Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HOUSEBoAT BEING MADE READY
FOR SUMMER CRUISE.
Army Torpedo Planter in Port
Freight Carriers overhauling-
General Mention,

The large houseboat Gresiida, owned by
Mr.. Frank X. Rawlings of this city. which
is lying at anchor In the stream off the
foot of 9th street. is being overnauled and
made ready for her annual trip down the
river with her owner and his family aboard
The houseboat, in tow of tug, will leave
here shortly, and will go from place to
place on the river, the fancy of those
aboard dictates The boat will spend the
greater part of the summer visiting the Diff
ferent points along the river.
There are a number of households In sery-
Ice on the river now, but the GresiIda was
the pioneer vessel of her class on the river
and Is the largest one of the fleet. She is
arranged Ike house, with large living
room and ample sleeping rooms. which open
into the living room. She has a large kitch-
en-, and is provided with modern improve
ments in plumbing Although quite large
craft. she is of very light draft, and is able
70 go into all the creeks along the river.
The army torpedo planter. Maj Samuel
Ringgold was In port yesterday. to take OH
coal. and having obtained a supply she
returned to Fort Washington. The Ring
gold has. II Is stated. completed the work
or mining the river with the dummy tor
pedoes, In defense of this city from an at
tack by the navy during the army and navy
exercises, which began last night at 12
CLOCK. All about Fort Washington the
river is strewn with floating kegs, repre-
steamboats, N ma
Ing through them have to slow down to
keep from getting their wheels entangled
with the cables that connect the mines to-
gether.
The big four-masted schooner New Hall
ana the schooner Gen. Greeley are at sea-
pound to this city with full cargoes of ice
from the Maine fields. The first named yes
sci sailed from Bath June s. and is expected
10 arrive here early in the present week
The Greeley will arrive about the middle of
the month.
Repaired and to Be Repaired.
The work of overhauling the longboat
Mary Francis and caulking her hull was
completed yesterday afternoon. She will
be launched at high water today The har-
Dor tug D. M. Key will take her place on
the railway. to be fitted with a new pro-
peller wheel and for other work She Will
be out OF service for day or two
Inc two-masted schooner Samuel Wood CT
this city. having unloaded a cargo of hard
coal, mas gone to Alexandria to be hauled
out on the marine railway there for general
repairs to hull. to put the vessel In good
order for efficient service when the work on
her is completed. She will go to Nomini
creek under charter to load a cargo of rail-
way ties for Philadelphia.
The power launch Lady B. Is lying at
Cumberland's boathouse and will be hauled
out In few days for general overhauling
TO mt her for pleasure cruising on the river.
The launch Louise, now hauled out at the
boatyard, will be ready for service within
the next day or two.
Cumberland & Son are constructing q
fagpole at their boat house. at the foot of
9th street. for the American Ice Company,
for use at the companys stock farm on the
outer limits of the city. The stick Is about
nifty feet long and is without flaw.
Dean Son have completed the rebuild
ing of the .yawl for the harbor police tug
Vigilant and the tug made trip to Alex
andria yesterday to get the boat and bring
hc1y 70 I. 10 ajtx TlAa t1 10
boat of the Vigilant and is carried on her
deck all the time.
The sgasoline-power barge Adelaide has
begun making trips between the city and
Piscatway and Chicamuxen creek landings
the river. Although she carries passen-
gers it is stated she Is not subject to the
marine inspection laws. she Is not
steamboat.
Vessels Coming and Going.
The two-masted schooner r;ug:e. laden
with pine lumber from a Virginia port. has
arrived and is lying in the stream waiting
an opportunity to unload her cargo.
The schooners r. Mason and Flirt Of the
Wave, with cargoes of cordwood aboard.
have arrived in port from the lower river.
The steamer Lily and Howard came into
port yesterday, towing a raft Of pine piling
from a river point. There were several
hundred piles in the raft.
The four-masted schooner Hattie P. Simp-
son, laden with Ice from the Maine Ice
fields, was brought into port yesterday by
the tug James o. Carter. which took her
from the tug VIM. II. Yerkes. jr.. down
river. The Simpson left Bath May 3. She
has about 100 tons of ice aboard and Is
lying at the 10th street wharf to unload
her cargo.
Capt. Harry 8. Randall has been trans
ferred from the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith
to the command of the steamer Wakefield.
Capt. Pete Baggott is with him mate.
Capt Al Richards has been made master of
the steamer Arrowsmth and Capt Jim
Richardson is with him mate
Pursers George Guest and I II. 'iarnett
have changed steamers On the river line.
Mr.. Guest going to the Randall and Mr..
Garnett to the Wakefield.