Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Potomac Vessels, Escape Damage in
p - ref
Gale-Newid aunch in Frame
Other Matters.

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andria by an injury to his leg received In
curious accident aboard his tug. The
Eugenia was being hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Alexandria for some repair
work to her hull when one of the heavy
blocks of timber that hold the vessel in an
upright position broke and allowed the tug
to fall over to one side Capt. Force, who
was aboard his boat. was caught in some
manner by the leg and that member was
badly crushed Several other persons about
the boat received slight injuries. The tug.
which belongs to the Smoot Sand Digging
Company of this city, was not injured. The
tug is on the railway for repairs to fit her
for active service towing on the river as
soon as the weather will allow.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds was
quite light In the wholesale fish market on
the 18th street wharf this morning, but
the stock on hand was also light and con-
sisted chiefly of frozen fish from the fishing
shores in the north. There were no river
caught fish on sale and but few from the
bay and nearby coast fisheries.
Conditions remain unchanged on the oys-
ter wharf. business there being quite dull,
as the masters of the vessels with oysters
ABOARD are holding the bivalves for high
prices and purchasers are few and buy In
small quantities. Prices remain at the fig
ures quoted yesterday
Wild ducks. and geese are scarce and
prices.
AS far as can be learned the gale of Tues
day night and yesterday did no damage to
vessels on the river as most of the sailing
vessels that ply the Potomac are in harbor
for the winter, out of harms way. The
masters of the steam vessels that were out
in the gale report the storm having been of
the most severe that has been seen on the
river for long time.
General River News.
The schooner Alice May Davenport is re-
ported ashore On the Massachusetts coast
and the schooner Rodney Parker in the
harbor of Portland, Me. Both schooners
are KNOWN here. The Davenport Is Il new
vessel and made her maiden trip here about
three months ago with a cargo of phos-
phate rock from South Carolina. Both ves-
sells. the report says. are lying In easy posi-
tons aid can be hoated without great diff
Guilty.
There is no change in the ice conditions
on the Potomac. The river for many miles
Is covered with heavy ice and only the
propeller steamers are in service. The
steamer Washington of the Norfolk and
Washington line arrived here about /
O'Clock yesterday and sailed on her regular
schedule yesterday evening The army tug
GIbbon is making one trip day between
Fort Washington and. this city, but the
greater number of the tugs owned here are
lying tied up at their wharves. Some fear
OF trouble is felt when the ice breaks up
and begins to drift and gorges about the
across the river
Reports coming from chesa mako bav re.
port the bay filed with f1oatinp maases of
ice and navigation IN n narf;cniarIw m
the upper norton ia attended with d,f1-
Guilty. The hie t,,pa NJ tho Amar;con Tow.
ing Comnany and nf the Domrbertr Cow
many are ali tied IN at Raitj1nnra ond m
lows have gone down the haw for Severe !
days aE -
The frame NJ tho new nou,ar ,ouroh
building at CumberIand:s bnat housa for
Mr., GINS Forsherg is In nos,t;o, 80 ~
vessel will no raodv To- ~ n,tstao
sheathine In sau,. J.ys AZ tno.
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