Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
wharf CkIB GIVES AWAY AND
DAMAGES ICE PIER.
Steamer Pentz on Glymont Route
Schooner Dora Makes Quick
Trip-Marine Notes

Several days ago the cribbing at the
outer end of the 10th street wharf of the
American Ice Company began to give way,
ana Notwithstanding piles were driven in
'front.' or 1t to hold the cut-in place, the
heavy stones Of the wall were forced out
OF position. Workmen are employed in
renewing the weakened portion of the cut
and rebuilding the wharf This Is one OF
the piers that was not condemned by the
building inspectors office during the inspec-
lions OF wharves last spring.
Inc 'front.' of the fish wharf at the foot
or llth street is being rebuilt and made
strong and substantial to sustain the weight
OF the heavy lumber being piled upon it.
A pie driver and q force Of hands have
days.
Ihere was large supply of fresh Ash on
SAFE at the wholesale fish market on the
Ills! LIN street wharf, this morning than flor
several days past but the demand continues
quite light. Rock, catfish and other stock
from the river nets were also on sale at
good prices. The market Is firm at prices Of
last week.
Oysters are becoming quite scarce at the
wharf and are selling well at 80 cents to 70
cents per bushel. The arrival Of OYSTER
laaen vessels Is looked for at the wharf
WIN" LINN Ihe next twenty-four hours.
Two boats, laden with about 5000 water
melons, have arrived at the oyster wharf
since yesterday noon, but the demand for
the melons continues very light. They are
sellng al 70 to SIS per hundred, according to
size and quality
The supply Of crabs is excellent and they
are selling at about $3.50 to s. per barrel.
Ihe steamer Samuel j. Pentz has taken
tne pace OF the steamer Estelle Randall on
the Glymont mall route while the boiler Of
the latter steamer is being cleaned and
some little repair work is being DONE The
steamer Arrowsmith is laid up for the win
street. - W.
A herring was caught with hook and line
at one OF the Alexandria wharves by a fish
eIman yesterday This is the second of
t tnat variety OF fish that has been caught in
ILLS way In the Potomac this season
Inc officers of the steamer Samuel j.
fentz gave an excursion to River View re-
Gently, and among the prizes offered was a
iounu-trlp ticket to the st. Louis fair.
ilcKet NO. Az was the winner of this prize,
out as yet the holder of the coupon has
not presented it for redemption.
General Port News.
One of the large sand and gravel digging
machines of the Columbia National Sand
Dredging Company is at work on the flats
off Motley Hail. below Alexandria, digging
material from the river bed for use here.
The schooner Dora. owned by Mr.. James
o. Carter of this city, recently made the
trip from Baltimore to Charleston s. c. in
six days. heavily laden with hard coal
This Is regarded remarkably fast time
for such trip during the Gains of this sea-
son of the year The Dora is under the
command of Capt. William Mastino.
Chief Engineer William II. Spear of the
revenue cutter William Window, who has
been on leave of absence of forty days.
has returned and is again on duty aboard
his steamer
Mr.. Harry Carter has returned from a
trip to the eastern shore of Maryland.
n Mo- m mr. aivnn of
of Westmoreland county, arrived here yes
terday morning on business trip.
Messrs. Wells and Padgett are building
twenty-foot pleasure sloop at Alexandra
for their own use. The new craft will be
ready for service in the latter part of the
fall and will be used for hunting and fish
ing trips on the Potomac.
The steamer Jane Moseley last night took
a large party of coiored excursionists to
Leonardtown,1 Md. The steamer left here
at 10 O'Clock and the excursionists will
spend the day in the Maryland town.
The schooner Lizzie Williams has gone
to Alexandria to complete the unloading of
cargo of pine lumber from points In
North Carolina.
The schooners Ruth and Ella. Flirt of
the Wave, r. Mason and Glimmer and the
scow Summers have arrived in port laden
with cargoes of cordwood for the dealers.
The schooner C. J. Cunningham laden
with hard coal and general cargo from
this city, sailed today for points on the
lower Potomac.
The schooner Puritan, laden with hard
coal from Philadelphia, came into port to-
day. consigned to local dealers.
The large steam yacht Wakiva Is at an
Choir in the harbor off the foot of 18th
street southwest. The yacht Is one of the
largest vessels of her class that has arrived
here recently.
The schooner Melissa A. Wiley has been
chartered to load acid phosphate at Car
teret, N. j., for Alexandria, at $1.1O per ton
freight.