Evening star., 1901-04-15
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EFFECT OF THE EAsTERLY GALE
on SHIPPING INTERESTS.
Water Five Feet Above the Ordinary
High LcveI-Fish and Oyster
Markets.

The easterly gale which begin blowing
on Saturday night Is reported by the IN
coming steamers to have been extremely
severe on the lower Potomac and In Chesa-
peake bay yesterday and last night. The
steamer Arrowsmith in consequence or the
force of the gale and the high water, was
unable to make her usual landings at Co
lOntal Beach and other points. In the mar
Dor here the easterly winds backed up the
water and caused unusually high tides, ris-
Ing nearly to the tops of many of the
wharves. The water was about five feet
above the usual high level, and a large
part of the Potomac Park was under wa
ter. At Alexandria many of the wharves
were under water, and the tide went some
distance UP King street. The Alexandria
fish wharf was under water, and work had
to be suspended there
The full force of the gale was felt by the
dredge at work at the forks of the chan
mel. The work of the seas hlled number
of its pipe pontoous. causing them to sinl,
and the pipes to go to the bottom Work
has been suspended
The following notice to mariners has
been issued from the office of the light
house inspector for the fifth district:
Western branch beacon light, Elizabeth
river, Na--NOtice is given that the Struc-
ture from which the fixed red light is
shown. standing in fourteen feet of water,
on the Southwesterfy side of the channel
of the Elizabeth river. and the southeaster-
ly side of the cut entrance to the Western
branch. Va. has been damaged, and the
light was discontinued April H. 1901.
Elizabeth river entrance gas buoy, Vir-
gtnta, was reported out on April II. 1901,
and will be relit as soon practicable.
The tug Juno arrived here Saturday even
Ing last having in tow the United States
engineer corps obstruction removing ma
Chine. The floating machine will be used,
1t is stated. for the purpose of making
bOrings of the river bottom above the Long
bridge to determine the character of the
foundation under the piers of the proposed
new bridge across the Potomac. The ma
chine has been at work on the James river
and was tOWed from City Point to this CITY
by the Juno.
The receipts of shad and herring by the
dealers at the 11th street wharf from the
fishing shore seines since yesterday have
been about 100000 herring and $500 shad.
This morning the packing houses were all
open aud the cutting and sailing of her
ring was in full operation. Prices were as
follows: For roe shad. s25 to $50 per hun
dred: buck shad. so to S12 per hundred
herring. S3 to 81 per thousand: croaker,
So per barrel: river mullets, 15c. per bunch;
yellow perch, 10 to 25c- per bunch; catfish,
10 to 2Oc- per bunch: pan rock. &c. per
pound; boiling rock 10c. per pound; white
perch, to Zoe per pound; carp, &c. per
pound; founder, sc. per pound and stur-
geon, Sc per pound.
The Sunny South. Eta and seabelle have
l.
urday with cargoes Of oysters aboard from
the Potomac oyster beds. They bring in
all about Goo bushels. The supply on hand
today amounted to between 500 and 1 900
bushels and the demand was very Hight
Prices this morning ranged from 90 to soc.
per bushel, according to size and quality
Supplies OF Lynn Haven and Norfolk oys-
ters continue to be brought to this market
on the Norfolk line steamers.
Movements of River Craft.
The southerly winds of Saturday were
what the wood-laden vessels lying in the
creeks along the river. had been waiting
for, and they came into port in numbers.
The arrivals were The J. P Robinson Mil
cab. John Bradley. j. T. Parks, Seabrfght
and Father and Son. All are consigned to
Carter * Clark
The handsome little sloop-rigged Yacht.
St Charles, which lay in port here through
out the winter. and which sailed as soon
as the river opened In the spring returned
TO port Saturday evening and is anchored
b In the stream 1t IS understood her own
er will summer her here.
The United States revenue cutter Win
dom is in port from cruise on Chesa-
peake bay and the river.
The Lola Lowe has discharged her cargo
and sailed for the lower Potomac
The Mary '. Duncan is at John r. Zim-
merman's wharf. Alexandria, unloading a
cargo of salt from Baltimore.
The little three-masted schooner Alice
'dFllSle IdS arrived IN port with a cargo
of cordwOOd for the James Creek canal
The brig JAS. o. Carter, which has been
engaged on engineers WORK In Mattawo-
man creek, returned to port Saturday
evening.
The Baltimore tug Emma, having in tow
two coal-iaden barges for this city, has
sailed from Chesapeake City, Md.
The Silver Star has arrived IN port with
a cargo of pine lumber from Occoquan
creek for Johnson & Vfmsatt
The steamer | iliV and
for Aqua creek and will load to this port
The schooner Charley Banks is in port
with full cargo of cordwood for the local
dealers.
The Ida May and Julia and Annie have
sailed for q river point for cargoes OF
wood.
General Matters.
The two-masted schooner Amelia Hearr
was in collision on Saturday off Eastern
bay in the Chesapeake. with the schooner
William DonnelIy. The Hearn had her fly
ing jhb0om carried away and returned tc
baltimore for repairs. The DonneIIy had
her rigging damaged and her sails torn
and carried away. She was forced to an
Chor for want of sails. The Hearn is vel
known as lumber trader TO this port.
The river freight steamer Lily and How.
ard was hauled out on the marine railway
at Alexandria for short time on Saturday
eTening last to have some necessary re-
pairs made to her rudder
The tug Minerva is on the railway at the
Alexandria shipyard for an examination OF
her hal, below the water line. and some
repair work.
The steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and
Washington line. win take her place upor
the route bet weeH this city and Old Point
and Norfolk tomorrow evening Captair
VIM Luckett and the crew of the Newnor,
News will be transferred to the Norfolk or
the arrival of the News here tomorrow
morning
the wharf. foot of 18th street, with a cargc
of Virginia pine lumber.
Work at Dizzy Heights