Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW POWER LAUNCH BEING PRE-
PARED FOR SERVICE.
Pungy Ella Hill Rebuilding at Alex
andria-Crabs More Plentiful
Personal and General

Personal and General
The power launch recent fitted out at
Benefits boatyard has been put overheard
and will be completed as soon as possible
The launch is owned by Mr. Williamson of
this city and has been named the Rebecca
Williamson in honor OF the wife of her
owner. 1t Is handsome little craft, and
Will carry six persons comfortably She is
fitted with six horsepower Palmer engine
and VIII make a speed of about seven miles
an hour. The boat will be ready for sery-
ice in about three weeks.
The sloop Rover is hauled out on the
marine railway at Reagan's boatyard and
her hull will be cleaned and painted and
other work done on it before she is nut
overheard and returns to service on the
river. She will be used for summer cruis-
ing to the various resorts on the lower
river. The Rover is an able little craft and
has roomy accommodations aboard her for
quite large party
The work of rebuilding the hull of the
pungy Ella Hill, at Deans boatyard near
Alexandria, is being pushed rapidly to conn
pletion and the vessel will be ready to
De put overheard in about a week or ten
Gays. When she is launched she will he
Prdcucally new vessel and will be used
for summer and fall fishing on the lower
part of the Potomac. The Ella Hill Is own
ed by capt. Frank Dixon of Alexandria
y humDer or the large sand and gravel
carrying lighters of the. Columbia sand
Dieuslhg company are also at Deans to be
river nc 0ii Iiie
There was fairly brisk demand for fish
OF an kinds at the wholesale fish market,
Oh 1,iL,I me e., llth street wharf this morning,
on,
/. mas been Tor several days. AS a conse-
queAce prices ranged higher. Trout, butter
ASh ana croak1r made up the bulk of the
stock on sale this morning.
ne receipts OF hard crabs from the lower
fotonac IS increasing, though soft-shelIed
CRABS continue scarce. This morning over
a hundred barrels of abs were received ht,
me dealers at the wharf and they sold at
Sl-2o TO 81 per barrel. Soft-shelied crahs
Drought 80 to 10 cents per dozen
The demand for CLAIMS is good and the
dred. ~ '
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Isabelle has arrived in port
with cargo of pine lumber from the lower
river and is lying at the wharf foot of 10th
street discharging her cargo, consigned to
a local dealer.
The schooner Eagle Wing Is on her wav
to this city from Salem. Mass. to load a
cargo of Cumberland coal for a port in
New England.
The sloop Arizona is lying at anchor off
Alexandra laden with pine scantIings from
a saw mill on the lower river.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart has unloaded a
cargo of cord wood al the 18th street
wharf, aid will sail today with a cargo for
the lower river.
The ]. s. Hopkins is in port laden with
pine boards from a Virginia lumber port for
the local dealers
The schooner Eugie is dscharging her
cargo of lumber at the lumber pier at the
foot of 9th street southwest.
The revenue cutter Window has been dry
locked at Baltimore shipyard to have
her hull cleaned and painted and for other
repair work to fit her for summer cruising
on the river and Chesapeake bay.
The tug William H. Yerkes of this city
has gone to the capes of the Chesapeake on
the lookout for vessels bound to this port
with ice and other cargoes.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has been
chartered to load cargo OF pine lumber on
the Rappahannock river for this port, and
the schooner William Fl. Mcguire is TO take
aboard cargo of boards on the lower
Potomac
The lighthouse tender Holly Is lying at
the lighthouse service pier waiting orders
from the lighthouse headquarters at Balti-
more While lying in port here the crew
of the vessel has been employed in paint
ing small boats and equipment
Fifteen barges. laden with sand ana
gravel from the digging machines at work
on the river between Alexandria and ely
mont were brought into port yesterday Wy
the sand-towing tugs
The lighthouse tender Violet mas conn
Melted her work in the Carolina SOUNDS,
and is now fitting out for repairing cruise
among the buoys in the waters on tiie east
ern shore of Chesapeake bay,
Personal Mention.
Mr.. L. A. Clark of Carter & Clark Is con-
fined TO hts home by an attack or acute IN
digestion
Capt j. e. Carpenter. who has been at
Fort Monroe for several months past acting
as first officer of the army quartermaster S
department steamer, commanded by Capt
Samuel b. Davis, has returned home. his
term of service being over. Capt. Carter
will shortly take charge of boat In the
north
Mr.. William III. Callahan, general passen-
ger agent OF the Nortoik ana WaShngton
Steamboat Company. has gone to Berkeley
Springs w. Va, on Visit for the heneht
of his health.
Mr. William Jones' purser OF the Mary
land Delaware and Virginia Railway Com
pany steamer Anne Arundel was called to
his home at Baltimore yesterday by the
serious Illness of his father.
Capt. James Richardson, who has been
acting as first officer OF the steamer T. ".
Arrowsmfth. has retired from that service
and has Joined the steamer River Queen
succeeding Capt. William Huffman, who
has been made one of the pilots of the
steamer Fireighter. the District hrefighting
vessel.
Capt Frank Luekett, who had command
OF the steamer Gen. j. A. Dumont until
that vessel went out OF service, has been
assigned TO the steamer Arrowsmith, to
succeed Capt. Richardson.
Mr. John r. Dos PASSES of New York was
a passenger on the steamer Arundel. on his
way to his farm In Westmoreiand county
Va on the Coan river. Capt. William Rob-
ertson OF the yacht Giavota. has gone to
Lynch's point. on the lower Potomac, on a
business trip.