Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Schooner barge No. 20 Of the fleet Of the
Consolidation Coal Company completed
loading about 1900 tons Of Cumberland
coal at Georgetown yesterday and in tow
of the tug Camilla has sailed for the
mouth of the Potomac river, where she
will join a tow of barges going up the
coast from Baltimore to Boston and other
points in New England.
The four-masted schooner Henry L.
Peckham. which discharged ice at Alex
andria, is under the chutes at the George
town riers taking aboard a cargo of
about 100 tons of the fuel. She will
complete her cargo by tomorrow The
schooner Florence NJ. Penley, which dis
charged a cargo Of ice here, will then go
under the chutes to be loaded for down
east ports.
Barge No. 5 of the Consolidation fleet is
on her way down the coast in tow of the
tug Savage. She will be here and ready
to load by the time the Penley has her
cargo aboard. 1t Is stated that several
big vessels now on their way to this city
and Alexandria with ice are chartered
to load coal at Georgetown, so that YES
sells will be continuously under the coal
chutes for several weeks to come.
The big British steamer Parran, lying
at the Brennan Construction Company's
pier at Georgetown unloading asphalt
of that material that has ever come up
the Potomac to this city. The vessel has
aboard $3.50 tons. which will be used in
street paving and other work about this
city.
She loaded her cargo at Guanaco
of the trouble growing out of the ar
bitrary action of President Castro toward
foreign industrial interests that has ended
in the severance of political relations be-
tween the South American republic and
the United States.
The ship will be in port here for week
or longer unloading and will then go to
Norfolk or Baltimore for a cargo to be
taken to some foreign country. Under the
marine laws OF the United States she can
not load for a port in the United States
Boston mackerel. a little fish about
four or five inches long and Weighing but
a few ounces. has been on sale at the
local fish wharf In large quantities during
several seasons Though the fish were
offered at 81 per barrel the demand for
them was light. Many had to be thrown
away as unstable.
The fish were caught in big school
off the capes of the Chesapeake. several
millions of them being taken by the fish
ermen. Fifteen or more barrels were sent
to one firm at the wharf market and were
distributed around among the other deal
ers.
size weigh from pound to two pounds
each the fishermen say, and command
high prices in the markets in the north.
Arrived-Schooner Almeda Wiley, laths
from St. Johns, n. B.. for local dealers:
schooner Sidonia Curley, pine lumber from
the Rappahannock river for this market:
schooner Young Brothers. ice from Bath
for Alexandria: tug William H. Yerkes,
ir. with a tow from the capes of the
Chesapeake: schooner ]. P. Robinson
grain from Upper Machodoc creek for the
Georgetown mills; tug Resale. with a
tow of sand and gravel laden lighters
from Piscataway creek.
Sailed-Tug Camilla. towing pile driver
to Colonial Beach: scow Lily of the West.
lumber from Alexandria for river points !;
tug Walter F. Meade. with a tow of
lighters for down-river point: tug Car
ter for doWn-river point with a tow.
Observation-Disclosures Samuel Wood is
loading at Leonardtown. Md. for this
city: schooner A. H, Quinby is in Aqua
creek loading cord wood for the dealers
here; schooner John McGinnis has been
chartered to load cord wood on the Rap
pahannock river for this city; barge Po-
tomac is loading pulp wood at Piscataway
creek for Philadelphia; schooners Brtna
Pendleton and William H. Yerkes are
due at the capes OF the Chesapeake with
ice aboard for this city: schooner Clara
Leonard is at down-river point loading
for this city: schooner Elisha Atkins has
been chartered to bring ice from Maine to
this city or Baltimore.