Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DOUBLE CREWS NEEDED FOR
HARBoR POLICE SERVICE.
Skaters Badly Observation-Disclosures
Old Ferry Line Wharf-other
Matters Around Harbor.


along the river front and who know the
need of a double crew aboard the harbor
police boat vigilant are hopeful that the
request of Harbormaster Sutton for a
double detail of men will be granted. and
that the police boat can be kept ready for
service at all times, night and day.
Several times within the past year the
boat has been needed to respond to calls
to take bodies from the water, and as the
crew was scattered valuable time was lest
in getting them together and getting
steam on the boat before she could go into
service. AS it is now the harbor police
are on duty twelve hours, but at night,
when their services are as much needed as
in the day time, the boat Is lying with
banked fires and out of service.
There was fairly brisk demand for fresh
fish of all kinds at the wholesale fish mar
ket on the wharf this morning, but the sup
ply received by the dealers was very small
Red snappers made their appearance In
the market this morning and sold at good
prices. Mullets, mackerel and other fish
were on sale and prices are firm The sup
ply of oysters on sale at the oyster wharf
was not very large this morning, there hav-
ing been no arrivals of oyster-laden boats
in the past day or two, and the demand
has been fair. Prices keep high, ranging
from 20 cents to $1.25 per bushel.
There were but few wild ducks or geese
on sale this morning at the wharf market
the receipts being light.
There were many disappointed young
people in the city yesterday. The cold
weather gave promise of excellent skating
on the tidal basin and crowds OF persons
went to the basin with the expectation Of
enjoying some fine sport, but when they
reached the basin they found the Ice thin
and unfit for skating. Although the past
two nights have been cold, comparatively
little ice formed in the river in the vicinity
of this city.
The Glymont line steamer is again TAX
ing to Fort Washington and Fort Hunt
number of rolls of heavy electrical cable
consigned to H. A. Young, the engineer In
charge of the improvements at the forts
Several of the rolls weight over ton
Several of the rolls weigh over ton
each and are difficult to handle. The wire
will be used in the work OF placing un-
foreground the electric lighting ana tele-
phone service at the forts.
General News Of the Port.
Shipwrights, bolermakers and other me-
chanics are aboard the Mount Vernon ana
Marshall Hall line steamer Charles Macal-
ester, overhauling, the steamer and putting
her in condition for service during the COM
ing excursion season. 1t is understood the
end of February.
1t is stated llldl Tic INdHudAi Liz StSoiAiSA
Wakefield will leave here very shortly for
Newport News. and will go to the big ship
yard there to have her iron hull overhauled
and new plates put in where necessary.
The Wakefield will return to her route on
the river about the first or middle of April.
One of Banks piledrivers is at the Alex
andria ferry wharf overha uling the outer
face of the wharf which was badly dam
aged when the steamer Columbia burned.
The underneath portion of the wharf was
rebuilt several months ago.
The passenger lists of the steamers COM
ing up the river are all large just now.
Many Washingtonians who went to their
homes in Virginia and Maryland are re-
turning.
The steamer Tull is lying in Occoauan
creek, loading a cargo of lumber, and I'M
less another hard freeze comes it is eX-
pected she will reach here within the next
day of two.
The schooner Alice Hobrook, which left
this city a day or two ago for Baltimore
to load, had her orders changed en- route
and has gone to Norfolk for her cargo
The revenue cutter William Window has
sailed from Baltimore for cruise on Ches-
apeake bay, on the lookout for vessels that
may be in distress from storms or other
wise.
The schooner n. N. Porcella lying at the
site of the new highway bridge, is discharg-
ing her cargo of granite upon lighters, to
be stored ashore. The schooner when light
it is stated, will go to Alexandria to load
railway ties
In addition to her freight of lumber the
new schooner Grace G. Bennett brought
large quantity of shingles from North Caro-
lima
The schooner c. Wheeler, which unloaded
a cargo of lumber here, will, it is stated, re-
main here for the winter.
The tug Bartholdi is in service, running
between Alexandria and the navy yard for
the benefit of the Alexandria mechanics
The tugs Yerkes and Davis of this city
are engaged in towing on CheSapeake bay
there being no business on the Potomac for
them.