Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STOLEN BOATS RECOVERED AT AN
ALEXANDRIA DOCK.
Work at the Boat Yards-Tender Gib>
bon About Ready for Service
General Matters.

Several nights ago marauders visited the
boat anchorage at Whyte's boat house and
took the little sloop Marie, skf belonging
| to Mr.. Whyte and the sails from a dead
rise belonging to Mr.. Frank Pierce. Mr..
Whyte went in search of the stolen boats
and located them in Alexandria, where he
recovered the Marie and the skif, but the
sails have not yet been found. The party
who committed the theft Is known. and a
warrant for his arrest will be sworn out
by the owners of the stolen boats.
The lighthouse board gives notice that
the middle ground north end buoy No. s,
marking the main ship channel In Chesa-
peake bay. has gone adrift. but will be re-
placed soon possible.
There was a good demand for all kinds OF
fresh fish at the wholesale market on the
l1th street wharf this morning, and the re-
ceipts from the vicinity of Virginia Beach
and from the nets in the river We're quite
heavy. Jumping mullets, bluefish and trout
were on sale and prices remain steady
The stock of oysters aboard the few ves-
sells lying at the 18th street wharf was
quite small this morning, while the de-
mand for them excellent. Prices
ranged from 45c. to G5c. per bushel accord
ing to size.
Teal ducks We're about the only variety
on sale at the wharf market this morning,
and they brought from soc. to Coo. per pair
lie new ldlUe Emma X. Faunce, which
was putt down the river for parties here,
and went into service a few months ago is
hauled out on the marine railway at BEN
netts boat yard to have her hull thorough
ly recauked and painted to prepare her for
winter fishing. She will be put overheard
ready for service before the end of the
week.
The tug George w Pride, which was
brought into port Monday evening last by
the tug j. T. Seleotman in a diiabled con-
dltlon, was yesterday taken TO the Alexan-
drfa marine railway and hauled out there
lof necessary repairs. 1t is understood
the Pride has her wheel injured, and she
may nave to be supplied with a new one
before she is again put into service. The
Pride is owned in Alexandria, but is under
charter to the Columbia Sand Company
General News of the Port
The power launch Restless of the coast
survey service, which has been repaired at
Benefits boat yard. Will be at once sent to
the surveying party of the coast survey
working the river about Stiff's wharf.
The launch is used in the survey work on
the Shoal creeks tributary to the Potomac.
a large scow laden with railway ties or
cedar posts is ashore on the river flats OPP
posite Alexandria At low water yesterday
the boat WAS resting in the mud. with only
a couple of inches of water about her. A
good high tide will be necessary TO float
her.
The tug Gibbon, the tender to the army
ports on the Potomac, which has been out
of service for ten days past having boiler
work done, will be completed and ready for
service again by the end of the present
week.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake has arrived at Baltimore. after serv-
ice since last May on the north Atlantic
coast, and will be prepared for winter sur
vey work on the coast of Porto Rico during
the winter months.
The work of throwing up the earthen re-
tanning walls about the Potomac Park pre-
paratory to the dredging to begin on the
Georgetown channel has been temporarily
discontinued
The bugeye Otis Hubbard was struck by
n squan off Point Lookout day or two
ago and had both her masts carried away.
She has been taken TO Baltimore for re-
pairs.
The rebuilding of the boiler of the tug
Mohler now lying at the old wharf of the
steamer Estelle Randall. will be completed
in a day or two, and the steamer Will re-
turn to service towing on the river at once.
The four-masted schooner Henry Sutton,
with a big cargo of plaster from Nova
Scotia for the Bryant Fertilizer Company
of Alexandra, was brought into port today
by the tug Camilla. The schooner has q
cargo of about 900 tons aboard.
The tug Maryland came into port yeSter-
day afternoon with a barge laden with cord
wood in tow.
The steamer Estelle Randall this morning
carried large quantity of cement to Fort
Washington, to be used in the improve
mentS there.
The schooner Edwin G. Hight is lying at
the wharf foot of 9th street, unloading q
cargo of lathS for johnson e Wimsatt.
Ship carpenters are engaged the
steamer r. V. Arrowsnith putting new
arms in her big paddle wheels and renew-
ing the wheel buckets. Both wheels of the
steamer are to be overhauled