Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER MASTER PREVENTS AC-
CIDENT ON POTOMAC.
Foolhardy Act Of Man in Small Boat
About Pleasure Graft
Other Notes.

| The passengers aboard the Pocahontas
going to Colonial Beach Saturday after
| noon report having witnessed foofhardy
| act on the part of man in small boat
! which, had it not been for the prompt ac-
| ton on the part of the officer In charge of
the steamer. would have resulted rather
| disastrously for the occupants of the little
| boat. AS the steamer was about abreast of
| Fort Washington the boat, with man and
woman in it, was noticed in Inid-channel a
| short distance ahead of the steamer. AS
the steamer neared her course was changed
| in order to avoid the boat, and at the same
| time a warning whistle was sounded The
| man paid no attention to the signals, but
| continued to row directly across the bow
| of the steamer. and forced Captain Reed
| to stop his boat and back her to keep from
running the rowboat down. Had some
| cident happened to the machinery of the
| steamer to keep her from backing she
would have run over the small boat and, 1t
| is inferred. the officers of the steamer would
| have been held responsible for the results.
| though they had done everything that could
! be done to prevent the accident.
Business rather dull at the wholesale
| fish market the 18th street wharf this
morning. there being but few buyers on
hand and the supply of fish sale being
| small. Prices are lower than they have
been for week or more.
A large fleet of watermelon-laden vessels
| still crowds the oyster docks, and this morn
| ing it estimated that there were over
100000 melons in the market The demand
IS fair and prices are somewhat lower Sc
lected fruit selling at S15 to S1S per hundred
prime at So to S. per hundred and culls at
81 to 81 per hundred
CLAIMS were plentiful, but crabs were
scarce this morning. The demand for both
was fair
laden with a cargo of about 1000 tons of
ice from the Maine ice fields passed in the
capes yesterday morning bound to this
city. She will come into port some time
| during the day. There are still four large
vessels at sea bound to this port, and other
vessels are daily loading on the Kennebec
and other Maine rivers for here.
The schooner May Brown which came
into port yesterday with cargo of water
melons aboard, was about ten years ago,
recognized as one of the best-known oyster
running boats from the lower river to this
port She is now an occasional visitor here
with varying cargoes aboard.
In Charge of Repairs.
The little power launch Lady Bug is at
Reagans boatyard to be hauled out on the
marine railway there for necessary repairs
| to her hull. AS as the work of in
| stalling new engine aboard the launch
Two Friends is completed she will be put
| overheard and the Lady Bug hauled out
| The latter launch will be out of service
for several days. AS soon as the repairs
| to her are completed she will. 1t is stated,
| take party on an extended cruise on the
| lower Potomac.
| was equipped with her gasoline engine at
| a local boatyard recently, has proved to
! be one of the most speedy boats of her class
| on the river. She left here a day or two
| ago with a party of young men aboard
| who will spend several days down the
| river visiting the various summer resorts
| in Maryland and Virginia.
| The launch Edith, which was hauled out
| on the marine railway at Reagan's boat
| yard for repair work, has been launched
| and has again Joined the pleasure fleet in
| service on the river. The work on the
| launch lola has also been completed and
| the little craft has returned to service on
the river She will also, it is stated leave
here with a party on a river cruise in a
| day two
The power boat Resale has returned
| home after an extended trip on the Chesa-
Leake and Ohio canal with a large pleas
| gre party aboard her. The Rosalie, while
| not the prettiest craft IN the harbor, is
one of the largest and most comfortably
| arranged for pleasure cruising
| Colonel George Greason. the popular
| steward of the steamer T. V Arrowsmith
| has been confined to his bed for several
days past by an attack of illness. While
| Colonel GreaSOn is laid up Mr. Louis Phil
! lips is attending to his duties
Mr. G. +. Lohr, manager for Johnson G.
| Wimsatt, has returned from a visit of ten
| days at st Georges Island.
| Captain Thomas Posey has resigned his
| position with the Columbia National Sand
| Dredging Company to accept a position
with the Potomac Sand Dredging Company.
The Passing Craft
The cargo of about 5000 feet of pine
| lumber aboard the two-masted schooner
Casper Heft. which arrived in port satur-
day last is consigned to parties in Balti-
| more.
! The schooner Lily Wiley with a cargo of
railway ties aboard. has arrived in port and
| will unload on the James Creek canal
! The three-masted schooner Cox &. Green
| has been taken to the Georgetown icehouse
| of the American Ice Company to unload a
| cargo of about 900 tons of ice.
! The seagong barge Dendron, loaded with
| cargo of about 800 tons of fertilizer ma
| terial. has arrived at Alexandria for the
| chemical company The Baltimore tug
Peerless brought her into port.
| The longboat Osceola is in port with a
| cargo of cord wood from the lower river
| consigned to parties in Georgetown
| The schooner A. J. Lawson, with wood
! from Maddox creek. and the schooner
| Windward, with cargo of wood from
| The schooner Nellie and Matte with a
| load of about $4,000 feet of pine timber
aboard from lower Mochodoc creek came
! into port yesterday morning for local deal
ers.
The schooner Sarah A. Gwyther. with
cargo of pine wood aboard from Potomac
creek, is in port for parties on the Eastern
branch.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons, with
big cargo of lumber and laths aboard
from North Carolina port. consigned to
dealers here and Alexandria, came into
port yesterday evening. She brought up
the watefmeon-laden craft Amy In tow.
The twO-masted schooner Alethea has ar
rived in port from the Rappahannock river
with a cargo OF about 100000 feet of pine
lumber aboard.
The schooner L. r. Williams Is lying at
the wharf foot of 9th street to unload her
cargo of lumber from Virginia lumber
point.