Evening star., 1900-08-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EARLY MORNING CRUISE ON A
SkFFy BOTTOM.
Party Evidently Enjoying the Situa-
tion, but 0onaents to a Rescue
Frei0ht-Haden Vessels.

to an overturned alkin. He called to the
man. who replied he was all right, but fear
ing he was not, a boat was procured and
Mr.. Shadrack, with colored fireman, went
after him. When they found him he was
lying stretched out on the bottom Of his
overturned skif singing at the top of his
lungs, and was considerably under the in
fuence OF liquor. After some discussion he
permitted the boat to take him ashore. He
gave his name as Mccullough, and said he
had gone with friend for row on the
river and the friend had Jumped overheard
and swan ashore. He said he was having
good time and did not care to come
ashore Mccullough was without coat and
nat and claimed to have lost his watch
when his boat turned over. He was ap-
parently not at all harmed by being in the
water for several hours.
seven vessels. with cargoes aggregating
I,lt' tons OF ice, are at sea bound for this
port, and the schooners D. H Rivers. Henry
L. Peckham, Normandy. Young Brothers.
Mary curtis and o. D. Wftherall are either
at the Maine ice fields loading or have been
chartered to go there. They will bring
ers Woodard Abrams, Maggie S. Hart and
benjamin c. Prith are about due here and
are expected to arrive within the next
thirty-six hours. These vessels are all con-
signed TO the American Ice Company.
The Norfolk line steamer this morning
brought up twenty-five barrels of saltwater
1sn from the shores about Norfolk and Old
Point for the dealers at the 11th street
wharf. Trout this morning sold at $3.50 to
81 per barrel; bluefish and tailors, cents
to 41a cents per pound. Mackerel We're
very scarce and brought 121s cents.
The receipts of fish from the lower river
continue to be small only four barrels of
rockflsh coming up on the river boats.
They were consigned to Golden & Co. and
sold at cents to 10 cents per pound.
Forty-seven barrels of crabs were re-
ceived by the dealers in the past twenty
four hours and no change in prices is noted.
The fish wharves are still crowded with
in consequence are down. Since yesterday
the John H. Shinn with 5000, and the Ivy
L. Leonard, with 1000 aboard. have arriv-
ed from the eastern shore, and the Four
Sisters. with 400, from the Rappahannock
The best selected melons sold this morn
Ing at $40 to s12 per hundred, primes at
81 to " hundred and culls at 81 to 81 per
hundred. There are in all between 25.GO0
and 10000 melons on the wharf consigned
to Richardson & Co. and Frank Evans.
Asphalt From Port au Spain.
The schooner Phineas w. Sprague. with
a cargo of asphalt from Port au Spain.
Island of Trinidad. was brought up the
river yesterday by the tug Camilla and an
chored off Alexandria, where she was
boarded by the health officer. Permission
was given her to come on to Georgetown,
where she docked This Is the second
cargo of asphalt to arrive in port from the
Island Of Trinidad in the past week.
The schooner Sidonia Curley hauled
out on the marine railway at Alexandria
yesterday morning for some slight repairs
to her hull. She Was launched in the after
noon and sailed for Norfolk to load lumber.
The scaffolding which has been about the
lighthouse at Jones' Point below Alexan-
dria since early in the spring has at last
been taken down. The building is now in
thorough order
The work on the new buildings at Fort
Washington is being pushed rapidly. Ma
tertal for the work is taken to the fort al
most daily by the river steamers.
The contract for the rebuilding of the
approaches to the bridge over Great Hunt
ing creek. just south of Alexandria. has
been awarded to Mr.. Peter Pullman and
the work will be begun at once
The steamer Wakefield sailed for Colonial
Beach and lower river ports this morning
with heavy cargo of supplies for the
list.
The first coal from the Cumberland min
ing regions to reach Alexandria by the
canal since the strike arrived there yester-
day in the Louis A. Smoot, consigned to
VIM. A Smoot & Co.
Another large consignment Of melons and
fruits for the local merchants was brought
up on the steamer Potomac this morning
The naptha launch Rudy is hauled out
at Benefits boat yard. foot of 11th street;
repairs to engine and shaft.
The Baltimore Wrecking Company yes
terday began the work of raising the Alex
andria tug Tempar. which blew UP and
sank in Baltimore harbor several DAYS ago
drowning two of her crew. 1t is under
stood that Capt. Graham, her owner Will
If 1t can be done. have the hull repaired
and put new machinery in it.
a newly charged gas buoy has been plac-
ed in the mouth of the Gran river, replac-
ing the one reported out by the steamer
Northumberland about two weeks ago.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner Jennie c. May will COM
plete the discharging of her cargo of Ice
at the ice wharf. foot of Sd street south
west this evening, and Will sail to Balti-
more for a cargo of coal
The schooner Lorn, with a cargo of lum-
ber, reported coming up the river, arrived
in port for Louis Dill & Company yester-
day evening, in tow of the tug Jos. O. Car
ter
The schooner Jacob S. Winslow sailed
from Georgetown yesterday evening, In
tow of the tug Camilla, for Baltimore,
where she will take cargo of coal for
Boston
The steamer Minerva L. Widman with
a cargo of lumber from Norfolk, for Ry-
land & Brooks of Baltimore, is in port
awaiting orders.
The schooner Charles Lawrence with a
cargo of hard coal from Philadelphia for
Georgetown, arrived this morning In tow
.
The United States revenue cutter Win
dom has sailed from Baltimore for a cruise
that will end at this city.
The schooner George C. A. Travers has
sailed from Baltimore for Alexandria, with
a cargo.
The schooner Ellen NJ. Colder arrived at
Georgetown this morning, whit cargo of
ice for the Purity Company. The Purity
Company also has the schooner Gilkie at
sea, bound to this port.
The schooner Ruth A. Price, with a car
go of lumber for H. L. Biscoe is anchored
in the stream awaiting a chance to dock
The schooner VIM. Young sailed from
Alexandria for Georgetown yesterday to
load a cargo of stone.
The schooner Earl Biscoe is in port with
a cargo of cord wood FOR Carter & Clark
The schooner Frank T. Stinson from this
port. has sailed from Newport News for
Boston, with a cargo of coal.
Money to lend at 4, and per cent on
real estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1905 Pa. ave.
advertisement.
Guilty of Assault.
William Lancaster of "Bloodfeld' today