Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING PLEASURE CRAFT
FOR WINTER QUARTERS.
overhauling Launch Douglass-North-
erly Gales Cause Low Tides-Gen-
eral News From River.

The owners of the large fleet OF pleasure
craft propelled by sail and otherwise which
during the summer months are berthed in
the harbor between the foot Of 9th street
and the Long bridge are being prepared for
winter quarters. On many of the yachts
the smaller spars are being taken down and
stored away. and in few days the vessels
will be taken to the winter anchorages in
the tidal basin, where they are out of dam
ger from ice drifting to and fro with The
tides Many of the smaller craft will haul
out on the marine railways and will be
taken to the boat houses for shelter from
the storms of winter. BY the middle OF
next month more than half the pleasure
craft owned on the river will be out of serv-
Ice and laid up.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
11th street wharf market this morning was
very small, the high winds on the bay and
coast about Virginia Beach having kept the
fishermen from working their nets. The
demand was quite heavy, and as a conSe-
quence prices took a decided advance.
The drop In the temperature last night
caused a decided increase in the demand
for oysters in the shell, and there was a
fair supply of all grades on hand this
morning to meet the demand. Prices range
from 80 to 80 cents per bushel. Crabs were
on sale at the fish houses this morning for
the first time for several weeks. The de-
mand for them was very poor and they
sold at almost any price.
The steam launch James H. Douglass,
owned by parties in Alexandria, Is hauled
out on the marine railway at Deans boat
yard for attention to her hull and for such
repair work as may be necessary.
The tug George w. Pride, which is towing
sand laden scows for the Columbia Sand
Company of this city, is reported to have
been disabled while down the river yester-
day, and was lowed into port by the tug
]. r. Seectman for necessary repair work
The extension of the bulkhead and the re-
h.. IAly hQ
at Alexandria Is now being completed, and
the new wharf will be ready for service by
the end of the week. Forty feet has been
added to the wharf, making 1t one OF the
finest structures on the river.
General Port News.
The heavy northwest wind Of yesterday
caused low tides in the river last night, and
this morning the river fats were exposed.
and many of the docks were partially dry.
The water was not as low, however, as 1t
was about ten days ago.
The lighthouse tender Maple, Capt. Amy
is cruising about the lower part OF the bay
and the Potomac river, visiting the light
houses and buoys and making such altera-
tons in them as may be required
The revenue cutter Window has been
made ready for a cruise and will leave Bal
tmore as soon Capt. Mcguire returns
from his leave of absence. The Window is
to cruise on the bay and its tributaries
and may visit this city before the end of
her trip. She will while on the cruise keep
a lookout for vessels in distress, and give
them what aid she can.
The power launch Falcon, which went
ashore on the old wharf north OF AleXan-
dria and ran a broken pile through her bot
tom, is reported to have been quite badly
damaged by the seas caused by the north
erly gale of yesterday, and is in danger OF
being torn to pieces. She is now nearly
two-thirds under water.
During the heighth of the blow about
o'clock yesterday afternoon a string of five
or more sand scows which had been an
chored In the forks of the channel went
adrift. and finally landed on the flats below
Giesboro' point They were rescued later
in the evening by the tugs of the sand COM
pany.
Mr.. Philander George. deck mate of the
steamer Harry Randall who has been
spending several days at his home In lower
Maryland, returned to duty on mis- steamer
yesterday.
The three-masted British schooner Sebago
is at sea bound to this city with full cargo
of laths from st. Johns, New Brunswick
She is expected to arrive here in the latter
part of this week.
The schooners Oakland and Leroy. both
laden with cord wood came into port today,
consigned to Carter * Clark. They are the
only sailing vessels that have arrived since
Saturday last.
The steamer Wakefield which came into
port last night, brought "A quantity of
apples. eggs and live stock for the local
dealers.