Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE FEARED ICE HAMINE BROKEN
BY ARRIVALS OFtsCHOONERs.
News of the Shipping in the Local
Harbor-Prioes of Fish and
Produce.

The local Ice comPa MES are making every
| effort to prevent anfice famine in Washing
| ton, and In order to- keep up the supply Of
| Ice are bringing vessels here behind tugs
| regardless OF bills. On Monday last, when
| the supply of ice WIS very low, the schoon-
| er D. Howard Spear was brought into port
| having been towed the entire distance from
| Philadelphia. Yesterday 7the big four-mast-
| ed schooner Augustus Hunt was brought
| into port after a rush voyage from the
Penobscot. She left Bangor one week ago
| in tow of the tug Ice King, which brought
her into Boston. There the tug Herald took
| her line and rushed her to Vineyard
Haven. There she was met by the big ocean
| tug Storm King, which brought her, under
full head Of steam, down the coast and
| up Chesapeake bay to the Kettle Bottoms.
where the tug NJ. NJ. Davis took hold of
her and finished the voyage to this city
She was at once locked at the 9th street
wharf. and her cargo is now being dis
charged. Yesterday afternoon the schooner
| Heron, with LOSS tons of ice on board. was
| brought into port and locked at George
| town by the tug Camilla. The schooner
Lydia NJ. Deering, which sailed from Bath
on July 16. also arrived this morning with
| cargo of 1851 tons. Six other vessels,
all ice-laden. are at sea bound here ana
will be in within the next week, so that
| the danger Of an Ice famine has about dlS-
| appeared.
The dealers at the wharf this morning
received sixty barrels Of fish from the fish,
| cries about Norfolk on the Norfolk and
| Washington line steamers. The cool
| weather has increased the demand some
| what and prices stationary. This
| morning trout brought from $3.50 to "a per
| barrel and butterfish $50 to So per barrel.
| There were no bluefish, tailors or mackerel
on the market. River fish and crabs were
very scarce and prices We're somewhat
\ n lama he hr
| S1.50 to 50 per barrel.
The schooner Jos Allen, with a cargo of
| 6.36S water melons, arrived in port Thurs
| day night, twenty-four hours before she
| was expected. She came direct from Pow
| ellis Point N. c., with fair wind. and Is
consigned to Mr.. J. H. Richardson This
| is the first vessel load of melons to reach
| this port this season.
1t is reported here that Captain Lynn of
| the schooner Chas. w. Church fell over
board from his vessel while at some
| days ago and was drowned. Captain Lynn
is well known in this port, where his YES
| sci Is frequent visitor. The Church is
now in Baltimore.
The tug Templar arrived In port Wednes-
day evening with the schooner Nellie c.
Morse from the Maine ice fields for the
Transparent Ice Company of this city.
This is the third vessel loaded with ice
that has arrived here this season for the
Transparent company. the only opponent
the American Ice Company has here. The
schooner was locked at Georgetown.
The danger of an ice famine has not yet
passed at Alexandria. The output of the
local ice factory is but twenty tons day,
| and about forty tons are required to supply
the ordinary wants of the town. The ice
storage houses have only few days sup
ply on hand, and the ice men are anxiously
looking for large four-masted schooner
which is bound to Alexandria with a large
cargo of ice.
iron fence erected about the powder stor-
age magazine on the District side of the
river between this city and Shepherds
| landing of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
way.
| The extremely hot weather and muddy
water in the river have so bad an effect on
| the fishermens nets that most of them
have been lifted and fastened at the top OF
the stakes to prevent their being ruined.
| Dynamite is being used to blow to
pieces the hull of the old schooner Drefuse.
| which is being wrecked for the metal in
| her. just north of Alexandria.
| The heavy rains of the past day two
| in the mountains about the headwaters of
the Potomac have caused quite a current
| in the river and brought down a large
volume of thick. muddy water
| The Virginia Rod and Gun Club enter
tanned large party of its friends at the
clubs handsome home at Four-Mile Run
| the guests to and from the club house
The excursion party of 200 North Caro-
| linians who came to this city yesterday
| morning on the Norfolk line steamer, on a
sightseeing trip. returned home on the
steamer Newport News last night.
| The tug Tempar will sail for the capes
this evening to look out for incoming Ice
vessels, with orders to rush them into port
as soon as possible.
The steamer Kent of the Randall line on
her last trip brought up a large cargo of
fruit. vegetables, &c. from lower river
points for the local merchants.
| The schooner D. Howard Speare COM
pleted the discharging of her cargo at
| Georgetown yesterday evening and sailed
| in tow of the tug NJ. NJ. Davis, for Norfolk
| to load.
The schooner Charles Banks, with car