Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POWER LAUNCH ELK BEING PRE-
PARED FOR SERVICE.
Vessels Overhauling at Boatyards-
Pulling Piles at Ferry Wharf
Personal and General.

The handsome power launch Elk. belong
ing to the Messrs. Waterbury of this city,
has been hauled out on the marine railway
at Reagan's boatyard for the cleaning and
painting of her hull The Elk is one of the
handsomest boats of her class on the river
and is quite fast.
A power launch belonging to DR.. White.
which has not yet been named, is also on
the railway at Reagan's for an overhaul
ing and painting. AS soon as the work on
these vessels Is completed the auxiliary
sloop Two Friends will be hauled out for
repair work.
There was a fairly large supply of fresh
fish, comprising the seasonable varieties, on
sale at the wholesale fish wharf this morn
ing, and the demand for the fish was good.
The receipts of both shad and herring have
fallen off, only $50 Of the former and about
so 600 of the latter being on sale this morn
ing. Shad are selling wholesale at 40 to 90
cents each for roes and 20 to 20 cents each
for bucks. Herring at 81 to So per thou
sand Some few oysters in the shell are
on sale aboard the vessels lying at the
oyster wharf, but they are scarce. The
demand is quite light and the oysters are
selling at 90 to 20 cents per bushel. Hard
crabs are on sale, but they are very scarce
and no soft crabs are on the market at the
wharf. CLANS are plentiful and in demand
at 70 cents per- hundred
Mr.. Joseph Delaney has been made tenn
porary steward on the Glymont mail route
steamer. Mr. Stephen Gardella, who has
been on the Glymont steamer steward,
has been relieved from that duty and is
now in the River View route service.
The trouble the workmen had in taking
the old wheel from the shaft Of the tug
James o. Carter delayed the completion Of
the work on that boat, and it will be day
or two, it Is stated. before she will be
launched. To get the propeller off the
oh r,nn RI k In
and then wedges and sledge-rammers were
necessary to break it loose. The wheel
had been put on while warm and had
shrunk on the shaft.
tug Martin Dallman will be hauled out to
have some caulking done and to be fitted
with a new wheel.
The little tug ]. T. selectman, belonging
to the Columbia Sand Company, will fol-
low the Dallman on the railway She Is to
have her hull caulked and will also be sup
piled with new propeller. The new
wheels on these tugs were made necessary
by their old wheels being broken in run
ming through ice last winter.
The, steamer Harry Randall yesterday
took the place of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali on the Glymont mail route, and Will
perform the service until relieved by an
other steamer. The steamer Wakefield Will
bs continued on the route to the lower
river.
A large wharf-building machine belong
Gently been equipped with new machinery,
and was yesterday morning put at work
drawing the piles in the old ferry wharf
and slip. AS soon as possible the driving
of the pilng for the new slip will be start
ed in order to have a boat here and in
service as soon possible.
The old schooner Irene which was pur-
chased several weeks ago by Capt. John
Summers of Westmoreland county. Va, is
lying on the beach in Nomini creek, and
her new owner Is rebuilding her and put
ting her in condition for service. Tho
Irene, when completed, will be used for
general freighting on the river.
General River Matters.
Capt. George Greason has returned to
duty in the Randall line and has been as
signed to the steamer Wakefield as stew
ard.
Harbormaster John r. Sutton has gone
to Colonial Beach to look after some
property interests there.
Mr.. John Martin Of this city. with his