Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TULL RETURNS TO SER
VICE ON POTOMAC.
Vessels at Sea Bound Here-Rebuilds
ing L Street Wharf-Among
Freight Carriers.

The steam barge f. James Tull which
has been under charter to parties I'm Balti-
more for the past two months, has COM
pleted her charter and is again in service
on the Potomac She came into port Tues
day with cargo of cord wood from
Aqua creek to the dealers. and will run
wood. timber piling and the like from down
river to this city. and will carry general
cargoes to river points. With the return
of the Tull to the Potomac there are now
three steam barges running out of this
city-the Tull. the James X. jackson and
the Lily and Howard. The entire fleet is
employed In the freighting OF wood and
lumber.
The receipts of fresh fish of all kinds,
both from the Potomac and Chesapeake
pay sources. were quite heavy this morn
ing, and there was fair demand for them
at the wholesale fish market on the river
front. Jumping mullets We're on sale in
good quantities and brought 81 to So per
barrel Butterfish, tailors and trout sold
well.
On the oyster wharf business was not "a
brisk as 1t was a day or two ago, ard the
supply Is growing smaller. Prices range
from 40 to 60 cents per bushel, according to
size. Reports from the lower river state
that good oysters are hard to catch and
are commanding fancy prices
The schooner Edwin c. Hight which
sailed from Jacksonville Fla, for this city
october D. has not yet been heard from.
though she has been out for sixteen DAVIS
more than the average time required for
the TRIP. AS the schooner was at sea while
the storm In the early part of the month
was raging, some little fear for her ga retv
is 1elt though it is generally believed she
was to the southwark of the storm. She
mas ABOARD valuable cargo of lumber,
consigned to johnson & Wimsatt of this
city. ms
Inc four-masted schooner lydia M.
p lee loaded with ice from Bath Me,
was brought into port last night for the
american Ice Company by the tug VIM H
ferkes, jr. The Deering brings about / 800
tons of ice and will be, in all probability.
the last ice-laden vessel to come here this
season She will unload her cargo at the
9TH street wharf storage houses
Inc barge Daniel is unloading a large
cargo of lumber at Fort Washington for
use In the improvements being made at the
army post.
Along the Wharves.
A dredging machine is engaged in
deepening the water in front of the ma
rine railway at Augustus Dean & Sons
bodybuilding yard at Alexandria 1t is
stated the building of the larger railway,
which is to be built at the yard, will be
started as soon the dredging is COM
pleted. The new railway is to be large
enough to haul out vessels of moderate
size.
About six months ago one side of the
ForSburg & Murray, at the foot of I,
street southwest, was undermined by the
water and, with a large section of the
wharf, fell into the dock The damaged
wall Is now being rebuilt with stone
about four feet each way and heavy
enough to resist ten times the pressure
OF the earth behind it
Complaints are made by steamboat mas
tiers that the owners of power launches
run up and down the river after dark
without showing running lights, and are
a source OF danger to themselves and to
others The marine laws require all boats
to show proper lights after shutdown and
the matter is to be brought to the atten-
ton of the steamboat authorities.
Capt. AL Fair, owner of the tug George
w Pride. who has been on a pleasure
trip to West Virginia, returned home
yesterday
Mr.; George Q: Carpinter, general agent
gone to southern Maryland on a hunting
trip of several days
Dean q Son at Alexandria have 1t is
stated. purchased the pile driver that was
used by the contractors in building the
wharf for the new morgue, and Will reft
1t and make 1T ready for work The pile
driver is at the Alexandria shipyard
The broken shaft of the steamer Samuel
J. PentZ has been removed by Chief Engf-
neer VIM. A. Moore. and the steamer is be-
Ing placed in readiness to take to New
port News to have a new shaft put In II
the work cannot be done while the steamer
is lying here.
The houseboat being built by Mr. VIM.
L. Phillips for his own use at the foot
preaching completion and will be put over
board before the end of the month. The
boat is to be used in hunting and fishing
trips in the river.