Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
IcE-LADEN VESSEL IN PORT
FROM KENNEBEC.
Gun Parts for Fort Washington-Re-
building River Front Wharf Struc-
tures-Other Matters

The four-masted schooner Katherine D.
Perry, laden with a big cargo of ice for
the American Ice Company, was brought
into port this morning by the tug VIM. H
Yerkes, jr. The Perry brought cargo
of about 400 tons of ice from the Kenne-
bee river and will unload at the 10th street
wharf. She had, 1t is stated, good trip
down the coast and passed through the
capes early in the week From now on
throughout the summer ice-laden vessels
will be lying at the wharves here unload
Ing their cargoes. AS stated vessels are
loading in the Kennebec river and at Rock
port and other points in Maine for this
city, and new charters of ice-carrying
vessels are reported daily. The big ice
houses along the river front are to be
filled before the hot weather of July and
August sets in.
The demand for fresh fish, owing to the
cooler weather, was heavier this morning
than 1t has been for several days past, and
good stock sold readily at high prices. The
receipts of fresh fish from both river and
bay sources were rather light, the Norfolk
line steamer this morning bringing liz
packages. Prices will average higher this
morning than for several days past.
Crabs are very scarce and are in good de-
mand hard shells selling at 81 to so per
bushel and the soft variety at 35 to 40
cents per dozen. CLANS are also scarce
and prices have advanced in the wholesale
here this morning at so to SO cents per
hundred. Oysters are selling at so cents to
81 per bushel, with fair demand.
Within the past two or three days the
Randall line steamer Arrowsmith has taken
to Fort Washington the parts of several
carriages for guns being placed in new
batteries recently built at the fort. The
new wharf at the fort is practically
complete and ready for USE A feature of
the new structure is ice breaker built
to the south of the new wharf to protect
it from drifting ice during the winter. The
breaker is built of piles driven closely to-
gether and reinforced with heavy stone.
AS soon the dredging machine belong
ing to John Miller Co. is launched from
the marine railway at Benefits boat yard
the power launch Javelin, belonging to
a general overhauling of her hull and for
such other repair work as may be neces-
sary.
The old wharf at Buena Vista, on the
river below this city, which was partially
torn down last year, is rapidly disappear
ing under the action of the wind and tides.
This old wharf was formerly the landing
place for excursion parties. and many per-
sons in this city have passed over 1t on
their way to day of pleasure.
Repairing a Wharf.
When the wharf at the foot of Sth street
| southwest used by the Randall line was
torn up a day or two ago it was found that
| the crib which supported the solid portion
| of the pier under the big warehouse was
| giving away and the workmen are now re-
building the cribwork before completing
the wharf The pier when completed will
| be entirely new from the pile work up 1t
| is being built in strong and substantial
manner to support the heavy loads that
are taken across it almost daily.
The pile-driving machine which is to be
| used by the contractors for the building of
| the new wharf for the engineers of the
army at Washington barracks has arrived
| in the harbor and will at once begin the
! driving of the piles for the wharf
The steam yacht Nauhaught, hailing
| from Chicago has arrived and is at anchor
| in the harbor
cargo of cord wood at Aitcheson's wharf in
| Alexandria yesterday.
The steamer E. James Tull is at Alexan-
| dria, taking aboard a large cargo of grain
and general stores.
| The schooner James H. Beach is in port
with full cargo of fish in barrels from
the lower river. Large numbers of empty
barrels are being taken down the river 10
the packing houses to be packed and sent
back to this city.
The schooner L. F. Hall has arrived in
port with a full cargo of pine lumber from
a Virginia port for the dealers This is the
first visit of the Hall to this city.
The sc!looners Silver Star and W. Fl. Nal
Lesson have arrived in port loaded with cord
wood from the lower Potomac.
The three-masted schooner Olcott COM
pleted the loading of big cargo of rail-
way ties at Alexandria yesterday and sail
ed this morning in tow of the tug Camilla
for the mouth of the Potomac, en- route to
Boston, The schooner Norman will take
her place in the dock to take aboard a load
of ties.
The steam barge James X. Jackson ar
rived at Alexandria yesterday with a raft
of pine piling in tow. She left the greater
portion of her tow there and came on to
this city with a small bunch.
The schooner Leroy is in port with load
of railway ties for dealers here.