Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Vessels Overhauled st Washington
Boatyard-Last Of Old Schooner
Sarah Tyler-Notes.

The repairs to the broken piston ana
cylinder head of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali were completed today and the steamer
Is read yto return to service on the route
between this city and Fort Washington.
The repairs to the Randall, which were
made at Alexandra, was a quick piece OF
work. the men being kept on the steamer
almost night and day. Although the cylin-
der head was broken into dozen pieces,
the Alexandria mechanics Joined the parta
and made a new casting without having a
new pattern made, and when the casting
was completed 1t was found to be perfect
fit and needed but smoothing up in the
machine shop. While lying out of service
at Alexandria the boiler of the steamer
was inspected and repaired. She will take
her place on the Glymont mail route as
soon as her contract with the government
on the Washington-Fort Washington route
expires
There was fair demand for all grades
of fresh fish, better than it has been for
several days. and the supply Of trout and
other varieties Of saltwater fish was excel
lent. Prices are fair and the indications
point to a reviving Of the market.
There was also a good supply Of crabs,
both hard and soft shelled on sale this
per barrel and the latter at 80 cents to 40
cents per Dozen This price is lower than
has prevailed this season.
CLANS are selling at 60 cents per hundred,
with fair supply.
The sloop Mary Of Colonial Beach, which
was hauled out the marine railway at
Reagan's railway. has been launched after
having had her hull repaired, cleaned and
ing on the river.
The schooner Nellie and Matte has COM
pieted repair work at Benefits boat yard
and has gone to the lower river to load a
cargo of lumber for this port
The large power launch Stella Is on the
railway at Reagans to be overhauled,
cleaned and painted and put in readiness
Ffor summer cruising on the river. She will
go into commission again about the end OF
the present week.
The lighthouse tender Holly came into
port yesterday afternoon and is lying at
the lighthouse service pier. 1t Is stated she
Is here for orders and will remain for
day or two at her berth here.
Marine News Of Interest.
The Philadelphia barge Kate N. Latta
which Is being given a general overhauIing
at the Alexandria shipyard, has been char
tered by the Allegheny Coal Company of
this city and will be used to carry gas
making coal from the dumps of the COM
pany, on the Eastern branch to George
town. The service, 1t is stated, will be
started as soon as the barge Is ready for
used by the gas-making plants of the city
mas been coming over the Baltimore and
ONO railway, and was loaded on barges a
Sheppards landing. to be taken to George
town. 1t is said that no more gas coal will
come by this route.
The old three-masted schooner Sarah s
Iyler, winch was wrecked by the ice on the
lower Potomac during the past winter is
reported TO be rapidly going to pieces She
is lying on the shoal at the upper end of ST
GATHERINGS Island, in the mouth of Wico-
m1co river. where the ice carried her Her
masts are gone and her railing and decks
are disappearing rapidly. The schooner was
lying In fancled security in the Wicomico
when the ice began to move. 1t carried the
schooner, drawing six feet, over a bar with
not three 1eet OF water on it, and left her
STRANDED where she lies. The old vessel was
regular trader to this city and left here
but day or two before she was wrecked
Mr. John Callahan, general manager of
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Companys new ferry line. was in Alexan-
dria yesterday on business connected with
the rebuilding of the wharves and slips
there The tearing up of the old pier is
ABOUT completed, and the work on the new
ones VIII be started in day or two
Mr.. Augustus Dean of Alexandria who
has been experimenting the rebuilding of
Lower Cedar Point wharf, returned home
for short stay yesterday
The Passing Craft.
The schooner William F. Villas has ar
rived in port with a cargo of about forty
cords of pine wood from the lower river
for the local dealers.
The schooner ]. K. Kelso Is In port with
a cargo Of pine lumber consigned to
commission firm. She comes from Vir-
ginia lumber port
The schooner Clara Leonard is in port
with full load of hard coal aboard from
Philadelphia.
The schooner Flirt of the Wave. having
aboard cargo of sand from Chesapeake
bay point is lying at anchor In the stream
off Alexandria.
The new tug Edward Gummell came into
port yesterday afternoon with a tow of
nine heavily laden sand and gravel barges
This is one of the largest lows of sand
barges that has been brought into port at
one time for several years
The schooner Eugie is lying at the wharf
foot of 18th street unloading a full cargo
OF pine boards from a Virginia lumber
point
The Baltimore tug NV. Adams was a re-
cent arrival in port with two coal-laden
barges in tow from Philadelphia. The
barges were the Mary Brady and the John
l. Brady. They were taken to GEORGETOWN
to discharge cargoes.
The schooners Julia Hopkins and William
Young are under charter to bring cargoes
of lumber to this city from the James river
and should arrive here within the next
day two.
The big seagolng tug Piedmont, with
barge NO 10, laden with ice for this city,
in tow. is expected to come up the bay to-
day. The barge should be here and dis
charging cargo by the end of the week
The Philadelphia barge Virginia Is at
Alexandria unloading /. cargo of ice from
the SusQuehanna river near Havre de
Grace. Md.
Twelve-Inch Rifle Pierced Armor.
Brig. Gen. Samuel w. Mills chief of ar