Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHEME TO MAKE GASOLINE EN-
GINEs vAPoRIzE QUICKLY.
Piscataway Creek to Be Dredged-Re-
pairs to Yacht Diana Gen.
eral Marine News.

y method to overcome the slow vaporiza-
ton in cold weather of the gasoline in the
engines of the launches the river has
| long been desired by launch owners. The
Slow vaporizatiou of the oil into the gas
makes the engine, II Is stated move with
a slow and jerky motion and makes the
service not effective as desired.
1t is stated that Baltimore man has
discovered very simple method to over
come the difficulty. He simply unscrews
the vaporizer cap and removing the spring
and seating valve warns them with "a
piece of burning paper. candle or by
any other method and puts them back IN
place. With these parts warmed. 1t is
stated the gasoline vaporizes perfectly and
the engines work well. This is a hint to
those who use gasoline engines in cold
weather.
There was a fairly large supply of oysters
in the shell on sale at the wholesale fish
market on the 18th street wharf this morn
ing number of packages having been
brought up from the nets on the lower river
by the steamers arriving yesterday, and
several barrels of salt water fish having
been received by the dealers this morning.
Herring and few shad from Florida were
also ON sale, and the demand for them was
| fair. The cold snap and the forming of ice
| on the river brings joy to the masters OF
| the oyster boats at the oyster wharf who
| have been holding their csrgoes for higher
| prices. Unless the weather moderates an
| advance in prices can be looked for. The
oysters this morning sold at 81 cents to
| 81. % per bushel
| Wild ducks and geese were on sale this
| morning, and the demand for them was
| fair.
| The Potomac Dredging Company of this
| city will in few days unless ice comes
to interfere, begin the digging of the chan
| mel through the sand bar across the mouth
| of Pfscataway creek, below Fort Washing
| ton The channel which will be about 200
1 ia h1, dur
| low water and 80 feet wide. The Potomac
| company has sand and gravel digging
| machine at work in Piscataway creek near
| Pennington and it is to allow the tugs to
| take the loaded bargeS out of the creek
| that the channel is being dug.
| The steam yacht Diana belonging to
General Crozier, is to be taken to Alex
| andria and hauled out on the small marine
| railway at Deans boat yard to have re-
paired hole in her hull. which was made
| by running through ice While on the rail-
way the yacht will be given a general over
hauling and will be made ready for pleas
ure service the river during the sum-
| mer months,
General River News.
| The tug George w. Pride. Captain Wal
| ter Posey, is hauled out on the shore dock
| alongside the ferry wharf at Alexandria to
! have the metal on her hull about the bow
| renewed and put in condition for service in
the ice. The Pride has been employed in
| bringing lows of oyster laden boats from
| the oyster grounds in the lower river to
| TINS city and in taking out light vessels
In running through the ice the metal on
| the hull of the tug was damaged
| Mann's old fertilizer factory, on the river
| shore, about half way between this city
and Alexandria which was shut down about
| three years ago, is rapidly going to pieces
| by the united efforts of the elements and
| those who are taking the building away
| piece by piece for firewood.
| The steamer Daniel X Jackson. which
was hauled out on the Alexandria. marine
railway for the overhauling of her hull
| and TO have 1t covered with metal has been
put overheard. The Jackson will go into
! service on the river at once
| The tug VIM Fl. Yerkes IT, left port Sat-
| urday with tow of light vessels bound for
| river ports.
The schooner Pendleton Sisters, which Is
| lying at the South Capitol street wharf dis
charging cargo of crude asphalt will
| complete unloading within the next day or
two and will sail. She is the only large YES
| sci in port just now.
No tfdingS have been had by the tugboat
men, who have been on the lookout for her
| of the British schooner King of Avon
which put into Brunswick, Ga, disabled
| several days ago. The schooner is bound
| here with cargo of plaster from port In
| Nova Scotia and has been over two months
on the voyage here.
The cold weather of Saturday night and
yesterday caused the formation of consider
| able new ice on the river, but not thick
| enough to greatly interfere with the move
| ments of steamboats,. Captain Reed, mas
| ter of the steamer Harry Randall, reports
having run through ice an inch or two thick
| from Maryland Point to this city. AT ely
mont and Fort Washington it was found
| particularly heavy. The steamers are all
making their regular trips.