Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-28
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
KEEL LAID FOR DUPLICATE OF
SLOOP FRANCINA.
Naphtha Vnpor Launch Put Overheard
Fridny-Accident to Engineer
Neale-General Matters.

Inc keel mas been laiu at loWHSehu >
boat house. foot of o street. for dupf-
cate of the Francina. Mr.. f. T. rawlings
sloop. which was destroyed in the fire that
burned his boat house at the foot of Ith
street. The old Francina was. it is claimed.
the fastest saiboat on the Potomac, and
the new boat, which Is being built for Mr.
Rawlings will Designer Townsend says,
be even more speedy. She is to be twenty
two feet on the keel have four feet beam
and will be sioop rugged. Her builder hopes
to have her overheard before the list of
July
A handsome little sixteen-foot naphtha
vapor launch has been purchased by MI
John Martin from the Racine works at
Racine Wis. and added to the already
large fleet of boats of this class owned here.
The launch was received at the boat eX-
change Friday morning and was at once I'M
packed and put overheard. Her engine Is q
new type of electric Vapor motor ana IS
large enough to give the launch speed OF
about eight miles an hour. This will make
her one of the fastest of the smaller boats
the river.
Mr.. James Neale chief engineer of the
harbor police boat Nigilant while aboard
the steamer PentZ recently Slipped into an
open coal hole and fell through into the
bunkerS. He was badly bruised and his
back was painfully strained by the fall.
The pupils of the Columbia Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb at Kendall Green took
their annual outing en- the steamer Samuel
j. Pentz Saturday. The party left here
at , o'clock p. M. and. after sail down
the river as far as Indian Head returned
to River View and spent the evening:
The Marguerite. Dr. Prentiss half-rater,
is az the boat exchange to be hauled out
for caulking and general repair work. The
sloop Pathfinder is also at the exchange
for an overhauling.
The handsome sail yacht Lots. DIR. j. E
Jones owner. is being supplied with new
spars and sails to replace those destroyed
by fire several weeks ago. She will be re-
fitted throughout. Captain Bill Fennell has
been re-engaged as master
The office and warehouse of the Motley
Hall line have been handsomely reprinted.
under the direction of Manager Worlen.
Mrs Bailey. wife of Captain John Bailey,
purSer of the steamer Charles Manchester,
is quite i'll at her home in Alexandria.
The Josephine Aground.
The steam yacht Josephine. the tender
of the submarine boat Holland, went
aground on one of the mud banks in the
Eastern branch the boat was returning
to the navy yard from trip down the river
Thursday evening last. Her engines We're
not equal to the task of backing her off and
the naval tug Tecumseh went to her assist
ance. This is the fifth vessel that has been
ashore in EastTn branch in the past
month.
MIR. J. T. Reyburn. owner of the steam
yacht Gretchen, had for his guests on a trip
down the river as far as Marshall Hall
Saturday evening Misses Audrey Paunoe-
fote. Maude Pauncefote, Syble Pauncefote,
Emily Wallach Elizabeth Davis, Mary f.
Patten. Mable Hitchburn. Josephine f.
Boardman. Mabie T. Boardman, Mr.. and
Mrs Reginald De Koven and Misses f.
Give Bayley. Woodbury. Lowry, II. Nor
man. w G.. Max Muller. Clarence r. Ed
wards. Gerald Lowther, Brice Edwards and
Juan Riano.
A large scow loaded with old piles and
bar broke from ifS moDrinpS Thursday
night and drifted down the river. until it
hung up in some old piles at Mann's fer
tilizer factory The scow belongs to Mr..
Thos. Banks, the wharf builder. of this city.
Capt. Press Roberts, a well-known young
steamboat man of this city, has been given
the command of the Baltimore tug Favor
lite. belonging to Dousherty.
Capt. w. +. Jones. formerly of the United
States fish commission, has been appointed
commander of MIR. Johnson's yacht Neriad.
Capt. Chap. Posey. the former commander
of the Neriad has gone into the NorfolB
line as first officer.
Receipts at Fish Wharf.
The receipts at ,hc fish wharf since yes
teday have been $50 shad and fifty bar
rells Of salt water fish The shad this
morning brought $1i to 81 per hundred for
roe. and s. to 81 per hundred for buck The
trout, butter fish and similar species, sold
at from $50 to s. per barrel
The entrance TO the James Creek canal
is completely closed by sand scow belong
ing TO Mr.. J. Il. Lord. which was sunk
a, ross the channel The scow was run into
yesterday evening by tueboat and some of
her planks started. and she filled and went
down. The blocking of the canal causes
much Inconvenience 10 the sand dealers, VINO
have landing places on it.
Mr.. John O'COnnor this morning reported
tn Harl ,,mastcr Sutton that some one had
stolen q battr2u belonging to him. from
the foot of 11th street, Saturday night.
Capt. George Cook. first officer of the
steamer Estelle Randall, while loading
freight on his boat this morning, painfully
hurt himself BY running a wire nail. which
was projecting from the side of a box, deep
l.; into tbs palm of his hand.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
has returned from this port to her station
a; Baltimore.
Saturday evening for Newport News to
have some repair work done before begin
nIng the survey of the bay. Capt. VIII
Davis plotted her down on the trip.
The ferry steamer Columbia is being re-
painted, the work being done as she makes
her trips between this city and Alexandria,
Mr.. Wright's sailing yacht Elmo is hauled
out AZ the dock, foot of sth street to be
caulked and repainted.
Mr.. John Callahan, manager of the Nor
folk and Washington line, has gone to Nor
folk.