Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OVERLAPPING VESSELS AT THE
NEARBY BoATYARDS.
New Vessels on Pennington Freigh
Route-Asphalt Block for Rich
mond-General Matters

The tug ]. T. Selectman. owned by the
Columbia National Sand Dredging Com
pany Of this city, which lost her rudder u
an accident down the river several day"
ago, has been taken to Alexandra, wher
she will be overhauled and put In goo"
shape for service again. The tug was yes
terday afternoon hauled out on the big ma
rine railway at the Alexandria shipyarC
The two-masted schooner Clara Cowar
also went to the Alexandria shipyard yes
terday for some repair work to her hull.
The schooner Mayfiower Is at Deanes
boatyard, having her log rail and waist re
newed and some other repair work done t.
her upper woodwork. As soon as this wor'
is completed the new spars for the schoon
err which are lying at the shipyard, will b.
placed in position. and the schooner will b.
ready to return to service on the Potomac
Work on the hall of the new pile driver fo
parties here is being pushed at Deane's
and the vessel will be ready for launchin
about the middle of this month.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at tbs
18th street wharf wholesale fish markC
this morning was not large and consistet
mainly of trout, butterfish and taylor
from the fisheries in the lower part o.
Chesapeake bay or on the Atlantic coast
The small demand keeps prices up, trou.
selling at $3.50 to $3.50 per barrel. butter
fish at "a to $ per barrel and taylors ) t.
Z cents per pound. River fish are scare
and high.
Inc receipts OF naIQ-SnelleQ GRADS nav
been quite large in the past twenty-fou,
hours. but prices keep up. This mornins
they sold at $1.25 to s. per barrel, accord
ing to size. Soft crabs are scarce and ia
demand. selling at 60 cents per dozen.
The work Of driving the piles for til
wharf on the harbor side of Washingtoc
barracks has been completed. and as soon
as the heavy timbers arrive for the whar
caps they will be worked up and put Ia po
sition. Nearly two hundred piles will forn,
the base of the structure, which will be on
Of the most substantial on the river from
The new pier will not be ready for use unit:
late in the fall of this year.
The slOop Daisy. which has made regula-
trips between Alexandria and landings j..
Piscataway creek. Nd, has been replace
by a new and larger boat "flattie," bull
by Robert Evans at Alexandria last winter.
The new craft has not been named. Capt
Combes is making three round trips on the
route with his sailing packet. There is tai
Of securing vessel equipped with gaso-
line engine for the route, that regular
trips could be made without regard "a
winds or tides The steamer Harry Lodei
ran upon this route until condemned.
The Randall line steamer Kent returned
to service on the route between this city
and Glymont. Md. yesterday under this
command of Capt. George Cook. The Kent
In addition to. her regular run. will MAKE
one trip each week on the Wirt's wharf
route throughout the summer.
Although the new morgue on the river
front has been In use less than week
been several bodies in 1T. Monday, II l.
stated. eight bodies lay In the morgue Ice
boxes.
General Shipping News.
The United States lighthouse tender Ma
pie, Capt. Alvey. has completed a tour of
duty among the lighthouses In the fifth
district. outside of Chesapeake bay, and
has returned to Baltimore.
The barges william w. Curtin and VIII
liam E. Baker both laden with asphalt
bricks from the plant in this city have
gone to Richmond and not Old Point, as
was stated The Philadelphia brig Peerless
left here with the barges In tow.
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith is now
making daily trips with excursion parties
aboard to Colonial Beach, Va. and Will
continue on the route until the close of the
excursion season, next September Capt.
Bailey Reed is In command of the steamer
and Chief Engineer Burroughs has charge
Of the engine room.