Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-15
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
ALEXANDRIA-NAV YARD FERRY
SERVICE INCREASED.
Tug Bartholdi to Make More Trips
-Overhauling Tug Camilla
Personal and General.

The tug Bartholdi which is running on
Ferry route between Alexandria and the
naval ordnance foundry here, will, it is
stated. increase the number of her trips IN
( order to accommodate the workmen from
Alexandria who go on duty at midnight
and work until S O'Clock next morning
This ferry service is a great convenience
to the navy yard mechanics who make Al,
exandria their home, as II takes them to
and from the navy yard, a berth having
been provided at thesSyaro sfor, the use OF
the little steamer. 1t is stated that the
Bartholdi will shortly be Withdrawn from
the route for other sssEy ice. but another tug
Will be substituted on the route IN her
place fers3s+= -
This is now the only ferry route on the
river between Alexandria and Washington,
and the outlook for more extended ferry
service in the near future is very poor
There was only fair supply of fresh
fish on sale at the wholesale market on the
fish wharf this morning. while the demand
for the fish was quite heavy: The first
shad from the nets in Chesapeake bay were
received by the dealers and sold at Boo
each for bucks and Toe. each for roes bay
herring brought 81 per hundred. Prices. IN
consequence of the small supply and Lenten
demand are ranging high.
At the oyster wharf there is a bountifui
supply of the bvalves in vessels from the
beds in the lower Potomac. but the de-
mand is light and good oysters can be
lected stock sells high as 9Oc. and 81
per bushel
The tug Pickwick belonging to the Mary
land Dredging Company, is on a marine
railway Baltimore to be overhauled ana
put in order for service on the river. She
will. it is stated, leave Baltimore in few
days with the dredge Kennedy in tow Tor
this city. The Kennedy and the dredge
Chesapeake, lying at Alexandria. VII be
employed in deepening the channels in this
vicinity.
nh ,l,a ,1n1l ton
der at Fort Washington. was brought to
this city, stated, few days ago, and
before she returns to duty at the fort the
little vessel will be given a general over
hauling both of hull and machinery and
will be put in the best of order for effective
service. The Cygnus is owned by Mr. Gus
tav Forsberg of this city. but has been
under charter TO Col. b. X. Roberts for a
year past
Of General Interest.
Carter 6 Clark freight steamer Lily and
Howard. which has been lying frozen up at
the wharf here throughout the winter, went
into commission Monday, under the com
mand of Capt. John Selectman She has
gone to Quantico, Va. to load cargo for
this city. The steamer will be employed in
general freighting on the river during the
coming season
The tug Camilla of the Taylor fleet has
gone out of commission. and is lying at the
wharf adjoining the morgue pier to have
ner engine thoroughly OVernauled ana DOlef
repaired, preparatory to the opening of the
busy season on the Potomac.
Traffic to Philadelphia and the north by
way of the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
was reopened Sunday last, after having
been closed for about two months by the
Ice. 1t is estimated that within the past
two days over 100000 feet of timber from
Virginia and North Carolina ports have
been taken through the canal on barges
Mr.. John Callahan. second vice president
and general manager of the Norfolk and
washington Steamboat Company, who has
been confined to his home by q severe cold
has recovered sufficiently to return to his
office.
Capt Harry Raines will again this season
have command of the schooner Samuel
Wood. Mr.. Edward Raines, brother of
Capt. Raines will be mate of the Wood.
capt. Tally Fowkes is acting master of
the tug NJ. Mitchell Davis, under charter at
Newport News, during the absence of Capt |
Frank Taylor, who is visiting his home in
this city.
The sloop Daisy has resumed her packet |
line trips between this city and points on !
Piscataway creek below Fort Washington. |
The sloop will make triweekly trips on the |
route.
The schooner VIM. F. Villas, laden with
cord wood from a Virginia lumber port,
has arrived and is lying at the wharf foot
of 18th street southwest.
The Goldie c., Earl Biscoe and VIM. J.
Parks have arrived in port with full
cargoes of cord wood for the dealers The
Biscoe and Parks will unload at the George
town wharves. They are the first wood
laden vessels to arrive this season.
The pungy James II. Beach is in port
with a cargo of oysters in the shell from
the lower Potomac.
The schooner James B. Anderson is at
Walkerton, Va, loading cargo of pine
The schooners Curley and Quimby have
berthed at the wharf foot of X street south
west to unload cargOes of pine, lumber for
the dealers.