Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-09
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Working Steadily on the Aqueduct Bridge
Piers Repairs.
Difficult Engineering Feat - Capt.
Beach Has More Trouble Over His
Tug Boat Other Notes.

The work on the Aqueduct bridge piers is
going slowly on. The divers make three
descents a day, each time carrying down
bags CT cement. The work of constructing
the Golfer dam il. the river around the
cracked pier has not yet begun. Various
reasons are given for this. The work that
is going On now can be called only ''jobbing
work" 1t is attracting some attention,
though, FROM the tnwnspeople, who congre-
gate en- the bridge above and watch the
Underwater workmen so down to the scene
of their principal labors. These men in
mail are the only ones acquainted with the
real character of the defects, though it is
understood that looseness of the small
stones at the bottom of the pier Is what
commands the principal attention Of the
divers. The Golfer dam to be constructed
about the fourth pier from the Virginia
end, or the one directly in the rivers cham
mel, cannot be built until the arrival of the
lumber necessary from North Carolina. The
delay in the arrival is not explained The
lumber craft, though, is long overdue. The
dam will rest on solid rock, as do all the
piers at the present time. Owing to the
swiftness of the current at the point the
construction is to take place, some difficulty
may be experienced The construction OF
the original COFFEE DAMS as detailed in the
report OF Maj. Turnbull OF the engineer de-
partment along in the early thirties, was
1raught with disheartening failures, which
were only overcome by persistency and a
large expenditure. Strides, though. have
been made in such work since that time,
and 1t is possible that not a delaying hitch
will Occur. Twice, it is reported, during the
Turnbull construction, heavy rains followed
by freshets came on and the work of
months was obliberated in a night. The
Potomac river at the Aqueduct bridge has a
bed of solid rock. No pier could settle.
Only the action of the water could impair
the Solidity.
In More Trouble.
Capt. Beach of the tug boz. Eva Belle
Cain, who has had various tr lbles heape1
upon him of late, is lin it, again. When
his boat sank about ten days ago, carry
ing to his death a young helper, Capt.
Beach contracted with Julius Warner, a
diver, to raise the boat. The consideration
named was $50. The diver worked until
he had accomplished successfully his part
of the contract, and then looked about for
pay. No one answering BeacnS descrip-
ton could, however, be found. Warner
then had the boat taken over to the Vir-
ginia side Of the river, just within the Dis
trict line. This increased the debt against
the boat $40. Yesterday the diver proceed
ed to make the amount due him through
due process of law, and the tug was ac
cordingly libeled.
Charged with Assault.
Bruce Waring, a resident or Jefferson
street, cruelty beat his sick wife Julia yes
terday, and she swore out a warrant, charg-
ing him with assault and battery. Officer
Passeno took the man into custody. The
woman's face was bruised and scratched to
a dishguring degree.
Wanted Stone.
Those engaged in the repair of the Alex
andria county roads have secured from
the causeway connecting the Virginia
mainland with Analostan Island all the
stone they required without paying, asking
permission or being molested. Those
Georgetown citizens most concerned have
investigated the control of the causeway
and found that the Commissioners have
Jurisdiction. 1t is estimated that several
hundred dollars worth of stone has been
taken.
Notes.
Bernard Kimartin, the wheelwright, had
j. H. Walker arrested yesterday on a
charge of petit larceny. 1t was alleged
that Walker had appropriated to his own
use a wheel from Kilmartin's yard, but
subsequent explanations seem to place
Walker in clearer and less blameful
light 1t appears that he has always had
free access to the yard. and none of his
actions like that of yesterday have ever
been questioned.
John Wilkes Booth, colored, was arrest
ed Yesterday for drunkenness.
Silver Star Lodge entertained Its friends
last night IN a most hospitable way.