Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
ON THE EfVER FRONT
STEAMER ESTELLE RANDALL
READY FOR SERVICE.
New Wharf at Fort Washington
Barge jackson Working at
Bridge-River Matters.

The steamer Estelle Randall, which has
just been given general overhaulng to
repair injuries received in running through
the ice with the United States mails aboard
last winter, is again ready for service and
was taken out on the river for trial trip
this morning. The steamer it is stated,
will take her place upon the Glymont mail
route in few days While laid up the
steamer was painted and made ready for
summer business on the Potomac.
Deane & Son, at Alexandria, are rebuild
ing a large clay-carrying scow for John
Miller Co.. and have on hand several
sand and gravel-carrying scows of the Ma
tional Sand Dredging Company for over
hauling
The fish market on the 18th street wharf
was rather dull this morning in spite of
the cooler weather there being but few
buyers on hand and fish being in small de-
mand. The supply of salt water fish from
the Atlantic coast fisheries and from those
in the vicinity of Old Point was fair Prices
range about the same as those quoted yes
terday. Crabs, CLAIMS and oysters continue
IN 1alr demand and at unchanged prices.
The boat house built the wharf at
Fort Washington to shelter a steam launch
IS in position and ready for the boat 1t is
expected the launch will be sent to the
tort from an army post on the north At
lant1c coast and will be used to carry the
soldiers between Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt.
A big log, the trunk of tree, fully three
rect In diameter, Is reported drifting in the
channel at the entrance to the harbor. The
log Is source Of serious danger to small
vessels, and would infiict great damage to
the boat that struck it. --
Inc steam barge James K. Jackson, Capt.
Al. owens, has been chartered by the con-
tractors for the building of the piers for the
new highway bridge to aid in that work
The steamer will be used to carry piles,
stone and other material from point to
point as they are needed in the work. The
jackson Is fiat bottom broad beam YES
sci, and is admirably adapted for the work.
1t Ia expected she will be in this service
for the greater part of the summer, until
the big stone piers are all above the muddy
surface Of the channel to Georgetown.
The little steamer Severn, formerly the
sice-wheel steamer George ]. Seufferle of
this city, Is in service at Baltimore as
tender to the Annapolis Short Line railway.
She Is on the route between Annapolis and
West river landings
Training Squadron Off Sharp's Island
Vessels arriving here from the upper part
Of Chesapeake bay report a large fleet OF
war vessels off Sharps Island. The YES
sells comprise the training squadron with
the midshipmen aboard.
Mr.. PLY George, mate OF the steamer
Harry Randall. is confined to his home in
this city by illness.
Mr.. VIM. J. Moody, formerly assistant
keeper of the Seven Foot Knoll light house
on Chesa peake bay, has been renstated in
the service and assigned to duty at the
Sharp's Island light as assistant keeper.
The tug Peerless, hailing from Philadel-
ph1a, came into port yesterday afternoon
with the barges VIM. Curtin and w. E.
Baker in tow. The barges have each about
700 tons of hard coal aboard from the
Pennsylvania mines.
The steam barge Lily and Howard, Capt.
Raley, has arrived with a load Of oak piles
on deck and in the hold, and towing raft
OF pine piles. The raft was made up Of
over 300 piles in varying lengths, and which
will be used, it is stated, in the public works
going on along the river. The piles come
from Occoquan and there are many more at
that point to be brought to this city.
The power yacht Stranger. which has
been hauled out on the small marine rail-
hull cleaned and painted. has been COM
pleted and the little craft Dut overheard
again ready for active service
The ram schooner Lizzie Williams, laden
with lumber and shingles from a port in
the Carolina sounds. has arrived here in
tow of the tug Camilla.
The schooner Isaac Solomon has arrived
in port with cargo of cordwood from the
lower river for the dealers. -ee-.
The pungy Mary and Ellen has arrived at
Alexandria with a cargo of barreled salt
herring from one of the tish-packing houses
on the river.
ne bditliloIS lug AIosps SdliAS INV poL
yesterday afternoon with the barge Conf
dence in tow. laden with ice.
The schooners Mamie S. and Puritan have
arrived here from Virginia lumber ports
laden with cargoes of boards for the local
market
The tug Unity brought six large barges
laden with sand and gravel into port yester-
day afternoon.
The schooner Florence NJ Penley, Capt.
Jamiesen, is at sea, bound to this city with
a cargo of 1,61O tons of Kennebec river Ice.
She should arrive here early in the coming
improvements have recently been made in
the gasoline power engine aboard the large
launch Alert, which have made the launch
much faster and placed her in the front
rank of fast boats of her class.