Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW BOATHoUSE BUILDING AT
FORT WASHINGTON.
Nothing Doing Regarding Ferry Line
Keel of District Fireboat Laid
-Harbor Notes.

! A large boathouse is to be built on the
| beach at Fort Washington, between the ELI
| gineers and quartermasters wharf at the
| post. The piling on which the new wharf
| viii rest is on the ground. and a piie-driv-
Ing machine will in few days begin the
work of putting them in place The new
| hoathouse, it is stated is to be used in
| sheltering the smaller boats in use at the
| fort.
| The building formerly used as a boat
house on the quartermaster's wharf has
been converted into an office for the SER
| geant in charge of the wharf. and during
the winter the boats have been hauled out
of the water and laid on the river shore, but
! exposed to the weather. There are eight OF
ten boats in use at Fort Washington by the
| officers and men,
| There was fairly large supply of fresh
| fish both from the Potomac and from sea
| sources on sale at the wholesale fish mar
| ket on the 18th street wharf. this morning,
| but the attendance of buyers was small
| and the demand very light. Prices are
| steady and remain at about last week
| figures.
| Two oyster-laden boats were brought up
| from the lower river today by the tugs
| Camilla and Carter, and were berthed with
| the oyster-carrying fleet at the 11th street
| wharf The supply of the bivalves on
! hand is quite large, and the demand re-
| mains light, at prices ranging from 6n
1
grade
The receipts of ducks from southern
| sources is quite light, and they are in de
| mand.
Another new four-masted schooner, the
| Evelyn W. Hinkey, has recently been COM
| pleted and launched, and is ready for serv-
| ice as soon as chartered. She Is designed
for the southern lumber trade. and is 119 l.;
| feet long and registers CPS tons. When
| launched the vessel had rigging and sails in
| place and was ready to go into commission
at once.
| 1t is stated at Alexandria that the plan
| for the formation of a local steamboat COM
pany to put steamers on the ferry route be-
! tween this city and Alexandria has been
practically abandoned. and that Just
| there is but little prospect OF a ferry line
] being started in the near future. The Wash
| inston Steamboat Company which formerly
ran the route. but which gave it up when
| the steamer George Washington con-
| demned. is rebuilding the ferry wharf here.
| and the general query is: Why is this
| being done as the old company now has no
use for the pier?
| The keel of the new freboat which is
| to be built for use in District waters. ii is
stated was laid at Wilmington, Del. last
week. Work is to be pushed on the craft
in order to have her ready for service early
in the coming summer.
The work of tearing down the big ice
! house at the Sth street wharf has been
completed for several weeks. but the site
of the structure is still covered with the
timbers from the buileinss~Hae greater part
| of which have been left when they fell
when the walks were pulled down. When
the ground is cleaned up it will be used
as : part of the Randall line wharf.
General River News
The steam barge Danl *. Jackson is still
lying sunk in the dock at Johnson & VIM
salts wharf, but an effort will be made
to pump her out and get her afioat soon
as possible.
Mr.. Edward Clary. owner of the power
boat Dart, who has recently recovered from
| an attack of typhoid fever. was a Wis
itor to the river front day or two ago,
for the first time for several months.
The schooner yacht Mist. one of the large
pleasure craft in the Potomac, is lying in
the tidal basin out of harms way from
drifting ice, and will shortly begin over
hauling in preparation for the opening Of
| the trading season in the early part of the
spring.
The steam launch Joe Blackburn is lying
sunk in the dack at Fosburg & Murray's
wharf at the foot of X street southwest. \
| submerged pile. it is understood. has
punched a big hole in the hull of the boat
and this has caused her to fill and sink.
The Blackburn was formerly the harbor
police boat, but of recent years has been
used for pleasure purposes.
The steamer barge E. James Tull is in
port with full cargo of cord wood aboard
from Occoquan
The tugs Camilla and James o. Carter
came into port Saturday afternoon with Il
tow of six oyster-laden craft from the lower
river
The Camilla sailed Saturday night with
a low of light vessels bound to lower river
points to load.
The schooners Sidona Curley and G. g.
Wheeler. which have been lying at anchor
at the lower end of the harbor for week
past awaiting opportunity to sail. left
port yesterday in tow of the tug George
w. Pride.
The schooner A. T. Quinby has been char
tered to load pine lumber on the Rappahan-
mock river for this city. The Quinhy Is
lying in port here awaiting the opening OF
navigation for sailing craft.