Evening star., 1901-06-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
sUNKEN CRAFT TO BE LIGHTENED
AND RAISED.
Fish Market Well Supplied-Sale OF
Baltimore Schooner The
Freight Handlers.

given the owners Of the coal-laden scow,
which sank about three weeks ago at
| Shepherds Landing, opposite Alexandria,
| an opportunity to take means to raise her.
Boards are now being fastened about her
sides to prevent coal from washing out.
| and it is understood lighters will be taken
| down from this city and the boat will be
| lifted from the river bottom. AS the barge
now lies her deck is Just awash at low
water, and long line fastened to the pier
! at Shepherds prevents her from sliding of
the channel bank into the deeper water.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was we'll stocked with fish Of all kinds this
morning. The market was brisk and prices
were: White perch, sc. to 10c. per pound;
rock, Zoe. to 15c. per pound: blue fish, &c.
to Sc. per pound; sturgeon, Size. per pound;
founders, -4c per pound; salmon trout. sc.
to &C. per pound; Shad. 15c to Soc. each;
gray trout croaker and butter fish. $50 to
81 per barrel; catfish, 15c to 25c. per bunch;
cells, yellow perch and mullets 10c to 15c
per bunch; drum. 15c to 25c. each. and
carp, sc. to 1Oc each. Crabs, both soft
and hard shelled. are in. demand. and hard
crabs are bringing 81 to 81 per barrel and
soft. 20c. to SOC. dozen.
The Baltimore schooner George c. A.
Travers. belonging to Captain A. P. Vane
and others, has been sold to Captain A. q.
Tolley, who will take command and will
continue her in the bay and coasting trade.
The Travers Is a two-masted vessel Of l32
tons She is 100 feet long. q feet wide.
feet inches deep and was built at Balti-
more in 1873.
Preparations are being made to launch
the large steam scoW recently built at the
boat yard of Cumberland & Son, at the
foot of 10th street. The vessel will be put
overheard at high water today, and will
be used for general freighting business on
the river
Movements of the Vessels.
The schooner Chas. G. Joyce has arrived
at Suffolk, Va, and will load lumber for
this city.
The longboat Silver Star has arrived
with cargo of lumber from Aqua creek
for Johnson & Wmsatt
The schooner ]. A. Holland is in port
with a cargo of Virginia pine humber from
the Rappahannock river.
The schooner Putnam, ran ashore on the
mud fats off Fort Foote yesterday, and re-
manned aground until the rising tide foated
her off last night.
The schooner John r. P. Moore, with
cargo of lumber from Newbern, N. C., for
johnson & Wimsatt arrived this morning.
The schooner Miami has arrived at Alex
andria with cargo of cord WORD from the
lower river for Aitcheson & Bro.
The schooner Charles H. Gibson yester-
day loaded a cargo of bricks at the wharf
of William A. Smoot & Co. at Alexandria
and sailed for the Turner wharf, James
river, with them.
The schooner Harriet G. Ford with a
cargo of brick from the Alexandria Brick
| Company, has sailed for the Yeocomico
river from Alexandria
The schooner Grace G. Bennett will COM
plete the discharging of her cargo of lum-
ber at the wharf Of Johnson & Wimsatt
tomorrow and will go to Bethel, Del, to be
hauled out for repairs.
The longboat Mayflower arrived In port
last night with cargo of cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
An unnamed bay canoe left port yester-
%I4 chn nf
ginia with a cargo Of oyster shells to be
planted on the oyster rocks.
The two-masted schooner Berthe with
a cargo of lumber from Field & Co: for
Lodge Landing, Northumberland county,
Va, sailed last night.
The iron schooner barge Centipede, now
discharg1ng fertilizing material at Bryants
wharf Alexandria, will. If possible. load
stone at Georgetown for Norfolk: from
Norfolk she will load boards for Philadel-
phia.
Dean has completed the unloading Of her
cargo Of ice and has sailed for Baltimore
In tow of the tug Rescue.
The schooner S. B. Putnam has sailed
from Alexandria for Norfolk, and will, 1t
is stated load lumber.
The steamer Northumberland, from Bal
timore and the lower river, brought up
heavy cargo last night.
The steamer E. Jas. Tnn will go to Alex
andria today to load a cargo of general
stores for points on Occoquan bay and Its
neighborhood
The steamer Harry Randall, which
sailed for the lower river this morning,
took heavy cargo Of groceries and the
like from Alexandria.
OF General interest.
The handsome rev half-rater Rochdaie.
which recently made her appearance on
the river, was built by her owner. Mr.. Geo.
D. Fisher for his own The new boat
is sloop rigged, Is twelve feet long at her
water line and measures twenty feet over
all. She is speedy craft, and has been
entered in the Capital Yacht Club. Mr..
Fisher now has plans for two other boats
of the Rochdale model. which will be built
at Hyattsville, Md. and brought here by
rail when completed.
Several new batteaus are in process of
construction at Whyte's boat house at the
foot of 7th street These boats are being
built for the of fishing parties during
the coming summer.
The longboat Urfah Horner, which early
in the week ran upon a sunken log in the
Eastern branch and sank, with q cargo OF
cordwoOd for Carter & Clark. has been
raised. The wood has been taken of by
lighters and the sunken vessel worked into
shoal water. where she was raised to the
surface and pumped out, will be taken to a
railway, where the leak can be caulked and
her other damages repaired.
The settling Of the mud in the river is
making bass fishing possible again, and
parties are now engaged in catching smeIt
to be disposed of to fishermen for live bait
The harbor dredge has again shifted it's
base Of operations and Is now digging off
the foot Of 18th street. Large Quantities
of liquid mud are deposited on the flats
daily.
The newly rebuilt yawl-rigged yacht Sea-
BELLE belonging to Mr.. H. 8. Seymour of
this city, was out on the river for trial of
her auxiliary engine yesterday evening"
Plans are being prepared for considerable
repair work to be done to the River View
line wharf early next week to accommodate
the Colonial Beach excursion route
The engine and boiler have been replaced
in Reyburn's yacht Gretchen and her decks
are now being laid and the brass railing
put in position.
Mr.. Thornton Smoot has been acting as
purser of the steamer Harry Randall dur
ing the absence of Purser George w. Guest.
Mr. William Buck has been appointed
quartermaster OF the excursion steamer
Samuel J. Pentz.
Capt. Thomas Todd and Pilot Jerry Posey
nave been In command OF the steamer T. "
Arrowsmith on her recent excursion trips
to River View.