Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
SMALL POWER BOATS ON RIVER
A SOURCE OF DANGER.
Meat Scarcity Causes Demand for Fish
Railway Transfer Barge Run
ning-Other Matters.

named which is being altered preparatory
to fitting her with three-horsepower gaso-
line engine. The little vessel will be ready
for service in about ten days and will be
used for pleasure trips the river. inde-
dendent of winds or tides. The rapid in
crease in this class of power boats on the
river is giving the steamboat men much
uneasiness. as they are often navigated by
persons unacquainted with the rules OF
navigation and are a source of danger par
ticularly at night, when the darkness pre-
vents the pilots and loOkouts on the steam
ers from seeing them until almost on top
of them The steamboat men claim that
the navigation laws should be extended SO
as to cover this class OF boats.
The higher prices of fresh meats or all
kinds Is having its effect on the fish mar
ket. and within the past week there has
for fresh fish at the wholesale market on
the 18th street wharf. This morning the
demand was again brisk, but the supply re-
ceived from the fisheries about Norfolk and
from river sources was small. hardly
enough to meet the demand. Prices show
a slight advance, 1t Is stated, but they are
not high.
Crabs and clans are also in demand. The
receipts of hard shelled crabs Is increasing.
while soft crabs are scarce and have been
SO the entire season The clans now on
sale at the wharf market are coming MAIN
ly from Norfolk and from the eastern shore
OF Virginia.
Rebuilding Old Piers.
Workmen are engaged in tearing out the
old pier at the ice wharf. near the foot Of
14th street southwest and the old struc-
ture is to be replaced with new one. This
Is about the last of the old wharves in the
harbor to be rebuilt under the require
ments Of the District building inspectors
Office.
loa Of b.a cte n
James Tull has been overha uled at Balti-
more and has been returned to the steamer
Alexandria, She will, 1t Is stated make
a trip or two before hauling out to have it
put in place.
Several new sand and gravel-carrying
barges are to be built at the big shipyard
at Alexandria for Washington sand-dig-
ging company. A day or two ago a large
consignment Of hackentack timber knees
were received at Alexandria to be used In
the vessels, and the work will be pushed
on them. An order for six or eight large
barges was recently completed at the Alex
andria shipyard for the new Potomac
Dredging Company.
AS soon as the schooner Earl Biscoe Is
launched from the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard. 1t Is stated, the steam
launch Cygnus will be hauled out for
caulking of her hull and for other repair
work.
used to transfer cars between Alexandria
and Shepherds Landing. on the District
side OF the river, has been raised and re-
turned to service yesterday afternoon. The
barge was sunk in her slip at Alexandria a
day or two ago by an accident.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., Of this city.
has gone to the Patuxent river for big
raft of pine pfling to be used in the con-
struction of the new highway bridge across
the Potomac. Many thousand piles are
being used in the work. and several RATS
of piles long enough to drive in the deep
water Of the river have been brought up
the river in the past month.
Personal and General.
Capt. VIM. NJ. Neitzey has gone On
trip Of several weeks through the coal
mining regions of Pennsylvania.
Capt Frank v. Kintz who has been mas
ter Of the Columbia Sand Company's tug
J. T. Selectman for several years past, has
relinquished the command OF that vessel
and entered the service Of A. J. Taylor &
Bro. He has been assigned to the COM
mand of the tug D. M. Key, employed in
harbor work.
Capt. VIM. Jones has succeeded Capt
Ktntz in command Of the tug Selectman.
Mr.. Clarence Davis of Solomons Island,
Md. Is in this city on visit, and before
returning home will spend a week or more
aboard the tug M. M. Davis on cruise on
Chesapeake bay.
Capt. James Barker. Pilot Chap Sly and
others Of the crew of the steamer Harry
Randall, who have been attending on the
inquest concerning the drowning Of Ed
ward G. Lee Sunday night last. were ex-
cused in time to take the steamer on her
regular trip down the river Wednesday
evening.
The schooner Charles Mitchell, laden with
a large cargo of lumber and timber from
Jacksonville, Fla is reported in the river,
in tow Of the tug NJ. M. Davis, bound to
this city.
The bugeye James o. Wright has loaded
q cargo Of furniture and household goods
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mac.
The schooner John p. Robinson has ar
rived at Georgetown with a cargo Of grain
from Upper Machodoc creek for the mills
there.
The barge Mary c. McNally is unloading
a cargo of hard coal at the Weems line
wharf at the foot of 9TH street.
The barge Baltimore, which has been ly-
ing at anchor in the stream off Alexandria
for several days past, was yesterday BERTH
ed at Reardon's wharf to unload her cargo
Of Ice
The steamer Dennis Simmons. laden with
pine lumber and shingles from North car
oltna has arrived in port and is consigned
to the dealers here and at Alexandria. She
will complete the unloading or her cargo
today and will sail for North Carolina TO
reload.
The schooner Ella r. Hill, laden with
lumber and shingles has arrived IN port
from North Carolina, consigned TO the deai-
The steamer Lily and Howard left port
light Thursday evening for Occoquan and
will it is stated, bring back tow OF pine
piles. , a
sidney Jones are in port with full cargoes
of cord wood from river points
The schooner Urbanna, laden with pine
boards from the Rappahannock river mas
arrived In port. s,,,,ao
Two members of the engine room force
~ the Weems line seamer Annie Arun-
dol ON the route between this city and
baltimore, have been injured aboard the
steamer though she has been In service
hut about two weeks. On the trial trip
IF the steamer one Of the oilers employed
in the engine room of the steamer got
his left hand caught in the machinery and
lost two fingers.
'On the first trip made by the steamer
from Baltimore to this city, within less
than two hours sail from Baltimore, Mr..
NcGoldrick, the chief engineer of the
steamer got his right hand caught In the
machinery, and he lost the first and sec
ond fingers of the hand. The accident,
while a painful one, did rot disable Mr..
McGoldrick, and he has remained on duty.
The Annie Arundel left here yesterday
morning for Baltimore with a large pas
senger list
The freight steamer Z. James Tull.
which was recently fitted with new
boiler while lying at this city. is lying at
Alexandria, and underwent her annual
inspection yesterday. The examination
and tests were conducted by inspectors