Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REBUILDING wHARvES OF Elk
oURsIoN STEAMERS.
Sunken Boat Raised and Will Be Re
paired-Vesse1 Charters Reported
Other Matters.

The rebuilding of the outer end of the
wharf used by the River View and Co
lonial Beach steamers Is progressing rapid
~. and within the next week the structure
will be ready for use. The inner end OF
the wharf, the part used by the passen-
gers, was rebuilt about year ago, and
the part now being reconstructed Is the
coal storage dock of the excursion steam
ers. The old pier has been torn down and
has been rebuilt from the waters edge up,
with new piling, siils. caps and flooring
The work of driving the piles for the new
pier of the District fireboat is now about
completed, and the laying of the wharf
timbers will be started within the next
day or two. The construction of the pier
was delayed by the unusually hard bottom
through which the piles had to be driven.
but. it is stated, the pier will be ready for
use by July l.
There but a light demand for fresh
fish at the wholesale market on the wharf
this morning, while the receipts from all
sources were quite heavy
CLANS, crabs and oysters are also on sale.
but the supply is small and the demand
good at high prices. The receipts OF crabs
from river sources are becoming heavier
each day. but the supply is not equal to
the demand.
sloop owned here. which was lying at an
Choir in the harbor off the foot of 9th
street, was cut through by the drifting ice
and sunk at her mornings, only the top of
her mast showing above the surface of the
water. She remained lying on the bottom
until few days ago, when Capt. Sonney
Reagan raised her and took the boat to his
penthouse for an Overhauling She will be
practically rebuilt and when the little craft
returns to service she will be In the best of
order. large hole in the side of the boat
shows where the ice cut through.
The steamer Northumberland of the
MARYLAND. Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company fleet was unable to make her
regular trip to Baltimore from this city
Tuesday evening owing to some trouble
with her boiler. She started down the
river on her trip at the usual hour but
when about half way between this city
and Alexandria the trouble developed and
she had to return to this city. She landed
her passengers and repaired the defective
part and yesterday morning again made
start. but trouble again developed and the
trip was abandoned.
The following charters are reported for
vessels now or recently in port here: The
four-masted schooner Joseph G. Ray, which
has just completed the unloading of cargo
at Alexandria, is to come up to the coal
piers at Georgetown and will there take
cargo of about 1900 tons of Cumber-
land coal for Boston. She will be paid Is
cents per ton for the charter The schooner
Francis NJ, which last week unloaded a
cargo of ice here. is under charter to take
a cargo of phosphate rock from Port
Tampa, Fla, to Weymouth, Mass. at $3.50
per ton.
The sailors aboard the new steamer Ex-
plorer of the U. S. coast and geodetic sur
vey service, which is lying at anchor in the
harbor, had some fine sport bathing yes
terday afternoon. Lines were stretched
from the vessel to her boat booms, and, trail
ing in the water. were chung to by the men
when not swimming. Several of the sailors
were expert swimmers and did all sorts OF
aquatic stunts while In the water.