Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REPAIRING BROKEN ENGINE OF
POWER LAUNCH ALERT.
Trial Trip for Steamer Estelle Randall
Turkeys for Thanksgiving Din
ners-Port Notes.

OF the large power launch Alert, belonging
to DR.. L. E. Rauterburg of this city, which
broke down while on her way up the river
In the heavy snowstorm of Sunday week, is
being pushed, but 1t will be two or more
weeks before she is ready for service
When the broken engine was taken from
the boat it was found that 1t had badly
bent the piston. broken a crank case and
split the engine bed, heavy plate of iron
two inches thick. AS yet the mechanics
working on the broken engine are unable
to say what caused the accident. 1t will
cost several hundred dollars to put the
Alert back into the condition she was be-
fore the accident occurred. The Alert is
berthed in her house at Randall line
wharf, foot of Sth street southwest.
There was fair supply of fresh fish on
sale at the wholesale fish market on the
18th street wharf this morning but the de-
mand was very light and as a consequence
last week.
There is still an excellent supply Of oys-
tiers on sale at the oyster wharf this morn
ing and the demand was fair. Prices ranged
from SO cents to 95 cents per bushel. There
have been but few arrivals Of oyster-laden
craft since Sunday.
The hull Of the old naval steamer Phlox.
which is being wrecked at Alexandria, was
hauled out at the Alexandria shipyard yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of having
the underwater portion of the hull stripped
Of its heavy copper sheathing. When the
launched and will be transformed into a
barge.
The little steamer Estelle Randall, which
has recently been fitted with new pro-
peller wheel and been given thorough
overhauling at the Alexandria shipyard,
was given trial trip today, and 1t is
stated the results were satisfactory to her
managers. The steamer Is to take up the
mail route between this city and Glymont,
Nd, as soon as ice forms on the river.
She has been fitted with her pillow for Ice
breaking and is ready for the service when
needed.
The schooner Alethea, well known at this
city, loaded cargo at Baltimore DAY
or two ago and started for Norfolk, but had
not gotten out Of the Patuxent river when
she sprang leak and became water log
ged. Her cargo had to be removed and
she was towed to a shipyard for repairs.
Dean & Son at Alexandria have COM
Water Mead and William H. Mohler OF
this city. The plows will be placed on the
tugs at once in preparation for any ice
that may come.
Turkeys, dressed and on the hoof, are be-
ing brought to market in good quantities
by the river steamers from the wharves
along the Potomac for the Thanksgiving
market. The steamer Pentz yesterday had
from Glymont and the steamer Wakefield
also brought up large shipments from the
landings on the lower river:
A large sloop rugged craft belonging to
parties here Sunday night ran upon the
bank thrown up by the digging of the
channel into the Virginia shore opposite
River View and stuck hard and fast. When
the tide dropped the boat was out of the
water her entire length and looked as II
she would have to be dug off before she
f1oated.
rD1,o o15
ashore in the mouth of Nomini creek has
been f1oated and was taken a day or two
ago to the head Of the creek, where she
will be repaired and made ready for SER
vice again. 1t was reported that her own
ers had determined to wreck her as she lay
ashore.
The tug-M. Mitchell Davis of this city
is engaged in touring on Chesapeake bay
from the Capes to Baltimore. and 1t is un-
derStood will remain at that work through
out the winter. -
The steam yacht Chipeta, hailng from
Boston, came into port yesterday and went
to a berth in the harbor at one OF the
American Ice Company's wharves. She is
a small vessel of A tons and is but GO feet
long.
The ram schooner J. D. MARVEL, laden
with lumber and shingles, from a North
Carolina port, was brought into port yes
terday afternoon in tow of the tug Minerva.
The large fleet of wood-carrying craft
was added to yesterday by the arrival of
the schooners Sam'l Wood, VIM. H. Ma
guire, Lorena Bramble, Osceola and Bel
mont all from points along the lower Poto
mac.
The Philadelphia tug Peerless has arrived
here with the barges Isabel and H. l.. Men
in tow. The barges bring cargoes of hard
coal from Philadelphia.
The sloop Daisy has arrived at Alexan-
dria with a cargo of sweet potatoes from
Piscataway creek.
Mr. John Auth of this city has gone to
Gunston, Va, on the Potomac, for weeks
duck shooting.
Mr. George ]. Stafford, purser of the ely
mont mail route steamer, has been relieved
from that duty and assigned to the steamer
Harry Randall in the same capacity.