Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PUSHING WORK AT THE ALEX
ANDRIA FERRY TERMINAL.
Several Vessels Undergoing Repairs
Tug Eugenia to Be Overhauled
-Harbor Notes.

1erfy boat SLID at the Alexandria terminal
| of the Alexandria and Washington ferry has
| been delayed by the non-arrival of some
| long oak piles. the construction of the re-
/ mainder of the new terminal is being
| pushed rapidly toward completion. The fit
| ting up of the old ferry house, which has
| been moved thirty feet from its old loca-
| ton. and the building of the new bridge,
| over which the traffic will pass on its way
| to and from the steamers, are occupying
| the time of the force of mechanics en-
| ployed on the work. A new float to sup
| port the bridge is being constructed at an
Alexandria boat yard. and by the time this
! is completed the slip will be ready for the
| reception OF the steamers. 1t is stated
| that the terminal will be completed and
| ready for use in about two weeks. Many
| changes have been made in the old ferry
| slip by the new company, and they are all
| in the direction of giving the public better
| facilities for going on and off the ferry
steamers.
Business was quite dull at the wholesale
| fish market on the wharf this morning, the
| supply on sale being quite small and the
| demand also very light. There is little or
| no Improvement in the catch by the nets
| on the river and the fishermen are, it Is
| stated, taking up their nets and turning
| their attention to other means of making
| a living.
| and the demand for them was quite light.
| They are selling at prices ranging from
sl.5O to $3.50 per barrel. CLANS and oysters
| are on sale, but the supply is not heavy,
| while the demand Is fair.
The schooner Earl Biscoe received new
| rudder at Cumberland's boat house, al the
| foot of 9th street, and has returned to serv
| ice on the river. The schooner has gone
! to a point on the Potomac and will load
| a cargo for this city.
! The little tug Eugenia, owned by the
Smoot Sand Company. has gone out of COM
| mission for few days while she is being
| overhauled and made ready for her annual
| inspection at the hands of the United
| States steamboat inspectors. The Eugenla
| is employed in towing sand and gravel
| laden vessels from the dredging ma
| chimes at work In the river below Fort
| Hunt to this city. and will return to serv-
| ice as soon as she goes into commission
| again.
Repairs to Vessels.
| The power barge Adelaide which was
| hauled out on the marine railway at Capt.
| Sonny Reagan's boat yard for some repair
| work to the stern bearing of her shaft. was
put overheard at noon yesterday and re-
turned to service on the river The AIDE
| laide is the only power barge running
| the river. but there Is talk among small
| vessel owners of equipping their crafts with
gasoline engines and making them nde-
pendent of wind and tide
| A large lumber and wood-carrying Scow
| owned in this city is hauled out on the ma
| rine railway at Deans boat yard. near
Alexandria, for a general oyerhauling of
| her hull and for such other repair work as
| may be necessary to fit the boat for active
| service on the river. The barge will be
| ready for service by the end of the pres
| ent week, and will go to nearby point
| the river for a cargo.
| The P. Dougherty Company has recently
| added another barge to its already large
] fleet Of freight carriers for service on
| Chesapeake bay and adjacent waters. The
| Dougherty Company has afioat thirty-six
! big barges. representing total carrying
| capacity of about 10000 tons. To handle
| this big feet the Deugherty Company
| keeps in commission the powerful modern
| tugs Dauntless. Defiance, Margaret. Peer
less and Volunteer. The barge recently
I launched Is 100 feet long and will be ready
| for service about August 1.
| Mr.. William Hayden. who has been chief
! engineer of the harbor police boat Vigilant
| for about year. has rendered his resigna
| ton to the authorities to take place August
| 1. Mr.. Hayden. 1t Is understood, will go
! into a mercantile business. He will be
succeeded by Chief Engineer William Ker-
sey, now chief Of the tug Yerkes.
The Passing Craft.
| The schooners Flora Thomas, Oakland,
| Charles H. Dagger. Mary Francis and an
unnamed bugeye are among the recent ar
| rivals In port with cargoes Of cord wood
| aboard.
The schooner John P. Robinson. with
| cargo OF grain aboard from Lower Macho-
| doc. arrived yesterday afternoon, and went
UP to Georgetown to unload her cargo
| The schooner Four Sisters, laden with
| pine lumber from q Virginia lumber port,
| has arrived and is berthed at the wharf.
| foot Of K street. to unload. She has about
| 1O0, 900 feet of mill stuff aboard.
| The Baltimore tug Defiance arrived at
| Alexandria yesterday with the three masted
| barge Somerset in tow. The barge has
! aboard a cargo Of about one thousand tons
| OF fertilizer material for the Alexandria
| Chemical Company. She is berthed at the
| wharf OF W. A. Smoot & Co. to discharge
| cargo.
| The schooner Sarah A. Gwyther and the
! bugeye Ella are lying in the James Creek
! canal to unload cargoes Of cord wood from
1 the lower river.
| The bugeye Coldstrom. laden with onions
| and potatoes from a point on the river. has
| arrived at Alexandria and is unloading her
cargo there.
| The schooner Peri has arrived from the
| lower river with wood aboard for the deal
| ers In this city. She will unload at the
! 18th street wharf.
| The sailing barge Daniel Is at Alexandria
| with a cargo of ties from a point on the
| lower Potomac.
Jean Jacques Henner, the distinguished
| painter, who has been seriously Ill for some
times~died at Paris yesterday. He was born
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