Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER LAlES WITH COAL RE-
PORTED TO BE ASHORE.
Drifted on Beach at Chiseldine's Is
land-Schooner Krantz Safe
Fish snd oysters.

The schooner Anna Maria, Capt. J. T.
Dowdy, with cargo of about 100 tons OF
coal from Baltimore for the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head Nd, is reported
ashore on Chseldine's Island, in the Wicom-
leo river, and it is believed that the vessel
and cargo will prove a total loss. On her
way down the bay Monday she was caught
In a heavy gale, had her sails blown away
and drifted on the beach. She is owned
by Baltimore parties.
The Delaware City lock of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal is reported
broken, and traffic through the canal has
been suspended for week.
The schooner John F. Krantz, bound to
this point from Pensacola, Fla, with
cargo of lumber for johnson & Wimsatt,
reported Tuesday last as being in danger
OF going ashore near Cape Henry, got safe
~ away from the beach and is stated to be
on her way to this port in tow of the tug
fseriess OF Baltimore. In the bad weather
OH the coast the KrantZ lost her deckload
or lumber and several of her sails. She
should arrive here this evening. Messrs.
Johnson IL Wfmsatt, her consignees here,
state that only cheap lumber was stored
on her deck, and the total value of that
lost Will not exceed 500.
FIFTEEN vessels with oysters aboard were
lying at the 11th street wharf this. morning.
rms supply, while considerably smaller
Inan II was a week ago, amounts to about
300 bushels, and will supply the market
for some days to come. The market this
morning was very dull, there being but few
buyers ON hand. Prices remain about the
same as yesterday, the small oysters selling
at from 30 to 65 cents per bushel and the
larger and finer stock at 70-to 80 cents per
bushel. The arrivals at the wharf since
Yesterday are the George B. Faunce, Sea-
belle, twilight and the Amanda Lewis.
They all bring full cargoes of oysters from
the rocks in the lower river.
Inc market at the 18th street wharf was
but poorly supplied with fish this morning,
not package being brought up by the Nor
folk and Washington line steamer, and
only three barrels coming up on the river
boats The supply of frozen fish from the
New Jersey and northern coasts was also
small only ten packages having been re-
ceived by express. While buyers were few
this morning, many of them had to return
home unsupplied with fish. Prices this
morning, with one exception, were the same
as yesterday, black bass selling at 1872 to II
cents per pound; rock, 1872 to 90 cents per
pound; sheephead, to cents per pound;
trout, 9ls to 10 cents per pound: white
perch, to 10 cents per pound; jumping
mullets, cents per pound: blue pike and
haddock, cents per pound; yellow perch
10 to 40 cents per bunch; winter shad, 1925
per hundred, and North Carolina shining
$3.50 per hundred
The Passing Craft.
The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis has 7arrived
oyster-laden chaft
The steamer E. James Tull remains at
Alexandria. the low water and ice making
it impossible for her to get into Occoquan
to discharge her cargo of grain.
The sloop B. H. Lambert, Capt. Davis,
is near Blackistoneis Island leading oys-
tiers for this port.
The tug Juno belonging to Mr.. Park
Agnew, is Temporarily laid up at the Nor
folk line wharf at Alexandria, until the ice
gets out of the river and business opens
again.
The schooner Charles II. Dagger, having
| completed the discharging of her cargo of
cord wood, has sailed for the lower river
| to reload.
| Five light coal barges In tow of Balti-
more tug sailed yesterday evening from
this port and Alexandria for Philadelphia,
via the Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
The Weems line steamer Potomac IS in
| port from Baltimore and the lower river
| landings. She brought UP good freight
| for the local dealers.
The steamer Lily and Howard will, it is
| understood, remain tied up at Shoots
wharf until the spring opens.
General and Personal.
! AS a number of cattle We're being loaded
on the steamer Estelle Randall at Marshall
Hall yesterday fractions bull got over
board between the steamer and the end Of
| the wharf. The river was covered with ice
and considerable difficulty was had in get
ting the animal to swim to the shore 1t
emerged from the river unframed and was
brought to this city.
The new seine boat being built at Deans
boat yard in Alexandria for Mr.. Wallace
of Whitewater, Stafford county, Va, will
be ready for delivery before the spring fish
ing season opens. The boat will be one of
the largest in use on the river.
1t is stated that the town council Of Colo
NAL Beach has In view the building of a
wharf at that DODllIar
sort some time in the near future. The
repairs to the old wharf there are about
completed.
| plans are on foot for the Improvement of
Somerset Beach, in King George county,
Va, to make it quiet summer resort,
where families can 60 to spend the warm
months. Arrangements VIII be MADE by
the managers for the daily boats between
this city and the river points to stop there.
1t is understood the enterprise is backed
| by Washington capital
During the high wind Of Tuesday last the
stack on the boiler house of the Alexandria
| acid works, on the river front at the north
| of that town, was blown down.
The work of building the retaining en-
| bankments on the Potomac Park, east OF
| the Long bridge, has been completed and
is ready for the dredge to begin its pump
The old steamer Mary Washington, which
| in her day was the favorite excursion boat
| ont of this port, has been lying in Four
mile run for two years, and is slowly being
| broken up by tramps and others, the lum-
Der being used as fireWood.
The oyster schooner Eta. on which the
| case of smallpox was discovered Tuesday
| last. is tied up at the west pier of the 18th
| street wharves.
| The scows used to transport sand from
! the lower river to this city for Mr.. Louis
Smoot are laid UP for the winter at VIM.
| A. Shoots wharf, at Alexandria.
The steamers arriving up from the lower
river report having run through ice several
inches thick about Glymont and Fort Wash
| ington.
few ducks have been seen on the river
between this city and Alexandria In the
past two days
Can't. VIM. Taylor of the tug Juno is
| quite iii at his home ON Cameron street in
| Alexandria.
Mr.. ]. H. Richardson is out again after
| a severe attack Of the grip and has re-
turned to his qftiee'at the fish wharf
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Hotel Arrivals.
Arlington-J.a~A Chambers, Pittsburg; O.
E. Davis. Hayana;;szE. s. comstock. Phila-
delphia; c. H. Keen, Buffalo, N. Y; George
| r. Hammond and wife, North Brookfield,
| Mass MrS Richard FlOyd. PittShurp pa .