Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-19
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT,
STEAMER DAMAGED BY GUN FIRING
AT INDIAN HEAD.
Concussion Causes Alarm Among the
PassenEers-Changcs in BuOys-
Fish and Oysters.

AS the steamer Harry Randall was leav-
| ing the wharf at Indian Head, Nd. on her
! last trip to this city, of the big thirteen
| inch naval guns being tested there was
| fired, and 50 great was the conclusion that
| about dozen large panes of glass on one
side were smashed; large sliding door,
| leading out in her quarter on the starboard
! side, was broken and other damage was
| done. The shock frightened the passengers,
! the belief being induced that another maya
zine had exploded and it several min
utes before the officers could convince them
| that the steamer was not sinking.
Several of the passengers assert that the
| conclusion lifted the steamer two feet.
| Complaint has been made by the officials
of the Randall line to the naval authorities
at Indian Head, requesting a discontinue
ance of the firing of these heavy guns when
steamboats, are in the vicinity of the Indian
Head wharf. The damage to the steamer
will amount to about So
For some time past the residents of
| Prince Georges county, Md, in the neigh
| borhood of Fort Foote, have been complain
ing of the nuisance caused by the landing
of the garbage from this city on farm in
that vicinity. Recently the matter was
brought to the attention of DR.. l.. A. Grit
fifth of Upper Marlboro, the health officer
of the county, and Saturday last he visited
the locality on the steamer Estelle Randall.
| He was met at the wharf by asdeputation
of the leading residents of the neghborhood
and personally investigated the nuisance
and promised to take steps at once to put
| an end to it. 1t is stated the landing of the
garbage will be stopped.
Changes in Buoys.
The following notices of changes in the
buoys in Chesapeake bay have been issued
| by the light house board:
The northern and southern ends of the
navy trial course in the bay off Barren Is
land have been marked by nun buoys,
painted red.
The wreck of the barge Frank Thompson.
which sunk in Chesapeake bay near Seven
| Foot Knoll light when bound for this port,
has been marked by red and black hori-
zontally striped spar buoy. The Seven
Foot Knoll light house is S. q w. from
the buoy. The front of the Craighill chan
mel light house bears E. S. E. y E.
The glut of oysters al the wharf remains
unbroken. and prices this morning were on
the decline. Fourteen vessels were at the
wharf on Saturday evening when the mar
| ket closed and since then twenty more have
arrived, bringing in all nearly 5000 bushels
of oysters. 1t is estimated that the yes
sells at the wharf have fully 5000
bushels on hand. An extremely light mar
ket and the warmer weather has forced
prices down. the smaller oysters selling az
30 to 30 cents per bushel, while the larger
are bringing but 60 to 20 cents. The ar
rivals are the Eva Stiles. Levin Woolford,
Volunteer. Avalon. w. H. H Bixler, Elem
i Lizzie Lane. Amanda Lewis NJ. E. Smith
Seabelle, Eddie and Nellie. Eta, Guythe
Cecilia, Seabird, American Eagle and Cen
tennial.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
was but poorly supplied with fish this
morning, the Norfolk line steamer bringing
up but twenty barrels from the shores
| about Old Point and Virginia Beach, re-
spectively, to the local dealers, and only
about ten barrels were brought up by the
steamer Wakefield Sunday morning. Prices
Iic ,i,,fry ahn,
| last quoted, trout selling at $3.50 to s. per
barrel; mullet $1.25 to 81 per box:
, boiling rock. 10 cents per pound; pan rock.
) to cents per pound: bass, e to cents
| per pound; white perch, to cents per
pound spot, cents per pound; pike, .
! cents per pound; carp, ) cents per pound:
salmon trout, to cents per pound; blue
fish and tailors, to cents per pound:
winter shad, 10 cents per bunch; cells, IL
| to 20 cents per bunch; catfish, 10 to 20
| cents per bunch, and river mullets, 10 cents
per bunch.
The Passing Craft.
The F. r. S. Dougherty is at Alexandria
with a cargo of canned goods from Cam
bridge, Nd, for A. D. Beckett & Co.
The Z. ]. Hovett and the Romeo sailed
from the oyster wharf yesterday for the
lower river, to load back to this port.
The R. H. Stuart is at Alexandria, loading
a cargo of sash, blinds and other building
material for Curroman bay.
The schooner John Hanley is in port with
cargo of canned goods.
The lighthouse engineers steamer Jessa-
mine, Captain Krug. came into port Satur-
day evening and sailed this morning.
The schooner Edwin c., with cargo of
fertilizer, has sailed from this port for Nor
folk.
The Martin Wagner, American Patriot
! and Ida May are down the river loading
| cordwood for Garter & Clark.
The schooner Henry r. Travers is at
Saunders wharf in the James river, load
ing pine lumber for this city.
The schooner E. P. Evans Mary and Re
becca, Silver Spray, VIM. Turner and S. l..
Brown have all sailed for the lower river
| to load oysters.
The Mary A. Shea and the Belmont are
| in port with cargoes Of cordwood for Carter
& Clark.
The schooner NJ. /. Wedmore WILL when
! loaded with fertilzing material at T. w.
RiIey's sail for the Western branch, Md
| The steamer Potomac sailed yesterday
evening for the lower river landings and
Baltimore, with heavy freight and
number of passengers.
The schooner A. II. Quinby will load fer
tilizing materials at this port for Norfolk,
as she completes the discharging
OF her cargo of lumber for T. r. Riley.
The three-masted schooner R. & s. Cor
son sailed from Norfolk for this port on
November I, with a cargo of lumber for
Biscoe and Johnson & Wimsatt. She should
have been here several days ago.
The United States lighthouse tender Ma
Pile has arrived in port and is lying at the
American Ice Company'S wharf. she brings
an empty gas buoy from the Point Lookout
station, to be charged.
The schooner ]. ]. Hanson, Capt. Oliver,
sailed on Saturday evening last for Balti-
more in tow of the tug Camilla. On her
trip from Bath to this port the Hanson
lost her foretopmast in blow.
The long boat Osceola has arrived in port
with a cargo Of cord wood for Johnson &
Bro.
The War Department launch Pleasanton
has been hauled out of the water at Ben
boat -o,>1 n,I ,,n1n fD,,
the winter.
General and Personal.
The launch Santa Barbara, the dispatch
boat of the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, Md, is hauled out at the navy yard
here to be given thorough overhauling,
and will be repainted throughout Consd-
cradle engine work will also be done, and
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