Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER GOES ASHORE DESPITE
WARNING BUOY.
Railway Tug Undergoing Repairs
Yacht Dragon Leaves Port
Other Matters Around Harbor.

The warning buoy placed about two years
ago on the edge of the flats on the District
side of the river by the lighthouse authori-
ties has been the means of greatly lessen
ing the number OF vessels that go ashore
about the naval magazine wharf between
this city and Alexandria. but 1t has not
put a stop to the grounding of vessels. by
any means. Yesterday afternoon a pungy
boat painted white went upon the mud a
short distance below the magazine wharf
and stuck hard and fast. She remained
there several hours. until high water last
night. when she was fioated by her crew.
The vessel. 1t is stated was not damaged
by striking the mud, and continued her in
terrupted journey down the river, Tho
name or the vessel could not be ascerfsined
from the decks of the passing steamers as
she carried no name her bow or quar-
tiers. The naval magazine wharf. which
does not extend to within hundred feet
of the channel, fools strangers In vessels,
as they think there Is deep water about
the wharf and that they are safe In run
ming close to it, but the vessel takes up in
the mud long before the wharf is reached.
Business was very duh at the Wholesale
fish marget on the 18th street wharf this
morning, buyers being but few, while the
supply on hand was amply large to meet gil
the requirements of the ordinary demand.
Tailors, trout, founders and river fish were
on sale at prices lower than they have been
for several days
One vessel with about 800 bushels of Pc.
tomac river oysters aboard has arrived in
port since yesterday, and there is a fair de-
mand at prices ranging from soc. to 81 per
bushel.
Hard crabs were on sale this morning but
the supply was not large. and the demand
was light al about 75c. per barrel.
The tugboat Major Beaverton the tow
boat belonging to the Baltimore and Ohio
railway transfer service, came up to this
city yesterday afternoon and has gone out
a hn fFGlf boz 10.
have her boiler overhauled and other re-
pair work done. The tug. ii Is understood,
Will be out of service for several days.
While the Beaverton is laid up the tug
Edith Goddard Winship is towing the car
laden barge between Alexandria and Shep-
herd landing, and another tug will be
employed in towing coal boats from up
the chesapeake and Ohio canal to wharves
about the harbor and to Alexandra.
The handsome yawl-rigged yacht Dragon
of New York, belonging to Mr.. II. II. Pear
son of Baltimore which arrived In port hero
several days ago and has been lying at an
Choir off the foot of 10th street. has sailed
and will continue her cruise to the south.
The vessel while in port here made several
trips on the river with friends of her owner
aboard.
Sergt. Russell Dean of the harbor police
precinct has returned from his annual leave
and is again on duty.
The tug Powhatan of this city has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for the purpose of putting in a new
stern bearing and for such other repair
work as may be necessary to put the little
craft in thorough order for service on the
Potomac. She will be employed in towing
scows laden with broken stone from the
quarries in Occoquan creek to this city.
General River Matters.
The schooner Mary Gaillard, loaded with
a large cargo OF shingles from a port in
North Carolina, has arrived in port con-
signed to dealers.
The schooner Father and Son. with
cargo of railway ties aboard, has arrived
at Shepherds Landing Of the b. and o. rail-
way. where the ties will be transferred TO
the for shipment to a northern point.
The sloop Mills, laden with a cargo OF
about twenty-five cords of wood. has az
rived at Alexandria and is lying at the
Queen street wharf.
The schooner Nellie and Matte has COM
pleted the unloading of a cargo of lumber
and has returned to Lower Machodoc for
another cargo. The longboat Silver Star
has gone TO a river point for a cargo of
cord wood.
The tug NJ Mitchell Davis has delivered
the four-masted schooner Salisbury Capt
Bennett, at Baltimore. and has gone to
the capes of the Chesapeake on the look
out for ice-laden vessels bound to this
port.
The new power barge Louisa, Can't.
Fowkes. is in Nomini creek loading a cargo
OF cord wood for the dealers here
The schooner Oakland is in port laden
with a 1ull cargo OF pine wood from a
point on the lower Potomac for this mar
ket
The tug Radiant, with tank barges No.
90 and Il of the Standard Oil Company in
tow, has sailed for Baltimore
The barge Thomas J. McNulty is on her
way from Philadelphia to this city with
cargo of about coo tons of hard coal.
Mr.. Morris Parker, steward of the steam
er Harry Randall, who has been visiting
relatives in Westmoreland county, Va, has
returned and is again on duty.
Mr.. Edward A. Weiss of the Randall
Line office force has returned from a short
vacation.
Capt. Chapman Slye, pilot of the steam
er Randall. is spending a trip ashore with
his family in ST. Mary's county, Md.