Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-31
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SUNKEN SCHOONER BLOCKS WAY
TO LOWER RIVER WHARF.
Building Flows for Harbor Tugboats-
Piles for New District Build
ing-Other Matters.

Several years ago an old wood-carrying
schooner sank in the river near Matthias
Point wharf, and when an. attempt was
made to raise her it was found that she
was badly damaged and she was deserted.
Recently, it is stated, the old schooner
has changed its berth and is now lying i'm
such position that it is difficult for the
steamboats, to get to and from the wharf
without striking the old craft. The L. s.
army engineers are to be appealed to to
use dynamite on the hulk in order to get
| ii out of the way and remove a dangerous
obstruction to navigation. The sunken
vessel, ii is stated. lies in about nine feet
of water.
+ There was fairly large supply of fresh
fish on sale at the wholesale fish market
on the 18th street wharf this morning. but
the demand was quite small Prices. how
ever, keep up to the figures quoted last
week. Both fresh and salt water varie les
were on sale this morning.
The supply Of oysters sale al the
oyster wharf this morning was quite large.
ten twelve vessels with the bivalves
aboard being at the wharf. Prices were
lower this morning than they have been at
|, any time this season and good oysters
could be bought at 35 cents per busheI,
while selected stock sold as high as ~
cents per bushel.
Ducks, that is, the choice varieties, are
very scarce and are selling at high prices.
with good demand for them
The tugboat owners are now having the
ice-breaking plows, which their boats
use in forcing their way through the Ice
on the river during the winter months.
overhauled and put in condition to be
placed on the boats as soon as needed.
Dean is building at the Alexandria boat
yard new ice plows for the tugboa is Wal
ter F. Meade and VIM. H. Mohles OF
Georgetown. These tugs work principally
a bove the Aqueduct bridge when the ice
is hard and thick; the plows for them
are designed extra strong and heavy.
The suction dredge Manhattan,
built at Sparrow's Point near Baltimore.
for the L. S. army Engineer Corps, sailed
from the shipyard Saturday for New
York. The big dredge was designed and
built for use on the government work in
New York harbor and in the channels
leading to it.
Along the Wharves.
The steam barge Lily and Howard Capt.
Charley Raley. came into port Saturday
afternoon with a raft of pine pilng In tow
from Occoquan. The piles, 1t is sta ted. are
designed for use in the foundation OF the
new municipal building. About 400 piles
were brought up in the raft.
The two-masted schooner John p Robin
son and the Bertha May are the vessels
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for necessary repairs. The huh Of
the schooner is being given overhauing
The new thirty-six foot lumber lighter.
building at the boat house of Cumberland
& Son, at the foot of 9th street southwest
for johnson e. Wimsatt OF this city, is
nearly ready for docking. The lighter, 1t is
expected. will be completed and ready to
launch by the end of this week or early
! in next week.
Sam1 Medley of this city has reported
to Harbormaster Sutton that on the night
of October "a last, some one, unknown,
stole sailboat belonging to him from
Gravelly Point. The boat was named the
Lena, was 1874 feet long and was painted a
blue color.
A Witler, belonging to VIM Z. Woodall &
Company of Baltimore, will go into COM
mission within the next week She is de-
signed for the general coasting trade, and
the signal letters K. T. L. Q. have been
assigned her by the bureau of commerce
and labor.
Lightship No 40, from the Sole-of-the-
Shoe in Chesapeake bay is lying at a Bal
timore shipyard to be supplied with new
boilers, to have her engines oVerhauled and
to be put in the best of condition to with
stand the storms that swept over her sta
ton during the winter months.
The schooner Lula NJ. Quillan has arrived
in port with cargo of hard coal from
Philadelphia for the dealers.
The j. ID. Bell, Oakland. Earl Biscoe and
Edith Verrail have arrived here laden with
cord wood from the lower river.
Barge No. 20 of the Consolidation Coal
Company is Lying at a wharf in George
town loading a cargo Of soft coal for Bos-
tor.
rhe schooner Harlan w. Huston is at
Elizabeth City, n. c.. loading a cargo OF
lumber ard shingles under charter 10 bring
them to iris city.
rrhe schooner Fannie is in port laden with
rand from Greenway fats for one of the
raving companies at Georgetown.
The schooner Walter is unloading her
cargo at the wharf foot of 1874 street south