Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-14
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

rug NO. II belonging to the fleet of the
standard OIL Company is to be transferred
from New York, where she has been work.
Ing, to the Chesapeake to take the place oe
the tug Radiant in towing the tank barRes
OF the Standard Oil Company between Ra,.
timore and this city and other points on.
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries The
tank barges So. SO and 81 load oil in BaltI.
more and the tug tows them to this CITY.
Norfolk or Richmond. where the company
has depots, where the thousands OF gallons
OF oil are pumped out into storage Tanks
ana the barges are taken back TO Baltimore
TO reload About month ago the ting
radiant started down the bay with the
barges in tow, bound for this CITY In q
gale which arose she was swamneJ and
sunk, but was later raised and is now at a..
Baltimore shpyard being overllauled Her
owners have decided that she is too "sfnalrN
Tor the towing work In all kinds of weather
on the bay, and the larger tug Will he sent
mere to take her place. The Radiant will
De used for harbor towing at a northern
port
In consequence of the repeated and heavy
storms on the Atlantic coast and on Ches. "a
aPeake bay, the receipts of fresh fish by
the dealers at the 1lth street wharf have ~
been very light for several days past but
heavier receipts are looked for as soon az
the weather resumes its normal condition
lor this time of the year. AS a conse-
quence or the short supply. fresh fstl have
Ing from SS TO SO per barrel gray trout
from SO to sl1 per barrel, rock 1l1lc to
dSc per pound. and butter fish from 81 to
~ per barrel. These are about the only va
rieties of fish on sale and the present prices
are about third higher than the normal
market
Arriyed; Schooner Three Sisters -laths
from st. Johns, New Brunswick to dealers:
{. C. barge No. Z. lght. from Boston TO
Georgetown, to load soft coal; scow Bush. ,s.
cord wood and railway ties. al steel plant
cat,S
from river point for the dealers: schooner
Raymond pine lumber, from a Virginia
point; buyege Ella. lumber. from a river
point; bugeye Avalon, white sand. from the
lower Potomac; schoone" r. Mason. cord
wood, from the lower Potomac; bGgeye J.
e. Wright, lumber, from Il Potomac point; .,
bueeye PLUME E. Smith. cord wood from
a river point at Alexandria. u
Sailed: Schooner Sidney Jones. Eight for
a point on the river to load cord wood fol
this city; tug Minerva. towing six light
river; schooner Freddie l.. fIambin. light.
for Virginia point to load lumberj
schooner Charles II. Dagger. light. for the
lower Potomac to load wood for dealers
a. light, for Baltimore to load for this
city.
Memoranda: Schooner Carrie s Morse
has been chartered to load oyster shells for d,
the Potomac beds; schooner SIdonia Curey
has been chartered to load lumber on tho .
Rappahannock for this port; schooner Lo-
rena Bramble Is at Alexandria loading q
cargo of empty fish barrels for Reedv!lle,
Va.
The schooner iibble completed fitting out
here Wednesday afternoon and. taking
aboard a big cargo of ice she sailed on "A
summer fishing trip on Chesapeake bay and
its tributaries. The vessel will GO direct
to the James river before putting hpr nets
into the water and her eaten w.ll be- ship
ped to the dealers here.
The tug Camilla has = ne 90 rhr mouth
OF the Potomac after thc hig & lIaHl.d4tiuu
Coal Company's schooner hur-r y. lH,
laden with ice for the American l.' COM
psny of this city. The h1rg, Nrs Icon wing
at Point Lookout. a "a" m"ult uI I.." river,
waiting the tugs urTiN val Nwt '.r iug
should arrive here w.tI 'Ir HrIst Tonight
No. 10 has aboard about 90 D fHNH .HI tna
rcfriErrating mater