Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HARBoR POLICE BOAT vIa1LANT
AGAIN IN SERVICE.
Repairing Wharves Recently Damaged
by Ice-General News Of
Port.

launched from the marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard yesterday morning and re-
turned to service this morning. Some little
repair work yet remains to be made to the
boat but the work will be done while she is
in service. The vigilant has been put in
trim for her summers work.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the
tender to the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head, Md, came into port yester-
day. This is the second visit the launch
has made to this city since the river has
been free of ice.
The steam launch Joe Blackburn Is under
charter by Col. B. K. Roberts, commanding
the artillery stations at Fort Washington
Md, and Fort Hunt, Va, to run between
those posts and this city while the army
tug Gibbon is out on the marine railway at
Alexandria for repairs
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was very good at the 18th street wharf
market this morning, at prices about the
same those quoted yesterday. There
has been a falling off in the receipts of
shad and herring, there being less than
1000 of the former and about 10000 of the
latter on hand this morning. The supply
of bunch fish on hand was poor and con-
sisted principally of perch, rock and cat
fish. The stock of oysters in the shell
aboard the vessels at the 18th street wharf
market amounted to less than 100 bushels
this morning, and the demand for them
the scarcity and the good demand have ad-
vanced, and this morning the oysters were
quoted at 80 cents to 81 per bushel. CLAIMS
selling well at 60 cents per busheL
A pile driving machine from this city is at
the wharf of the Motley Hall excursion re-
sort, opposite Alexandria, rebuilding the
structure, which was badly damaged by the
drifting ice during the winter-a number
~ Of ar J1,o,~ do rix a
repaired.
The bugeye PLUME E. Smith. which ran
ashore on the flats near Mann's fertilizer
factory Wednesday evening, was fioated at
high water yesterday morning, and re-
sumed her trip down the river.
General Port News.
The three-masted schooner Lula B. Quill
Ian Is at the wharf of the Alexandra ship
yard for some minor repair work She is
under charter to load a cargo Of glassmak-
ing sand on the Severn river, Nd. for the
plants in Alexandria.
The schooner Flora Kirwan has been char
tered to run pineapples from the Bahamas
to Baltimore, and will leave for the islands
early next week. The Kirwan will be the
first of the fruit feet to sail this season.
The tug Maryland is employed in towing
fish lighters from the Fairy landing fishing
shore to this city for Captain William Nett
zey.
Mr.. w. H. White has been appointed an
engineer on the Randall line, and has taken
charge of the engine room on the steamer
Kent Mr.. White had charge of the Kent
when she was first placed on the Glymont
route, about three years ago.
Mr.. NJ. M. Davis, boat builder, of Sol
onions Island, Md, Is in the city on bust
ness connected with the construction of a
new tug for the sand company which is
to begin business here in the early summer
Mr.. Louie Phillips Is acting as steward
on the steamer Kent on the mail route be-
tween this city and Glymont
Captain James Barker and Chief Engineer
Charley Kersey have remained at Newport
News with the steamer Harry Randall,
looking after her overhauling and paint
ing for the spring trade.
The schooner c. c. Wheeler, laden with
pine lumber from Virginia lumber port
has arrived in port.
The steam barge Daniel K Jackson is
lying at the wharf foot of Sixth street I'M
loading a cargo of lumber and hay from
Aqua creek.
The two-masted schooner Charles Rhull,
with cargo of coal tar in barrels aboard,
left port yesterday afternoon.
The Norwegian barkentine Elise which
has been lying at Alexandria for the past
three weeks unloading a cargo of bone will
sail today for Baltimore to load a cargo
for a foreign port.
The Schooners Belmont and Seabright
both light, left port yesterday afternoon
and Will load back to this city.