Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ARMY QUARTERMASTER'S TUGS
TO BE ovERHAULED.
Rebuilding Longboat Earl Biscoe-New
Wheel for Launch Edward
Harbor Notes.

The United States army quartermaster' 8
department service tug Gibbon, which has
been superseded by the tug Lieut.. Alonzo
III. Cushing on the route between this city
and the forts on the Potomac, is to go to
Fort Scrlven, at Savannah, for service as
tender to that army post. Before the
Gibbon leaves here, however, she will re-
ceiye a general overhauling of hull and
machinery at this point, and Will be put
in good order for service at her new post.
1t is expected the Gibbon will come to this
city within the next day or two to have
the work Of repair started. When she
goes in service again she will relieve the
Cushing on the route between this city
and the Potomac forts while the latter
tug is undergoing an overhauling. On the
completion OF the work on the Gushing
the Gibbon will leave here for the south,
using the interior waterways wherever pos
sible 1t will be a month or six weeks be-
fore the tug will be able to start on her
Journey south.
While the supply of fresh fish on sale
at the wholesale market on the wharf
this morning was not large, it was ample
to meet the light demand. Trout butter
fish and other varieties of salt water nsh
were on sale, and a small supply of river
caught fish were also on sale
Six or seven boats with oysters aboard
were lying at the oyster wharf this morn
quite heavy, at prices ranging from 90
cents per bushel. The bulk of the stock
on sale is coming from the beds in the
lower Potomac.
titles ample to meet the light demand.
They brought from $l.50 to $l.75 per barrel.
The longboat Earl B!scoe. owned in this
city. is hauled out on the marine railway
at Alexandria to have her hull rebuilt and
put In condition for efficient service with
the wood -carrying fleet on the Potomac.
The hull of the schooner has been opened
and many of the timbers in the vessel
have been renewed and side has been
replanked The schooner has also been
cauiked from stem to stern, and has been
provided with new keison to make her sim
so as to carry cargo of about fifty cords
of wood. She will be ready for service
early in the coming week.
Mrs Gaskins, wife of Captain Gaskins. is
reported seriously i'll of typhoid fever. She
Is at Providence Hospital for treatment
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The new power launch Edward. which
was built recently at the boatyard of NJ. NJ.
Davis & Son, at Solomon's Island. Nd,
for service about the harbor and on the
river in this vicinity, will shortly be hauled
out to be fitted with new and larger
wheel than the one now on the boat. The
new wheel will, it is expected. make the
little craft somewhat faster than she now
is. The Edward will now make speed of
nine miles an hour, and the new wheel Will
make her mile an hour faster, and one OF
the fastest launches on the river.
The power barge Adelaide. which has been
in service on the river about a month
| past, is lying out OF service at Aitcheson
wharf. at Alexandra, having her gas en-
CINE overhauled and being made ready for
service. The barge Icicle will take her place
on the river as soon as she can be made
ready for service. The use OF gasoline
power boats for freight-carrying il an In
noyation on the Potomac. and II is stated
THAT several vessel owners are now fnves-
tigating the cost at operating this class OF