Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.
hoag the River Front.
InE lCE ENRsgGo-SrEAMFr FROZEN q
1HE OYSTER WHARF PESFRrKp

InE lcE ENb.gGo-srEANERs FROZEN tr ,>n
1hE OYSTER WHARF BESERTKD
he recent cold weather has strcngj hened the
ice IN the Potomac, which. extending from
shore 10 shore, is in some places more than SIX
inches Thick. save where little ri.c,.S tndlca,,,
that the ice harvest NFS have been ~ work an
that attempts have been made % break a chan
mel the river presents 10 view smooth white
surface in marked contrast with the shores and
surrounding hills now wholly diyestef
"a ZION. The steamers Lady Of the Lake
=: W. THOMPSON, and Jane MaSeley are
I'TtH IN Al Their wharf AZ 81 street. the former
az 'he outer end of the pier. and In u more cN-
posed position than the others Juef ahlyp Is
Ihe new :. nat Vernon boat. she " " Corco-
ran. Mnlcn Iad made bur A ft.V t;.l, hafor,,
inns enforced idieneSS. the steamer Naftano
ana ulf canal schooner Morning >farof phfla-
aeiphla- Al the Terry wharf Is The ferry boat
tHA ot Washington. and at the nCighhorinr
whaH'> the steamers Mary Washington and
Arrow aad tie tug samuel GcdneN Ouite a
number ~ small boats and two or three yachts
are frozen in alanG this portion oi The river
front. some of them iull of Ice, and an liable to
be DESTROY Cd In ease OF n sudden brcak-up
Al The loot oi >th street the Co-opera'lye lee
company Is Dusty engaged IN Hlling it, houses
The ice is CUt some distance from snorc and
loatcd along canal 10 the wharf when a is
hosted by horsepower 10 4 Slide. from which
IL is hoisled up 10 the houses, where men an,
ready 10 receive and store il. Three horses and
some twenty men and boys are eIGpIOVed in the
Work. The lee comes ont in cakes OF unequal
size. averaging perhaps uy feet and inches
thick. is not very clear and preSentsquite a con-
tlaSl 10 tie crystal cakes brought here from the
Ice garders Cf Maine. Two small tug boats, one
the FANNIE VI. Gilbert, are frozen in here and
a. the 10Th street wharf is a coaStiRg schooner
and dredging machine and scow. The ilth
street Mhali-oNStcr wharf-preSents no sign OF
lie. \ few pungteS are moOred there From
this point 10 the Long bridge there are in all
thirteen pungieS and other small river crafts,
ole OF which seems 10 have a crew on board
Another had evidently come into port after ice
began 10 make, for her bow from fhe cut-water
10 the fole chains l. Sheathed with barrel StayeS
But there Is no life about the place. no loading
OF carts with bNaNes from The holes OF the
pungles. 10 oyster peddlerS preparing for their
ROUNDS, 40 Shuckcrs eager for customers. The
SHEDS ald NhahtieS OF the dealers are closed
me click oi the oyster knives, the raItling OF
Shells. the cfeahinE OF blocks and tackle the
Ginning Cf buyer and seller arr nearl no
more. This lee embargo i'm the oyster trade
alone has evidently taken the means of uvpIi-
hood irom a good many persons.
There Il no shipping above the IOnL Bridge
except Tie steamer T.. &. Knight. which lies at
her WEaf In Georgetown. laden for New York.
ana headed down stream. With her bow Shpcrpd
ouin ard. as II impatient Tor a start She has
made one unsuccessful attempt 10 Get 10 sea
pui Is fN;ure for the present aud prohably
LOT some ll!he 10 come. There is not much dan
ger 10 The craft frozen i'm If a general thaw per
hhtS ol breaking the lee around them ana hraak-
ing pul channel. but If the breakup Is prpciDl-
taied bY ireShct they VIII be liable TO be torn
from Their moorinCS aud cut through
Infh" canal. above the acqucduct bridge an,
= number OF boats in Their winter quarters. an
1fGIt n IN. oi course. and some having families
on board. I'm the Potomac. al This point. Ice cut
Ting is being actively carried on and Tho I,p *
clearer than that taken out below AZ only the
TWO points mentioned is ice being cut those who
can only store limited quantity having sup
plied themselves some days ago. The ice on the
rh er il not ia good condition for skating. save
ln spots. and few skaters are seen upon IT, and
no one seems inclined 10 attcmOt 10 utilize H.
Tor sIeighing purposes.