Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING STEAMER WAKE
FIELD FOR SERVICE.
Launch Little Angus to Be overhauled
Tug Eugenia Again Disabled
Other Matters.

The work of overhauling the Randall line
steamer Wakefield and putting her In or
DER for active service on the Maddox creek
route on the Potomac is being pushed rap
Idly along, but 1t will be two weeks or
more before the work is completed and the
steamer is again ready for service. Con-
siderable work is being done the engine
or the steamer and her hurricane deck is
being renewed in part and will have a new
covering of heavy decking canvas. Her
other outside decks are also to be renewed
where necessary, and the steamer will be
in thorough order when she returns to
service. Chief Engineer William A. Moore
is experimenting the engine repairs, while
the deck work is being looked after by
Capt Harry Randall The steamer Harry
Randall IS running at present on the Mad
dox route, but will relieve the steamer Ar
Towsmith on the Nomni route as soon Is
the Wakefield is ready for service.
There was brisk demand for all grades
of fresh fish at the wholesale fish market
on the 18th street wharf this morning, and
the supply on hand was ather small, and
prices were slightly higher than for several
days.
On the oyster wharf eight vessels were
lying with Potomac river stock aboard, but
the demand today is very light. Good
oysters can be bought at SOC. per bushel
The supply OF crabs on hand was in ex-
cess of the demand and as q consequence
they sold a low figures this morning. CLAIMS
are also on sale, and the demand for, them
is fair.
The steam launch Little Angus, owned by
the Potomac Dredging Company, is to come
to this city this week and will be hauled
out on the marine railway at Reagan's
boatyard for overhauiing of her hull
and for such other repair work may be
necessary to put her in good order for the
towing of the barges of the Potomac COM
pany in and out of Piscataway creek.
ttrer IT, ~ fha
Taylor & Bro. fleet, which has been lying
in port here for several days past having
her machinery overhauled, viii complete re-
pairs here this evening or tomorrow morn
ing and will at once return to service The
Yerkes will, 1t is stated leave here tomor-
row evening with the four-masted schooner
Salisbury In tow for Baltimore.
The schooner Annie M Hudson arrived
in port yesterday morning in tow of the
tug Camilla, from New York. with a car
go of several hundred tons of dressed
the builders of the Agricultural Depart
ment building. The Hudson has been In
service but a few months This is her
first visit to the Potomac.
The longboat Earl Biscoe of this city,
which has been out on the marine railway
at Alexandria for week or more receiv-
ing general overhauling, was put over
board Saturday and at once sailed for the
lower Potomac to load a cargo of cord
wood for thi scity. The Biscoe is owned
by Mr.. James o. Carter of this city.
The tug Eugenla, belonging TO the
Smoot Sand Company, has been unfortu-
nate Of late. About a month ago her engine
was badly damaged in an accident as she
was on her way up the river with tow
of sand and gravel-laden barges The tug
was laid up and had a new cylinder in
stalled and other repair work done. She
returned to service last week, and Satur-
day she was again disabled and had to
lay up for necessary repairs. The tug D.
M. Key, Capt Frank KintZ, will tow in
the place of the disabled tug until she is
ready to return to service again.
The Passing Craft.
The sailing barge Daniel of Alexandria,
which has been employed in Tightening
railway ties from the shore at Whitewater
Va, to large schooner loading for Bos-
ton. has completed that work and is re-
ported to be loading a cargo of ties at
the same place for Alexandria.
The bugeye Ella, loaded with about forty
cords of pine wood, has arrived at Fort
Hunt, consigned to the post quartermaster
there. She comes from Upper Machodoc
creek.
The schooner w. H. Bixer has arrived in
port with a cargo of about 200 bushels of
oysters from the beds in the lower Potomac
for the local market.
The schooner William Schmink has ar
rived at Alexandria with a cargo of cord
wood from Cambridge, Nd, for dealer
there
urday laden with full cargo of street
sweepings for Norfolk, where they will be
used for fertilizer on truck farms.
The tug Peerless brought to Georgetown
two coaI-laden barges from Philadelphia.
The barges each have over 800 tons of the
fuel aboard After delivering the barges
the Peerless sailed with the barges Alex
ander j. Gibson and A. w Embry light for
Chesapeake City.
The schooner ]. P. Robinson is in port
with a cargo of cord wood from Upper Ma
chodoc creek for the local dealers.
The schooner A. H. Quinby is on her way
to this city with cargo of about 400 tons
of hard coal from Philadelphia for the
local dealers.