Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
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Two LARGE sgHOOSERs REPORTED
TO BE AGROUND.
Supplies of Oysters and Fish Mt the
wharf-Ifems of GEN.
eral Idssre.t.

The three-masteds ~ schooner John F.
Krautz, which discharged a cargo of lum-
Der here for JohnseN 4 wimsatt early in
this month"; is reported ashore on Cherry
stone bar. The grounding of the vessel
happened while the~ schooner was on her
way from Baltimore hound out for Boston.
The Krautz has been, very unfortunate in
her last trips. She sailed from Jackson
vile in January for this port and on her
way up the coast ran into gale and had
her sails blown away. Coming into the
capes she encountered another heavy gale
and was nearly driven ashore inside Of
Cape Henry She was only saved by tugs,
which lowed her out Of danger.
The large four-masted schooner Frank
T. Stinson. with a cargo of asphalt from
reported aground on Greenway flats be-
tween Marshall Hall and Bryan's Point.
The schooner was In tow of the Norfolk
tug E. v. McCauley when the accident oc-
Cured. She went ashore at about high
tide yesterday evening and Is high out of
the water. Efforts are being made to get
her afloat
The oyster market at the 18th street
wharf was fairly brisk this morning, and
there was also a slight increase in the
supply on hand, there being twelve vessels
at the wharf with about $500 bushels of
oysters on board. No change Is to be noted
selling as low as 40 cents per bushel and
the Potomac stock bringing so to 90 cents
per bushel for the smaller grades and as
high as 90 cents per bushel for the larger
ones.
The supply of fresh fish at the 18th street
wharf this morning was unusually large,
though the varieties offered for sale were
not numerous. Prices this morning are:
For roe shad, 50 to 80 cents each: buck
shad 25 to 30 cents each: herring, $50 per
100; black bass to 10 cents per pound;
pan rock, 10 to 1915 cents per pound; boil
Ing rock. u to Is cents per pound; white
let's, to cents per pound; catfish, 10 to
20 cents per bunch: yellow perch, IL to 20
cents per bunch, and cells, Is to % cents
per bunch.
The Freight Carriers.
The tug Juno has gone to the lower river
on the lookout for vessels bound to this
port Baltimore.
The longboat Mayfower has been taken
to Georgetown to discharge her cargo of
cord wood
The three masted schooner White Wings
has arrived in port and is lying at the
wharf Of the Washington barracks.
The schooner Richard Tall, having COM
pleted the unloading of her cargo of lum--
ber has sailed for the lower river and will
reload lumber.
The schooner Leroy has arrived port
with cargo of cord, wood from the lower
river.
Ihe schooner James B. Anderson. which
was anchored off Alexandria Tuesday, has
sailed for Norfolk. q ~
The schooner Edna c. May has sailed in
tow of the tug Camilla for Baltimore and
Will load coal there, for Boston.
the steamer Occbquan after loading a
small cargo at Alexandria. has sailed for
Occoquan.
The steamer E. Jainesp Tull has come up
to this port from Alexandria to complete
the discharging of her cargo of cord wood
The Col. ]. 7. Seta, ant the J. w Smith
have sailed from the oyster wharf for the
Rappahannock river. y >
The Edith Muir, Wauneta and Ella Cow.
ington have sailed for the lower river
oyster beds and will load 'eargoes of oysters
for this market.
The longboat Mary Francis having COM
pleted the unloading. of her cargo, has
sailed for river landing and will load
cordwood for Carter & Clark. ,a-r
The steamer Potomac arrived In port last
night with miscellaneous cargo from Bal
timore and the lower river for the local
dealers. , - ~ 50
The tug Stella. has, arrived in port with
Standard Oil Company barge No. Il in tow
The barge was locked at Georgetown The
Stella on her way up the river left the
barge Washington at Quantico to load sui
phur rock, .-,fs
General and Personal.
The building Of the pile work at the foot
of LIST street southeast on which will be
built the pumping station of the new savior