Evening star., 1901-09-28
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EFFORT TO RAISE CRADLE AT
AGNEW'S sHIPYARD.
Diver to Attach Chain to It-Ffsh and
Oyster Market-General
News.

| When the chain which held the cradle on
| the large marine railway at Agnew's ship
yard at Alexandria broke a day two
ago it ran back and was lost in the Geep
water of the dock. A diver has gone from
this city to Alexandria for the purpose Of
going overheard in the shipyard dock to
attach a chain to the lost cradle, SO 1t
can be recovered. The deepening of the
water in front of the small railway at the
shipyard has been completed. and as soon
| as some minor repair work is done to the
machinery it will be ready to haul out
vessels of the pungy, bugeye and small
schooner size.
There was an ample supply of fresh and
saltwater fish on sale at the 18th street
fish market this morning, the catch In fne
river having been fair and the Norfolk line
steamer bringing up about forty packages
from the fisheries about Norfolk. Prices
today are about the same as they were
early in the week, Spanish mackerel SELL
ing at 10 cents per pound medium rock at
S to 10 cents per pound; pan rock, o to 3
cents per pound: white perch, 10 to 1o- cents
per pound; large trout 5 to 6 cents per
pound; bluefish, Z to 0 cents per pound;
butter fish, to cents per pound; black
bass, 10 to II cents per pound; founders, D
cents per pound: croakerS, 81 per barrel;
porgies, $3.50 per barrel; gray trout, s. to 81
per BARREL carp, % to 80 cents each; cat
fish, 10 to 35 cents per bunch, and eels,
~ to 80 cents per bunch.
There was plentiful supply of oysters
on hand at the oyster wharf this morning
Since yesterday about 800 bushels have
been brought to the wharf. and prices re-
main about the same as they were yes
terday, the small oysters selling at 40 to
G0c. per bushel and the larger ones at 20 to
soc. per bushel
There are now no watermelons on sale
at the wharf. the last one of the melon
laden boats having discharged her cargo
and sailed. ~..:.
Freight Laden Vessels.
The f1attie E. S. Croswel is at the wharf
of H. X. Field at Alexandria. loading a
cargo of building material for Colonial
Beach.
The sloop Northumberland has sailed for
a lower river point and will load a cargo
back to this point.
The tug Stella, having the Standard Oil
Company barge. No. II, in tow, has ar
rived in port from Baltimore.
The schooner Annie AinSley, loading rail-
way ties at Alexandria, will be ready to
sail for Boston about the middle of next
week.
The Uriah Horner is at Alexandria load
ing general cargo for points on the lower
Potomac
The Peri has gone to the Glymont neigh
borhood and will there load a full cargo
of wood for Carter & Clark.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield.
WHICH came into port yesterday evening
| from points along the river, brought up a
| heavy cargo of fruit, vegetables and live
| stock for the local market.
The bugeye NJ. j. Stephenson came into
| port yesterday evening with cargo of
| oysters for the local dealers.
The Mayfiower sailed yesterday for a
river point to load cordwood for this mar
| ket.
The tug Emma of Baltimore with the
| barge A. w Embry in tow, has arrived in
port. The barge brings a cargo of hard
| coal.
| The schooner Hattie c. Wheatley will
| sail today for a lower river point and Will
| load lumber for this market.
The longboat Five Sisters loaded small
cargo of building material at Alexandria
| yesterday and sailed for river point.
| The tug Sandow, with tow of light
| barges, sailed yesterday for Perryville,
Nd, via Chesapeake City.
The steamer Lily and Howard will ar
| rive in port today from Aqua creek with
| a cargo of lumber for the local dealers.
| The schooner JOS. R. Teel, having COM
pleted the discharging of her load of cam
| ned goods. has sailed for East Point on the
| eastern shore to load fertilizer
The schooner Eta has gone to the Black
| istone Island nefghborhood and will load
| oysters for this market.
The two-masted schooner John P. Rob-
| inson Is at the wharf of VIM. A Smoot Il
| Co., at Alexandria, and will load a misceI-
| laneous cargo for upper Machodoc creek.
The schooner Sidney S.. Johnson, which
| had a hole punched in her bottom by run
ming upon trapnet stake off Riverside
| last week. has been repaired at the Alex
| andria shipyard and Is again ready for
| service.
| The telephone line between Kinsale and
Warsaw, on the northern neck of Virginia,
| is rapidly approaching completion, and in
| a short time these two points will be in
| communication with the outside world by
| wire.
| The little fattie Daisy arrived at Alex
andria yesterday under jury rig, her mast
| having been broken out of her in a squall
| a few days ago. She brings a cargo OF
| foundry iron for Julius Drifuse.
| The steam yacht Edith, which has been
| lying in the King street dock at Alexandria
| for several days, undergoing repairs, is
| about ready for service.
| The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith made a
trip on the Glymont mail route today in
| place of the steamer Samuel ]. PentZ
which is having some minor repair work
| done to her machinery.
General Port News.
| The large barge Ovcrbrock, now al
| Georgetown, will be taken to Aqua creek
| Va, to load a cargo of railway ties foI
Philadelphia. Another large barge is tc
| be taken to Upper Machodoc creek to load
| ties for the same place
| The little steam launch Santa Barbara
| the tender of the Indian Head proving
| grounds, was in port for a short time yes
| terday.
| The light house engineers steamer Jes
| samine is cruising among the light sta
| tions in the fifth district, making the nee
| essary repairs to them.
| The tides were unusually high again last
| night, but beyond flooding all the lowlands
| about the city no damage was done
| Two of the new six-inch rapid-fire guns
recently completed at the Washington
naval ordnance foundry the Eastern
| branch were yesterday taken to the prov
| ing grounds at Indian Head, Md, to be
tested.
The new houseboat recently built here
for Mr.. j. w. Rawlings Is in commission,
| and was yesterday evening taken by the
| launch Jennie Irene to Four Mile Run
| where 1t will be used as the Headquarters
of fishing and hunting parties from this
| city.
Several large punches of blue wing ducks
and teel We're seen by the officers of the
steamer Samuel j. Pentz off Mt. Vernon
| fats yesterday evening
The steamer Harry Randall took her
| place upon the long route to the lower
| river landings today The crew for the
| fall and winter will be: Harry s. Randall