Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-14
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
q. s. ARMY TUG GIBBoN RECEIV-
ING AN OVERLAPPING.
Slow Trip of Schooner Burt-Tug Davis
Visits Home Port-Other
Matters.

| The tug Gibbon of the United States arm,
quartermaster's department service, en-
| ployed as a tender to the army posts on the
Potomac, is temporarily out of service IL
! consequence of a leak having been discov-
cred in her boiler, and there is now nc
steamer running on the route between this
| city and Fort Washington and Fort Hunt
Inc tug is lying at the wharf of Forsbers
| q Murray at the foot of X street for the
necessary repairs to put her in condition fol
service again. and it is expected she will be
ready to take up her route again tomorrow
morning. While the tug was out of service
all the supplies of fresh vegetables and
meats which are daily sent from this city
TO the forts We're taken down on the river
line steamers. 1t is stated that the COM
manding officer of the Potomac artillery
district is making an effort to have larger
ooat assigned to- duty tender to the
forts
Business was fairly brisk at the wholesale
hsh market on the wharf this morning and
the demand was good for all varieties
Trout, butterfish, tailors and sturgeon were
on sale, with a scattering supply of other
varieties. Prices remain firm
The supply of crabs received by the deal
erS at the wharf market was not very
large. while there was a fair demand for
both hard and soft shelled Prices remain
at about the same figure as yesterday.
CLANS were on hand this morning in guam
titles In excess of the demand and they
sold at 55c. to Coo. per hundred OYSTERS
In the shell were also on SALE with a fair
demand.
The schooner Lizzie Burt laden with a
cargo of about 1,200 tons of Ice from the
Maine ice fields, was brought into port to-
day and has been berthed at the 9th
street wharf to unload her cargo. The
Burt had long trip down the coast, having
had head winds almost the entire distance
IN ut ha
about l o'clock yesterday, when The tug NJ .
Mitchell Davis picked her up and hurried
up the bay and river with her. There are
now at sea six or eight vessels bound here
with Ice aboard and they are all expected
to arrive here within the next day or two
The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis the largest of
the fleet of Washington-owned tugboats Is
paying visit to her home port for the first
time in year. The tug is owned by A j.
Taylor q Bro. and has, for the past year
been employed in towing mud-laden scows
in the vicinity of Newport News. Her con-
tract expired about two weeks ago and she
has been employed in general towing since.
The Burt is the first vessel that the Davis
has had to tow up the Potomac.
The United States naval tug Triton came
into port yesterday evening towing an ord
nance foundry barge with two new guns
aboard. The guns have recently been test
ed at the Indian Head proving grounds
The steam launch Cygnus which for over
a year past mas been employed as tender
to the artillery station at Fort Washing
ton, has been released from the service and
has returned to this city. There being no
funds available to pay for the use of the
launch is assigned as the reason for her
being released from her charter 1t is
stated that Mr.. G. A. Forsberg. the owner
of the Cygnus, will put her in service on
the canal to carry excursion parties from
Georgetown to Great Fails
Dredge No. of the Columbia National
Sand Dredging Company fleet is lying at
r la f ar he.
ceiving a general overhauling As soon as
the work on the machine is completed she
Will be sent to one of the companys gravel
beds on the river to dig gravel for the To-
cal market. There is very heavy demand
for gravel for cOncreting purpose in this
city and the supply does not meet the de-
mand. 1t is stated that plenty of good
sand can be found along the river but that
gravel is scarce