Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW BEACON WANTED AT NOM
I'M CREEK ENTRANCE.
Work on Fort Washington Boathouse
Delayed-Overhaulin Tug Rosa
lie-Personal and General.

pilots who go into Nomlni creek for passen-
gers and freight are anxious that an iron
light beacon should be established at the
entrance to the cut channel into the creek
in place Of the wooden pile beacon which
had been PLACID there. The steamboat men
state that the wooden structure which sup
ports this light has been carried away by
the ice. and will continue to be carried
away every winter, as the ice drift is strong
about where the buoy Is located. In short
time vessels will again be going into Nom
ini, but 1t will be several weeks before the
light can be re-established. and meanwhile
pilots will have to take their boats In as
best they can. The lighthouse authorities
will be requested to change the character
of the beacon in order to insure Its per-
manency.
There was a fairly large supply OF Flor
ida and other southern fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market on the llth street
wharf this morning, but the supply from
nearby sources was very small. The de-
mand for the fish was fairly good at prices
ranging as follows: For salmon trout. DC
to 10c. per pound; frozen gray trout, DC. to
pound; Spanish mackerel. lie. to 12c. per
pound: king mackerel, 6iac. to &C. per
pound: jumping muilets. &c. to 4c- per
pound: Florida shad. roes. roc. to soc.
each; bucks, 30c to 35c. each, and Florida
herrings. 81 80 to $I.75 per hundred. There
were no perch or catfish on sale.
The bulk of the oysters now on sale at
- e. W Ss,' - -i,aa "a a. tha
she'll There is an excellent demand for
them at high prices.
Some few wild ducks were on sale at the
wholesale fish market this morning. and
there was good demand for them at high
prices
The work of building the new boathouse
on the army engineers wharf at Fort
the river, which prevents the bringing of
materials to the fort A number of piles.
which are to form the foundations OF the
structure are frozen In the ice at Alexan-
dria. and will not be liberated until rhe
thaw comes. This will delay the compile
ton of the boathouse until some time in
the early spring.
The tugboat Resale, belonging to Mr..
Lewis E. Smoot of this city. is lying at
Alexandria undergoing general overhauling
of the hull and machinery In preparati ton
for active service towing sand and gravel
laden barges on the river during the COM
ing season. The Resale. II is expected.
will be one of the feet of tugs used by
Harbormaster Sutton in the work of break
ing up the Ice in the river to prevent the
flooding of the city by the gorging of the
ice.
The steamers OF the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company are now prac-
tically maintaining their regular schedules.
Mr.. John Callahan, second vice president
and general manager, states that the chan
mel has been kept open by the boats of this
line throughout the winter, and not a sin
gle trip has been missed
~
VI 0o"eoi
/ The United States naval tugs Choctaw and
Triton Yesterday took q gun barge on which
- - 80. -, t,'.o,r,, - o.. ,.o,,,
were wv Ae" suns III "ue 'iie NO oii'
the naval gun FOUNDRY mere TO the proving
grounds at Indian Head, Md. The guns are
large ones and will be tested at Indian Head
before hs;no cant IN tho sbi,s for which
~ 49, b,,,it tna onana5 cbapnei
- 80 49, ,od az p, r. 10 % e-'~'
AZ ,at tha rauuoy fa,rv Of the Pal,i,nora
ond 5hio raiitvaw bet tyasn AIayandria and
Sbanherd Ian5ing on the district side of
the ri,,ar 10 still out If service Int as the
81 -. hn,,, 70 coftar son,awhat ~ 10 CIV
,,eotad the service will he resumed in the
| peyt dav or two MeanwhiIe the freight
trains af The Rsit;mnra and Ohio r. and
fro,,, the south nass over the new railway
hridga oDd tbrougb tbis city
The no1uer s1oon Dart bejonginp IN Mr.
| M CO., IF 3bis oitw hos hean bertbed in
| ~ aoni- az the Foot ~ 18Th street ont of
Sanoar fro,n drifting tca
| TIE Weo,ns Inc steamer Potomac has lef,
Norfo1Ir and will make an effort tn go mn
| 49, pannaba,nocL river 70 cat q lot Of oys.
| &c apS otbar fro;ebt on the wharves
auraitinn sb,nmant Owing to the heavy ice
| e. &C. anShtf,I - sbe will be able 70 oct far
1 81, rrsxva