Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
GREAT DEMAND FOR sTTA MBOATs
THE PRESENT SEASON.
Yacht Wadena, Owned In Cleveland,
Arrives in POrt-Supply of
Fish Today.

| AOOaS.
| Steamboats, are more in demand this sea-
| son than they have been for several years.
| Recently parties representing New York
| steamboat lines were in the city trying to
| charter boats for service on the Hudson
and about New York, and within the past
| two or three days representative OF one
Of the largest steamboat lines out of Bal
timore was here after a boat. Both were
unsuccessful. AS the summer schedules
on the Potomac now arranged, every
boat owned in Washington will be in ac-
tive service to the various points along the
river from the middle Of June until cool
weather comes in the fall.
Washington has been visited by large
number OF fine steam yachts this spring.
the latest being the handsome yacht
Wadena, owned in Cleveland, Ohio, which
came into port Saturday evening. The
Wadena is owned by Mr.. J. H. Wade, and
her owner and party are aboard. She
has been cruising on the Atlantic coast for
some months and came here from Balti-
more and Annapolis. The Wadena is
handsome white craft and has the appear
ance Of being speedy. She Is lake built,
having been launched at Cleveland in 1891.
She Is Of 246 gross tons burden, 15S feet s
inches long, 20 feet inches beam and IL
feet depth Of hold. Her hailng port is
new 1 DIX CITY. Cne was dnC0OreO IN the
stream off the foot of 10th street until this
morning, when she coaled up and sailed.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
this morning was fairly brisk, but the sup
rather small. Since Saturday about 300
shad, 1850 herring and fifty barrels of
bunch fish of various kinds have been re-
ceived by the dealers at the wharf and
to s25 per hundred; buck shad. IS to $40 per
hundred; herring, "a to S. per thousand
gray trout, 81 to s. per barrel; croakers, s.
per barrel; sturgeon, &c. per pound; blue
fish. to Sc per pound; salmon trout, &c.
per pound; founders, 4c. per pound; pan
rock, 10c. per pound; boiling rock, 1914 to
15c. per pound; white perch, to 12c per
pound; catfish and eels, 10 to 15c per
bunch; yellow perch. 10c. per bunch, and
river mullets, 15c per bunch.
The canoe Madcap, with 10000 clans
from the eastern shore of Virginia, came in
Saturday and landed at the oyster wharf.
quite brisk, and they sold at from 80 to
40c per hundred. The oysters now ar
irving for this market are bpOught up by
the steamers from lower river points.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner William Donnelly has sailed
from Baltimore for Alexandria with a car
90 Of salt.
A new twenty-fve-foot electric launch,
for use at River View this summer. has ar
rived here over the Baltimore and Ohio
railway from Bayonne City, N J., and will
be taken to the View tomorrow morning
The bugeye 8. H. Roberts has arrived at
Alexandria with cargo Of wood for the
dealers there.
The schooner Fannie will discharge her
cargo of white sand in Georgetown and not
at the 18th street wharf, first reported.
The Zephyr and S. r. Bowen are In port
with loads Of cord wood for the local deal
ers,
The steamer wake6ald brouab+ n ,ooa
cargo of fish, oysters, stock and country
produce from the lower river for the local
dealers yesterday.
The John A. H. Dixon and Silver Star
have arrived in port with cargoes OF cord
wood for Carter & Clark
The schooner 8. B. Putnam will arrive
In port today with cargo Of salt from
Baltimore.
The bugeye George B. Faunce Is at Alex
andria loading cargo of general stores for
points along the river.
The steamer Northumberland. which ar
rived In port from Baltimore last night,
brought large miscellaneous cargo for
the local merchants.
The Laura J. Bland discharged a cargo
of scrap iron for Julius Dufuse at Alexan-
dria Saturday and sailed for the lower
river.
The PLUME H. Smith is at Alexandria
and will load general cargo for lower
river points.
The United States naval yacht sylph was
out for trip on the river Saturday even
ing with party Of naval officials on
board.
The schooner Charles H. Dagger and the
Samuel Washington came into port yester-
day evening with cargoes Of cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
OF General Interest.
The pontoons and pipes from the big
dredge at work in the Potomac above the
Long bridge, which were carried away by
the current on Friday last. have oil been
recovered Dredging operations will be
resumed today.
The work Of fitting up the yacht Crotch
en-. belonging to Mr.. J. e. Reyburn, at the
Norfolk and Washington line wharf at
Alexandria, is progressing rapidly, but 1t
will be several weeks before she can go
into commission again.
The buildings being erected for the new
Alexandria glass works, on the river shore
just north Of Alexandria, are rapidly APP
preaching completion. The plant will 60
into blast early in the fall.
The members Of the Capital Yacht Club
are making extensive preparations for the
coming race off Indian Head on Decora-
ton day. There will be about a dozen
yachts in the race.
The United States light house ship Ar
meria Is lying off Alexandria taking on a
quantity of stores preparatory to sailing.
The launch Alert, with the smaller launch
Wanderer in tow, left yesterday for a trip
to Biackistone,g Island. with a party
aboard. She will be gone several days.
The launch Joe Blackburn has been hand
somely painted and fitted out for service on
he