Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER REPORTED SUNK BY
ICE IN LOWER POTOMAC.
Steamer Harry Randall to Resume
Route-Oyster Dredgers at Work
Marine Matters.

It is reported that three masted
schooner. name unknown, was carried out
of the Wicomico river, in lower Maryland,
few days ago by the moving ice, and
being forced upon the beach at the lower
end of ST. GATHERINGS Island has been cut
through by the ice and sunk. The vessel
had sought shelter in the mouth Of the
Wicomico near Rock Point wharf when the
first freeze came, and remained In safety
until the ice began to drift.
Though she drew six or eight feet of
water the ice pack on which the vessel was
imprisoned carried her across the bar at
the mouth of the river, which has only
three feet of water over it at the best of
tides. and finally forced the vessel ashore,
and the ice piling on her is rapidly tearing
her to pieces.
1t is also reported that a sloop hailing
from this city, has been destroyed by the
ice at the mouth of the river.
The WeemS line steamer Anne Arundel
which sailed form Baltimore Tuesday for
her landings on the Potomac river did not
come any further UP the river than Leo
nardtown 1t is expected she will succeed
in reaching this city on her next trip
The managers of the Randall line have
arranged to send the steamer Harry Ran
dali on her route next week, the ice per-
uniting side-wheel boats to run. The Ran
dali will leave her wharf here Tuesday
morning and will return Thursday after
noon or Friday morning, and will then re-
sumo her regular schedule Quantities of
lrelghI are waiting to be taken to down.
river landings.
The steamer Estelle Randall resumed her
route to the river landings between this
city and Giymont this morning. This is the
first trip the steamer has made to GIymont
for over two weeks
The oyster dredging boats which work in
the vicinity of Colonial Beach have gone
INTO service again. and oysters are being
dc f,,
be sent to this city when the river line
steamers resume their trips early in next
week. The oysters, it is reported, have not
been damaged by the freeze as was feared
Tug Makes Daily Trips.
The naval tug Triton is making several
trips daily between the navy yard here
and the training ship Prairie at anchor Off
Alexandria. Some few Of the men from
aboard the ship have been given leave
ashore. but they are very few.
The Randall Line steamer Pentz has been
taken from her berth at the River View
Line wharf, and laid I'D at the American
Ice Company, foot of 9th street. The Pentz
berth will be used by the steamer Poca-
hontas with the list Virginia Regiment
aboard.
The spar buoys marking the river chan
nels In this vicinity have all been badly cut
by the Ice, and several of them have been
misplaced They will all need the atten-
ton of the buoy tenders after the river
is clear of ice.
The letter w on the stacks of the Weems
Line steamers, the house mark of the line,
is being removed by the new owners of the
line and the only distinctive mark the
boats will have in the future will be the
words Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Railway Company" painted on the bows
Captain Frank Price has large part of
his crew of fishermen at his fishing shore
in Occoquan bay, and as soon as the ice
leaves the bay the big haul seine will be
put overheard and operations started at the
shore. The catch will be sent to this mar
ket.
Capt. Frank Posey is in command of the
steamer Newport News, which left here yes
terday afternoon for Old Point to bring
several hundred soldiers from Fort Mon
roe to this city to take part in the inau-
gural ceremonies.
Mr. Eugene Mprdock Of the steamer