Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY ICE AGAIN BLOCKS NAvI-
CATION ON POTOMAC.
Yacht Diane Raised and Pumped Out
New Building for District
Other Matters.

Ice of sufficient thickness to greatly in
terfere with the movements of sailing yes
sells formed on the river last night, but was
broken up this morning by the wheels of
passing steamers and tugboats. The heavy
winds of Tuesday night prevented the
formation of much ice, but that which did
form was blown over on the eastern side of
the river. where 1t packed a foot or more
| thick. and last nights cold knitted it to-
gether In solid mass The packed ice
gave the Baltimore and Ohio tug Brewer
ton considerable trouble by filing the slip
at Shepherds landing, and preventing the
docking of the car barge until the tug went
into the slip. and by working her wheel
forced the ice out of 1t. AS yet the ice is
not heavy enough to interfere with the
movements of the steamboats,
Inc supply OF fish on sale at the whole
SAFE market on the wharf was very light
this morning, there being no fish on hand
from nearby sources, and but few Sleeps
head and king mackerel from the fisheries
for perch, bass and other fish that the
dealers did not have and but little for the
fish that were on sale. A tow of four oys-
ter-laden boats, the Fair American M. J.
Stevenson, Mary and Rebecca and Winnie
Windsor, was brought into port this morn
ing by the tug Juno, and are the first oys-
ter boats to arrive here for several days.
Each has aboard about 500 bushels Of oys-
fish are selling at Is cents to $1.25 per
bushel. according to grade.
The steamers and tugs coming into port
yesterday bore signs of the cold weather
in the frozen spray that coated their bows
and decks forward with thick masses of
ice, frozen In curious shapes. The spray
flying over the lighter belonging to the
United States naval ordnance foundry, as
it was being brought up from Indian Head.
froze on her, and the vessel was solid
mass of ice when it arrived here.
The steam yacht Diane, belonging to Gen.
CroZier chief of ordnance of the army
which was raised and put on shoal part
of the dock at the foot of o street Monday,
was left high and dry by the low water yes
terday. and little trouble was had in pump
ing her out The exact cause of the sink
ing of the little craft is not known. She
Will be hauled out on a marine railway for
repairs to her hull soon as possible
Lumber and building material of all kinds
is being sent daily on scows from this city
to point on the river near the site of a
new building which, it is stated, is to be
used by the District as almshouse. The
building is located about quarter of mile
back from the river and short distance
away from Shepherds landing of the Balti-
more and Ohio railway, opposite Alexan-
dria The lumber-laden barges are worked
across the flats below Shepherds on high
water and the lumber Is unloaded at point
only 100 or 200 yards from the new building.
The tug General Warren, tender to the
United States engineer corps on the Po-
tomac, made a trip to Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt yesterday, with engineer officers
aboard on an inspection tour of the new
work going on at the forts.
General River Notes.
A large sand and gravel scow belonging
to one of the local sand companies is re-
ported lying on the piles of the old wharf
just north of Alexandria. The low water,
1t is stated, had left the vessel high and dry
and in danger of having her bottom crushed
in by the piles on which she was lying.
A fleet of barges which will carry 10, 900
railway ties and 100000 feet of lumber is
reported loading on the Rappahannock river
for Philadelphia and New York.
The offices of the United States light
house inspector for this district, which have
been located in the post office building at
Baltimore, have been removed to the Ma
tional Marine Bank building. 1t is stated
that the office of the steamboat inspectors
will also be moved in few days to a new
location in Baltimore.
The two-masted schooner Ara zonia, laden
with lumber from the Coan river, has ar
rived in port and is discharging cargo.
The schooner Clara Leonard has arrived
from Nomini creek with a cargo of cord
wood for the dealers.
The schooner Irene is under charter to
carry railway ties from Nomini to a barge
loading at Curriomen for Philadelphia.
The schooner Curley will remain in winter
quarters here until all danger of a freeze
has passed
A large barge, laden with lumber and
building material for Fort Washington, left
here yesterday in tow Of the tug James O..
Carter.
The steamer E. Jas. Tul is reported on
her way up the river to this city with a
cargo of cord wood from a down-river
point.
Capt. Harry S. Randall has taken COM
mand of the steamer Estelle Randall on the
Glymont mail route.
The steamer Anne Arundel is on the
route between this city, the lower river
landings and Baltimore.