Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-13
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
HIGH WATER NECESSARY FOB
SCHOONER EAGLE WING TO SAIL.
Deep Draft Vessel Leaves Port-Sloop
Pelican Sold at Baltimore
Marine Matters.

The big ur-rnasted schooner Eagle
Wing sailed from Georgetown yesterday
afternoon in tow Of the tugs Carter ana
Yerkes. bound to Boston with cargo OF
about 900 tons Of soft coal. The tugs viii
take her to the mouth of the Potomac and
from there the vessel will depend on her
sails for motive power. As the Eagle Wing
was drawing twenty-five feet of water she
was taken out Of the Georgetown channel
and through the draws of the Potomac
bridges at high water as the vessel had
but little water between her keel and the
river bottom until she reached the main
ship channel below this city. where the wa
ter is twenty-four feet deep. The tug boat
master In charge of the vessel hunted the
deepest water he could find for tie craft,
as he did not want the same catastrophe TO
happen to her that happened on trip she
made here about three years ago On that
occasion the schooner was on her way TO
this city with cargo of phosphate rock
aboard and was in tow of a NorfO tug.
The tug pilot carried the vessel too close
to the flats near the White House and she
went ashore on the mud. Before her head
way was stopped she had gone some dis
lance out upon the bank and resisted the
efforts of several tugs to pull her Off. IL
was finally found necessary to take out
could be fioated.
The mud digging machine of the Miller
Company is employed in dredging the dock
of the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company at the foot of I'd street southeast
on the Eastern branch. The deepening oil
the dock is part Of the general plan Tor
the improvement of the sand companys
landing docks on the branch. and Is in
keeping with the many other improve
ments being made on the branch.
Business was rather more brisk at the
wholesale fish market on the nth street
wharf this morning than it has been for
several days past and the supply of taiiors,
trout, butterfish and other varieties of salt
water stock was more than ample to meet
the demand. Prices are firm just now.
but there are indications Of raise.
Soft shelled crabs while not as plentiful
as yesterday. are still reported in excess OF
the demand and are selling at low figures:
Hard crabs continue scarce and command
the highest prices. The demand for them
is good.
Oysters and CLAIMS are also on sale In
quantities more than sufficient to meet the
demand
The mud-dgging machine of the Miller
been in service on the Potomac In this VI
cinity for several years past, has been so!o
by her Washington owners to parties IN
Baltimore and not at New York as stated.
The little craft will leave here within the
next day or two and will be used by her
new owners for pleasure cruising on the
bay
The power launch Eola owned in this
city, was yesterday hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Capt Sonny Reagan's boat
yard to have her hull cleaned and painted,
and for such other repair work as may be
necessary to At her for summer cruising
on the river. The steam launch ieaser.
which was put overheard. was hauled out
again to have further work done to her
The sailing scow Bush. belonging to Car
ter &. Clark Is at Deans railway. and Will
haul out as soon as the house boat now
tyrr,oty lie
scow is to have her hull rebuilt and when
she goes into service again she Will De
practically new vessel. The Bush Is used
by her owners to lighter heavy timber and
railway ties from the shore at the down
river loading points to the vessels lying IN
deep water and waiting for their cargoes
The scow will return to this service as
soon as the work aboard her Is completed.
General River News
The shipments of this seasons growth OF
wheat from the wharves at the lower end
of the river continue to increase. and the
steamers and sailing vessels have been
bringing cargoes to this city for two weeks
past Some of the grain has also gone to
Baltimore. and the schooner Isabelle Is re-
ported lying in Nomini creek loading
cargo of several hundred bushels OF the
grain for Baltimore.
Around the Harbor.
Asphalt paving block made in this city
is being used in Richmond and other cities
In the south for roadway paving. Each
year a number of cargoes go from the
block-making plant on the Eastern branch
in barges to various points, and the bust
ness has been resumed this season. The
barge Rebecca T. McLain is lying at the
pier at the foot of South Capitol street
taking aboard large cargo of the block
which she Is to take to Richmond for new
street work.
Cant Reauchamp master of the schooner
James H Hargraves, which is unloading
a cargo of asphalt at Georgetown. has gone
to Baltimore on q visit to his family. When
the vessel completes the unloading or her
cargo she will go to Norfolk to be locked
and repaired before loading cargo OF
lumber for New YORK
The schooner Carrie L., which unloaded
a part of her cargo of lumber at Alexan-
dria, has been brought up to this city and
docked at the wharf foot of 9Th street to
complete the unloading of the remainder OF
her cargo
The bugeye Dan, employed In the river
fisheries, came into port yesterday for a
supply of ice to be used in her fishing work.
The big four-masted schooner j. c. Straw
bridge was yesterday taken from the Ice
Wharves here to GEORGETOWN to load a
cargo of Cumberland coal for Boston. The
schooner will take away nearly 1000 tons.
The schooner VIM. II. Mcguire and the
bugeye Nettie May are the recent arrivals
in port with cargoes of cord wood from the
lower Potomac landings.
The schooner VIM. Young is under charter
to bring q cargo of lumber from Virginia
lumber port to this city for local dealers.
The bugeye Carrie and Nellie is a Alexan-
dria loading a cargo of bricks and building
material for a point down the river where
a building is to be erected.
The tug NJ Mitchell Davis of this city Is
cruising off the Virginia capes seeking YES
sells bound here or to Baltimore.
The schooner Ralph M. Hayward has been
chartered to bring cargo of Ice from the
Maine ice fields to this city. This win be
the sec end cargo the Hayward has brought
here this season.
The little river schooner Nellie and Matte
which came into port Tuesday afternoon