Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FORT WASHINGTON WHARF RE
PORTED IN BAD CONDITION.
Repairing Launch Joe Blackburn
Wharf at Gunston to Be Rebuilt
General Matters.

Col. b. Il. Roberts, commanding the army
posts on the Potomac, does not want bulky
and heavy articles of freight landed on the
older part of the pier at Fort Washington
which was built about five years ago, and
las so notified the steamboat masters US
| ing the wharf. In his letter to the steam
boat men Col. Roberts requested them either
| to make landing at the river slip, wher
| unloading the articles referred to, or te
truck or carry the same to the new slip, his
desire being that the old slip, which is
| not in first-class condition, shall be reserv-
ed for passengers and lighter freight
The letter is signed by Lieut.. F. L. Ding
ley, the quartermaster at Fort Washington
There was but a small supply of fresh
fish of all kinds on sale at the wholesale
| fish market on the 18th street wharf this
morning, while as usual on Thursday morn
ing the demand was excellent. Prices are
steady, and the bulk of the stock was from
Chesapeake bay and Atlantic coast fisher
les.
oyster wharf in quantities more than am
pie to meet the demand. Vessels with
oysters aboard are coming into port daily,
and the supply is being kept up. Prices
ing to grade of stock wanted.
The launch Joe Blackburn, which struck a
pile In her dock about month ago and
sank. and which was subsequently pumped
out anu raised, mas been taken TO Reagan $
boatyard and hauled out on the marine rail-
way there for general overhS uling. The
hole in her hull is to be repaired and she
will be given general cleaning and paint
ing.
The tug Martin Daleman is in the larger
railway at Benefits boat yard for such re-
pair work to her hull may be needed and
for painting her hull. The launch Annie H.
has also been hauled out at Benefits for
repair work to put her in condition for
active service.
The Bugeye Silver Spray is hauled out on
the big marine railway at the Alexandria
ship yard for attention to her hull and for
repair work to put her in condition to run
oysters from the lower Potomac here.
General News of the Port
The schooner Belmont has landed at Fort
Washington 100000 laths and a large guam
tity of lumber for the new quarters build
ing in process of erection there. The river
steamers the past day or two have been
taking down quantities of roofing material
for the new building.
AS soon as a pile-driving machine can be
obtained the work of rebuilding the long
wharf a Gunston, Fairfax county, Va will
be begun. The owners of the wharf propose
to strengthen the structure, and will put a
new platform on it. The work will be done
before cold weather comes.
The warm weather of the past ten days
has driven the ducks from the river, and in
the past week hunters have been out all
day between this city and Alexandria with
out getting shot. A cold northwest wind
is needed to bring the waterfowl back.
T The TIE eet 81 tn5 cRtyr ' las eompfeted re-
pairs al a Baltimore shipyard and has gone
to the mouth of the river on the lookout
for vessels bound to this city with ice and
and lumber cargoeS.
The big suction dredge Atlantic, built at
Sparrows Point, Nd, for the United States
army Engineer Corps, was reported off
Cape Henry yesterday undergoing the tests
of her machinery previous to being turned
over to the government The Atlantic is
one of the six new dredgeS recently built
for the Engineer Corps for use on the At
lantic coast and at ports on the great lakes.
Two vessels are reported at sea bound
here with cargoes of crude asphalt aboard
vessels. it is stated sailed from Port of
Spain nearly a month ago, and has been
looked for at the capeS for several days.
The schooners j. D. Bell, Earl Biscoe,
Isaac Solomon and Edith VERBAL We're
among the fleet of wood-carrying vessels
that arrived in port yesterday.
The schooner Perl sailed today with
cargo of general stores for the lower Poto-
mac for dealers at a Virginia point
The schooner c. c. Wheeler under char
ter to bring a cargo of lumber here, is load
ing at Clearwater on the James river.
The tugs brought about ten sand and
grave-laden scows into port yesterday from
the digging machines at work on the river.
The United States army lighter kearney,
which was taken to Fort Washington a day
or two ago to unload about a hundred tons
of coal that was aboard her, was unloadec
Tuesday and yesterday the tug Gibbon
brought her back to this city. The kearney
has been beached at the wharf foot of *