Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-20
ALONG The RIVER FRONT
THE STORM WAS VIOLENT But
HARMLESS LAST NIGHT
Arrival of Craft mt the HarbOr-Price
of Fish and Local Notes of
General Interest.

The storms on the river last night were
very severe. squalI following squall in
rapid succession. while the flashes of light
ming and peals of thunder were terrifying.
The steamer Charles Manchester was struck
by one of the squalls she was landing
her passengers at the wharf in Alexandria.
and the wind blew hard as to part her
lines and forced her to back out into the
stream. Her bell pulls became charged
with electricity and Captain Ross received
shock from one of them, badly burning
the back of his hand. The steamer Samuel
]. Pentz also out in the squall, but no
damage was done.
A day two ago, as Captain Robert
Carroll was sailing down the river in the
schooner John Cunningham on his way to
the summer fishing ground. a small whirl-
wind struck the vessel, and, picking up a
bundle of net lying on the deck. carried
it overheard and 1t was lost. The lost net
was 100-fathom one and was already
tarred and prepared for service. and was
valued at about $50. Captain Carroll had
TO return to this city and get a new supply
of seine before he could continue his jour
ney down the river.
Twenty-Five barrels of salt water fish
were received by the dealers at the wharf
from the fishing shores about Norfolk this
morning. The scarcity of fish and in
creased demand for them caused prices to
advance somewhat. This morning trout
brought from 81 to 50 per barrel; tay1ors.
500 to 81 per barrel: butter fish, s. per
barrel and mackerel. Sc. per pound Rock.
by the bunch. brought &c to &c per pound.
and pan rock sold for loo. to lie. per pound.
About twenty barrels of hard crabs were
also received and sold from S1.25 to 81 per
barrel
St. Peters Sunday school had its annual
excursion to River View yesterday. and
nearly 5000 of the children, their parents
and friends visited the resort.
L,Ev 81 v1I, 1l,rrs. oil fIyr
as large throng to Marshall Hall on We'd
nesday evening
The harbor police in the Vigilant made
several rounds of the harbor yesterday
evening the lookout for nude bathers,
hut the recent arrests had evidently scared
the boys, for all the bathers that were seen
had clothing on, and no arrests were made.
On the Virginia side of the river above the
Aqueduct bridge a number of men were IN
bathing without clothing. and on the az
proach of the EigIlant they took to the
woods.
The United States revenue cutter VIM
dom IS in port from cruise on the CheSa-
peake bay station. She is anchored in the
stream
Selectman. wiki cargo of 100000 feet of
pine lumber for johnson & Wimsatt, ar
rived in port last night.
The tug Hosk.ns of Baltimore has cleared
with three light coal barges for Philadel-
phia to reload.
The schooner ]. P. Robinson Captain
Redman. cleared from Alexandria today
with miscellaneous cargo for points on
Upper MaChOdOc creek.
The schooner Alice Holbrook. from this
port. and the H. L. Peckham, from Alex
andria, sailed today in tow OF the tug
Tempar for Baltimore TO load coal to New
England ports.
The arrival of the schooner o. D. With
Grail. ice laden for this port. was delayed
by the storm last night and she is looked
for this evening.
The schooners Bertha Dean, Captain
Thomas and the Estelle Phinney, Captain
Phlnney. both with cargOeS of ice for this
port, sailed from Bath. Me. on Tuesday
last. They should arrive here about the
2Sth or 18th.
The repairs to the hull of the steam
launch Joe Blackburn have been completed
and she was put overheard at Benefits
yesterday.
The sIoop Louis. Captain George D.
Shecke,S owner. is at Cumberland's boat
yard for repairs to hull and caulk.ng.
Within the past week all the force of
ship carpenters employed al the navy yard
here have been laid off account of
scarcity of work
a company of twenty marines from this
city were taken TO Norfolk last night in
the y. K ". line steamer.
The steam launch Acme. with DR.. Miner
and party on board, have returned from =
trip on Chesapeake bay. The cruise lasted
two weeks. and the Elk river and other
streams emptying into the upper part Of
the bay were explored.
Milton al Townshend's boathouse has been
completed. and her owners sent her 10 Ches-
apeake Beach.
Mr. H. s Wood is having his large sail
ing canoe thoroughly overhauled and re-
paired AT the boat exchange.
The supply Of coai arriving here by the
canal is again scarce, and several Of the
steamboat lines are getting their supplies
of fuel by carts.
TIE work of erecting the two new build
ings. additions to the hospital at the ar
stGGl is advancing rapidly.
Reiskell * Son of Alexandra have con-
tract for several Thousand dollars worth
OF building material for the new barracks
10 be erected at Fort Washington. Nd.
Meade & Reynolds, contractors, have
shipped the framing for two Of the new
buildings at Fort Hunt 10 SheIidan's Point
wharf.
Capt. T. F. Faunce gave a pleasant launch
party in the steam laurch Jennie Irene to
a number of his fr.CGds yesterday evening.
A very pleasant ride on the river had
In the party were Misses Sullivan, Hutch
irson Duryea and FaurCe. Messrs. Jones
Mccormick and Scott, and Mr.. and Mrs
i.Yrr