Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-18

this city. Capt. Larmore, the new owner
of the Bennett, will take command or
her within the next few DAYS and VIII
sail aboard her for Il North Carolina
point After repairing she will l"a
lumber for this port. and il is understood
that the vessel will be continued in the
trade to this city. The Grace Bennett
is of the fleet of no-topmast three
masted vessels. called from their pecu-
liar rig rams" The Mabel and Ruth. w.
III. Hargraves. Edwin and Maud are other
vessels of the same type employed in
the lumber-carrying trade on Chesapeake
bay.
All the large fleet of oyster-carryinc
vessels which have been lying here for
periods ranging from three to six weeks
have sailed will leave today for the
lower river and bay points. and a large
majority of them will load again and
come back to this city with another
cargo of oysters in the shell as soon ds
they can do SO. The masters of eighte'
vessels took advantage of the heavy
northwest wind Sunday To leave and yes
terday six or eight vessels departed. The
schooner A. IA. Qunby. which was held
here by the ice for several weeks. spread
her canvas wings yesterday morning and
left under the command of Capt. Cul-
liSon for the Rappahannork river. whe:e
she will load for this city. The w. II.
French and othere ium5er-carryinS boats
are expected to sail from here within the
next few days. the French To Fort Wash
ington to unload a cargo of cord wood
for the government and the others to
lunber-carryinS ports i'm Maryland and
Virginia.
The Standard Oil Company tug No H.
towing tank-laden barges No. - and a..
loaded with oil in bulk from Baltimore.
arrived here yesterday and the bargeS
we're taken up to Georgetown to discharge.
In consequence of the heavy current in
the river two tugs had To be employer
to tow the barges through the draw OF
the river bridges and il was with difficulty
that they were taken 10 Georgetown. The
bargeS have been lying AT Baltimore for
the past two weeks loaded and have
been waiting an opportunity to come
| to this city.
The effect of the recent rains and melt
ing SHOWS about the headWat ars of the
Potomac is felt in the vicinity of this
city by the high water and the SWIFT cur
rent in the river. The current start ID
running Saturday evening last and yes
terday evening il was coming down with
but slightly diminished force and was
making great whiriS i'm the water in the
vicinity of the steel plant pier. The
tides We're above the average height all
day yesterday. but this morning. in con-
sequence OF the northwest wind. the
water was lower and the current weaker
The tug Camilla of the TAYLOR fleet
arrived here this morning with "A tow Of
siX-oySter-laden vessels from down-TiNer
points. These vessels are the first 10
come here with oysters and they came
just i'm time To replenish the exhaust I'd
supply at the oyster wharf. The demand
for the biValves is fair and they are
selling at fair prices In the feet brought
up by the Camilla were the Winnie Wind
sor. Amanda. Lewis, Martin Wagner
Ethel Vale and Mary and Rebecca. The
six vessels bring about e.oto bushels Of
the bvalves.
Sailed: 5. O. tug No. L. towing tank
barges - and a.. light for Baltimore;
schooner y. ii. Quinby. light. for a Rap
pahannock river point to load lumber;
sloop Enola and bugeyes Edith Muir. s g
kibble Blanche Hayward and Willie iSht
for the Potomac oyster beds to load for this
city: bugeye Lola Taylor. building ma
terial for d river noint
The steamer Wakefield after a lay-uD
of more than two weeks. this morning re-
sumed her place upon the Glymont route
The steamer carries away two weeks
accumulation of freight for the landings
between Alexandra and Grinders Md