Evening star., 1901-11-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE STEAMER HARRY RANDALL ON
A NIGsA ROUTE.
Fleet Sailing Yachts to De Taken to
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Winter Anchorage-Gen-
eral News.

ming a night routes.ks the landings in the
mouth of the Potomac, is to be fitted
throughout with YneN steam heating ap-
paratus- Large new heaters are to be
placed In the social hall and dining room
on the lower decks, and in the main saloon
heaters are to be placed both forward
and aft. Each Of the state rooms is also
to have heater insit, and when completed
the Randall will be one of the most coni-
Portable boats on the river. All the ma
terial for the heaters is in hand at the Sth
street wharf. and the work of putting 1t
in position on the steamer will be begun
within the next few days She will lose
no time from her route while the heaters
are being put in place.
The fleet of sailing yachts of the Capital
Yacht Club, which has been lying at the
club anchorage of the foot of Sth street
southwest Throughout the entire summer,
will Sunday next be taken in tow OF tug
to the clubs winter anchorage In the paSlh
near the bathing beach. During the WIN
ter many of the boat owners VIII have
their boats oyerhauled and put In thororSn
order for cruising in the spring.
The large naphtha power launch Louise,
which has been in port here for several
days past, win sail, it is stated, tomorrow
evening, her destination being Clevelano,
Ohio. She will go by the inside route
ne arly the entire distance. The Louise is
one Of the handson1est vessels OF her class
that has visited this port.
The supply of fish received by the dealers
at the nth. street wharf from the nsherles
near Norfolk and frDm the nets In the river
was quite small this morning, while the
demand was good.-Prices today are as fol-
lows: For gray trout, $5 to ST per barrel;
drum, "a per barrel;s spot, So per box; jump
ing mullets, $3.50 to 81 per box; salmon
trout 6 to Z cents per pound; bluensh ana
tailors, to cents. per pound; pan rock, I
to 10 cents per pound; medium rock, lO
cents per pound; boiling rock, 12a to 10
cents per pound; butterfish, cents per
pound black bass, to 10 cents per pound;
green pike, to cents per pound; stur-
geon. 10 cents per pound; yellow perch, 10
to 25 cents per bunch; catfish, 25 to so cents
per bunch; eeIs, IS to 25 cents per bunch;
river mullets 10 to 80 cents per bunch, and
carp, to cents per pound.
A large fleet of oyster-laden craft have
moved In port since yesterday and TO-DAY
the supply of oysters on hand Is quite large.
The demand, however, was good this morn
ing and the wharf was quite busy place
for several hours. Prices today were 45 to
6Oc. per bushel for the smaller oysters,
while the larger stock brought from 70 to
SOC. per bushel. Since yesterday the Kath-
leen, Lucille Western, E. L. Bowen. Winnie
Windsor, Avalon, Seabird and Waunita
have arrived in port with full cargoes of
Potomac oysters.
Passing To and Fro.
The steamer Occoquan is in port with a
cargo of wood and lumber for the dealers
here. U 10.
The steamer Lily. and Howard is at the
lumber wharf between 9th and 10th streets
southwest unloading a cargo of pine boards.
The Leroy has gone to the Aqua creek
neighborhood and will there load lumber.
The barge Chickahominy has completed
the discharging of her cargo of plaster for
the Keystone Company and is awaiting
tug to take her to Baltimore.
The Uriah Horner has unloaded her
"a rgO and has sailed for a river DOint to
load back to this city.
The tug Favorite, with light oil barge
in tow, sailed today for Baltimore.
The schooner Sarah Tyler. has sailed for
Norfolk with load of fertilizer from T. w.
Riley. = ,-s..,s..s.... ~.
The two-masted schooner James B. An
derson, having completed the unloading of
her cargo of lumber. has sailed for Vir-
ginia lumber port, to reload. co.,
The schooner -Annfe Ellen has gone to
Virginia lumber port and Will load full
cargo for this market.
The schooner Orlando V. Wotten, from
this port, has arrived at Baltimore for a
general cargo for Charleston, s. c.
The Hiawatha has gone to the Black
istone's Island. neighborhood and will load
for this market
The barge Jackson, having unloaded her
part cargo of lumber, has been taken to the
James Creek canal to discharge cord wood.
The Belmont has gone to Occoquan bay
and will load cord wood there for Carter &
Clark Of this city.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has arrived
at Williamson, n. c., and will load shin
giles and lumber for the dealers here and at
Alexandria.
OF General Interest.
Several barges were loaded with Cumber-
land coal at Shepherds landing of the B.
and o. railway. opposite Alexandria, yes
terday evening for the dealers in this CITY,
The United States light house engineers
steamer Jessamine has returned to port
from a cruise among the light houses on
Chesapeake bay. The Jessamine will today
begin the work Of placing the lantern in the
Fort Washington light, on top Of the bell
tower on the fort wharf, where 1t can be
seen by steamers approaching in either d.
rection.-
For some unknown cause the catch of
fish in the traps along the river has been
very small, and many Of the fishermen are
preparing to take up their nets for the
winter.
The sloop Glimmer was hauled out on the
marine railway at BENEFITS boat yard yes
terday for repairs to her rudder.
The schooner reported ashore on Broad
creek flats during the blow of few days
ago was the Nellie of Baltimore, bound
light from this city to Virginia lumber
port to load. She was f1oated during the
early part Of the week and sailed.
Several large f1ocks of ducks were seen
on Craney Island bar near Glymont, Nd,
yesterday afternoon and smaller flock
View yesterday evening. In the flock were
quite a number Of white or canvas-back
ducks.
The work Of building the new pump
house at the Bryan's Point fishing station
was begun yesterday.
Mrs Thos. F. Chapman, wife of a we'll
known resident of Holland Point, near Gun
ston, Va, who died suddenly Tuesday night
last, was buried yesterday.
The engines in the new tug DauntIess,
belonging to the P. Dougherty Company Of
Baltimore, have been given dock trial.
The Dauntless will go into service on the
bay and it's tributaries.
Captain P. A. Welker, commander of the
coast survey steamer Blake has gone to
New York to inspect the coast survey
steamer Bache, now building at Shorters
Island, N. Y. The Bache will be ready for
service in shorty time
Capt Benjamin. F. Perkins Of Camden,
N. j., grand captains clerk, and Capt.
Luther s. Dows,,o ogrand purser Of the Ma
tional Association of Masters and Pilots of
Steam Vessels of the, United States were
in the city yeste1dhy az 80 business with Cen
vessels. for the association They were Wis
ftors to Commodore Sutton at the harbor
Capt. Ned Owens Qk the steamer Wake
field has gone onfA shuntinp trim of about