Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
EFFORT TO BE MADE TO RAISE
SUNKEN TUG A. J. HooLE.
Steamer Norfolk Receiving an Over
hauling-Progress of Work on Ferry
Wharf - Other Matters.

Efforts are being made to raise the tug
a. j. Hooie, which sank several weeks ago
a Wilkerson's wharf on the lower Po-c-
mac, while having her coal bunkers filled
with fuel 1t is expected that the boat
can be conveyed to shoal water. where
temporary repairs can be made that will
enable her to reach a marine railway A
large lighter and a wharf building ma
chine have been taken from this city to
Wilkersons, and with their aid II is
thought that the tug will be raised. Old
rivermen are Of the opinion that the tug
has hole in. her hull. as the tide Gibbs and
flows in her. The Hoole was brought here
| from New York about two months ago to
| tow sand and gravel-laden scows for a
local sand company. She had made bu. u
trip or two when the accident that caused
her to sink occurred.
The supply of oysters on sale at the
wholesale fish market on the 18th street
wharf this morning was ample to meet the
light demand. The bulk of the stock
is coming from the fisheries in the vicinity
of Norfolk and is selling low prices
Crabs from the river are on sale. but the
supply is not heavy and the demand cx-
ceeds it. Prices as a consequence keep up
to the high figures that have prevailed for
the past six weeks.
CLANS and oysters are in demand and the
supply is good.
The pungy Shining Light, Captain Keith
Davis. which is lying a Alexandria out of
service, will shortly go to a local boatyard
to receive her annual painting and over
hauling. in preparation for the busy fall
season on the river. Before she starts
| running oysters. however, the Shining
Light Will take party two out for
cruises of a weeks duration on the lower
Potomac. visiting Colonial Beach Coltons,
st. Georges, and the other resorts on the
river.
This is Sunday school week at the river
resorts and every day, with one two ex-
ceptions, schools will run excursions and
many thousand children will go down the
river on pleasure bent.
The steamer Norfolk OF the Norfolk and
Washington line, now at the Newport
hauling and will be In thorough order when
she returns to service. which will be in
about ten days or two weeks. While she is
off the route the steamer Newport News
Captain Posey Is in service in her place
General News Of the Port.
The new slip and ferry building In pro-
cess of construction nearly COM
pleted. The new pier is one Of the best
on the river front. being complete In all
details for the comfort of those who will
travel on the new boats. The work of re-
modelling the ferry house at Alexandria has
not yet been started, bur the work on il will
begin this week.
pleasure craft, both sail boats and power
craft, were out on the river with parties of
pleasure seekers aboard. Several of the
larger craft carried parties to Colonial
Beach and other points on the salt water OF
the lower Potomac. The newly equipped
launch Isabelle took party Of young peo-
pie to Alexandria and to the nearby re-
sorts the river.
The steam launch belonging to Mr.
BinniX of this city recently inspected
by the United States steamboat inspectors.
who licensed her to carry small number
of passengers on the river. The launch, II
is stated was built by her owner, who
also designed and built the engine and
made the little craft ready for service. She
is berthed at the wharf foot OF n street
southwest.
One of Miller's large brick and clay car
rying barges will be hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Benefits boatyard today
for general overhaulng of her hull and
for such repair work may be necessary.
The barge will be ready for service again
in about a week.
The schooner w. H. Moncure, laden with
cordwood, came into port yesterday from
the lower Potomac.
The barge Virginia, laden with ice from
the Susquehanna river, is lying at anchor
off Alexandra waiting to dock and unload
The Baltimore tug NJ. w. Adams came
into port today towing two barges laden
with hard coal from Havre de Grace, Md
The barges each have aboard about 500
tons of the fuel
The schooner Nettie has gone to the lower
river under charter to bring cargo of
lumber back to this city.
The tug Marion Cameron has taken two
barges to Baltimore to bring back large
cargoes of soft coal for the use of the
sand digging machine and tug of the Poto-
mac Dredging Company
The schooner Jesse r. Burt has been
chartered to load a cargo of Ice on the
Kennebec river for this city.
The army tug Gibbon Is again in service
on the river between Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt and this city. She came into
port yesterday on regular trips
.--S-
AZ Iawrenceyiue ILL.,, Saturday night,