Evening star., 1901-08-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ADDITIONAL BATTERIES FOR FORTS
WASHINGTON AND HUNT.
Preparations Being Made for Comfort
Of the Men Opening Of
Oystee Market.

Extensive preparations are being made
at Fort Washington for the accommoda-
tion OF the additional batteries Of heavy
artillery which, 1t Is expected. will be
Quartered there when the new batteries
recently ordered to be enlisted are made
up. There are two batteries stationed at
Fort Washington and one at Fort Hunt,
and 1t is stated that two additional bat
teries are to be sent to the first named
fort and one to the latter.
Following his usual custom. Capt. Jo-
seph Shirels OF the schooner Zephyr VIII
be in port by Monday morning next with
the first cargo Of oysters Of the season.
The oyster season opens Sunday, Septem-
Der 1. Capt. Shirels has had his boat
given a thorough overhaulng at Deans
boatyard. Alexandria, and has gone to
the mouth Of the river to take on his
cargo. With cool weather the oyster sea-
son will be in full operation by the mid
die Of next month, and hundreds of men
will find employment in the handling OF
the bivalves. The reports from the lower
river are that the oysters this season viii
be finer than they have been for several
years.
The extremely low price at which good
watermeions are being offered for sale at
the oyster wharf has caused an increased
demand for them. Since yesterday but
one vessel has come into port and she
brought about 5000 melons. Prices quoted
today are the same as yesterday, $40 to
SIS per hundred for selects, 81 to So per
hundred for primes and 40 cents to go
for cullS.
The Baltimore tug Volunteer, with tow
OF four coal-laden barges, arrived in port
early this morning from Chesapeake City.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
was well supplied with salt water fish of
all kinds this morning, but the stock of
river fish continues very small Prices
this morning were about the same as yes
terday, butter fish selling at 81 to $50 per
barrel; gray trout 81 to $3 per barrel;
Spanish mackerel, 8 to 10c. per pound;
boiling rock, 121a to 15c. per pound; pan
rock. to 16c. per pound; white perch,
to 12c. per pound; large trout, &c. per
pound; croakers, 2 to 21ac. per pound; blue
fish, 2 to &c. per pound; sea bass, to &C.
per pound; founders, 4c. pound; porgies, 10
to zoe, each; drum, 25 to Soc. each; carp,
26c. each; catfish and eels. 20 to S6c. per
bunch, and hard crabs, $1.5O to $2 per bar
rel.
The three-masted schooner P. w.
Sprague, with cargo OF asphaltum from
Port OF Spain, Island Of Trinidad, came
tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr. The Sprague is
consigned to the Barber Asphalt Company
and will discharge her cargo at George
town. She came in the capes Of the Chesa-
The large four-masted schooner L. H.
Coward finished the loading of q cargo Of
about 1900 tons Of Cumberland coal at
the Winship- Meredith Company piers at
Georgetown, and sailed yesterday evening
for Portsmouth, N. II.
Passing To and Fro.
The pungy Mary Parker, with a cargo Of
cord wood, has arrived in port for Carter
& Clark
The bugeye Agnes, having loaded gen.
eral cargo at Alexandria, has sailed for
lower river point.
The schooner Jas. v. Daiger has COM
pleted the unloading of a cargo Of lumber
at Rileys wharf. and will sail today for the
lower river to reload.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart has sailed for
the lower river, and will prepare for the
oyster trade.
The canal barge Seneca is at Reardon's 8
wharf. Alexandria, loading cargo Of hay
and feed for points on the Georgetown
Cumberland canal.
The two-nasted schooner James B. An
derson, with a cargo Of 10000 feet of lum-
Der and shingles Is reported In Chesapeake
bay bound to this city for H. L. Biscoe.
The steamer Estelle Randall has been
temporarily withdrawn from the Glymonr
mail route for an overhauling. The steam
ers of the Randall line will continue the
business of the route until the close of the
excursion season, next week, when the
steamer Saml. j. Pentz will be placed on
the route. While out of service the Estelle
Randall will be put in thorough order for
her battles with ice during the coming win
ter when carrying the United States mails
to river points.
The Silver Star has arrived in port with
fun cargo OF cord wood from a river
point for Carter & Clark.
The Randall line steamer Kent which
came into port yesterday afternoon,
brought up large number of passengers
returning from lower river points to their
homes here.
The schooners C. G. Endicott and Bertha
Dean are at sea bound for this port with
cargoes of ice for the American Ice Com
pany.
The large four-masted schooner Malcolm
Seavey will finish the discharging of her
cargo Of phosphate rock at Alexandria to-
morrow and will go to Georgetown to load
a cargo of about 800 tons Of coal for q
New England port.
The three-masted schooner Hattie E.
Giles. with a cargo of coal from Phila-
delphia, has arrived at Georgetown for the
dealers there.
The schooner F. A. Hall, having unloaded
her cargo, has sailed for the lower river,
and win load back to this port.
The /. A. William has left port for a
cargo OF watermelons for this market.
The schooner Curley was yesterday even
ing taken to a wharf in the Eastern branch
to unload her cargo of lumber.
The large barge Minerva has been taken
from Alexandra to Norfolk, and will there,
1t Is stated, load fertilizer.
The bugeye Westmoreland has sailed for
a river point and VIII load cargo Of water
melons.
General and Personal.
The steam launch LOWE Randall today
took the mail to and from this city to New
Gatz, Fort Washington, Marshall Hail.
Gunston, Glymont and Indian Head. Capt.
Thos. Todd was in command of the boat.
The little schooner 3. p. Evans Capt.
Frank Russell, is lying at the Alexandria
shipyard. waiting to be hauled out for an
examination of hull and painting. She viii
engage in the oyster business next month.
The members Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and their friends, to the
number OF about 700. had an enjoyable
moonlight excursion to River View last
night. The steamer left her wharf here at
Z o'clock.
Capt. Albert Fair is in command OF the
ferry line steamer Belle Haven during the
absence OF Capt. James Marmaduke in Vir-
ginia.
Capt E. s. Randall has gone to Atlantic
City for a stay Of two or three days.
Capt. Ollie Crowder has returned from
Maryland, where he has been on visit to
his home, and Will take command Of the
tug VIM. III. Yerkes, Jr.
Commander Ross, inspector OF the fifth
lighthouse district, Is aboard the tender
Holly on an inspecting tour.