Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
FISHERY SHORES PREPARING FOB
COMING SEASON.
Tugboat Fleet fBeing overhauled-
Work on the Pleasure Fleet
General and Personal.

j The fishing shores along the river have
been busy places during the past week in
5 preparation for the opening of the spring
fishing season, which is now at hand. The
{ crews that work the big haul seines have
{ been busy overhauling the boats and nets
Z and putting everything shipshape, SO that
3 when the time comes to put the big nets
: overheard there will be no hitch in its OPP
J Grafton At the Windmill Point shore, Pas
J | sapatanzy, the Green Plum Tree cut and at
) Marlboro the nets have been launched and
hauls made but yet the catch has been
very light, consisting of catfish, perch rock.
bass and other bunch fish and few her
ring and fewer shad
J At Stoney point, Freestone, Fairy landing,
S Monkeys point and Chapman shore the
crews are the ground. and at most of
q them the nets will be overheard by the end
J of this week Shad and herring from river
S shores should be on the market in guam
z titles in few days.
: The tug Edith G. Winship, owned by the
\ | Consolidation Coal Company, is hauled out
s on a marine railway at Georgetown for at
G tention TO her hull and to be fitted with
new propeller wheel. The Winship was one
s of the large fleet of boats used in the ice
6 breaking operations on the river last month
Z and in working in the heavy ice her hull
j was somewhat damaged 1t is expected she
s will be ready for service again in few
days.
. The tug Camilla, Capt Henry Davis, has
: gone to the Alexandria shipyard, and will
| be hauled out on the marine railway there
Z for calking and replacing of metal on her
, hull, and for such other repair work as may
be necessary. While on the railway new
thrust bearing and shaft will be put on the
Z tug, and when she is launched she will be
! in order for general towing the river
during the busy season. which is now about
s to open.
Z The overhauling of the bugeye-yacht Jaw
: | elm, belonging to DR.. Grear, is being done
at the boatyard foot of 18th street south
| Tbn Of tbp 10 81 ,ai,,e
z scraped and vanished, and the boat is to
be painted inside and outside before she
: goes into commission for pleasure cruising
z | on the river.
J The power launch Alert is being made
| ready for service, and she will go into COM
s mission as soon as she can be made ready.
Z | Workmen scraping the craft prepara-
| tory to painting her. and her engine will be
$ installed next week. 1t is expected the
launch will take party to Blackistones
Z Island about the end of the present month.
The power boats Reindeer Billy and Car
s rie which have been on the marine rail-
Z way at Reagans boathouse during the win
: | ter, will be put overheard tomorrow ready
for service. They are to be used for pleas
s | ure cruising on the river.
: General River News.
The spring building of cottages for sum-
s mer use at the resorts along the Potomac
s promises to be very heavy. Large quanti-
ties of lumber and building material are be-
Z ing taken down the, river both by steamers
and sailing vessels, and carpenters are said
: | to be in demand. These cottages are being
| erected by residents of this city
s Middle ground north end gas buoy No 8,
( | IN chesapeake bay VAC which was with
: drawn on account of running ice February
; -. was replaced March 3d. and was
changed to show a flashing white light.
Z The machinery opera ting the fog signal
trumpet Ie at at Cove point light station ches,
( March q, has been repaired and the use
Z of the trumpet resumed March %.
The repairs to thealighthouse tender Maple
have been completed at Baltimore and the
Z steamer is taking ON coal and supplies
: preparatory to sailing on a long overhaul
ing cruise via Chesapeake bay and its trib-
utaries. rs 4
: Mr.. Harry Carter, who was operated on
I in the Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital
5 few days age for some ear trouble. is now
recovering and is expected to be out
| shortly. %
Mr. B. G. Faulhaber of New York, the
representative. of the Hart estate, who has
( been in this city to attend the transfer of
Z | the Washington and Alexandria ferry line
property to the new company, has returned
| to New York. st- 70.
: Mr. william A Moore, chief engineer of
: the Randall line of steamers, has returned
5 from Newport News, where he has been su-
perintending the overhauling of the steamer
Z | Wakefield.
Mr.. John Callahan, vice president and
5 general manager of the Norfolk and Wash
( ington Steamboat Company, is in Richmond
Z on business for his line
The tug Imperial with the Norwegian
barkentine Vardvik in tow, left Alexandria
yesterday for Baltimore. The barkentine
: will load cargo of lumber for Buenos
) | Ayres Argentine Republic.
The schooner Lottie l.. Thomas, laden
: with lumber from Nimini creek has ar
| rived in port for the dealers.
The schooner Nellie and Matte dis
| charged her cargo of lumber at the wharf
foot of Sth street southwest.
: The schooner Leroy is in port with full
!. load of cord wood and has been taken to
J.. Georgetown to discharge.
!. The p. E. Smith and the Edna and Nellie
!. left port yesterday afternoon bound to
!. points in the lower river to load for this
: city.
The schooner William H. Mcguire has
been chartered to run several cargoes of
| lumber from ports the river to Alex
I andria.
! Two vessels from foreign ports-a British
barkentine from River Platte, South Amer
!. lea, and a schooner with crude asphalt
!. aboard from Trinidad-are expected to ar
{. rive shortly.
The schooner James B. Anderson has COM
!. | pleted the discharging of her cargo of lum-
: Der and is lying at the wharf foot of 1
Z street southwest awaiting orders.