Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER RANDALL WITHDRAWN
FROM RIVER ROUTE.
May Resume Trips Saturday-Fish and
Oyster Market - Other
Marine Matters.

The Randall line steamer Harry Ran
dali, which came into port early yester-
day morning from landings on the lower
river, did not go out on her scheduled
trip yesterday afternoon, the managers
of the line having determined to hold her
over for trip, as the outlook Is for a
heavy freeze that would have caught her
down river and prevented her return to
this city. Capt. Reed, the master of the
steamer, reported the ice making rapidly
along the lower river yesterday morning,
and this, together with the fact that the
very low tides now prevailing would
prevent her making her creek landings,
determined her managers to hold her
over for a trip. If the weather conditions
are favorable and the river is not COW
cred with Ice the steamer will resume
her trips Saturday morning, but the out
look is not favorable.
The stormy and cold weather of yester-
day prevented the fishermen along the
river and at the coast fisheries from
working their nets yesterday, and as a
consequence the receipts of fresh fish by
the dealers at the wharf from all sources
were quite light this morning. The de-
mand in consequence of the weather was
light, but the fish that sold brought good
prices.
On the oyster wharf business was very
dull this morning, there being but few
aboard the vessels lying at the wharf is
quite large and will be ample to supply
the city for two or more weeks should
the river be closed by ice so that no more
vessels could arrive. The present cold
snap has caused slight advance in
prices.
Some few wild ducks were on sale this
morning, and when in good condition
sold readily and at high prices.
The revenue cutter Window returned to
Baltimore yesterday from cruise on the
bay. She will coal up and take aboard
stores and will sail again for a cruise to
tress in consequence of the recent storm.
Owing to the quantities of ice floating in
the bay, 1t is thought that but few vessels
were out and the damage done by the heavy
gale will be light.
Broken stone, which is to be placed around
the base of the new lighthouse at Point
No-Point in Chesapeake bay as protec-
ton against the drifting ice in winter is
being carried to the site of the light from
Baltimore, and the structure will be ready
for service in a short timS. The schooner
Sonora is lying at Baltimore with stone
aboard awaiting favorable opportunity to
sail for Point No-Point.
General River News.
A pile-driving machine and a force of
wharf builders are at work on the Norfolk
and Washington line pier at Alexandria
putting 1t in thorough order for the opening
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Work is being hurried as fast as the
weather conditions will allow on the Wash
ington- Alexandria ferry wharf at the foot
of 7th street, in order to have it ready for
service by the 4th of March. The pier is
being thoroughly rebuilt from the waters
edge up
Early in the spring a general overhauling
of the piers used by the excursion line
companies will be started and the struct-
ures will be put in order to handle the
crowds that will pass over them during the
summer months on their way to and from
the excursion steamers.
As soon as the tug D. NJ Key, now on
The marine railway in Benefits boatyard
is launched, about the end of this week. 1t
is stated the steam yacht Chipeta of Bos-
ton, which Is wintering here, will be hauled
out for repairs to the metal on her hull
She will be on the railway but a few days
One of the large sand and gravel digging
machines Of the Smoot Sand Company Is
hauled out on the big marine railway at
Alexandria and will be given a general
overhauling of hull and house in prepara-
ton for resuming work as soon as the
weather will permit
Among the material taken from aboard
the wrecked schooner COrdelia E. Hayes
on the Diamond shoal, is handsome piano
from her cabin. naphtha launch has also
been recovered
The schooner C. M. Leonard is in port
with a-cargo Of cord wood from a down
river port.
The tug Radiant, with two barges, laden
with Oil, in tow. has arrived here from
Baltimore.
The schooners Sarah S. Tyler and James
B. Anderson, which have bqen lying in port
here for several weeks past, sailed Tues
day in tow Of the tug Ca 41illa They are
on their way to the Rapkahannock river
and will load lumber for dtalers here.
The Jas. B. Dagger has sailed for the
Coan river, under charter to load lumber
for this CITY, The Amanda A. Lewis has
gone to the oyster beds in the lower Po-
tomac to load again for this market If
the weather will allow.
The Levin Woolford is lying at AIexan-
dria, waiting, it Is stated, a cargo of con-
duit pipe for Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt.