Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WRECKED CAR BROKEN UP AT
LONG BRIDGE.
Yacht Runaway to Be Rebuilt-Supplye
ing Lighthouses With Fuel
General Harbor News.

The baggage car of the c. and o. raifs
way which went through the draw of the
Long bridge when the draw caved in, about
three weeks ago, is being broken up BY
the workmen, and no attempt is being
made to save anything about 1t but the
trucks and some of the ironwork. The car
is lying in the river alongside the eastern
approach to the draw, and several work.
men are engaged in securing the IRON
work. In falling through the draw the
car was badly damaged and was hardly
worth the expense of raising 1t from Its
bed on the bottom OF the river.
Capt. L. L. Blake and the Messrs. Roberts
OF this city, who have been spending sew
eral days hunting near Glymont. have re-
turned home.
There was a fair demand for fresh fish Of
all kinds at the 18th street wharf market
this morning but the supply OF fish on
hand was rather light. Prices remain firm
and HIGH and are likely to continue so as
long as the cold weather lasts.
Business was fairly brisk at the oyster
market on the wharf this morning. but the
stock on hand was light. Prices ranged
from 90 cents per bushel for the smaller
oysters up to 80 cents per bushel 1or Sc
lected stock.
The steam barge f. James Tull brought
into port Saturday afternoon tow OF sew
eral hundred pine piles, for use, 1t Is stated,
in the work of building the outlet into the
Eastern branch for the big sewer through
the southeastern section of the city. The
Tul also brought up a big cargo OF cord
wood for a local dealer.
The steam yacht Runaway, which was
purchased from Capt. Henry Beach of this
city by Mr.. Joseph Moore of Alexandria.
has been taken to Alexandria by tug
to be put in order for service. The Run
away. 1T is stated, will when rebuilt be
placed upon a route between Alexandria
and the navy yard, for the benefit of the
workmen who come from that city, She Will
carry over a hundred passengers on a route
like this mentioned.
General News Of the Port.
Mr.. w. II. White, chief engineer of the
Randall line steamer Kent, who has been
on a leave of absence at his home in Nor
folk, returned to duty yesterday morning
Three of the sand-carrying scows belong
ing to the sand company here. are at
Deans boat yard at Alexandria for a gen.
eral overhauling. The new barge recently
built for the Columbia Sand Dredging Com
pany will be ready to be turned over to the
company in few days.
The light house tender Maple will soon
visit the light stations on the Potomac
river with supplies Of fuel for winter use.
The tender Is row at work supplying fuel
to the lights on the lower part Of Chesa-
peake bay. but Will finish this work early
in next week.
Within the past three days four or five
big barges laden with hard coal from Phila-
delphfa have been brought into port by the
tugboats. The barges bring fully 900 tons
each for use here during the winter months.
The tug M. NJ. Davis of this city, which
has been under charter towing mud-laden
scows for the dredges in Baltimore harbor
for the past six or eight months, has prac-
ticaIly completed her contract. and Will
return to general towing on the Chesapeake
bay and It's tributaries.
The schooner Walter P. Snow has arrived
in port laden with about 10000 feet OF pine
lumber from Virginia lumber port for
H. L. Biscoe.
The United States coast survey steamer
photographer has arrived in port from
New York and is lying at anchor in the
harbor. She will be in port here for sew
eral days.
The barge Farmers Friend has sailed for
Fort Washington with a cargo of lumber
from this city.
The schooner c. c. Wheeler is in port
with a full cargo Of canned goods from
the lower river for dealers.
The Earl Biscoe is in port with a load Of
cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Sidonia Curley, having
aboard over 100000 feet of lumber from
the James river, arrived this morning for
H. l.. Bscoe.
The steam barge Daniel K Jackson ar
rived yesterday and is unloading a cargo OF
10000 feet of lumber for Johnson & Win.
Satt.