Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
REPORTED Loss OF DREDGE AT SEA
CONFIRMED.
Wreckage Ashore Believed to Have
Been Parts of the Craft-Gen-
eral Matters.


wreck are reported as having come ashore
near Kitty Hawke, y. c. The agents OF
the dredging company here, Messrs uhler
& Co. in case the company elects to have
a new dredse built will recommend that
the work be done here. and they believe
the recommendation will be approved. Cap
tain c. p Wychgel, the manager for the
firm Is still In Norfolk arranging the sal
wage on the scow recovered by the Merritt
company and until his return 1t Will not
be known what steps will be taken
Mr. Richard F. Tull has been promoted
from second mate on the light mouse zen
der Holly to first mate, and has been trans
ferred to the light house tender lahsy at
New Orleans. This is the second promo
ton Mr. Tull has received in a week, ana
his success gives much pleasure 10 ms
many friends among the " ashihetoh
steamboat men.
The four-masted schooner Lydia NJ. Deer
ing with a cargo of 1887 tons OF Ice TOT the
American Ice Company, arrived IN port yes
terday evening and was docked at the
GEORGETOWN ice house. The Deerlng saheu
from the Kennebec September s, ana was
detained by succession of heaVy sQuals.
The schooner r. d. Bibber, with LIS tons
of ice for the American company also ar
rived in port yesterday evening ana VIZ
locked at the 9th street wharf Inc bfboef
sailed from Bath the 18th instant, ana mace
the run from port TO port In exacny one
week a remarkably quick voyage Ine ice
season is drawing to close, and II is stated
that but two more vessels are 10 arrive mere
this season.
The Norfolk and Washington line steam-
er this morning brought up forty-three par
rels of trout, mullet, spot and croaker from
the shores about Norfolk and Ola folnt IoF
the dealers at the wharf. The steamer
Wakefield brought up ten barrels OF nsn
from the river nets and fifteen barrels OF
hard crabs. Prices are still up, as COM
pared with last week, but the return OF
warmer weather is expected to cause
decline. This morning Mullets sold at 50 10
So per barrel; croakers, So per barrel; trout
rock. s to 10 cents per pound; perch, TO
10 cents per pound, and catfish, 20 TO 70
cents per bunch. Prices on crabs remain
unchanged from yesterday.
Since yesterday seven vessels, with lao
bushels of oysters aboard, have arrived at
the wharf. The demand for the bivalve
continues to be quite heavy and the carsoes
are going rapidly. 1t is expected that all
seven vessels will have sold out by evening.
The Benjamin Franklin with $50 bushels
of oysters, and an unnamed bugeye, with
100 bushels, came from the lower Machodoc
creek: the Eleanor Russell, with 400 bush
els. and the Winnie H. Windsor with $50
bushels came from the Wicomico; the Lu-
ellie Western, with $50 bushels, from
Blackistones Island the Edith Muir, with
100 bushels, from St. Georges Island, and
the Lille, with 20 bushels, from Machodoc.
Arrowsmith to Re Overhauled.
steamer T. V. Arrowsmith sailed yesterday
evening for Baltimore, where she will go
on the dry dock and will be thoroughly
overhauled. Capt. Charles Entwisle WAS in
command of the steamer. 1t Is understood
that the amount of work to be done to her
boiler, machinery and woodwork will de-
tain her in Baltimore for several weeks.
Richards tug Eugen!a is hauled out on
the marine railway at Alexandria for an ex-
animation to be made of her hull and for
some minor repairs She will resume her
work on the river 1t is expected, this even
ing.
The dredge Pugh, at work on the Malta
woman fats improvement, is disabled in
consequence of the breaking OF her buckets.
The broken parts were brought to this city
yesterday evening the tug E. L. Nc
Cauley and We're shipped to Baltimore.
They VIII be sent back tomorrow and those
In charge Of the work hope TO have the
dredge running again by Monday.
The pungy R. II. Stewart. owned by Capt.
Allie Reed, while coming up the river We'd
nesday with q cargo of oysters, bound for
this city. was struck by a sudden flaw of
wind and the mainmast snapped off short,
carrying sail and rigging overheard. The
accident happened off the mouth of the Wi
comic0 river, and Capt. Reed put in there
fer repairs.
One of Garter & Clarks wharves, between
9th and 10th streets. gave way few days
ago under the weight of a big pile of lum-
Der and fell into the river. The lumber was
all recovered, and the damaged wharf will
be repaired as soon as possible.
The erection of the iron fence along the
sea wall at the arsenal has been suspended
About 800 yards has been completed
On her last trip to this port with a tow
of coal-laden barses, the port coal bunker
of The tug Peerless caught fire and gave
the crew Il lively five minutes in putting It
out. The damage done was not great
though the bunker was so badly burned that
* could not he used. After docking her
tow here the Peerless sailed for Baltimore
10 have the damage repaired
The sand digging machine OF Mr.. Rich
ards, which has been working in the Swash
channel near Daingerfield's Point, on the
Virginia side of the river was Yesterday
taken down the river to near Motley Hail,
where sand will be dug
scow was loaded at the Washington
barracks yesterday with boxes said to CON
tain condemned cartridges and ammunition
and was taken out to the channel bank
and the stuff thrown overheard. The mat
ter has been brought TO the attention OF
the harbor MASTER
Moving To and Fro.
The revenue cutter Window is on cruise
on Chesapeake bay and tributaries
The schooner Lizzie Lane with cargo of
300 watermelons from the eastern shore
arrived in port. this morning for j. H.
Richardson Co. This is the first cargo
of melons to arrive for about a week. They
are still selling very slowly, and prices are
low
The United States ship Fern is again
berthed at the light house department
wharf, at the lower end of 7th street
The naphtha launch Grayling, belonging
Hall.
The barge Overlook has sailed for Occo-
guam 10 load 1000 railway ties for Phila-
deiphia for Carter & Clark of this city
The schooner Virgil, Captain Bell from
this port. has arrived al Baltimore
The schooner Frank Vanderkerchen from
Bathurst, n. b.. sailed from Baltimore for
this port yesterday.
kentz's scow, with a cargo OF about 500
railway ties from Marshall Hail. has ar
rived, and Is dscharging cargo on James
creek.
The schooner Augustus Hunt has finished
discharging her cargo Of Ice and will go o
Baltimore for "A cargo.
The Mary A. Shea, j. 2. Robinson and
the Isaac Solomon have arrived In port
with cargoes of cord wood for Carter IL
Clark. These are the first wood laden sail
ing vessels to reach port since the heavy
blow of last week.
The Lottie Carter. Kathlene, J. j. I'm
derhill, II. l.. Bixler, Flora and Oyster Boy
all sailed light for the lower river yester-
day: the first named to load wood back 20
this port and the others will bring up car
goes Of oysters.
The schooner Bertha Dean has completed
the diSchareing OF cargo ice AMI