Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-06
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ARMY LIGHTER PoNToNIER PRE-
PAIRING FOR SERVICE.
Sloop Reindeer Has Successful Tria
Trip-Vessel Ashore in Nomini
Other Matters.

The United States army quartermasteTs
department lighter Pontonier, Captain Blu
chan the tender to the United States en-
gineers' battalion. stationed at Washington
barracks is out on the marine railway at
the Alexandria shipyard to have her bot
tom cleaned and painted. and for eXamina-
ton of cupboard pipes. The Pontonier mas
been given general overhauling and paint
ing in the last week or ten days, in prepa-
ration for the busy time in army circles
during the coming maneuvers on the Po-
tomac next June. The Pontonier Will be
launched ready for service within the next
two or three days. Hauled out on the rail-
way with the Pontonier is a large sand and
gravel pumping machine. belonging to the
Columbia National Sand Dredging Com
pany of this city. The hull of the machine
is being calked and given a general over
hauling and the machine Is being made
ready for active service on the river.
There was a heavy fall off in the re-
ceipts of all varieties of fish at the hsh
houses on the 18th street wharf this morn
ing and as a consequence there was
heavy advance in prices for all grades
ONLY 1900 shad and about 1,000OOO herring
past twenty-four hours and shad this
morning sold at 20 to CSC. each for roes, and
10 to 12c. each for bucks. Herring brought
IS per thousand The demand for all va
rletlSS Oh the llSn was Qullt DIlSh
On the oyster wharf the demand for oys-
tiers in the shell was but fair. while the
supply on hand Is more than ample to
meet the demand. Prices range from 4Oc.
to 81 per bushel.
Hard crabs were on sale at the oyster
wharf this morning at SIPS per hundred.
This is the first lot of crabs in an unfrozen
state that has been on the market this
season.
The engine recently installed aboard Mr..
Clarence Roans auxiliary sloop Reindeer
was given trial about the harbor Tuesday
morning, with Mr. Roam and several others
aboard the little craft. Although the engine
is stiff and new the boat developed speed
of fully ten miles an hour, and is expected
to be considerably faster when the engine
gets limbered up.
the Carrie, according to a report made by
officers of the steamer Harry Randall, went
ashore at the inner end of the cut channel
coming out of Nomini creek Tuesday last,
and was aground for several hours until
the rising tide enabled her crew to work tine
vessel into deeper water. Where this vessel
went ashore buoy is needed, the mariners
saw and the need will be brought to the
attention of the United States lighthouse
authorities.
General River News.
The three-masted schooner William Cobb.
before reported bound to this city with a
cargo of ice from a Maine port, has been
taken to Baltimore to unload. Vessels with
ice aboard for both the American and
Home Ice Companies will come into port
during the latter part of the month.
The Baltimore bark Amy, one of the
old Rio coffee fleet, which was sold last
fall to parties in the north, has been trans
formed into three-masted schooner. and.
under the name of Maud B. Crum, will
carry cargoes along the Atlantic seaboard.
The Crum halls from Philadelphia.
The steam launch Cygnus. owned by Mr..
Gustaye Forsberg of this city, has been
chartered by the War Department for an
other years service at Fort Washington
under the orders OF Col. B. X. Roberts.
The cygnus is now at Forsberg & Murray's