Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-21
NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


foot of 14th street southwest is being
torn down to give space for the use Of
the pier for wood and coal handling
yard by a new concern which Is to be
est ablished on the river front.
This building was used by the Home Ice
Company for storage and for distribution
to wagons of cargoes Of natural Ice
brought here from Maine. Ice was last
stored in It in the summer of 1907.
The building is but fourteen years old,
but the site on which it stands has been
used for ice storage houses for many
years past. 1t was built about 1904 to
replace a structure destroyed by fire and
had been in constant use from the time
1t was built
The roof and much Of the exterior
planking of the building have been re-
moved. Workmen are now attacking the
sawdust-lined partitions that separated
the storage chambers.
1t will be about the middle or latter
part of the coming week before the re-
moval of the old building Is completed and
the ground on which 1t stands cleaned up
and made ready for its new Uses.
The new street which is to connect 18th
with Water street will pass within a few
feet of the site Of the old building
The tug Camilla of the Taylor fleet
which underwent her annual inspection
by the officials of the United States steam
boat inspection service Wednesday last,
and which successfully passed the re-
quired tests. has not yet gone into COM
mission. Early In the coming week she
will resume towing work on the river,
with occasional trips to the bay.
The boiler Of the Camilla is being re-
covered with asbestos and some other
minor work is being done before she
resumes service. Under orders from the
inspectors her lifeboat is at Bennett s
boatyard, being enlarged in order to
measure the required number of cubic
feet necessary under the laws for the
carrying of the crew of the tug should
1t be necessary at any time to take
refuge in 1t.
The boat has been on the tug for two
or three years and was always regarded
as large enough until this inspection,
when 1t was found it did not measure
the size required by the marine regula-
tons.
The receipts Of fresh fish from the nets
In the Potomac and on Chesapeake bay,
tic coast. by the dealers at the nth street
wharf, continue quite heavy. The steam
ers from down-river points on every trip
bring up the catch in the Potomac nets
packed In barrels. and this makes up
considerable portion of the freight now
coming to this city. Perch. rock. bass,
catfish, mullets. sand perch and carp con-
stitute the bulk of the fish being caught
in the Potomac. While the demand for
them is not heavy. 1t is fair, and they
Arrived-Schooners Sa11ie White. Lottie
Thomas and Herbert, oysters in the shell.
from the Potomac beds; schooner A. II.
Quinby. cord wood. from the st. Marys
river to the dealers here: bugeye Ma
iestic oysters. to tho Eastern branch
dealers: tug Capt Toby, towing scows
from a down-rIver point; schooner May
flower. cord wood. from a river point to
the dealers; tug Rosalie. with tow of
sand-laden lighters. from a down-river
point.
sailed-schooner e. p Evans light. for
the lower Potomac to load oysters back
to this city; schooner Agnes Quillan. light.
for bay point to load fish scrap for the
Nansemond river: tug Carter. towing two
coal-laden lighters. 10 Mattawoman
creek for the naval smokeless powder
plant; schooner Mitchell, light, for the
lower river to load back to this city; tug
Walter +. Meade. with tow of light
sand and gravel carrying scows. for a
doWn-river point.
Memora nda-Schooner Grace G. Bennett
has arrived at Newbern, N. c.. from this
city and will load lumber to return:
schooner Rebecca ]. Moulton is at
Charleston. s. G.. loading pine lumber
for the dealers here; schooner Belmont
is at river point loading cord wood for
the dealers here; schooner Marvel is at
the 18th street wharf loading street
sweepings for Norfolk: tug Southern Is on
her way to this city from Baltimore with
two coal-laden barges in tow.
The supply Of oysters on sale at the
wharf market continues quite large. and
is ample to supply the demand for sew
eral days to come. The quality of the
bivalves being brought to market here
continues excellent and they are selling
at prices ranging from 40c per bushel up
to $1.25 per bushel for Pocomokes and
other extra fine grades. Numbers of
vessels are, at river and bay ports. and
will be here in time for the Thanksgiving
market.