Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
wATER-LoGGED BOAT ENDAN-
aERINa POTOMAC CRAFT.
Repairs TO Gait Yachts Completed
Tug Dallman Ready for Services
-Harbor Notes.

| The old barge Great Wardrobe. before re-
ported drifting about In the river water
| logged. was yesterday floating of River
| View, and Is very dangerous to navigation
| several narrow escapes from collision with
| the derelfct have been reported In the last
| day or two. On her last trip to this city
| the Maryland. Delaware and Virginia Rail-
| way Company steamer Anne Arundel COM
| Ing up the river In the darkness, only miss
ed striking the barge By few feet The
| barge is floating with only her rail for
| ward and house aft showing above the
| surface of the river. her decks being awash.
| and Is invisible at night even when a
| searchlght is used. until very close The
| steamboat men are all aware OF her pres
ence in the river and are on the look ont
| for her. but there is danger Of straug,, YES
seis coming TO this city coliding With the
| wreck and being seriously damaged Dr sunk
No one seems to know what will he done
to remove this floating menace 10 every
vessel on the Potomac unless the I-nfted
States engineer authorities take charge OF
| the destroying Of the barge.
There was a fair demand for fresh fish
at the wholesale FISH market on the wharf
| TINS morning, but the supply sale was
rather light ard came from both river and
salt water sources. Prices continue high
| The stock of oysters on hand at the nth
street wharf market this morning was not
| large. while the demand for the bivalves
was fair Cargoes from the beds in the
lower river are expected to come into port
today Prices range from J0c. 10 81. per
bushel.
| Crabs were plentiful enough to meet the
| demand at about prices quoted yesterday
The bugeye Blanch Hayward. which has
! been on railway at Deans boatyard at
Alexandra for several weeks past being
rebuilt after being in collision with a tug
! boat on the Potomac, has gone into com
mission and is lying at Alexandria The
| Hayward is the vessel that was sunk by the
l hAr
| WHITE House about two months ago. When
she sank she had several hundred bushels
or grain aboard and was her way to
| this city with her cargo.
| The yawl-yacht Stranger beIoneinp IN
! MI Ralph Gait of this city which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
| gans boatyard to be fitted with new shaft
! ana wheel, is launched and ready for serv-
ice.
| The schooner yacht Ciconia, also e,ongfng
| 10 MT Gait after having her hull covered
with heavy copper. has been launched from
| the railway at Benefits boatyard and is
| to leave shortly, it Is stated. for a cruise
! in southern waters.
The tug Martin Dallman. belonging 20
John Miller & Company which has been
overhauling at wharf on the Eastern
branch for several weeks past is now about
ready to go into commission on the river
Since being laid up the Dailman has been
equipped with a new boiler and otherwise
improved.
Lightship Movements
The schooner William H. Mcguire of
Alexandria has gone to Solomon's Island
Nd, and will be hauled out on the marine
railway there for general repairs to her
hull In preparation for a busy season on
the Potomac. The schooner will be used
for carrying wood. lumber and other car
goes on the river from Nomini and other
points to this city. 1t is expected she will
be out OF service for about ten DAYS
Light vessel No. a. under the command
| of Capt. James Adams. today relieved light
| vessel No. ~ on the Diamond Shoal station
| on the coast of North Carolina for a three
| months tour of duty. No. ~ will come to
the lighthouse service station at Ports
| mouth, Va, and her crew will have leave
| ashore to rest and recuperate from their
| long stay on the Lonesome and dangerous
| station.
| Capt. Peter Galway. master of the schoon-
| er Lula Quillan, was the victim of thieves,
| who, night or two ago. broke into the
cabin of his schooner as she was lying in
dock at Baltimore and stole Capt Gaiways
clothing. small sum of money and a gold
hunting-case watch that was valued very
highly.
The lighthouse service steamer Maple has
returned to the station at Portsmouth. Va,
after performing some buoy service in the
lower part of Chesapeake bay. She Is wait
ing orders for further service.
Mr.. G. B. Barrows. who was chief engi-
neer of the steamer T. v Arrowsrnith dur
Ing the past excursion season. is now In
charge of the engine of the steam launch
Little Angus. belonging to the Potomac
Mr.. Harry White of this city has been
appointed engineer of the tug Martin Dali
man. In service on the river.
Chief Engineer William A Moore is su-
perintending the overhauIing of the engine
of the river steamer Wakefield. The steam
er will be ready for service during the COM
ing week.
With the Freighters.
The sailing barge Daniel has arrived at
Alexandria with a large cargo Of railway
ties from Somerset Beach for dealers.
The new power barge Louisa loaded her
first cargo for down the river yesterday
and sailed for Nomin creek. She took a
quantity of fertilizer from Alexandra.
The schooner Ada BaHenger is in port
with cargo Of oysters aboard from the
Yeocomico river for the local market
The schooner s. L. Bowen has arrived in
port with large cargo of cord wood from
Aqua creek, consigned to local dealers.
The schooner j. b. Anderson has been
berthed at the wharf foot of 18th street to
unload her cargo of pine lumber from
Virginia lumber port.
The schooner L. NJ. Skinner has aboard q
cargo of shingles and lumber and has been
berthed at the wharf foot of 18th street to
discharge.
The schooner Mayfiower of Baltimore ar
rived In port today with a cargo of about
fifty cords of pine wood from Nomini creek.
creek
The tug NJ Mitchell Davis sailed yester-
day afternoon with a large schooner in
tow for Baltimore. She will return at
to take away the schooner Dennison, now
unloading cargo of ice at the 9th street
pier OF the American Ice Company.
The schooner Herald has completed the
disehargtng OF her cargo Of asphalt at the
Georgetown wharves and has sailed in tow
of the tug Sandow for Baltimore to load.
The longboat Mayfower has completed
overhauling at the Alexandria shipyard and
has gone in service loading a cargo of
brick, lumber and building material at
Alexandria for parties on Nanjamoy creek,
in lower Maryland