Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SAILING sLOOP NAN BEING REBUILT
AND REFITTED.
Yacht Ethel, With Party Aboard,
Caught in SquaIl-The
Fish Market.

Mr. VIM. j. Aman Is having his hand
| some sailing sloop Nan rebuilt and refltted
! throughout at the boat building yard of
| Cumberland & Son, at the foot 1f New
| Hampshire avenue northwest. The vessel
| is to have new spars which were received
| here by Uhler & Co. Saturday. The mast
Is thirty-two feet long and above that
| is a topmast of fifteen feet. A new boom
and gaff for the big spread of sail is also
on hand. The spars are to be set Up with
wire rigging. and all the appointments Of
| the yacht are to be of the latest type. 1t
| will be several weeks before The Nan is
ready for service, but when she does come
| out she will be one of the most complete
boats on the river.
While Messrs. Taylor and Fowler's sail
ing yacht Ethel May. with party OF
young men aboard, was on her way down
the river Saturday evening last, she was
caught in a Squall from the west ward, and
before sail could be taken III she was blown
high ashore on the fats between the Unit
ed States naval powder magazine and
Mann's factory. She lay there until the
rising tide foated her. She was not dam
aged.
The little sloop Janet, belonging to Mr..
j. H Bright, was also caught in the same
squall near Buena Vista wharf, but those
aboard her succeeded in getting an anchor
overheard, and she rode out the blow.
There was an increased supply of fish
from the fisheries about Norfolk on sale
at the 18th street wharf market this morn
ing, and the demand was fairly good. Prices
are somewhat heavier, however, gray trout
selling at 81 to IS per barrel; croker. So to
81 per barrel; butter fish, So to 81 per bar
rel; bluefsh &c. to sc. per pound; Spanish
mackerel, &c. to SC. per pound; founders,
&c to 4c. per pound; spot, &c per pound;
weakfish. &c. to PIC per pound: sturgeon,
&c. to &C.. per pound: rock, pan, 4c. to 10.
per pound; rock, boiling, 10c. to he. per
pound; white perch, &c to 1Oc. per pound:
catfish. 15c. to zoe. per bunch; cells and
25c. each; carp, 15c. each; pOrgie, 121ac. to
15c. each. Soft shell crabs are scarce, and
are selling at 40c. to Coo. per dozen. Hard
crabs are bringing 81 to $125 per barrel.
The Moving Vessels.
The schooner ]. r. B. Moore Is in port
with a cargo of about sc, 600 feet of Virginia
pine lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt
The longboat Mayf1ower arrived in harbor
Saturday night with a full cargo of cord
wood for Carter & Clark.
The ]. P. Robinson has sailed for the
lower river and will load grain back to this
port.
The two-masted schooner E. S. Wilson Is
unloading a cargo of pine boards at the
wharf of Thos. r. Riley foot of y street
southwest.
The sloop T. ]. Hallack, with a cargo Of
scrap iron from Nomini, has arrived at
Alexandria for Julius Dufrese.
The schooner William and James has ar
rived In port with cargo of plaster for the
keystone Plaster Company She will I'M
load at the wharf foot of N street south
west.
The schooner Captain has arrived with a
full cargo Of canned goods from the eastern
shore for the wholesale grocery houses
here.
The Peri is in port with a full cargo Of
cord wood from river point. for Carter &
Clark.
The big four-masted schooner Agnes NJ
Manson, which unloaded a cargo Of ice at
Georgetown, sailed light yesterday in tow
of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr, for New
port News, where she will load coal for a
New England port.
The schooner Belmont came into port
yesterday with cargo Of cord wood for
the local dealers
The schooner Freddie L. Hamblin is In
port with a load of pine lumber for E. A.
Souder & Co. Of Philadelphia.
The Ada Ballenger has arrived at George
town with a cargo Of grain for the mills
there.
The longboat Levy, with a cargo of cord
wood, for the local dealers, came into port
from the lower river yesterday.
The bugeye Ethel discharged cargo Of
foundry iron Saturday at Alexandria.
The barge Pacific, in tow of the tug Ca
milla, has sailed for Baltimore.
The schooner Flint, with a cargo Of laths
from New Brunswick, for this port, is re-
ported in the river, and will arrive here this
evening She is, it is understood, con-
signed to Baltimore firm
OF General interest,"
The Ragged Point spit gas buoy, off
Ragged Point, in the Potomac river which
was reported out June 10, was relit June
30. and is now burning brightly. This bea-
con marks a dangerous shoal in the river
The long boat Uriah Horner, which is be-
ing rebuilt at Benefits boat yard, will be
ready for service in about ten days.
Many of the small vessels on the river
are now preparing to run watermelons from
the lower river to this market. The indi-
cations point to good season.
The tug Eva Belle Cain is still laid I'D
at Alexandria. but 1t Is stated she will
return to work on the river shortly.
The summer schedules of the steamboat
lines doing freight and passenger bust
ness to points along the river are now In
effect. Twenty-three trips are made each
week from this city. This does not include
the trips of the Norfolk line nor the excur-
sion steamers.
Kent, for the summer will be Theodore
keene, captain; j. D. Hart first officer:
George Stern, oecond officer; Nicholas
Keys, chief engineer, and Thornton Smoot,
purser.
Mr.. Jas. Fonshall of the ferry steamer
Belle Haven, is confined to his home at
Alexandria by an attack of malarial fever
Capt; VIM. Taylor is in the service Of the
mander of one of it's tugs.
Capt Frank Taylor has taken command
OF the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr, relieving
capt Jack Taylor, who takes charge Of
the Office here
A new la carte lunch room has been
opened in the Hygeia, Old Point Comfort
winch VIII be great convenience to trav-
elers arriving on early boats.-Advt
Death of Mrs. Henney.
Mrs. Mary Henney was found dead in bed
In her apartment at st. Elizabeth's Asylum
Saturday morning. Her death was discov-
cred after an investigation by one of the
employees following Mrs. Henneys non-ap-
pearance at the breakfast hour The re-
mains were removed to this city, and after
investigation the medical authorities is
sued certificate of death from natural
causes