Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The work of Overhaulfng the Washing
ton and Potomac line steamer Harry
Randall, which has been in progress at
the pier foot of Sth street for the past
ten days, is rapidly approaching COM
pletion, and by the end of this week the
steamer will be ready to return to serv-
ice Since being laid up the boiler of
the Randall has received an overhauing
and the machinery of the boat is being
put in thorough order for winter work
on the river. The Randall, lit is ex
pected. will relieve the steamer Wake
field on the Nomini and Lower Machodoc
route Saturday morning next. The
steamer Wakefield when laid up will also
receive a general overhauiing of engine
and machinery in preparation for the
opening of the busy season on the Poto-
mac in the spring. when she will be re-
placed on the Maddox creek route. The
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall line
steamer Charles Manchester is lying at
her pier foot of M street, having machine
work. painting and other repairs made,
preparatory 10 resuming trips between
this city, Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hall in the early spring.
The erection of the new pier front and
office building for the steamers Jane
Moseley ana River Queen, at the foot of
street southwest, was completed d day
of two ago. The new pier presents a very
handsome appearance ana is ii treat i'm
prOvement over the old structure ii super
sedes. The building is an ornamental one
story pebble-dash structure. and. is in
keeping with the other pebble dashfron
buildings erected along the river front in
the PAST year or two. 1t is stated that
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company have secured the cd office build
ing adjoining the now colored excursion
building on the north. and il will replace
the old structure with a neat office build
lan hail
ings along the river front. The railway
company will use the building as the
office for the train starter at the wharf
terminal and resting place for the
men while waiting to go out on tneir
runs
The rebuilding of the broken clip wall
at the Alexandria terminus of the ferry
line is in progress, but in consequence of
the fact That the work has to be dona
while the ferry steamer is running the
pulling of the broken piles and the re-
placing in position OF those that were
knocked down is progressing but Slowly.
\ ple-drivng machine and. d force of
wharf builders from this city are en-
ployed upon the work. but it will be a
week or ten days before it is completed.
1t is stated that the slip wall will be
built extra strong to guard against acct
dents in the future.
Arrived: Schooner y. H. Quinhy, Zine
wood from a point in lower Maryland for
the dealers here; tug Dixie. with tow OF
five coal laden barges for this city and
Alexandria; schooner Annie Sherman
oysters in the shell from the Potomac
beds; Standard Oil Conpany's tank barge
No ~ with oil in bulk from Baltimore
for Georgetown: tug Camilla, with IL tow
from lower river point: steamer Nellie
glass-making sand from the Severn river
at Alexandria. for glass plants.
Sailed: Schooner Lottie Carter. light
for river point to load cord wood back
to this city; tug Capt Toby, light, for
river point for a tow; scow Sea King,
light, for Marshall Hall TO load for this
CITY. tug Baby. with q tow for dawn,