Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
WORK ON HAND AT WASHINGTON
BOAT REPAIR YARDS.
River Mail Carrying Contract Awarded
Rebuilding Wharves About
Harbor-Marine Notes.

hanson of this city is at Benefits boat
yard to have a considerable portion of Its
woodwork renewed and to be strengthened.
The boiler and engine of the little craft
have been taken out of her and are being
overhauled preparatory to putting the yes
sci in order for active service on the river
during the summer months.
AS soon as the tug d. NJ Key is launched
from the railway at Benefits, it is stated
that the little tug Sunbeam, belonging to
the contractors for the building of the new
highway bridge. will be hauled out to re-
place a broken rudder shoe with a new
one. At present the tug is lying frozen up
in the ice above the Long bridge.
At Cumberland's boat house large
power launch is in process of construction
and several small pleasure craft are lying
at the yard for repair work, which VIII De
started as soon as the weather Will allow
outdoor work.
The supply of fresh fish of all kinds on
sale at the wholesale fish market on the
18th street wharf this morning was quite
small, but the demand, as usual on sat
urday morning, was very light and the
stock on hand was able to meet it. The
scarcity of the fish and the cold weather
keep prices up
Business was also dull on the oyster
wharf this morning, there being but lew
buyers on hand and the sales of the oysters
being in small quantities. Ihe supply
aboard the vessels at the wharf Is beng
augmented by shipments by steamer from
Norfolk. Prices range from 81 cents "
81. % per bushel.
There We're some few wild ducks on SAFE
this morning and the demand for them was
fair at good prices. Most OF the game on
sale at the wharf market comes from North
Carolina.
The contract for the carrying of the mails
from this city to Fort Foote, Fort wash
ington and Marshall Hall, Md, Gunston,
T,Hi
has been awarded to the Randall Potomac
River Line Company of this city, Tor
period CT four years, beginning July next.
The wood wharf of Carter & Clark at
the foot of 10th street southwest Is being
rebuilt and put in order before the opening
Of the heavy wood business on the river.
A number of other wharves are to be given
thorough overhaulings within the next
month or two.
The tug James O. Carter, Capt. Kintz,
yesterday afternoon carried scow, laden
with coal from this city, up the Eastern
branch to the dredge Dewey, employed In
deepening the channel to the navy yard.
Before the tug could start with the scow
in tow she had to make several trips up
and down the harbor to break up the ice
which had formed since the movement OF
the steamers in the harbor about four hours
before.
General River News.
The Italian school ship Amerigo vespucci.
Baltimore, will sail from that port today
for Boston, en- route for her home port.
The ice covering the docks in the harbor
Is said to be from six to eight inches thick
and clear as crystal, except on the top,
where the snow fell and froze. A couple OF
young men were out on the ice yesterday
morning after q wild duck that MADE us
appearance in the harbor.
LightShips 46 and II are at Baltimore
being overhauled and male ready to return
to their stations, and No. So the new ship
built for service on Cape Lookout shoals on
the coast of North Carolina, is also being
fitted out for service on her station. The
vessel, it Is expected, will be ready for
service before the end of this month and
will sail then for her station about ten and
one-half miles from the point of Cape Look
out and about twelve and one-half miles
from the present light on shore.
Capt. Frank Posey, who has been mate
of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., for the past
two years has resigned his berth aboard
that vessel to accept the position of dock
captain for the Norfolk and Washington
lire, succeeding Capt. Tull, who has enter
ed the lighthouse service. Capt. Posey will
lie up for repairs.
Capt. Richard Tull, who YVES formerly
dock captain of the Norfolk and Washing
ton line here, is now aboard the lghtShip
on the Tail-of-the- Horseshoe as mate.
Capt. Henry Davis, master of the tug
Cemilla. has gone to the Wicomico river
to join his tug which is frozen up there In
the ice.
Capt James Marmaduke who was mas
ter of the tug James o. Carter, while Capt.
Bob Brown was disabled, will, it is stated,
be made of the tug VIM. Yerkes, jr., en-
gagged in bay and river towing.
The schooners Jennie Huldel and Dora,
owned in this city, have been laid up at
Baltimore until business picks up in the
early spring.
The steam barge Daniel K. Jackson has
been chartered to load oak lumber at Deco
guam for this city. The vessel is in port
here waiting for the opening of naviga-
ton on the river.
The schooner Samuel c. Wood is lying in
Breton's Bay, Md, under charter to load
wood for this city as soon as the weather
will allow.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. jr., reached Bal
timore yesterday from this city with tow
of light barges.
The cargo of plaster aboard the British
schooner King of Avon bound to Alexan-
dria has been sold by the vessels owners
at Georgetown. s. c. The King of Avon
sailed from a Nova Scotia port for Alex
andra November II last, but was twice
blown away from the capes of the Chesa-
peake by heavy gales that damaged the
vessel.