Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-20
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
CoAL-CARRYING TUG AND BARGE
CHANGE OWNERS.
Army Tug Gibbon in Service Yacht
Seabelle on Summer Cruise
Other Matters.

| timore. have been purchased by the Con-
soldated Coal Company of Baltimore which
| VIII at once take charge of the vessels and
| Continue them In the coal trade The
| parges each have capacity of 800 tons
and are the largest vessels of their kind
| employed in the coal trade from the Ches-
| apeake. The Consolidation Company be-
fore the purchase of the B., s.. w. floating
property were the owners OF sixteen schoon-
er barges of 1850 tons capacity each. the
steamer Charles F. Mayer of 1000 tons
capacity. the steamer Frostburg of 900 tons
and the ocean towing tugs Savage. Pied
| mont and cumberland. All these tugs and
| many OF the barges have been visitors to
| this port. The amount paid for the tus
| and barges is not known.
There was brisk demand for fresh Ash
OF all kinds at the wholesale fish market on
| the wharf this morning, but the supply re-
| cefved by the dealers small. and the
| bulk of 1t consisted of trout and croskers
with scattering supply OF other varieties
Hard crabs were more plentiful than the
| demand, and as consequence they sold
at prices that ranged from soc. to 81 80
per barrel. Soft crabs were scarce, the
season for them being about over, and the
demand was light.
The supply of CLAIMS on hand is ample
to meet the demand. They are selling at
from 80 to 10 cents per hundred.
The Gibbon Being Repaired.
The United States army tug Gibbon, the
tender to the army posts on the Potomac.
! which has been under repairs at the wharf
of Forsberg & Murray, having her boiler
overhauled. returned to service yesterday
afternoon. and made her trip from this
city to Fort Washington and Fort Hunt
at $50 o'clock. Since the Gihbon was laid
up there has been no boat on the Fort
Washington route Capt Tom Todd is in
command Of the Gibbon.
The United States lighthouse engineers
steamer Jessamine came into port yester-
day from cruise among the light sta
lions on the bay and its tributaries. She
is berthed at the lighthouse service pier at
the foot of o street southwest. The crew
of the Jessamine have the repair work to
do on all the lights on Chesa peake bay. It's
tributaries and on the sounds of North Car
DINA. She will be In port for a day or
two
The large house boat owned by the Dia-
mond Back Club of this city, will be hauled
out on the marine railway at Reagan's for
repair work to her hull and for caulking.
The Ice last winter pulled the caulking out
Of her seams causing the boat to I'LL and
| sink. She is now to be made ready for
hunting trips this fall
Barge No ~ of the Consolidation Coal
Company, which was reported on her way
to this city with a cargo of about 1850
tons of ice and to tow which to this city
the tug Camilla left port several days ago,
had her orders changed after coming in the
capes and taken to Baltimore to I'M
load. The ice was more needed, 1t Is
stated. in that city than here, where the
ice houses still have a small supply on
hand and vessels laden with Ice are ex-
pected to arrive daily.
Cargoes Of lumber and shingles from the
far north and the South Atlantic ports are
on their way to this city and will arrive
here within the next week or ten days. The
schooner Sebago Is at sea from ST. Johns,
n. B., with million or two of laths
has aboard a cargo OF lumber from Charles
ton, 8. c.. The charter price for her cargo
Is IS % per thousand feet. This will be the
first visit OF the Reiche here.
The steam launch Teaser, belonging to
George Weber and others, which has been
hauled out on the railway at Reagan's boat
yard, was put overheard yesterday after
noon and will return to service at once.
While on the railway the launch had a por-
ton Of her keel renewed and was caulked
all over and painted. She VIII be used for
short trips to nearby resorts during the
summer months.
The auxiliary power yacht Seabelle. Capt.
T. s. Bell commanding, left here today on
her annual cruise on the North Atlantic
coast. Mr.. Henry A. Seymour Of this city,
the owner of the yacht, will join her at
New Haven and will cruise in her to the
watering places on the New England coast.
Captain Bell will take the little boat by the
inland waterways to Connecticut, going
from here to Philadelphia by way of the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal, then by
way of the Delaware river and through the
Raritan canal and other waterways TO
Long Island sound. to her destination.
General Notes.
Captain James Marmaduke, pilot of the
tug William II. Yer1es, jr., with his wife
and daughter, has gone to Mt. Holly, Va,
to spend several weeks.
The Baltimore tug Emma brought the
coal-laden barge Easton into port yesterday
afternoon. The barge comes from Perry
vile and has aboard a cargo of about 900
tons of fuel for Georgetown dealers.
The schooner Father and Son is In port
with cargo of railway ties from Malta
woman creek for the new railway work
here.
The steam barge E. James Tull, loaded
with oak piling from Occoquan, has arrived
at Alexandria, where the piling will be used
in the construction of the new pier now In
process of erection for the Alexandria
Chemical and Fertilizer Company at the
foot of Queen street.
The schooner Rover. laden with cargo
of about 100000 feet OF pine lumber from
Suffolk, Va, came into port yesterday even
| ing and Is lying in the stream awaiting or
ders where she is to discharge her cargo.
The large Philadelphia barge Annie NJ.
McNally has arrived at Alexandria laden
with fertilizer material from Baltimore She
was brought into port by the tug Peerless
which sailed again with the light barges
Virginia and Howard for Baltimore.
| The longboat Silver Star, with cargo of
pine scantlings aboard from the lower Po-
| tomac, is In port and will discharge her car
go at the wharf foot of 18th street.
| The barges John I. Brady and Kate n.
Latta left port yesterday in tow of the tug
| Emma bound to Perryville, Nd, to load
| cargoes Of COAL
| The schooner Ida Vernon, with cargo
| of grain from the lower river, has arrived in
| port consigned to the mill at Georgetown.
| The schooner Gallard, with a cargo OF
| lumber aboard from Virginia lumber port.
was brought up the river yesterday after
noon by the tug Camilla.
The ram schooner Mable and Ruth, with a
cargo of lumber and shingles aboard, is on
| her way to this city from a North Carolina
port.
The schooner Josie Burt was yesterday
taken to Georgetown and went under the
coal chute to load a cargo for the Boston
market.