Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-13
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CRANEY ISLAND BEING GRADUALLY
WASHED AWAY BY TIDES.
Repairs to NOrthu IN berlaDl's Steering
Gear COmpleted-Recefpt mt Fish
wbarf-PersOnaI Mention.


river between Washington and the big
islands near Colonial Beach. and 1t is slowly
disappearing, the wash of the tides taking
it away a little at time. 1t Is not gener-
ally known that this island is largely the
handiwork Of man. Many years ago, when
the Potomac abounded In fish. Mr. Chap
man. desiring place to land his nets, had
many vessel loads of earth brought to what
was then but bar, and he made Craney
Island. II was then about four acres in
tent. and until the last few years fish huts
stood on it.
The gradual encroachment Of the water
has taken the island away little by little
until less than an acre remains. and that
only where the tree roots hold 1t together.
A few years more and Craney Island will
be but a memory.
The Weems line steamer Northumberland
completed the repairs to her steam steering
gear Tuesday in time to start on the sched-
ue trip to the river landings and Baltimore.
At o'clock Sunday evening she started for
Baltimore. but as she was going into the
wharf at Alexandria the steam steering ap-
paratus became disabled. Efforts were
made to fix it, but without success and on
the arrival of the steamer Potomac the
Northumberlands passengers and freight
were transferred and the Potomac made the
trip. The Northumberland returned to this
city. and remained until her regular trip
yesterday.
The schooner Edith Alcott, in tow of the
tug Camilla. and the Maude Palmer, In
tow of the tug Maud H., arrived in port
yesterday, with cargOes of ice for the
American Ice Company. The Alcott, which
is locked at the 10th street wharf has
LAS tons aboard. and the Palmer, at 9th
street, has ,ST4 tons. The last named is
new vessel. and is one of the largest four
masted schooners that has ever been in this
port.
The schooner Madaline Cooney, which
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rive within the next day or two.
At the Fish Wharf
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
this morning brought up thirty-fve barrels
of saltwater fish. mostly trout, from the
shores about Norfolk and at Virginia Beach
for the dealers at the wharf. The trout
sold at 81 to s. per barrel; mackerel at l.
cents per pound; sheepshead, cents per
pound, and what few bluefiSh and tailors
there were at cents per pound. Seven bar
rels We're also received from the nets In the
river, on the boats arriving up last night.
Rockfsh this morning brought cents to IL
cents per pound; white perch, cents to 10
cents per pound, and catfish. 20 cents to %
cents per bunch. About twenty-five barrels
of hard crabs were also received and sold
al $50 to 1915 per barrel.
Six oyster-laden vessels are in port
with cargoes amounting In all to 73o
bushels from the lower river. They
supplied. The f. P. Evans brought up
40 bushels. the J. J. Underhill, 40; the
Armand Lewis, 200; the w. II. Fl. Bixler,
100; the Mary EIvis, %, and the bugeye
kathene, 100 The Evans left here on
Saturday, went to the mouth Of the river
and returned Tuesday night, making a re-
markedly quick trip.
Oysters are now bringing from 40 TO ~
cents per bushel.
The only watermelon vessels to arrive are
the Virgil, which arrived Tuesday night
with 600 melons. and the Northampton
with 1000. No change from yesterdays
prices are to be noted.
Vessels Coming and Going.
The schooner A. II. Quinby arrived in
port Tuesday evening with a cargo Of Vir-
gin.a pine lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The General f. F. Hardcastle arrived in
port Tuesday evening with large cargo
OF shingles from Newberne, N. c., for john
son & Wimsatt.
The J. P. Robinson, Harry and Charley,
Silver Star and Mary Frances, all laden
with cord wood, have arrived since Tuesday
for Carter & Clark.
The schooner J. b. Anderson will sail to-
day for Norfolk to load lumber either
to this port or Baltimore.
The schooner Eugie with cargo OF lum-
Der, is discharging at the 9th street wharf
of T. r. Riley & Co.
The schooner Clarence II. Nenner is re-
ported to have sailed from Bath on the 10th
instant with a cargo of ice for this city.
The schooner Murray Vandever arrived
in port yesterday with a cargo of lumber
for johnson & Wimsatt.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake, which has been in port for some
days, sailed yesterday evening for Balti-
more.
The schooner A. Boothe and the f1attie
Northumberland both sailed yesterday even
ing.
The schooner VIM. Oliver arrived in port
light for Alexandria yesterday evening In
fpw pf he ID
Two large barges laden with fertilizer
have arrived at Alexandria for VIM. A.
Smoot & Co. and Herbert Bryant
The steamer Occoquan, with cargo of
cord wood arrived in port this morning for
Carter and Clark.
The schooner George Gilkie from this port
has arrived at Norfolk to load coal.
The schooner Emma F. Angel, laden with
coal from Georgetown. sailed yesterday
evening in tow of the tug Minerva for the
mouth of the river. en- route to Boston,
The schooner Ellen NJ. Colder, with a
cargo of railway ties, sailed from Alexan
dra for Boston yesterday evening. The
tug Camilla took her to the mouth of the
river.
The schooner Normandy from this port
arrived at Baltimore today and will load
coal for a New England port.
The schooner Ina Tunnel: which left here
yesterday for Baltimore, Will load coal there
for Fort de France. Island of Martinique,
at 81. 80 per ton.
The schooner o. d. whitehall has COM
sail this evening for Baltimore.
The big scow, belonging to the dredge
Pugh which is at work deepening the
channel through the Mattawoman flats
near Indian Head. which has been under
repair in George Cumberland & Sons yard
for some time past, left the yard yesterday
evening, in tow of tug, for Mattawoman
creek.
The large party of North Carolinians, who
have been in the city for some days past
on a visit, will start for home this evening
on the Norfolk and Washington line steam
er.
The steamer Saml. J. Pentz took party
numbering about 800 to Colonial Beach on
a days outing this morning.
The schooner Bertha Dean, with 1251
tons ice on board arrived for the American
Ice Company this morning She sailed from
the Kennebec on August 81.
General and Personal.
The three-masted schooner Mary Curtis
is at the Alexandria ship yard, to be hauled
out and repaired.
The United States steamboat inspectors
have inspected the machinery and hull of
the War Department launch Mercedes.
MessrS. Carter and Clark are loading four
large barges in Aqua creek, Va, with rail-
way ties for Philadelphia, and another
barge left here yesterday for the same
point 10 load ties The five barges will
carry nearly 10000 ties.
The steamer Kent of the Randall line
Will Monday morning next take a special
party OF the brewery employees on a twenty