Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-07
ON. THE RIVER FRONT
NEW PIER TO BE BUILT AT WASH
INGToN BARRACKS.
Heavy Current in River-sand Barges
Blown Ashore.-Other Marine
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The construction off the new wharf for
the u s. army engineer battalion at the
Washington barracks park will, 1t Is stated,
be started In a few days.: The new wharf
will be located on the harbor or west side
Of the park, near the foot Of 7th street.
The piling to be used in the work Is already
on hand and 1t is stated a pile-driving ma
chine will be brought to this city within
the next day or two to begin the prelimi-
nary work on the structure. This wharf
will be the first. one that has existed on
the harbor side of the park since the OLD
wharf, which stood at the southwest cor
ner of the park. was torn down about nj
teen years ago. A wharf formerly stood
near the site of the wharf to be built ana
at low tides the stones that formed lts
base could be seen. When the park nnes
were extended into the river tney "eio
covered with the mud.
The hot weather las had most depress-
ing effect on the fish market at the litn
street wharf, and In consequence OF the
instructions of the dealers to the nsnermen
on the lower part of Chesapeake bay ana
the Atlantic coast not to ship the receipts OF
fresh fish of all kinds were very light To-Day.
The demand was also very light ana pricts
are low Bass have made their appearance
in the market from nearby sources, ana
sold this morning at from 1Oc. to 1oc. per
pound. -s:t
While the fish market has been depressed
the demand for crabs and CLAIMS mas been
very active. The supply of shell fish on
hand this morning was small and prices
were high, soft crabs selling at 4oc 70 ooc
per dozen, hard crabs at $1.25 TO SloO per
barrel and CLAIMS Zoe. to Tao. per hundred
There must have been excessively heavy
rains in the river above the Great Faiis
Judging from the current that has been
running down the river for the past thirty
six hours Large volumes of muddy water
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great whirls and is carrying fence. rails,
parts of trees and other debris down with
IT. The muddy water. it is stated. now ex-
tends about forty miles down the river.
The clam shell dredging machine OF John
Miller G. Co. is hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits boatyard TO have It's
hull overhauled and for such other repair
work as may be, necessary. When the work
on the dredge is completed It Will be en-
ployed In throwing up entertainments for the
dredge at work on the Eastern branch.
Steamer Returns to Service.
The steamer Lily and Howard, Capt
Charley Raley in command. has returned
to service on the river after receiving
new propeller wheel and being otherwise
put in good order, :, She game into port
yesterday afternoon uwithsa pile-driving
machine and raft Aof ,ptae piiing In tow
from Occoquan. Eoi EeoS
During the heavy e,sa,which came be-
fore the thunder st0Eyn o OF Sunday night
last two Of the larg@sapd carrying scows
of the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company of this city, witie3r were anchored
at the forks of the Channel for the night,
broke away from theirsnfOorfngs and drift
Ing across the channel vfnHt high and dry
ashore on the sand sn1each below Buena
Vista wharf. The sc6ws sare not damaged,
and will be foated, it ~ stated, this even
ing. swaaa 9
The four-masteds scitoOnD The Josephine,
laden with phosphate xnDck from Port
Tampa. Fla, has 'arriyedsat Alexandria for
the fertilizer maklnGLpl9R1s there. she
brings cargo sof over oktO0 tons OF the
rock and Is paying herafisst visit to the
Potomac. The schooner rs owned In Bal
timore. from which Iports she halls. She
was built at New York Ia 1880. and is
handsome craft.
The Randall Line steamer Kent has been
withdrawn from the Glym0nt mail route to
receive her spring coat OF paint and TO De
given thorough overhaulipg to put her
in condition for service on the route to
the lower Potomac. The steamer I. v.
Arrowsmith is on the Glym0nt route tenn
porarily until the steamer Estelle Randall
il ready for service. Work Is being push
ed on the Randall to make her ready for.
service
The two-masted schooner John A. Rees
Is at the wharf foot Of 9th street to unload
a big cargo Of pine lumber from Virginia
port.
The sohoopers John p. Robinson, Oak
land, Ella and Edith Todd are In port with
full cAEsoes OF. pine lumber for the dealers,
and the schooner Flirt,,of the Wave Is ct
Georgetown unloading q cargo OF the same
material. 81 %