Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
HOTELS.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

For the first time in many months the
situation was quiet at the, fish and oyster
wharves yesterday, the river front at the
foot of 18th street being practically de-
serted. The fish and oyster season is
over. and the throngs that crowded about
the wharves Sunday afternoon are thing
Of the past. and will not reappear until
about August /. when the watermelon
running season will be at hand. and the
docks will be filled with river and bay
craft with. the fruit aboard. During the
oyster season the 18th street wharf was
a rendezvous Sunday afternoon for oyster
lovers who secured bivalNes by the bushel
from a run boat. and having them
opened would eat them from the half
shell. Dozens of groups of oyster eaters
could he seen on the wharf every Sun
day. and they. with the vessel crews.
made the wharf an animated place. The
close Of the fishing season was the death
blow. temporarily. to animation at the
oyster and fish wharves. and tor the next
two months dizziness will reign about
them.
The officers Of the Alexandria ferry
steamer state that by actual count there
were 247 sailing craft, power launches
and other small boats in the way OF
the steamer on one of her trips to Alex
8ndris last evening. There was a launch
with a screechy whistle every few yards.
and the other boats we're scattered in
bet ween. that the pilot Of the steamer
had trouble In keeping out of their way.
This statement of the steamboat men
may be a little overdrawn. but certainly
every pleasure craft owned in the city
tina, could be moved was out for sail
on the river with pleasure parties aboard.
Til. owners OF the launches that are
being made ready Tor service are hurrying
the work. SO as to have them ready for
service this week. Next Sunday there
will be about 325 pleasure boats out, II
the wind don't blow too hard.
Arrived: Schooner Isaac Solomon cord
wood from river point for the dealers;
United States Army torpedo planter Gen.
Henry Hunt. from Fort Washington;
schooner Eleanor Russell pine lumber
from Potomac point: tug Baby with
a tow from river point: schooner Will
liam Taylor cord wood from the lower
Potomac tor this market, schooner EnoIa
cord wood from Mattox creek; United
States steamer Oneida. from practice
cruise on the river: tug Camilla. towing
light coal-carrying barge for the c. c.
Company at Georgetown.
Sailed: Schooner Oakland light for a
lower river point to load back to this
city: steam barge Dennis Simmons. light
for a North Carolina point to load: tug
Resale. with n tow of light barges to
schooner John kelsO. light. for a lower
river point to load back to this city;
schooner W. H. French, light. for a bay
point to load.
Memoranda Schooner Charles P. Phin-
ney has gone TO bay point to load
back to this city; schooners Mabel and
Ruth and Grace G.. Bennett are char
tered to load lumber at Edenton, n. c..
for this port; schooner Annie Camp will
go to Virginia point to load lumber:
schooner Sidonia Curley Is under charter
to load humber on the RappahannOck river
for the dealers here: schooner A. H.
Quinby is at a Rappahannock river point
loading for this port.
The Taylor tug Camilla arrived in port
this morning towing schooner barge No.
- of the Consolidation fleet, to load coal
at the Georgetown coal piers for Boston
or Portland. Barge No. II is lying at
Point Lookout. waiting to join tow
bound up the coast from Baltimore in
tow of one Of the big tugs of the c. C.
Company.
The tug Dixie of the Southern Trans
portation Company service is on the way
to this city with the barges Roanoke.
Wicomico. John McNally, William Nc
Nally and Brandyw.ne in tow. The
barges are coal-laden and are consigned
to- the dealers here and at Alexandria.
The Roanoke and Wicomico come from
Baltimore and the others from Chesa-
peake City.