Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-27
ALL DEMANDS FILLED
PLENTY or ICE ON HAND FOB
LOCAL SUPPLY.
Arrival Of Schooner with 1900 Tons
Aboard-Barge Heavily Laden
PASSES Capes.

A glass OF iced water can be had today In
any household In Washington. II desired. as
the arrival Of the big four-masted schooner
Henry F. Kreager has placed bountifui
supply OF the cooling material in the city
and all demands for Ice large and small are
today being filled by the local Ice dealers.
Yesterday was trying day for the Ice
people.
1t was confidently expected the Kreager
would reach here by noon with her cargo
of 1900 tons. but she failed to arrive,
and 1t was nearly o clock yesterday even
ing when she was berthed at the 9th street
wharf and the work of unloading her cargo
was begun. When 1t was definitely known
that the Kreager would not reach here on
time. Alexandria came to the assistance OF
Washington and about 100 tons of ice was
furnished by the Mutual Ice Company to
partially make I'D the deficiency in the sup
ply here. All the afternoon the yellow wag-
ons of the American Ice Company were
going empty to Alexandria on the ferry
steamers and returning with full loads of
ice aboard for distribution about the city.
The scene at the 9th street wharf of the
American Ice Company was a busy one this
morning. in contrast to the dullness that
has existed there for several days past.
To the chanted songs of negro stevedores
the big cakes of Ice were being lifted from
the hold of the vessel and sent flying down
the chute. to be loaded upon long string
of wagons waiting for it to take 1t about
town to supply customers. None, of the Ice
is being stored. but is loaded on the wagons
and sent out as fast as taken from the
hold of the schooner.
Tempestuous Weather En- Route.
Capt. Darrah, master of the schooner
Kreager. reports having met with consid-
cradle tempestuous weather on his trip
from Maine and in one of the gales the
schooner lost her big foresail, which was
blown away by the force of the wind.
When it was not stormy the winds were
unfavorable, and this caused the slow trip
of the schooner down the coast.
A report received from Cape Henry this
morning states that the big barge Kennebec,
which is coming to this city with over 3,ooO
tons of ice aboard, passed the cape into
Chesapeake bay this morning. She will be
here and her cargo available for use before
the Kreager completes the unloading of her
cargo. This assures an abundance of ice
for about ten days.
The schooner Frank e. Stinson. as has
been stated. Is at sea bound to Washington
with cargoes of ice aboard, and she is ex-
pected to arrive here about the nrddle or
latter part of next week. She will, it is
stated. bring about 1880 tons in her cargo.
The Mutual Ice Company of Alexandra
yesterday allowed the American Ice Com
pany to have the destination of the cargo
of ice aboard the schooner III. F. Whiting
ton changed from Alexandria to Washing
ton The schooner sailed from Maine yes
terday, and she will follow the StnsoR to
this port with about 1,So0 tons of ice
aboard. These are all the vessels that are
definitely booked for Washington, there be-
ing some doubt as to whether the big
schooner E. E. Bhiesy will come here OF
go to Baltimore. She was reported coming
here With the Stinson and Wilmington i'll
port there is no danger of a further short
age in the-ice supply until after the middle
of August
The Company's Promise.
The managers of the American Ice Com
pany here assert that there will be no more
trouble with the ice supply this season, as
vessels loaded with ice viii arrive here
from time to time during the next month
as wanted. 1t is also expected that the big
plant of the Chaplin & Sacks Co.. which has
not been turning out within seventy-fve
tons OF its normal output will shortly be
In shape to be worked to its fullest capac-
ity and that the other ice plants of the
city will also be turning out their full
supply.
The schooner Henry S. Little. with ice
aboard for the Mutual Ice Company of
Alexandria, arrived at that city early this
morning and is now unloading there. Her
cargo will be used in icing the cars loaded
with fruit from the south, bound to north
ern cities,