Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CUTTING CORD WOOD FOR THE
WASHINGTON MARKET.
Coolest January in Thirty Three
Years-Rebuilding Steamer Chas.
Macalester-General Matters.

While the river is closed to navigation,
and the fishermen and oystermen cannot
work at their usual avocations, large
number of them in both Maryland and Vlr-
ginia have taken to the woods, and are en-
ployed in cutting cord wood, cedar posts,
railway ties and the like for shipment to
this market when sailing vessels can be
had to bring their cargoes here Many
thousand cords of wood are corded all
along the river, and it's movement toward
this city depends entirely on the weather.
The owners of the large feet of river
freighters employed in the transportation
business the river are now contracting
to carry the product of the winters work
in the woods to market.
There was fair supply of fresh fish from
Carolina waters en- sale at the fish wharf
this morning, but Chesapeake bay fish were
scarce. Several boxes of shad were among
this mornings receipts, and they sold well.
Roe shad bought Gee. EACH and bucks Soc.
each. The usual large supply of frozen fish
were on sale, and prices continue high.
The oyster market on the 18th street
wharf was very dull this morning. there be-
ing but few buyers on hand. Prices range
from Soc to S125 per bushel. A supply of
both shucked oysters and those in the shell
was brought up from Norfolk and Old
Point on the Norfolk and Washington line
| steamers TINS morning LOT Tie uSdIclS
The steamer Kent, which is lying at
Reardon's wharf at Alexandria, is to be
hauled out on the big marine railway at
that city as soon as the ice Will allow.
Preparations were being made TO maui her
out last week during the two or three days
the river was partially free of ice, but the
ice made again and she is forced to lie still
While on the railway the metal on her hull
will be ripped off. and she will be made
ready for the freight business on the river.
1t Is stated by river front weather OBJ
server that, with the exception OF four
days, the mercury ranged below 30 degrees
during the month of January, and that it
was lower than 10 degrees above zero five
mornings. The lowest temperature re-
corded was zero. 1t Is also stated 1t was
the coolest January in thirty-three years
When the large steam yacht Fri King
arrived here early in, December it was
stated that she would remain until Feb
ruary 1, and would then start on cruise
in southern waters The blocking of the
river by the ice has, il is stated. deter
mined her owners to keep the vessel here
until she can leave port without danger of
injury in running through the ice.
The little tug D. M. Key, the harbor boat
Of the Taylor Bros fleet, Is lying at the
9th ST, eet wharf of the American Ice Com
pany, undergoing a general overhauling and
being put in thorough order for efficient
service in the early spring.
The tug Camilla is lying in port here,
ready to take out tow of light vessels as
soon as it can be done with safety. She re-
turned Saturday evening last from a trip
to Quantice,. where she had gone for a
laden oyster boat.
The schooner Joseph W., Brooks, which
went ashore on Cape Lookout, N. c.. dur
Ing one of the storms of last month, is fast
going to pieces. The donkey engine and
some of the decking of the vessel have been
washed ashore near where she was lost.
The rebuilding of much of the interior
woodwork of the steamer Charles Macales-
ter of the Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall
line and the overhauling of her boiler and
machinery is rapidly nearing completion,
and the vessel will return to service in the
spring When the steamer goes into COM
mission again she will be in thorough order
and will be ready to carry large throngs.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., from this
city. has arrived at Baltimore with tow
of three oyster-laden boats, and will con-
tinue to tow on Chesapeake bay until the
spring.
The schooner Walter P. Snow, with full
cargo of pine lumber aboard for this city,
is reported lying in the shelter of creek
down river, awaiting an opportunity to
come up to this city,
The tugs VIM. H. Mohler and Minerva of
Georgetown are laid up at the wharf of
Forsberg & Murray. They were last in
service with the feet of ice-breaking tug
boats.