Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
RIVER FRONT DAMAGE.
FlOtsam and Jetsam Piled Thick
Along the Wharves.

The storm Of last night is said by river
people to have discounted that Of last Au-
gust The wind was not SO fierce, but 1t
came from the right quarter to be desper-
ate. and the tide rose to a height unknown
in years. Most of the wharves were under
water and those which were not had very
little margin. The Potomac river swished
aiong water street, rolled over the wall Of
the mats. caused some breaks in the pave
ment IN front Of the offices of the Mount
vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company and played havoc with craft and
cargo.
Lumber. laths, shingles and cord wood
Were scattered to all points of the COMPASS
anu tooay the river front presents scenes
OF great arrangement and disorder. The
meet OF small pleasure craft suffered a severe
Ahock OUT. Boat houses will not recover
from the shock in months. MANY steam
ooats ana schooners look as though the in
spectors could not O. X. them. The Motley
s nam steamer W. w. Colt broke her lines
swung adrlft from her mornings barely
avoided the Harry Randall and barked IN
the samuel j.. Pentz to a slight extent
She finally hove to against the ferry sIip
anu sfna shed In her port side Just foreward
OF the wheel house. 1t is an awful wound
ana will necessitate liberal repairs. She
lies across the ferry slip and today the
Columbia is forced to use the Wakefield's
berth while the Pilot Boy is moored at the
eNSa Shu VI Tie pier. Inc landing of the
ferry at Alexandria was driven on the
piles so that trips were suspended, but were
resumed this afternoon. The 18th street
dock OF johnson Wimsatt was damaged
and the piles of wood disarranged.
At Riley's dock that part dedicated tn
the oyster and melon trade was lifted and
badly wrecked. Considerable wood and
lumber was foated Off. The steamboat
george Law Is said to have dragged her
anchor. The staging at Bennett's boat
mouse was torn up and the sail yacht Mil
QreQ thrown up on some piles The Skin
JACK out OF commission, narrowly ESCAPED
LLyryIuSy. Inc COCK OF the Great Falls Ice
company came out all right, except for the
loss OF some materials stored on it, The
Mharf Dt Carter 4 Clarke was considerably
damaged: Much wood was drifted. Most
OF the stun stored on Williams wharf on
the Eastern branch was hoated of: there
was some loss from the eastern dock of the
Great rails Company; the wood freighter
mount vernon was sunk at her wharf.
summers boat house Jared badly; Martin s
wharf, used now by Mr.. Patrick Mann. GOT
hurt In the general shaking up. and some
scows were blown adrft
Inc wharf OF the Sanitary Company did
not escape unframed. and the inside wharf
at the Washington barracks underwent n
change. Third street was full of drift WOOD
and the water invaded the offices of Carter
and AaraSe. Ritter's boat house looks like
lchaos, 5Satteaux are smashed and cap
sized: yachts are keeled over; the platform
and the landing is torn out of shape. The
steam launch Katherine Hobrooke, lying at
the wharf Of the old Washington and Nor
folk steamboat Company. was sunk and
the launch Nellie MARI was driven on the
piles and had her bottom smashed. There
was considerable loss from the dock Of
Barber and Ross and the dock of the har-
Dor police is blocked with dotsam. Some
damage was also done at the wharf of the
National Capital Ice Company and at Ste
venson's wharf. The River View and Mat
tano docks came out all right.