Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MANY wHARvEs EELIEvED TO
HAVE BEEN DAa6AGED BY ICE.
Yacht Erl King to Sail Shortly-New
Sand Scow Completed
Marine Matters.

The heavy westerly winds of yesterday
and last night and the strong ebb tide they
caused piled all the drift ice on the leeward
side of the river, and 1t is feared has greatly
damaged many wharves.
The Ice was reported badly gorged about
River View wharf yesterday, and 1t is fear
ed that that structure has been further
damaged.
For the first time In over six weeks the
river was free of ice between this city and
Alexandria yesterday afternoon, except
where it had piled in the shoal water on
the eastern side of the river. Below Aiexan-
dria, from Fort Foote down. it was said to
be badly packed and gorged, and the steam
er Estelle Randall, due here at 4:30 yester-
day, did not reach here until after o'clock.
The bulk of the fresh fish on sale at the
1lth street wharf market this morning
came from the southern rivers, though
there were few bass and black catfish
from the Potomac also on sale. The de-
1nand was brisk and the fish sold at high
prices.
This morning the Norfolk and Washing
ton line steamer brought .up 200 barrels of
oysters, both shucked and in the shell, and,
as there are no Potomac oysters on sale
at the wharf, the demand for the Norfolk
stock was brisk and prices are high.
AS soon as the big marine railway at AL
exandria can be put in working order the
steamer Kent will be hauled out to have a
leak repaired and to be put in order to re-
lieve the steamer Randall ON the Glymont
mail route for several weeks.
Of General Interest.
The steam yacht Erl King, lying at the
10th street warf of the American Ice Com
pany, Is taking aboard bunker coal and
stores. and it Is understood she will leave
this port in a few days for a cruise on
southern waters. The yacht arrived here
early in November. was caught here by the
freeze and has remained at the American
Ice Company wharf for over three months.
The westerly gales of yesterday caused
an unusually low tide, SO that the river
flats between this city and Alexandria were
covered by but a few inches of water, and
the Ice on the flats was prevented from be-
ing blown over on the Maryland shore.
large sand and gravel-carrying Scow,
built at the Alexandria shipyard for the
Columbia Sand Dredging Company of this
city. is completed and will be launched
within the next day or two. AS soon as
the scow is overheard the bottom timbers
for another scow Of the same size will be
laid down.
The steamer Estelle Randall will undergo
her annual inspection at the hands of the
United States steamboat authorities Mon
day next. While off her route her place
will be taken by another steamer of the
Randall line.
Endeavor. Capt. Young, has arrived at Key
West, Fla. from the Chesapeake, and will
at once begin her work Of making surveys
about that harbor to locate and map shoals
that are said to existin 1t.
Personal Items.
Messrs. Perry. Lewis and Passano have
been doing duty as inspectors aboard the
tugs employed in the work of clearing the
river between Georgetown and the Long
bridge of ice.
Mr.. Cahrley Kersey, chief engineer of
the steamer Harry Randall. has recovered
from his recent indisposition and Is again
on duty aboard his steamer.
Mate George of the Randall has re-
turned to duty aboard that BOAT, and is
preparing her to resume her route to the
lower river.
Capt. Thurber has taken command of the
schooner Fannie Rerche. at Philadelphia, re-
lieving Capt Buckaldo. who has gone to
his home, at Bridgeton. N. j.. on account
of illness.