Evening star., 1901-09-23
ALONG THErRRER FRONT
NEED OF A BUOY orr NEyAL MAGA-
ZINE.
Vessels Deceived by the Wharf, E1.
pectfng Good Depth NJ Water
There-GeneraA. Me htiOn.

There is said to be great need of buoy to
| mark the shoal water abreast, of the United
| States naval magazine ON the District side
| of the river between this city and Alexan-
| dria. Recently several vessels, strangers
| to the Potomac In the vicinity, have gone
aground at this point. their pilots being
| deceived by the magazine wharf. They
| take it for granted that there must be deep
| water in front Of it. when the fact Is the
| naVigabie water does not extend to within
| hundred feet of the landing The matter
will be brought to the attention of the light
| house authorities, and request for a buoy
| will be made.
The large sucker dredge of the Atlantic.
Pacific and Gulf Dredging Company which
has been engaged In deepening the water
| in the harbor since March II. 1901,~wll. it
is stated, completes the contract early in
| October, and will then be taken to North
Carolina, to be employed in someazof the
| government work there. The dredge1 Is now
digging In the Georgetown channel about
midway between the Long bridge; and
Georgetown, and. when this is completed
vessels drawing twenty feet of water can
then reach Georgetown at all tides. In the
washington harbOr a depth of about
twenty-one feet can be had, and any vessel
that can come up the Potomac can now
reach the wharves here without difficulty.
The fish market at the 1lth street wharf
| was this morning but poorly supplied The
market today was well attended, and busi-
ness was fair. / ices this morning were:
For founders, SC per pound; black bass.
10 to 12c per pc nd; large trout, to &c.
per pound; while perch 10 to 15cc per
pound; medium rock, to 12c per pound:
pan rock. 8 to 1Oc. per pound: Spanish
mac ma ekerel; al l5c per pound; carp 20 to SOC
each; catfish, 10 to 35c. per bunch. cells,
70 to Soc per bunch; gray trout, S. to 50
per barrel; porgies, $3.50 per barrel, and
croakers, 50 per barrel. The demand for
hard crabs Is becoming light, and this
morning they sold at 75c to 81 per barrel.
The cool weather has made the oyster
market at the 11th street wharf very brisk,
and the demand for the bivalves is good at
four hours about 1 400 bushels of Potomac
oysters have been brought to the wharf,
but by tonight the greater portion of these
VIII be sold. Prices this morning were 60 to
Csc. per bushel.
There is good supply of watermelons,
about 2OOO In all, at the oyster wharf to-.
day, but the cool weather has made the de-
mand for them extremely light and the
sales are but few and small. Prime melons
only are on sale at - per hundred.
The Freight Handlers. e,-
The three-masted schooner Annie Ainsley
has completed the discharging Of her cargo
OF plaster. and has. gone to Alexandria,
where she will load a large cargo Of rail-
way ties for Philadelphia or Boston.
The schooner American Patriot has ar
rived here with a cargo OF cord wood for
Carter & Clark. .s-.s-
The four-masted schooner, John H.. But
terick, from this port :ihas' sailed from
Baltimore for Bangor. Ne. with full
cargo OF soft coal. isao 1g.r
The schooner Susan FL Porter has ar
rived at NewbertI, N. c., from this CITY, '-rat
The Rut h. End. Ella and the n. M.sJ-.Stephen4.
son sailed yesterday for the lower river,
and viii load oyStefBsfpT Shfs sniaFketayn nso
The steamer +. v. Arrousuaith. which ar
rived tip from the lower river, brought up
large cargo of fruit. stock and country
produce for the local commission houses
The e. p Evans and the Ernmett= Arthur
are IN port with;fuii cargoes of oysters.
The steamer Wakefield has returned from
the Newport News shipyards where her hull
was partially rebuilt and :uther repair work
The schooner j. T. Parks. with q, cargo OF
about 1900 boxes OF earned .tomatoes from
kinsale, Va, is at the 9th streetf wharf Qf
the Amefieanl Ice Comp any"doro EaTnshaw
Bros and ]. c. Ergood. .ssssstE
The bafkentine Doris. laden with asphaI-
tum, is at the wharf, of the washington AS
phalt Brick Company, foot Of South Capitol
street. unloading cargo. y - f-f--rS. :.
The schooner Julia McNamara has d1s-,e
charged her cargo and sailed for the lower
Potomac to load. .:
The Mary Francis. loaded with cord
"oods mas aAAA Ou LA PoAb AoA N0A SCAs <SN-
Clark.
The sloop; Oyster Boy loaded a. general,
cargo at Alexandria and sailed yesterday
for q lower river point. t''" -
The ElenOra rRuSSeA and Fannie Shepherd
have gone to the lower Potomac and will
load cargoes back to this port. -
The BARGE Daniel is. at H K,i Fields
wharf, Alexandria, and will load a cargo
OF lumber and building material for a river
landing.
The new schooner VIM. H. Yerkes, with
cargo of Ice ofor"the American Ice Com
pany here. is about due at the capes and
her arrival here Is looked for at any time.
The large feur-masted schooner Henry
L. Peckhan, laden with about 500 tons
of soft coal from the Winship-Meredith
piers at Georgetown sailed Saturday in
tow Of the tug Camilla for New England
port.
The schooner Belmont has arrived at Al
exandria with full cargo Of cord wood
for Aitcheson & Bro She Is unloading at
the wharf foot Of Prince street.
The longboat Silver Star is hauled out on
the railway at Benefits boat yard, and
will be given thorough overhauling. She
will be calked all over and all unsound
planking will be taken out. The longboat
Lottie Carter has been put overheard at
Benefits and her repairs will be completed
while lying in the dock.
The schooner Miami, which has been on
the marine railway at Alexandria for sew
eral days past, undergoing repairs, has
been launched and will go into service at
once.
The little schooner Sidney belonging to
Capt Kendrick of Charles county, Md, is
reported to have sunk in Nanjemoy reach
recently The accident was caused by the
vessel running upon a trap net stake and
cutting hole through her bottom.
The scows Washington and Fannie, which
have been ashore in Piscataway creek for
several days, laden with hickory wood for
the spoke factory at New Alexandria, have
been hoated and taken to their destination
The steam dredge Fannie and the pump
ing machine OF Mr.. John Miller have been
taken in tow of the tug Wm II. yerkes to
Annapolis, Nd.
The f1attie Johnnie. belonging to Mr. John
Boswell, Is at the dock adjoining the River
View wharf to receive a new mast.
The tug Vim. H. Yerkes, jr., which has
been undergoing an overhauiing at Balti-
more, Is again in service.
The officers Of the steamers coming into
port report about seveney-ffve small boats
engaged in longing for oysters on Cedar
Point bar. and as many more in Machodoc
creek.
POLICE COMPLmmsNTED.
Letters to Chief Sylvdstef Regarding
Service at CaAf4O1 .Quesaay.
Major Sylvester has received number