Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-21
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The old river schooner ]. D. Bell which
sank in the dock of Carter & Clark at the
foot Of 10th street about two weeks ago,
and which was raised and taken across
the harbor to the shoal water, where she
again sank. is still lying in the harbo
with her deck under water and no effort
| to float her has been made. Her owner.
Capt. kendrick. 1t is stated, has practi-
cally abandoned the vessel and will let
her lie where she is. 1t is said the old
| boat is in such a condition as not to be
!! worth the cost of raising and repairing.
The vessel Is lying in shoa1 water out of
the way of passing vessels, but 1t is
understood that the United States engi-
neer officers in cha ge of the harbor here
W II raise the boat and have her towed to
the vessel graveyard behind the dyke on
the Virginia side of the river short dis
lance above the bridges over the Po-
tomac.
The receipts of oysters in the shell at
the 18th street wharf market have been
quite heavy for the past two or three
days. and this morning fleet Of twelve
or fifteen vessels were lying at the oyster
wharf with cargoes varying from SO to
500 bushels aboard. The bivalves are
mainly from the lower Potomac, though
there are two boats at the wharf with
stock from the eastern shore Of the
that the supply Of oysters on the natural
rocks In the lower river is larger this
year than for several years past, but
that the oysters are smaller. The dredge-
boats have had good success. and the
oystermen are making some money.
Oysters at the wharf market here are
selling at prices ranging from so cents to
81 per bushel. according to grade of stock
wanted.
Arrived: Schooner Grape Shot. oysters
Cnh TNivya
Sisters, pine lumbe- from Aqua creek
for the dealers; schooner Mabel & Ruth
lumber, from the Pomonkey river Va,
for the dealers; schooner May Francis,
Selectman with tow of sand and gravel
laden lighters from river point: schoon-
ers c. H. Pryor and Halle K, oysters in
the shell from the Potomac beds; schoon-'
er John G. McGinnis, lumber. from the
Rappahannock rive for the dealers;
Mary Ann Shea. lumber and cord wood
from Aqua creek for the dealers; schoon-
er Ella Hill, lumber and shingles from
Newbern. N. c.. at Alexandria; tug Rosa
lie, towing a fleet Of sand and gravel
laden lighters from river point.
Sailed: Barge Saugerties, from Indian
Head for Baltimore in tow of the tug
Princess: tug James O. Carter, with
tow for down river point; Alexandria
coauan to load sulphur ore for Alex
andrfa; schooner Irene, light. for Po-1
tomac point to load back for this city;
schooner E. 8. johnson. light, from Alex
andria TO- the Coan river to load canned
goods for this city; schooner Samuel
Wood, light. for Bretons bay to load cord
wood for dealers here; schooner Blue
Belle. for a lower Potomac point to load
oysters for this city.
Memoranda: Schooner William Henry
is at a river point loading TO- this city:
schooner A. H. Quinby is on the lower
Potomac loading for this port; schooner
Belmont is loading in Aqua creek for
this port; barge Maryland laden with
fertilizer material is lying at anchor off
Alexandria waiting to dock and dis
charge; tug Fortuna has sailed from
Chesapeake City with a coal-laden barg,
for this port: sloop Enola is on the lowe-
river loading oysters for this market.
The schooner Sidonia Curley. Capt Cur
ley. which unloaded cargo Of pine lum-
Der here. was yesterday taken to Alex
andria, where she is loading glass bottles,
the product of one of the Alexandria
glass facto'i les, for Norfolk. After I'M
loading at Norfolk she will go to a Vir-
ginia port to load lumber back to this
city.
The schooner Rover, which dragged
ashore during blow in Baltimore har-
Dor about two weeks ago, is still on the
shore. and Capt. Seward, master of the
vessel, has determined to let his boat re-
main ashore until high tide, when she
can be floated.