Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The new quarters for the small boats at
tached to Washington barracks on the
new pier on the harbor side of the Wash
ington Barracks Park, is now completed.
Small launches and other craft have been
placed in the building.
The new structure is of frame, and a
plain but substantial building. equipped
with hoists for taking boats from the
water and other paraphernalia for taking
care Of them. The building is erected
over two slips built in the pier. In these
slips the boats are berthed and thus pro-
tected from the SHOWS and rough weather
during the winter months and from the
heavy gales that accompany thunder
storms in the summer.
When ice comes and there is danger OF
the caulking being drawn from seams by
ice the boats will be taken from the Wa
ter and stored in the house. While out
of water minor repairs can be made.
There are several launches belonging to
the army in service at Washington bar
racks, besides smaller boats. The ma
iority of these boats will be sheltered in
the new building during the coming bad
weather and ice time.
1t is reported about the river front that
the vessels lying at the 'wharves here will
shortly be visited by an official Of the Gus
toms service to see that they are COM
plying with the marine law.
It has been reported that several oyster
and wood runners to this city are not
equipped with bell and fog horn for use in
fogs and that on many the names are so
blurred and dim as not to be legible
twenty feet away.
The marine laws require all vessels
larger than small SailbOat to have their
names in large letters on bow and stern,
so that it can be easily read in case of
accident. The master of the vessel not
observing the law is liable to a heavy
fine.
Inspection of vessels will be general all
over the country. Vessel masters are
preparing for 1t.
The tug Bartholdi belonging to Charles
X. Heath of this city has been running
between this city and Alexandra to the
steel plant since the accident to the ferry
steamer and her withdrawal from service.
This service will be continued as long as
the wea Their will allow.
The Bartholdi makes trips from this city
early in the morning to take the work.
men to the plant, then continues to Alex
andria and brings the men from that city
to work. Other trips are made during the
day as the shifts are changed at the steel
plant.
owner of the Bartholdi a fiat sum for the
service in order to get the workmen
promptly at the plant.
Arrived: Schooner j. d. Ballard and
bugeye Martin Wagner. oysters In the
shell, from a Potomac point, for this
market; scow Sea Wing cord wood, from
a river point to the dealers here; tug
Carter. with a tow from down-river
point; bugeye f. r. S. Dougherty. oys-
tiers in the shell. from Pocomoke sound:
tug Minerva, with a tow of sand and
gravel laden lighters. from river point:
schooner Sarah Coleman, oysters in the
shell, from the Potomac beds
Sailed: Schooners Eta, Mary Chaplin,
Marsh and Da WSOD. light, Tor the lower
river, to load back to this city; schooner
Sidonia Curley, light for the Rappahan-
mock river. to load pine lumber back to
this city; schooner Mabel and Ruth, light.
for Newborn. n. c., to load lumber for
dealers here: schooner Majestic. from the
Eastern branch to a lower river point to
load: schooner NJ. A. Shea, light. for
down-river point, to load lumber back to