Evening star., 1900-08-02
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
YAwL YACHT ANCHORED
OFF EIGHTH STREET.
Property of J. p. Story of Washington
-Construction and Repairs
Vessels with Freight.


Company of Baltimore, for Mr.. J. P. Story
of this city. has arrived in port and is an
chored In the stream off the foot of Sth
street. The Dione is handsome craft and
has been greatly admired by the river men.
She is fifty-four feet long on deck, thirty
five feet at the water line and fourteen feet
beam. Her draft Is five and a half feet,
with a two-foot center board extending be-
low her keel of solid iron. weighing over
five tons. The interior arrangements of
the yacht are all that could be wished. Her
cabin has two staterooms. with toilet and
bath; and the living room, or saloon, has
floor space 5 K feet. Forward of this is
the kitchen and crews quarters. both of
which are quito roomy. The cabin is six
feet two inches high, and in the rooms
tall man can walk about without bending
his head.
The yacht has a great deal of deck room.
the deck being flush with the cabin trunk.
ftted with the usual sails. but she has a
ten horsepower gasoline engine, with which
to turn her wheel. This will be her main
dependence for motive power.
The new yacht is a great addition to the
Potomac river fleet.
1t was rumored along the river front
Yesterday evening that a laden coal barge
in tow of the Baltimore tug Peerless, en-
route to this city, had sprung a leak off
Marshall Hall wharf Monday last, and had
sunk before she could be gotten into shoal
other barges brought up in the same tow
by the Peerless found the basis for the
story in the fact that while in Chesa-
peake bay with the tow the barge Mary
Maloney had leaked SO badly that she had
to be taken into the Shoal water near
Solomon's Island and there anchored for
safety, while the leaks in her bottom were
located and stopped.
At the Fish Wharf.
The dealers at the fish wharf this morn
ip 1yn1 irtx -f,ra 1f Gel,
the shores about Norfolk and on the east
ern shore of Virginia. The increased de-
mand for fish keeps prices up, trout this
morning bringing from s45Oto s6 per barrel,
blue fish and tailors both sold at 4 cents to
Az cents per pound; mackerel at IL cents
to II cents per pound. Three barrels of
rock fish from the river seines were also
received and brought 6 cents to cents
per pound for bunch, and u cents to IL
cents per pound for pan fish. Crabs are
somewhat Scarcer this morning, and sold
a 81 to $1.15 per barrel.
There were no arrivals of watermelons
by vessel at the fish wharf in the past
twenty-four hours. Several vessels laden
with the fruit are in the river bound up,
and should be here before morning. The
Norfolk steamer Norfolk this morning
brought up about 600 melons. This morn
ing they were selling at from 81 to S16 per
hundred.
The barge Ellen Call, belonging to Ga
loney & Co. of Philadelphia, with about
,SUO tons OF nara coal ABOARD, SpranS a.eaK
at Underwood's wharf in the James Creek
canal Tuesday and sunk at her moorings.
She lies in about eight feet of water, and
her cargo will have to be taken out before
she can be raised.
Messrs. Ernest Matthews and William Re-
gan are building for their own use a hand
some little deadrise. &c feet long. feet 2
inches beam and feet draft. The boat IS
being built at 1855 Union street southwest,
and will, it is expected, be put overheard
about September l. Her builders hope to
make her speedy craft and one that will
show her stern to most of the smaller sail
ing vessels the river.
The sloop Dauntless. under the command
of Captain Rogers, with Messrs. Otis Frank
and William Gill aboard. sailed last night
for an extended cruise on the lower river.
At Coitons wharf she will pick up several
others of her party.
The steam launch Blue Wing, formerly
in the United States fish commission serv-
ice, but now owned by Mr.. Dock Ray of
this city, is hauled out on the railway at
Benefits ship yard for examination and
repairs. She will also receive a new dress
of paint while out of the water.
Cumberland & Son will have the big sand
barge, being built for the Columbia Ma
tional Sand Dredging Company ready to
be turned over to her owners in few days.
1t is understood the work of constructing
another large barge for the same parties
will be begun soon.
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