Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WRECK OF TUG A. p. GoRMAN IN
WAY OF SMALL CRAFT.
New Houseboat to Be Built Vessels
Overhauhng at Boatyards-
General and Personal.

The owners Of small pleasure craft are
complaining that the wreck OF the old tug
A. p. German, which IL lying or the point
Of flats at the forks Of the Washington and
Georgetown channels. is a men]lce to the
safety Of small boats, particularly at night,
and an effort will be made to have the
United States engineers Office remove the
obstruction. The German does not lie in
the channel. but on the edge Of the fats.
well out of the way Of all the larger steam
ers and sailing craft, but Nght-draft YES
sells. in order to make a short cut, will run
across flats in the vicinity OF the wreck, and
It is stated there have been several narrow
escapes from striking it. Several weeks
ago the engineer officer in charge of the
river was arranging to have the old wreck
blown up and destroyed, and 1t Is believed
this plan will now be carried out. The tug
A. r German was for years one of the best
known tugboats on the river. About ten
years ago her hull became unsound and the
machinery was taken out of it and placed
In another boat. The hull was left lying in
when. the dock being needed for vessel
berths. 1t was taken to where 1t now lies.
There was good demand for all grades
OF fresh f1sh on sale at the wholesale fish
market ON the wharf this morning, but the
supply was very light Trout. spot and a
few fish from river sources constituted the
bulk Of the stock
The demand for watermelons at the oys-
ter wharf was quite brisk today. They are
selling at So to $1S per hundred, according
to size and quality.
Crabs are scarce and are in good demand
at $1.5O to $3.50 per BARREL and clans are
selling at IS cents per hundred.
Deane & Son. boat builders at Alexandria
have the contract for the building of a large
Eouseboat for Alexandra parties and the
work on the vessel will be started within
the next few days: The new craft will be
60 feet long and IS feet wide, and Is to be a
strongly constructed craft. 1t will be equip
ped with an electric lighting plant, will have
steam heat and modern conveniences. 1t
will be ready for service on the river in the
early fell.
The bugeye Haywood which was sunk in
collision with a tug in the river off Hol-
land Point, and was raised early in the
week, has been taken to Deans boatyard
for repairs. and not to the yard of the
Alexandria marine railway, as was stated.
The damage done the vessel in the col
lision not, it is sta ted. as great was
first supposed, and the craft can be easily
repaired and made ready for service again.
The little tug Agnes Miller. which was
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexa ndra shipyard for a propeller
wheel, has been launched ready for service.
The tug will return to service towing laden
scOWs from Broad creek to this city and
acting tender to dredging machines at
work on the river.
The work of rebuilding the stern of the
longboat Peri, at Benefits bOatyard, will
be completed early in the coming week, and
the boat will return to service as wood
and lumber carrier on the river. The long
boat Mary Ann Shea will take the place va
Gated by the Peri on the railway, and will
be practically rebuilt before she returns to
service on the river again.