Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Aae Work OF remodeifng the old pfes
OF the Clyde line at the foot Of N street
southwest. 80 that two steamers can
land at it and receive and discharge pas.
sengers. Is Progressing rapidly. For three
weeks the wharf-building machine and
the force Of hands employed In the work
have been engaged in entirely demelish-
Ing about two-thirds Of the old pier The
replacing OF this with q new structure
was commenced day or two ago. and
1t Is stated that the pier VIII be COM
pieted and ready fer service in six weeks
pier which Will run out to a point with
sides at a sharp angle 30 that the wharf
viii present two facet, like a triangle
with the shore as a base, thus giving
berthing space for two steamers which
are to lie bows In and VIII almost touch
amidship.
The heavy storm along the coast for
the past week has made receipts Of fresh
ash very light. as the fishermen were
not able to get out to their nets to fish
them. The fisheries In the Potomac
and James rivers, from which the dealers
here get a large portion Of the supply
for this market, were also affected by
the stormy conditions. aud there was a
big fall on In the catch In those streams
The demand for fish 10 now quite fair, and
the shortage in the supply has had the
effect Of stiffeRing the prices for fish
OF all kinds. The receipt of wild ducks
OF all kinds by the dealers at the wharf
has been fairly heavy for the past week
and the demand for them Is excellent
The birds are being sent here by hunters
along the streams In southern virginia
and in North Carolina.
Arrived: Schooner Isaac Solomon, cord
wood from Wades bay for the dealers:
tug Marion Cameron, with a tow of sand
and gravel-laden lighters from Monkeys
Point; schooner Silver Star, pine lumber
from a down river point; tug James o.
Carter. towing s. o. barge from the
mouth of the river; schooner Brown. cord
wood from river point at Alexandria;
tug Captain Toby. with a tow from a
down river point.
Sailed: Standard Oil Company's barge
No. II. light, for Baltimore to load back
to this city; barge Donahue. from Alex
andria to Occoquan to complete the load
ing Of a cargo of railway ties; bugeye
Dinnock. light, for a Chesapeake bay
point to load oysters back to this city;
schooner Ella, light. for Machodoc creek
to load back to this city; schooner w.
back to this city; schooner c. II. Dagger.
light, for Occoquan to load cord wood
for the dealers here; schooner John Nc
Ginnis. light. for the Rappahannock river
to bring back lumber to this port
Memoranda: Schooner Susan walker is
lying in Maddox creek loading a cargo
OF wood for this city; schooner A. H
Quinby Is lying In Billions bay load
ing lumber Tor this city: barge SaiHe
Skinner is loading wood at river point
for this city; schooner j. p. Robinson
is at Brick House, Va, loading grain
and wood for the dealers here; schoone-
Peri is lying in Aqua creek loading wood
for this market: schooner Blue Belle is
at a down river point loading a cargo
of oysters in the shell for dealers here :;
schooner Mary Frances Is in Wades
bay loading wood for this market
schooner Leroy is loading railway ties
in Mattawoman creek.
The steamer Estelle Randall, which
was hauled out on the marine railway
at the Alexandria shipyard for minor
repair work to her hull. was yesterday
put overheard and Brought back to this
city to be laid up for the winter While
on the railway the stern bearing of the
steamer was made tight and the hull
was painted.
The steamer Charles Manchester has
been withdra WIN from the Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall route for the win
ter. The steamer is laid up at her wharf
foot of NJ street. and will be given q
general overhauling and painting in
preparation for resum!ng work on the
excursion route early the coming spring
Tug ]. T. Seiectman of the fleet Of the
National Columbia Sand Dredging Com
pany has completed repairs at Alexan-
drta ana tas returned to service with the
sand-towing fleet on the river.