Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The work Of tearing down the old ice
storage house of the American Ice Com
pany, which stood for many years on
the west side Of the 9th street wharf
of the company, has been completed.
Laborers are now engaged in removing
the material that formed the old building
and cleaning up the ground preparatory
to the building Of repair shops and other
small buildings for the ice company.
This building was the first icehouse
erected in this city by the old Independ-
emit Ice Company soon after the civil
war. 1t was at first but small build
ing, but was added to from time to time
until 1t had a storage capacity for about
5000 tons of ice.
After the big house on the east side
Of the pier was destroyed by fire about
six years ago 1t was used for storage
purposes. During the past season no
ice was put in 1t, the new house erected
about a year ago being used in Its stead.
The building had become dilapidated.
and looked ready to tumble down for
several months past. The tearing down
Of the old structure was done by en-
days were required for the work.
The Washington-owned schooner
Maine, which was towed into New York
the middle of last week In disabled
condition and with sails gone, the result
Of an encounter with fierce northeaster
of the New Jersey coast. will repair
there and will shortly return to service.
James o. Carter Of this city, one of her
largest owners. has been in New York
for several days looking after the YES
sci and arranging for the repair work
to be done to her.
The owners Of the tug that towed the
vessel in made a claim for salvage. In
a message sent to this city. Mr.. Carter
states, this has been adjusted. He ex-
poets to have the schooner ready to go
into commission again in a short time.
During the storm two of the crew of
the vessel were so badly injured that
they required medical attention when the
schooner arrived in port The Maine,
since she was bought by Washington
people, has made several visits to this
city with lumber and other cargoes
aboard. She was last here about month
or six weeks ago.
The receipts of oysters in the shell
from the beds on the lower river and
from Chesapeake bay have been quite
heavy In the twenty-four hours ending
yesterday evening. Eleven vessels with
the bivalves aboard have arrived at the
wharf.
The cargoes aboard these vessels vary
from a few hundred to a thousand bush
els or more, SO that 1T is estimated that
there are now over 10000 bushels aboard
the fleet lying at the oyster wharf. The
demand for the bivalves Is fair. at prices
ranging from so cents to 81 per busheL
Arrived-Schooner Buelah Land. glass
making sand from the Severn river at
Alexandria; schooner John Branford, oys-
tiers in the shell from the lower river to
the Eastern branch; tug Meade with a
tow of sand and gravel lighters from a
downriver point; schooner Kate H. Thigh
man. lumber from Chesapeake bay point
to the dealers: Lady Franklin. Admiral
Schley, Stella, Ida Vernon. Willie Clar-
ence, G. W. Kibble. Fair American, F. C..
Todd. e. p. Evans. Mary and Rebecca
and Marsh. oysters In the she'll for the
local market: schooner William Henry,
cord wood from q river point.
Sailed-Schooner Carrie. light. for Wal
kerton, Va. to load cord wood: power
yacht Dacota on q cruise on the Potomac
steam yacht Cloelia, on q hunting and