Evening star., 1901-07-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
SUNK IN THE HARBOR.
Dean Repair Yard to BE Removed and
Isaproved-GeneralM Marine
Intelligence.

The little two-masted schooner Benjamin
Franklin. belonging to CAPT Ernest Her
bert of this city, lies sunken in the har-
Dor of the foot of 11th street, and at low
water this morning only about small
portion OF her masts were showing above
the surface The vessel has been lying IN
the stream for several days and no one
was aboard of her when she went down.
The cause of the accident Is not known.
The owner of the vessel says she did not
leak a drop. and seems to think she was
run into by a tug moving about the mar
bor. She was affoat yesterday evening ana
sank some time during the night Ine
Franklin Is valued at about $500, and Capt.
Herbert will have her raised
For many years past Mr.. Edward Dean
has had his boat-repairing yard at Alex
andria near the landing OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railway barge on land owned W
the Southern railway, but now the raIway
company wishes to use the land Mr. lean
nroposes to greatly enlarge his plant, ana
as he has been unable to secure suitaoie
site at the southern end or Alexanuria ne
will petition the city council Tor the priv
iIege of renting some river front land at
the northern edge of the town. Wnen the
council organizes there is little DOUBT ths
request win be granted. 1t Is uhueis.oo
that the new yard will be equipped Win
marine railway anu Will oS tiAooeN1-
respects.
Good Demand for Fish.
The fish market at the 18th street WnarI
was fairly well supplied this morning with
all seasonable varieties of fish and the de-
mand for them was good, the market being
quite brisk Prices still quite low, oue
the market is slowly advancing. rms morn
ing sea bass sold at 3 TO cents per pouhu
weak fish. cents per pound; sturgeon, lo
cents per pound; white perch, to 1o cents
per pound: Spanish mackerel. cents per
pound: rock, pan, to cents per pouHo'
rock boiling. 10 to IL cents per pound Diue
fish, 2ia cents per pound; gray trout, Sloo
to s.. 80 per barrel; butter fish. 50 per BAR
rel: croaker 81 per barref spot, 81. 80 to 81
per barrel; tailors, 81 per barrel; cathsh. ~
to - cents per bunch; eels and yellow
perch % cents per bunch; porgtes, 10 cents
each. and drum, 25 cents each.
Hard crabs are plentiful and are selling
at 80 cents to 81 per barrel, according to
size.
The schooner Maria 0. Teel, having load
ed a cargo of about 800 tons of soft coal
at the wharf of the Winship, Meredith Co..
sailed yesterday for Boston.
The schooner Jerome has completed the
unloading Of her cargo of lumber and has
sailed for the lower river.
The long boat Mary Francis has arrived
in port with full cargo OF cord wood from
the lower river.
The Ida sailed light for the lower river
this port.
The pungy Ada Ballinger has sailed for
a river point and will load a cargo Of grain
for Alexandria,
The steamer Occoquan has arrived up
from the vicinity of Aqua creek. with a
full cargo of railway ties for Carter &
Clark
The schooner W. H Jellard completed
the unloading of cargo of lumber and has
sailed light for the lower river.
The steamer Wakefield of the Randall
line came into port early this morning,
with large passenger list and big cargo
OF fruit and vegetables for the commits
sion houses here.
The John A. H. Dixon and the Carrie
C. Pinto have completed unloading and
sailed for points Oh the river for cargoes
back to this port.
The schooner Edward T.. Martin has
sailed light from this port for Freeport.
Va, and will there load lumber for Eliza
bethport. \. J., at 1925 per thousand feet.
The schooner Agnes Z. Manson sailed
from Boston yesterday for the Kennebec
and will there load ice for this port.
The steamer Arrowsmith last night
brought up from the lower river the first
large lot of about 400 barrels Of canta-
loupes. consigned TO the local dealers.
The tugs NJ. NJ Davis and VIM. H Yer
kes, jr., will return today to the capeS OF
the Chesapeake. on the lookout for ice
laden vessels bound to this port or Balti-
more.
The three-maste schooner ]. Manchester
Haynes, which recently discharged cargo
of ice, Is at Georgetown to load coal for
Boston or other New England ports.
The sloop Belvidere has returned from "A
lower river point, where she carried a car
go of lumber and building material.
The bugeye Quick Time has arrived In
port from the lower river. with cargo of
cordwood for the local dealers
The long boat American Patriot laden
with lumber and building material by III.
X. Field & Co. OF Alexandria, has sailed
for Aqua creek.
The schooner William L. Franklin has
sailed from Baltimore for this port with
cargo
General Items.
The yacht Greyhound is being prepared
for an extended cruise on the river and bay
next month.
The new houseboat of Mr. Rawlings
which has been hauled to Georgetown, has
been brought back to Townshends boat
house, at the foot of 7th street, to be COM
pleted and ready for service.
A new pillar block and cap In the port
side bearing of the steamer Wakefield is
being put in position today.
The barbor police boat Vigtlant will go
into commission again about August g.
Much interest is taken In her coming trial
trips, as 1t is believed her new machinery
will make her much faster.
The iron barge Centipede Is at the 9th
street wharf light, awaiting orders. She
unloaded full cargo of ice.
brought up to Alexandria almost twenty
hogsheads of tobacco from the Pennington,
Md. neighborhood. for shipment by the
Weems line to Baltimore. The Lodor is
now making three trips week between
Alexandria and Piscataway creek. and is
carrying good freights each trip.
The steamer Estelle Randall of the Gly-
mont route made special trip to Fort
Washington yesterday afternoon with a
number of boxes of ammunition for the
rifles of the soldiers there Under the nav
igation laws steamers carrying passengers
are not allowed TO carry explosives, so the
Randall has to make extra trips to carry
powder and ammunition to the army ports
below this city.
On her way up the river yesterday even
ing with a cargo of cord wood. bound to
this city, the longboat Peri Is reported to
have run ashore on the flats near Fort
Foote and to have remained there until
the rising tide floated her off yesterday
evening.
Black bass are said to be biting quite
freely. and at Alexandria yesterday one
fisherman caught a half dozen large ones
from King street wharf. At Four-d Run
and at several of the wharves below Alex
andria they are also said to be biting well
DON'T AGREE WITH KOCH.
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