Evening star., 1901-06-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HARBOR MASTER SUTTON MAKES
APPEAL FOR LIGHT.
Reform Promised BY United States
Omcial-The Passing Craft-Gen-
eral and Personal.


eral and Personal.
For several weeks past there has been
much complaint that the leaves on the
trees along the east side Of Water street be-
tween NJ and N streets southwest have
grown so thick as to greatly obscure the
light from the four electric lamps on the
square, making it very dark. As all the
excursion steamer wharves are in this
block the darkness has caused inconveni-
ence, and Harbor Master Sutton recently
wrote to Col. C. ]. Allen. in charge Of the
United States army engineers office here.
calling attention to the state Of affairs. and
Col. Allen has responded to the effect that
he will have the lamps swung on arms, so
as to bring them clear Of the trees, and
thus obviate the difficulty without having
to cut the foliage. Meanwhile Commodore
Sutton has had several clusters Of incan-
descent lights put up in front OF the har-
Dor office. and they materially aid in CIV
Ing light to the passengers coming from
the River View and Motley Hall boats.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith this morn
Beach. Va. where they will be the guests
of the beach company. The company has
been recently organized and incorporated
with E. S. Randall as president ana Ches-
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be made this summer to add Somerset
Beach to the popular resorts about WASH
ington. Arrangements are now being MADE
for daily line of steamers to the beach
this summer.
The supply Of fish at the 18th street wharf
market this morning was small, and, as a
consequence, prices, especially on fish SOLO
by the barrel. have advanced. The demand
For croaker, S. per barrel; gray trout "a
to $5 per barrel; butter fish, $3.50 to "a per
barrel; bluefiSh, to cents per pound;
pan rock, to 10 cents per pound; boiling
perch, 5 to 10 cents per pound; spot, cents
per pound; sturgeon, to cents per pound;
founder, cents per pound: salmon trout,
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, to
10 cents per pound; catfish, 15 to 20 cents
per bunch; eels and yellow perch, 10 to 10
cents per bunch; carp, to 10 cents each;
drum, 10 to 20 cents each, and porgies, 3
cents each. The supply OF crabs was
dozen and the hard at $3.50 to 81 per barrel.
schooners and Tugs.
The schooner Zacheus Sherman, for the
Purity Ice Company, and the schooner La
vinia Campbell, for the American Ice Com
pany. both laden with ice, are in the river
IN tow of the tugs Camilla and Jos. o. Car
ter, bound to this port.
The schooner Estelle Phinney, from this
port, Is at Newport News to load coal.
The tug Samson broke her tail-end shaft
off the Wolf Trap in Chesapeake bay
few days ago, and was towed into Balti-
more for repairs.
The schooner Lena Willing, with a cargo
of pine lumber for H. L. Biscoe, has sailed
from the Wicomico river for this port.
The steamer Harry Randall, which ar
rived in port yesterday evening from the
lower river, brought up a large number OF
passengers and good cargo OF stock, ber-
ries and vegetables.
The Annie Bell is in port with cargo
of wood for the local dealers.
The schooner Gilman Dove has arrived
with a cargo Of about 200 railway ties for
Carter & Clark.
The yacht Sylph was out on the river
for a cruise yesterday.
The long boat Thomas K. Carroll ar
rived in port this morning with cargo
OF wood.
The schooner Charles E. Schulz has sailed
from Rockport, Me-, for this port laden
with ice for the Purity Ice Company.
The schooner E. G. Irwin is discharging
her cargo of pine lumber at the wharf of
T. w. Riley & Co.
of Johnson & Wimsatt loading a cargo OF
brick from the Hydraulic Press Brick Com
pany for Herford. N. G. ..f
The Victory and Industry came into port
yesterday evening with cargoes OF cord
wood for Carter & Clark. III,
The schooner Fannie is loading sand at
Bar landing for the dealers here
The Rebecca Smith came into port yes
terday evening light, from river point
The revenue cutter Window remained in
port here few hours yesterday and sailed
for Baltimore.
The tug Camilla has the schooner Han
son in tow for the capes from this port.
General Matters.
The fish commission yacht Philarope will
leave here shortly, under the command Of
Captain Owens for the coast Of Massachu-
sets, where she will engage in fish prop
agation for the commission.
The tug Davis Of this city has returned
to Baltimore and will go into the dry dock
at Speddens shipyard for some minor re-
pair work.
Considerable work in finishing up the new
quarters at Fort Washington remains to
be done, but it is expected they will all
be complete before the end of the summer.
The pungy Ella Hill is laid up at Alex
andria preparatory for the opening of the
water melon season.
The officers Of the steamers coming Into
port yesterday report having experienced
very heavy weather on Sunday In CheSa-
peake bay and the mouth OF the river
Fishermen in the lower river are now
preparing their nets for summer fishing In
the neighborhoOd OF Black1Stones Island
and Colonial Beach.
The steamer Estelle Randall made a spe-
cial trip to Fort Washington yesterday
evening with a cargo Of powder for prac-
tice purposes.
A large sand barge Of John Miller Is
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard. foot Of 11th street, for
an overhauling.
Mr. George J. Stafford, purser Of the
steamer Estelle Randall. has recovered
from his recent illness and Is again on
duty on his steamer
Mr.. John Hart will be transferred from
the steamer Harry Randall to the steamer
Arrowsnith as one of the pilots.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake Is being overhauled and repaired at
Baltimore preparatory to duty on Nam
tucket shoals.
E1ks ExcursiOn.
Washington Lodge, No. Is, B. P. o. Elks,
will celebrate its nineteenth annual excur-
sion at River View tomorrow. The COM