Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
COLD WEATHER AGAIN soLIDI-
FIEs THE DRIFTING ICE.
Holly Replacing Buoys in River-Tug
Rosalie Runs Ashore-Per-
sonal and General.

The snow and cold weather have again
combined to make the release of the river
from It's bonds of ice as doubtful as 1t has
been at any time this winter. The east
erly wind has blown the loose ice into the
channels, and there it has hardened again,
making navigation difficult from Fort
Foote to Maryland Point. The ice break
ing fleet was at work all day yesterday on
the gorged ice above the Aqueduct bridge
where 1t was found to be eight inches
in thickness and very hard.
Within the past forty-eight hours new
ice nearly an inch in thickness has form
ed in the harbor and it is said to be
heavier on the river where the water
was open.
The supply of fresh fish received by the
dealers at the wholesale market on the
but there was a good variety on sale Some
few bass cats and other Potomac fish
We're brought up by the steamer Estelle
Randall from Gunston and Marshall Hall,
and commanded high prices. Both Florida
and Carolina Shad were on sale.
The dealers in oysters still have to de-
pend on Norfolk for their supply, as no
oyster laden vessels have as yet arrived
from the lower Potomac. They are SELL
ing at high prices, with excellent de-
mand
The light house tender Holly is at work
on Chesapeake bay replacing the more inn
portant buoys that have been broken and
misplaced by the moving ice. AS soon as
the ice leaves the rivers and bay the buoy
tenders will go to work replacing and re-
painting all of the buoys in the district
that have been damaged by the ice.
The officers Of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali report having passed a large seine
boat adrift in the ice off Broad creek
Thursday last. In the boat was a seine
that looked 20 be nearly new and lot OF
other fishing paraphernalia The boat is
supposed to belong to some fisherman
working nets about Little Hunting creek,
and was blown adrift in the heavy wester-
ly winds of Thursday.
General News of Port.
The tug Resale, tender to the Smoot
Companys sand-dgg.ng machines, in at
tempting to go through the narrow cut
across the fats below the wharf at Sheri-
dams Point went ashore on the side of the
cut The tug remained ashore for several
hours, until the rising tide fioated her. and
she was able to resume her interrupted
trip
The hulk Of the old schooner American
Patriot, which has been drifting about. in
the river since last fall, has gone ashore, it
is stated in the fishing berth of Capt.
George Roam, at the Stick landing shore, a
short distance above River View. The old
vessel is lying in such a position as to eff
fectually prevent Captain Roam from haul
ing seine this spring. An appeal will be
to blow the old boat up, in order to get her
out of the way.
Capt. j. T. Beacham has been made mas
ter of the United States army lighter Ponto-
nier, tender to the Engineers Battalion
United States army, at Washington bar
racks. Capt. Beacham received notice of
his appointment yesterday and will take
charge of his boat shortly
Mr.. Joseph Cough, we'll known in this
city as purser of the steamer Potomac and
other boats of the Weems line. is very i'll
at the Maryland University Hospital at
Baltimore.
The warehouse which was carried off
of Stiff wharf by the ice several weeks ago
foated about for several days and finally
went ashore on the Maryland side of the
river about ten miles below Stiffs. The
structure is said to be not greatly damaged
by the ice.
The tug Dalis coaled up yesterday pre-
paratory to making a trip to Guuston today
with supplies for the High Point plantation.
on Occoquan bay. The damage done the
Dallis by the ice in the past week has been
repaired.
The harbor police boat Vigilant, while
cruising ABOUT yesterday morning, discov-
cred a large batteau adrift in the ice at
the forks of the Washington and George
town channels. The boat taken to a
place of safety to await claimant.
The fitting up of the interior of the power
launch Louise has been completed, and if
the weather will allow she will be cleaned
and painted and made ready for service
next week. The launch will be put over
board as soon the weather will allow.