomas Tolson lett mere yes
terdav for Richmond to take charge OF the
steamer Pocahontas and bring her TO TINS
civ cant. Charles Groves, who has been
master of the steamer on the James river
will come to this city in her OUT VIII re-
turn at once TO Richmond 10 take COM
mand of the steamer Old Point comfort
The United States torpedo boat Rodgers
came into port Wednesday and berthed at
the light house service pier. The Rodgers
is the torpedo boat that spent seVerai
nonfhs In mort here about year ago while
the tests with oil as a steam making fuel
were being made by the Navy Department
The steamer Gen. j. A. Dumont resumed
| her place on the Glymont mall route inns
morning. the steamer Harry Randall TAX
| ing up the route between this city and the
forts on the Potomac.
The tug Radiant has arrived In port with
| barees 50 and Il in tow from Baltimore.
| The barges both bring large cargoes OF
| oil for the Standard Oil Company.