Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-16
ON THE RIVER 'FRONT.'
LOADING COAL AT GEORGETOWN
FOR NEW ENGLAND PORTS
Lower Cedar Point Wharf to Be Re-.
built-Storm on Potor -ac--
Other Matters

NoHpahy' winch unioaded a cargo OF Ice at
the 10th street wharf OF the American Ice
company. was yesterday taken TO George
Town py the tug ID. NJ. Key TO take aboard
cargo of Cumberland coal for Boston or
another New England port. This will be
the first cargo of coal to leave here this
spring. but from now on the barges will be
coming here for cargoes. Until three Years
ago much of the coal that was brought
down the canal was used I'm this city no
the steamboats, and manufacturing plan,s.
but since the mines at Cumberland ana ,ha
canal nave passed under the control n, N.
consolidation Company, It is stated hut
htue OF the product of the Curhsr,and
mines mas Its way into the CITY for local
use. During the summer the big schooner
arc hro' =. ,he consolidated Coal Company
are Drought up the river to Georgetown.
anu several OF them are loaded each m5nth
Win cumberland coal, which is taken IA
ports in the north. W
Inc new steamer Pocahontas recentIv
secured by Capt. Il. s. Randall for sar,.sax
Oh the river this summer will be broueht
mere from Norfolk May "a and will az
o oi.,' go INTO service The from this
city VIII go aboard the steamer when she
arrives at Norfolk from Richmond on the
evening of May &C. and will bring her hera
rs iast- as she can travel. The steamer
Ranc taS o up her excursion route TO Colonial
oeach on the afternoon of the day she arr
riVes here. She will carry 1Jo0 passenrera
ON her trips TO the Beach
mere was fairly large supply OF ALI
varieties OF saltwater fish on sale at tina
wholesale fish market on the 11th s,raas
wharf this morning, but the supply of river.
caught fish was small The market IN CON.
sequence OF the warm weather, was duff
Croakers and gray trout constituted the
bulk-of the stock on hand
Inc oysters on sale at the oyster wharf
are being received from Norfolk In barrels
ana ana are selling at about 90 cents per bushel.
1c fnf
Inc demand for hard and soft-shelled
crabs Is good, but the supply on hand this
morning was small. Prices are at about the
figures quoted yesterday
CLAIMS from the eastern shore OF Virginia
are plentiful and the demand for them 10
dred. ~ ~
The large pile-driving machine belonging
10 Mr. Augustus Dean of Alexandria has
peen taken TO Dilrs wharf at Lower Cedar
foint, on the Potomac to rebuild the
structure Dtll's was one of the wharves
damaged by the ice last winter ana ia Ia hs
made an entirely new structure
The storm of Sunday night was part,cu-
iariy heavy on the river, and was accom-.
panied by hail, it is stated. In the vicinity
or Nomini. number of persons from this
city who were aboard a houseboat anchor.
ed in the river off Alexandria were hadlv
scared by the rolling of the vessel during
the height of the storm.
General Matters.
The steamer Estele Randall under char.
ter to the army authorities for service be.
tween this city and the forts on the Poto.
mac, will be withdrawn from that service
one day in this week to undergo her an
nual inspection at the hands of the United
States steamboat inspection authorities
While the Esteile Randall is off the route
her place will be taken by the steamer
Harry Randall.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Capt Keen,
was taken out for a short cruise on the
river Sunday last with her owner. Mr.. j.
E. Reyburn, and his family and a party OF
friends aboard.
The steam launch Inspector, belonging to
the United States coast survey service has
been launched from the marine railway at
Benefits boatyard ready for service The
launch has been given a general overhauls
ing of hull and machinery and put in ths
best of order. She will, II is stated 60
north for service with surveying parties.
One of the large scows belonging to Mr..
John Miller hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits today for repairing
and cauking of hull and for other work
that may be necessary.
The schooner Nellie and Matte has ar
rived in port with a cargo of pine lumber
from the Rappahannock river for the deal-
ers. She will unload at the 10th street
wharf
The sailing barge Daniel is In port with a
cargo OF railway ties from the lower river
for the local market.
The PLUME Smith, S. L. Bowen Oakland
and Bertha May are among the recent ar
rivals in port with cargoes Of cord wood
from river points. They are lying in the
stream waiting opportunity to berth and
discharge cargo.
The schooner Aerial. with load Of lum-
Der aboard, has arrived and is at anchor In
the harbor. She comes from a Virginia
lumber port.
The longboat Mary Francis Is In port
from the lower river with cargo OF pine
wood for Carter & Clark
The coal-laden barges Edward Fay,
James T. Easton and Ann Thompson are in
port They each brought about 500 tons OF
hard coal from Philadelphia. The tug San.
dow also brought a tow of coal-laden
barges into port Sunday.