Evening star., 1901-10-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EASTERN BRANCH EHANNEL TOO
NARROW FOR THE GUYANDorTE.
Petition for Red Light ON Long Wharf
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at sheridan,s PPint-Gen-
eral P9Ft News.

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The need for wider and deeper channel
in the Eastern branch was clearly shown
yesterday evening, when the steamship
Guyandotte was leaving the wharf at the
arsenal. where she had tunloaded the eff
fects of the Sd Battalion Of Engineers. The
vessel tried to turn around in the chan
| nel and found it to be so extremely narrow
| that she was in danger of getting ashore
| at both bow and stern. She had to pro-
cure the services of the tug d. M. Key to
tow her stern foremost to the main river
| channel, where she was able to head down
stream and start on hsE, journey to New
port News. The Guyandotte is not a very
long ship, being less than 800 feet but
that length is greater than the width of
the channel, which is not only narrow, but
very crooked abreast of the arsenal wharf.
A petition Is being circulated among the
steamboat and rivermen of this city and
Alexandria asking the; Treasury Depart
ment to have red light put on the end
OF the long wharf at Sheridan's Point, the
landing for the artillery station at Fort
hunt, Va, about twelve miles below this
city. This wharf extends fully half mile
into the river, and is in the path of small
vessels. The light now there, 1t is stated,
is small oil lamp and is so very dim that
1t can hardly be distinguished from ves-
sci light, and the wharf itself hides the
light on the Fort Washington wharf, which
is used for a sailing mark.
The supply of fish Of all varieties on
nand at the 11th street wharf this morning
was good and prices were almost the same
as they were early in the week, Spanish
mackerel selling at 15c per pound; croakers
&c per pound; pan rock, to Sc. per pound;
medium rock, 1Oc. per pound; black bass,
to 12c. per pound; biuefish or tailors, 4
to DC. per pound; large trout, to &c. per
pound; gray trout, $3 to 81 per BARREL;
butterfish. 81 to IS per barrel; catfish, Is
n cole 70 ht,p paft.
white perch, to 15c. per pound or 10 to
soc. per bunch, and carp, 4c. per pound or
4Oc. each.
Oysters were in fair demand this morn
ing at the oyster wharf, foot of 11th street.
Small oysters sold at so to 55c. per bushel
while the large and more select stock
brought as high as 75c. per bushel.
Freighters and Their Cargoes.
The schooner Annie Ainsley, with a cargo
Of railway ties for this port and Rich
mond, has sailed for Boston.
The revenue cutter Window is cruising
on Chesapeake bay and the river for the
first time since her return from New York
The schooner Dennis Simmons, having
unioaded lumber and shingles here, has
sailed for North Carolina port to load tor
the dealers here and at Alexandria.
The schooner Belmont has unloaded her
cargo OF cord wood on the Eastern branch
and will sail today for Occoquan creek.
The schooner Five Sisters was at Alex
andria yesterday evening taking on cargo
Of building material and store goods for
the Aqua creek neighborhood.
The schooner Amard F. Lewis sailed yes
terday evening for the oyster beds in the
Colonial Beach neighborhood and will load
full cargo for the market here.
The barge Lizzie Brady was taken to
Quantico this morning and will load rail-
way ties there for Carter & Clark of this
city for shipment tos Philadelphia.
The sloop Fannie Shepherd has unloadcd
her cargo and has sailed for the lower Po-
tomac. 10
The tug Camilla sailed yesterday evening
with the two-masted schooner Ssbago,
light, from Georgetown for the James river
The Sebago will load oak lumber for New
York a. b
The Lily left porthyesterday evening for
the Curriomen neighborhood and will load
for this market. Zee r.
The Mayflower after taking on a general
cargo at Alexandria, sailed today for the
Aqua creek wharves. --a0ts
The steamer Oce6quan sailed this morn
Ing for Quantieo with q large barge in
tow. At Alexandria she loaded a large mis-
cellaneous cargo for points along the river.
The schooner Manuel Cuza will sail today
for the James river, and viii load oak lum-
ber for New York.
The steamer Harry Randall, which ar
rived in port this morning from points
along the lower Potomac, brought up an
extra large cargo of fish, stock and country
produce for the local commission mer-
chants.
The Mary Francis has been sent to the
lower river by Messrs. Carter & Clark to
load cord wood for this market.
The Nettie May has arrived in port laden
with Potomac river oysters from the
Blackistones Island neighborhood for this
market.