Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-17
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING FOR A PLEASURE
CRUISE ON RIVER.
Tender Holly Working Potomac Bucys
Vessels Under Repairs Mt Boat
yards-General News.

The little power launch Francina II is
on the marine railway at Reagan's to
be scraped and painted and for any re-
pair work that may be necessary. Mr.
Frank Rawlings the owner of the Fran
Gina, is preparing to take the launch and
his big houseboat on a trip down the river
10 be gone about two weeks. The house
boat Is In the stream off the foot OF 18th
street. being made ready for the trip.
The three-masted schooner Norman, laden
with about 10000 railway ties from Alex
andrfa. left port yesterday in tow of a tug
bound for Boston. This is the second large
cargo Of ties that has left Alexandria for
northern ports in the past two weeks Sew
erai other large vessels, 1t IS stated are
under charter to load railway ties on the
Fotomac Tor Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
The wholesale fish market on the 18th
street wharf had a fair supply of fresh fish
this morning, mainly from Norfolk Owing
10 the very muddy water there have been
Out rev black bass on the market this
season. Prices are steady and the demand
good.
There is u fairly brisk demand for shell
nsh OF all kinds, but the supply coming
from all sources is comparatively light
Inc plie-driying machine at work on the
new wharf at the Washington barracks is
having some trouble IN driving the piles
Tor the wharf Hard sand and gravel bot
tom was struck and 1t was with great diff
hculty that the piles We're forced into the
ground The heavy hammer used in driv-
Ing the piles into the earth would come
down upon the pile with terrific force. but
would drive IT but few inches into the
ground Good progress is being made upon
the work in general
General News
The lighthouse tender Holly sailed from
Baltimore Wednesday for the Potomac river
to take up buoy work. The steamer brings
new bell buoy to replace one out of order
IN the lower part of the Kettle Bottom
shoals The Holly will visit this city be-
fore completing her work in the river.
me two-masted bay schooner A. II.
Quinby, owned in this city, was hauled out
on the big marine railway at Alexandria
Wednesday. The hull of the Quinby will
De given general overhauling and she will
De painted and made ready for service.
ne painting and overhauling of the Ran
oall Line steamer Kent Is about completed
and the vessel will, 1t is stated resume her
place upon tie Glymont mail route Mon
day next, relieving the steamer T. v Ar
roWsmlth, which has been on the route for
the past two weeks.
The schooner Anderson. which sailed
from Alexandria last week laden with
en- PITY fish barrels for the Great Wicornico
river, was hauled out on a marine railway
there and had her hull caulked and other
repair work done. She returned to port
wednesday with cargo for this city.
The little power launch Bess, owned by
parties who formerly resided here, but who
are now living in the north, has been taken
from the water at Reagan's boat house and
will be given an overhaulnR. The launch
lay sunken in the dock at Rea gans for
several weeks, pending instructions from
her owner as to what he wished done with
It,
DR. George E. Marchand, attached to the
United States coast survey steamer Bache.
has been granted leave of absence of five
days. which he will spend at Annapolis on
a visit to his family
The schooners Sarah A. Bryan and c. c.
Wheeler, laden with pine boards from
Virginia lumber port, and the schooner ST.
donia Curley with lumber aboard from the
James river, arrived Wednesday.
The N. B. Anderson Belmont. Lottie Car
ter, Mayflower and Lola are in port with
cargoes of cord wood for the dealers. 1t
is the first visit made by the last named
vessel to this city.
The four-masted schooner Florence A.
Penley brought a cargo of ice to this city
and unoaded at the 10th street wharf
The bugeye ]. A. yelling, laden with
hay from down river point, has arrived
in port
The bugeye Ruth and Ella has sailed
from Alexandria with cargo of brick and
building material for Blackistone's Island,
Md