Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
UNITED STATES COLLIER LEONIDAS
AT THE NAVY YARD.
Probably the Largest Vessel Ever
Berthed in Washington Port
Fish Market Quotations.

The big United States collier Leonidas ar
rived at the navy yard yesterday with
cargo of coal from Newport News for the
use of the naval ordnance foundry. The
collier, drawing nearly twenty feet OF wa
ter, was brought up the Potomac and into
her berth at the navy yard by Pilot Ken
drick of the Norfolk and Washington line.
The Leonidas is of the largest
steam vessels that has ever come
into this port. She is steel ship
261.6 feet long, 1913 feet wide and has
displacement of 4,242 tons. She was pur-
chased by the Navy Department during the
war with Spain and was formerly the Brit
ish steamship Luciline. She was built at
Sunderland, Eng, in 1898.
The pungy Flying Arrow of Tappahan-
mock, Va, while on her way out of port
yesterday evening ran ashore in the mud
flats near the Buena Vista wharf. The
tide was falling when she grounded and
she was fioated easily at high water last
night, and continued her voyage to the
bay.
The freight steamer E. James Tull, lying
at Alexandria, underwent her annual in
spection yesterday morning by the United
States steamboat inspectors from Baltt-
more. The examination was satisfactory,
her boiler and hull standing all the tests
necessary to secure a renewal Of her IL
cense. She sailed from Alexandria yester-
day with cargo for OccOQuan.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
was well att ended by buyers this morning,
and the demand for fish was good. Prices
were about the same as those of the early
part of the week, gray trout and butter
fish selling at So TO $3.50 per barrel; spot.
So per barrel; croakers, to &c. per pound;
sea bass, &c. per pound; bluefish, to sc.
per pound; mackerel, II to 1214c per pound;
boiling rock, 10 to 1212c per pound; pan
rock, to Sc. per pound; white perch, to
O. m No NOR
pound; catfish, 20 TO Soc. per bunch; cells,
% to 30c. per punch; porgies, Is to 25c.
each: drum. 20 to soc. each; carp, Is to zoe.
each. Hard crabs sold this morning at 81
to S1.JO per barrel.
The non-arrival Of vessels with melons
in port is slowly reducing the stock on
hand, though the demand still continues
extremely light. This Is caused, the deal
ers say, by the overstocking of the market
with peaches and cantaloupes. This morn
ing about fifteen VESSELS were lying at the
wharf with about $1,000 melons aboard.
Prices today are about tine same yes
terday, selects selling at $40 to $13, primes
at 81 to SO, and cults SOC. to $3.50 per hun
dred. The sales this morning were small
and few in number.
Matters Of General Interest,
The tug James o. Carter is out Of service
and has gone to Benefits boat-repairing
yard, where she has been hauled out for
an examination and thorough overhauling
Her condenser is to be taken out and re-
paired, her wheel will be taken off and
the shaft and engine lined up. 1t is ex-
pected the boat will be out of commission
for several days.
Millers sand-sucking machine has been
launched from the railway at Benefits
boat yard, the repairs to her having been
completed.
The tug Yerkes yesterday evening took
large coal-laden scow to Smiths Point for
dr00YQ G he
harbor improvements there.
Capt. James Davis of Harbor Master SUIT
toms force is still confined to his home
by Illness
Charles F. Taylor, who has been assist
ant keeper of the Maryland Point light
house, has been transferred to Old Planta-
ton Light Va, as assistant to the keeper
there.
The managers Of the excursion boats out
of Washington will. it is stated, withdraw
their vessels from the different routes for
the season during the first week in Sep
TENDER.
Cranes are said to be plentiful on the
river between this city and Alexandria, a
flock of five having been seen near Shep-
herds landing of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway yesterday.
The United States naval tug Triton, hav-
ing the gun barge with small gun aboard
in tow, came up from Indian Head yes
terday evening.
The tug Eva Belle Cain Is hauled out on
the marine railway at Alexandria for
general overhauling.
The launch Santa Barbara, the tender Of
the naval proving grounds at Indian Head,
Md, was in port for several hours yester-
day.
The engine and boiler work of the har-
Dor police boat Vigilant has been COM
pleted, and she is now being reprinted
from stem to stern. Commodore Sutton ex-
poets to have the boat in service early next
week.
The launch Alert was out for a short
while yesterday evening, DR.. Rauterberg,
her owner making tests of new appliances
which add to the efficiency of her engine.
The schooner Amelia Hearn has been
chartered to load sand from the Severn
river for Alexandria at rs cents per ton.
Vessels Coming and Going.
The three-masted schooner Bradford c.
French, in tow of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes.
jr., sailed from the Winship Meredith coal
wharves in Georgetown yesterday evening
with a cargo of about 1,4OO tons of soft
coal, en- route to Boston.
The schooner Magic. having unloaded
her cargo of lumber for Johnson & VIM
satt has sailed. She will load cargo of
lumber ad shingles at Newbern, N. c., for
this port.
The schooner L. H. Coward now loading
coal at Georgetown, will complete the talk
ing on Of her cargo and will sail for New
England port Friday evening or Saturday.
tons. She is to receive so cents per ton
for her cargo.
The schooner Samuel Wood arrived in
port yesterday evening with a cargo Of
gravel from Colonial Beach for George
town.
The Irene has sailed for an eastern shore
port and will load watermelons back to this
market.
The bugeye c. r. Lewis has arrived at
Alexandria with a cargo of cord wood for
the dealers there.
The c. ]. Howeth is lying in the stream
off Alexandria and will, 1t is understood,
load a general cargo for river point.
The longboat Mary Francis sailed yes
terday evening for a lower river port and
will load cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Merner completed the dis
charging of her cargo of ice and sailed yes
terday evening in tow Of the Baltimore tug
Majestic for Baltimore to load coal
The Beulah and Pearl has arrived in
port with a load of about 800 watermelons
for this market.
The schooner Henry S. Little, with a car
go or ice for this port, is expected to ar
rive at the capes of the Chesapeake with
In the next twenty-four hours
The American Patriot came into port this
Morning Of ri