Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FLEET OF ICE-LADEN VESSELS
COMING INTO PORT.
Charters to Bring Cargocs Have Re-
ported-Loading Coal at George
town-Other Notes.

The large feet of big schooners which
have been at sea for ten days or more with
cargoes of ice for this city, and which have
been detained in arriving here by contrary
winds. are now coming into port and during
the next week a regular procession of ice
laden boats is expected to come up the Poto
mac. Yesterday morning the schooner J.
Manchester Haynes. with about loo tons
for the American Ice Company from Bath,
Me-, was brought into port and berthed at
| the Georgetown dock to unload her cargo.
The schooners Ralph NJ. Hayward and Jo-
seph G. Ray, both ice-laden from Maine
fields. passed in at the capes of the Chesa-
peake yesterday afternoon in tow of the tug
William Fl. Yerkes of this city, and viii be
tied up at the wharves here before dark this
evening. The Hayward is consigned to the
American Company and the Ray to the
Home Company. The two vessels bring
cargoes amounting to over 900 tons.
within the past week about 10000 tons OF
Ice has been received here. and is stored i'll
the local ice houses, so there is but little
danger of an ice shortage for several weeks
to come.
Ihere was but a very light demand for
iiesh hsh at the wholesale fish market on
the wharf this morning, and the supply on
sale was quite small, consisting mainly of
ucut and other salt water fish. Prices are
f' er.
The supply of hard crabs brought up by
morning was ample to meet the demand.
Prices range from $50 to 80 per barrel,
according TO size. CLAIMS are coming from
the vicinity of Norfolk, and the demand
Tor them continues good at 60 to 20 cents
per hundred.
The following charters of vessels, made
W1thin the past day or two reported:
Schooner Ralph NJ Hayward, coal from
Georgetown to New England port;
schooner Horatio l.. Baker, ice from Bath
TO TINS city; schooner Eugie lumber from
Bradfeld, Va. and the schooner Grace Ben
nett, shingles from Newborn, N c. fo- this
city: Mary Gail!ard, lumber from Elizabeth
city. n. C., and schooner Thomas ]. Shry-
ock, dry boards from Newborn, n c., for
this city. The charter of the schooner
load coal at Newport News for northern
port Is also reported.
The big four-masted schooner Malcolm
r. Seavey will complete her cargo Of Cum
berland coal al Georgetown today and will
be taken to the mouth of the river by the
tug 1erkes. The three-masted schooner
Charles w. Church completed the discharg-
ing OF her cargo Of ice yesterday and was
taken around to Georgetown. She will go
under the coal chutes to load cargo of
about ..uJ tons for Boston
A new power launch belonging to parties
here which was launched from a pier on
the Eastern branch less than month ago
was yesterday hauled out on the ma rine
railway at Reagans boathouse to have
some alteration made in her propeller
O
her hull. The little pleasure craft will be
put overheard it is stated. today.
General River Matters.
A hull for launch is also at Reagan's to
be equipped with tower and to be
fitted out for pleasure purposes 4 six
horsepower Knox gasoline explosive engine
will be installed in the boat, and she will
be made ready for cruising on the river
The new craft is about twenty feet long
and will carry six eight persons COM
fortably. She is expected to make speed
or about eight miles hour with ease
The little power launch Lady B.. which
has been lying at Cumberlands boathouse
Tor several months past out of service is
now being overhauled and will be put in
thorough order for summer cruising during
the remainder of the summer. The sailing
sloop belonging to Mr.. William Garner,
which has been overhauling al Cumber-
lands after having been sunk by a steam
er, has been launched and will go into
service on the RIVER in a few days
Tbs Firefighter. the District fireboat
which has been berthed at the Washing
tor-AleXandria ferry wharf while the new
wharf was building went to the new pier
yesterday, and it is understood will make
her quarters there.
The bugeye Edna and Nellie has arrived
at Alexandra with a cargo Of several hun
dred bushels of grain from the lower Po-
tomac for the dealers there.
The schooner Robert Rogers with
cargo OF pine lumber from a Virginia luYn-
Der port, has arrived and is berthed at the
18th street wharf She is consigned to
Baltimore dealers
The sailing scow Lily of the West sailed
today from this city with a cargo of lum-
Der aboard for the dealers at Alexandria,
The steam barge E. James Tull laden
with cargo of several hundred bushels of
wheat and corn from points on the South
ern railway in Virginia. has sailed for
Occoquan with her cargo for the mills
there.
The schooner Magnolia is a Alexandria
taking aboard a cargo of tar in barrels for
parties in Baltimore.
The schooner barge Daniel is a Alexan-
dria with a cargo of oak wood not rail-
way ties, as stated. She is dscharging
at the fish wharf.
The schooner Albert Dixon came into port
today laden with cargo of pine boards
from a Virginia port for the local dealers.
The tug Edward F. Gummeu came into
port yesterday towing nine of the big
barges of the Columbia National Sand
Company, laden with sand and gravel
from the digging machines on the lower
river for use here.
Mr.. Gustav P. Lohr has gone to st.
Georges Island, on the lower Potomac. to
spend a vacation of about ten days. Mr..
Lohr was accompanied by his son.
Mr.. ID. j. Callahan. assistant general
manager of the Norfolk and Washington
line, has returned from a visit to his
fny hnr, Foil