Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WATERMELON SEASON ON PoTo-
MAC TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
New Wharf Building on the Eastern
Branch - Steamboat Inspectors
Vigilant-other Matters.

Potomac watermelous VIII be on sale at
the 18th street wharf early this week II
the dealers at the wharf do not miss their
guess, and from this time until cold weather
comes vessels laden with melons will be
arriving at the wharf daily. and the pier
VIII again be a scene OF animation Since
the close Of the oyster season over two
months ago. the oyster wharf has been de-
serted. The first cargo OF melons from the
vicinity of New York generally arrives be-
tween the 18th and the last OF July. and
the vessels with melons from the Coan river
ana other tributaries Of the Potomac near
It's mouth are not far behind them
The little power barge Adelaide, which
Is running on route on the river, viii be
hauled out on the marine railway at Capt.
Sonny Reagan's bOatyard today, to have
some necessary repair work done TO the
stern bearing Of the propeller wheel As
the barge is IN service every week day. II
was necessary to haul her on Sunday 50
that she would lose no time from her route
Carter 81 Clark's plledrver has begun
work driving piles for the wharf which is
to be constructed for the Pennsy lvania
Bridge Company on the Eastern branch
near where the bridge is to be built across
the stream. The new wharf will be used
for the storing and handling OF material
that viii be used In the construction OF the
bridge. 1t will be completed within the
next ten days or two weeks.
General Port News.
The steamer Washington Of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company.
which has been lying at the docks Of the
company in this city for several days past
undergoing an overhauling resumed her
place on the route between this city and
Norfolk yesterday afternoon. The steamer
Newport News. which has been on the
route since the Washington was laid up.
takes her place In the dock until her serv-
ices may again be needed.
The United States steamboat inspectors
are unceasing In their vigilance in keeping
the Potomac steam ers up to the high stand
ard or efficiency fixed by the new rules.
Two inspectors from Baltimore were in the
city yesterday looking the steamers over 70
see that they were complying with all the
regulations OF the department.
The large power launch Mary NJ OF this
city, which has been in service at Colonial
Beach for about a week. returned to this
port yesterday and Is lying at the wharf
foot of X street southwest. The launch
will probably return to Colonial Beach In a
few days.
The little schooner Nellie and Matte is
again In port on a flying trip from Coan
river with a cargo of pine lumber for the
dealers. She has about 20 600 feet aboard
he steam barge E. James Tull is in port
TO load a cargo of corn for the Janney mill
at Occoquan. Va After delverinf her corn
she will load a cargo of piles for this city
and Alexandria.
The schooner A H Quinby has arrived In
port with a cargo of hard coal from Phlla-
delphia and is lying at anchor in the stream
oft the 10th street wharf.
The tug Radiant came into port yester-
day with tank barges Nos. 30 and IT of the
Standard oil Company in tow. The barges
are loaded with oil for the stations here and
at Alexandria.
The tug Sandow of Baltimore brought a
tow of barges into port Friday night and
sailed Yesterday with tow OF light barges
for Baltimore.
The barge York. with a cargo of hard
ccal aboard is lying at the Fort Hunt
wharf unloading her cargo
The schooner Beulah Land has arrived in
port from down river with a cargo OF about
400 tons of hard coal aboard
The schooner Oakland. with a cargo of
cord wood aboard, has arrived from a
down river point.
Mr. VIM. Buck of this city. formerly
mate in the Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic railway line steamer Eastern Shore,
has been appointed quartermaster of the
steamer 4. " Arrowsmith of the Randall
line
Capt Owen Thompson, who was master
of the tug Neptune OF Baltimore, until she
was sold to San Francisco. has been made
master of the tug Emma, In service on
lxe aay and its tribiita riaS