Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
THE LAUNCH ELK A MODEL PO-
ToMAC PLEASURE CRAFT.
Experiments With New Fire Extin-
euishers-Vessels Overhauling at
Boat Yards-General Items.

One of the neatest and most comfortable
of the large fleet of pleasure craft owned
In this city is the gasoline power launch
Elk owned by Messrs. George and Edward
Waterbury of this city, and which made its
first appearance in the river in the latter
part of last summer. The Elk is about
forty feet long and has a speed of about
twelve miles an hour. She is filed with
neat little galley, toilet arrangements and
all the necessary auxiliaries for comfort
on a long trip. A novel feature of the
outfit is the arrangement of berths in a
living room amidships. During the day
they are comfortable locker seats on each
side Of the boat, but when wanted for
sleeping purposes the backs of the seats
are raised and form two upper berths,
while the seats form the lower berths. The
pilot house is also provided with sleeping
room for two persons. The launch carries
a supply Of gasolene enough to run her over
a hundred miles.
There were a larger supply and more va
rieties of fresh fish on sale at the wholesale
fish market on the 18th street wharf this
morning than for several days past, and the
demand for the fish was excellent.
Rock fish were selling at 15c. to 25c. per
pound by the barrel King mackerel from
the fishing shores along the north Attain
tic were also on sale.
The supply of oysters in the shell on sale
at the wholesale market on the wharf was
ample to meet a fair demand. and the
oysters are being held at prices ranging
from 6Oc to $1.25 per bushel
The receipts of wild ducks have been
quite large during the past two or three
days, and they are selling at fair prices,
malard bringing Soc to 81 per pair; black
heads, 4Oc to SOC. per pair; red heads, 81
to $3.50 per pair, and canvasbacks, So to
81 per pair.
The steamer Harry Randall. when she
left port Monday afternoon for the lower
river had all her flags flying in honor of a
bridal couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller,
who were on their way to their home at
Colonial Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were
married in this city day or two ago and
have been spending a portion OF their
honeymoon here.
Reports coming from the lower river state
that the farmers are up In arms because of
the fact that dogs have recently killed q
number of sheep in various parts of West
moreland county. war against the oogs
has been declared.
The iron house of Forsberg & Murray S
wharf at the foot of Sth street southwest,
formerly used as a boiler house in the
Experiments by the Navy Department with
crude oil as a fuel, is being fitted up for
experiments with new fire eXtinguisher.
II is proposed to- build fires in the building
and extinguisht them with the new appar-
atus.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The steam barge james *. jackson, capt.
Owens. is hauled out on the marine rail-
way at the Alexandriai ship yard for some
repair work to her hull. The vessel Is be-
ing made ready for efficient service on the
river when business picks up In the spring.
Boiler makers and machinists will in
day or two take charge of the steamer
Wakefield andcwill put her machinery In
thorouph order.p Before the Wakefield re-
turns to service she will be taken to the
Newuort News ship yard to have consider
able work done to her hull.
The work of oyerhauling the tug j. L. Sc
lectman at Benefits boat yard will be
completed. 1t is stated this week, and the
tug will be put overheard ready for service.
When launched her place on the railway
will be taken by a coast survey launch.
Cant. W. NJ. Erwin, formerly master OF
the schooner David T. Davis. Is to have
command of the new five-masted schooner
Dorothy Palmer launched at marine ship
yard a day or two ago.
Capt. E. s. Randall has returned from a
business trip to New York.
The northwest winds and the current
that has prevailed in the river for the past
two days forced the drift ice ashore on the
fats and from short distance below Buena
Vista wharf to Shepherds Landing of the
baltimore and Ohio railway the ice has
piled. one cake upon another, until piles
ranging from two to five and six feet high
cover the shore the entire distance
The schooner A. H. Quinby has arrived
In port with cargo OF cord wood from
the lower river for the dealers.
The Martin Wagner, Avalon and L. e.
Bramble are among the recent arrivals at
the oyster wharf with cargoes of oysters.
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