Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WANT OF PILES DELAYING ALEX
ANDRIA FERRY SLIP.
Hot Weather Causes Heavy Ice De-
mand-Bountiful Supply Coming
Personal and General.

Work on the new ferry slip at the Alex
andria end of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company's new ferry has been
brought to a standstill owing, 1t is stated,
to the running short of piles for the new
slip. The work on the other portions Of the
new terminal is being pushed ahead and the
slip will be ready for service as soon as the
ferry house and slip float are completed.
The long piles necessary to complete the
slip are on their way to Alexandria, and as
soon as they arrive the completion of the
slip WITH be pushed. While waiting for the
plies Carter Clark's pile driver. which has
been employed in the work at Alexandria,
has been taken to the Eastern branch and
will start driving the piles for the new
bridge to be built across the branch by the
pennsylvania Bridge Company for the Phil
adelphia. Washington and Baltimore Rail-
way Company. The new ferry terminal at
Alexandria will be ready for use in about
three weeks. and will be as fine g ferry
wharf as there is on the coast.
The very heavy demand for ice during the
past ten days had caused the supply IN the
storage houses along the wharf to get very
low. but before there was any danger of
famine in the supply the big four-masted
schooner Malcolm B. Seavey came into port
with about 1900 tons in her hold. and
large barge with over 1900 tons also ar
rived This supply will be sufficient to meet
all demands for several days, and before 1t
Is exhausted the big schooners Ralph Hay
ward and the Young Brothers will be dis
charging ice cargoes here. The tug M.
Mitchell Davis is cruising off the capes on
the lookout for the vessels and will hurry
them to this city they reach the
capes. Several other vessels with ice
aboard are at sea and are due here within
the next ten days.
There was a poor demand for all grades
Of fresh fish at the wholesale fish market
on the wharf this morning, but the receipts
OF fsh from all sources was very light and
prices, as consequence, remained steady.
The hot weather is assigned as the cause
for the Hight demand.
,4 Grabs were plentiful this morning but the
demand for them was unusually light. and,
while several barrels were sold as low as so
cents per barrel, prices for good stock
ranged from LIS to 81 per barrel CLAIMS
and oysters were on sale, but. like other
stock at the fish wharf the demand was
very light today.
The power launch Rosalie which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
gans boatyard for an overhauling, was put
overpoard yesterday, ready for service.
General River Matters.
The two-masted schooner Nettie, owned
by parties in Alexandria, has been hauled
out on the marine railway there to have
some repair work done to her hull and for
cleaning and painting. The schooner will
be put overheard within the next day or
two, and as soon as launched will begin the
loading of a cargo of railway ties from
along the line of the Southern railway for
Baltimore.
One of the large barges built at Deans
boatyard a Alexandria for a local stone
handling firm was brought I'D from Alexan-
dria yesterday by the tug George W. Pride
and berthed at the wharf foot of 9th street
southwest to be turned over to its owner
Another scow for the same parties is still
on the stocks, and will be ready for launch
ing within the next day or two. The scows
are about seventy-five feet long, and will
De used to bring broken stone from the
quarries at Occoquan. Va, to this city
The tug James o. Carter Capt Bob
Brown. belonging to Taylor Bros fleet of
towboats, was out of service Yesterday for
the regular monthly cleaning and overhaul
ing of boiler and machinery. The tug re-
turned to service on the river this morning
and Is engaged in general towing
The large and speedy power launch Mary
M, belonging TO Mr.. Gustav Forsberg of
this city, was pressed into service Monday
night to carry the physicians who went
from this city to the bedside of the father
of Prof Alexander Graham Bell who is
reported very Ill at his summer home at CO.
lonial Beach. Efforts were made to get one
of the big naval tugs to take the doctors to
the beach, but, not having a pilot familiar
with the lower river, the tugs were unable
to make the trip. The Mary NJ. was called
into service and she made a flying trip to
the beach.
1t is understood that Mr.. John R. Dos
Passos of New York owner of the steam
yacht Giayota, will dispose of that vessel
and replace her with a larger and more
speedy craft. The Giavota has been In serv-
Ice on the Potomac for seven or eight years.
but 1t is stated that this will be her last
season on the river. The name of the yacht
Mr.. Dos Passes will bring here is not
known.
The bugeye W. H. Taylor has arrived In
port with cargo of pine lumber from
down-river point consigned to Baltimore
dealer
The schooner Magnolia and the bugeyes
r. III. Stuart and Kathleen are among the
recent arrivals In port with cargoes of cord
wood from the lower Potomac.
The schooner Alma Stubs, with a cargo
of about 10000 feet Of pine lumber aboard
from the Rappahannock river has arrived
In port, consigned to a local dealer.
The schooners Belmont and Lottie Carter
are on their way down the river to Maddox
creek. under charter to bring cargoes back
to this port.
The sloop Arizona has completed the UNI
loading of her cargo of lumber and has
been chartered to go to the Coan river for
here. She should be back here early in the
coming week.
The schooner Farmers Friend has arrived
in port with cargo of wood aboard from
the lower Potomac for the dealers.
The schooner Isaac Solomon. with cargo
of lumber and building material, has sailed
from Alexandria for Wades bay. Md.
The schooner Nettie has arrived at Alex
andria from Baltimore to load a cargo of
railway ties at the Alexandria shipyard.
The schooner Norman, now loading rail-
way ties at Alexandria, will complete her
cargo within the next day or two and will
sail with it for Boston
Mr.. George Stuart, accompanied by Mrs.
Stuart, has gone on a trip to the various re-
sorts on the Atlantic coast. They will be
gone for two weeks or longer.