Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MOUNT VERNON STEAMER LAID
UP FOR OVERLAPPING.
Plans for Wharf Improvement - Tug
Sunbeam Under Repairs-Gen-
eral and Personal Mention.

The Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
steamer Charles Manchester was yesterday
withdrawn from the Mount Vernon route
and now communication between this city
and the home and tomb of Washington is
exclusively by the electric railway
The Manchester will be off her route for
several weeks while she receives a genral
overhauling of hull, boiler and machinery,
and when she returns to service, after the
first of the year, she will be in thorough
order for her coming seasons work. The
steamer is lying at her wharf, foot Of M
street southwest, and 1t is understood the
repair work to her will be done there UNI
less it is found necessary to take her to
Baltimore for work on her hull.
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
wharf market this morning while not
large was ample to meet all the demands
made upon it, Bass are being rece. ved fro n
the nets in the river In increasing quantities
and are selling well.
The arrival of three or four vessels with
small lots of oysters aboard from the low
er river and from Chesapeake bay infused
new life into the oyster market at the
wharf and the demand was good Small
oysters constitute the bulk of the stock and
they sell at CSC. to soc. per bushel. The
few large oysters on hand sell from 81 to
81. 25 per bushel.
Plans are being prepared for elaborate
the early spring. New warehouses and a
new general Office building is to be erected
If the consent Of the District authorities
can be obtained to the changes.
The harbor police boat Vigilant is yet out
Of service awaiting the completion Of some
repair work to her furnace. The work, 1t
Is expected, will be completed In day or
two and she will return to service then.
General and Personal.
Mr.. William E. Woodall, the well-known
shipbuilder of Baltimore. was in the city
on a visit to the steamboat owners.
Capt e. S. Randall haa returned from
a business trip to Ohio and Kenucky.
The little tug Sunbeam. Capt. Force, was
out Of service yesterday while some repair
work was being done to her boiler as she
lay at the wharf adjoining the new morgue
wharf.
The pipe and pontoons on which the pipe
will be floated for use in the dredging work
in the harbor have arrived here by rail-
are being stored away at the lower end of
the Potomac Park at the junction of the
Georgetown and Washington channels.
The tug James o. Carter is employed in
transporting the pipe and pontoons.
Two small power launches owned in this
city have been taken out of the water at
Forsberg & Murrays wharf. and have been
put under shelter there for the winter
The barge Chickahominy is having a
large portion of her hull rebuilt at the AL
exandria shipyard. The barge was dam
aged in storm on the river several weeks
ago.
The steam barge Jackson has gone to
Judge Yoeman's stock and dairy farm at
High Point, Va, with full load of hay
and grain.
The houseboat Gresilda, owned by Mr..
Frank Rawlings, will, II is stated be laid
up at Reagan's boat house. at the foot Of
18th street. for the winter.
The schooners Walter P. Snow, G. c.
Wheeler and Lowe, having aboard in all
about 225.OO0 feet Of pine boards and mill
stuff from Virginia lumber ports. have ar
rived.
The M: A. Shea, Peri and Kate Muller,
laden with cord wood from river points
have arrived in the harbor since yesterday
The steamer E. James Tall the schooner
martin Wagner and the sloop Daisy have
sailed for river points the Wagner light
and the others loaded with general cargo