Evening star., 1901-09-17
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THREE-MASTED SCHOONER NEARLY
CUT IN TWO.
COllides With Another Vessel on the
Delaware Breakwater-Gen-
eHal Port News.

The three-masted schooner Iavinia
Campbell, well known here as an ice trader
between this port and the Maine Ice fields,
was nearly cut in two In collision with
the four-masted schooner Cassie F. Bron-
son OF the Delaware breakwater Friday
morning. The Bronson struck the Camp
bell about amidships, injuring her so badly
that In few minutes her decks were
aWash. The Bronson had all her headgear
torn away. When the vessels were pulled
apart by tugs the Campbell capsized, but
will be f1oated to Philadelphia. The Camp
bell, 1t is stated, was on her way to this
Port from Bath, Me-, with a cargo OF ice.
Four Of her seamen were hurt In the acci-
dent, one seriously
The fish market at the nth street wharf
today was fairly well supplied with all
varieties Of salt water fish from the Chesa-
peake bay and the coast fisheries but the
supply of river fish continues light. Prices
remain steady and are about as they were
yesterday.
The demand for oysters at the wharf
continues to be good. The vessels now ar
irving in port sell the small cargoes they
bring quickly and sail for another load.
11th street oyster wharf become daily
smaller and no vessels laden with melons
are now coming into port. The demand.
however, is fair. and prices are: For
hundred, and culls. s. to 81 per hundred.
Winds Keep Down Tides.
In consequence of the heavy northerly
winds recently the tides in the river
have been unusually low during the past
twenty-four hours, and the steamers have
had some trouble making their usual creek
landings.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield, now
n hQ hrv Of fha
yard. is having ten or twelve new steel
plates put in her bottom. The steamer
will be out of service until about the 1st OF
October.
A large scow load of ak handles and
wheel spokes has been landed at Rear
don's wharf at Alexandria and sent by the
Weems line to Baltimore and will be ship
ped from there to Liverpool for other Eu-
rOpean ports.
The schooner Bradford c. French. from
this port for Portland Me-, put into Vine
yard Haven Wednesday to land two sick
seamen at the marine hospital.
boat Vigilant is working well and giving
satisfaction. The Vigilant now makes
about twelve miles an hour. and Is faster
than any thing OF her size In the harbor
to this city Is now quite heavy, and the
incoming steamers bring large numbers OF
w Washingtonians from the resorts on the
lower Potomac to their homes here.
harbor is entirely bare OF large vessels un-
loading or receiving cargoes, the last of the
ice-carrying vessels having sailed away
yesterday. Several large schooners are at
Georgetown. however, unloading ice and
asphalt and taking on soft coal.
The pungy James Beach has gone to the
Alexandria shipyard to be hauled out for a
general oyerhauling.
1t is reported that three RATS OF ninety
foot piles are adrift in the bay below the
mouth of the Potomac river. They went
adrift from the tug Volunteer during the
latter part OF last week while being towed
from Mackleyville. N. c., to Philadelphfa,
About twenty-five members Of the Plate
Printers Association had pleasant outing
evening last In the steam launch
Joe Blackburn. The party enjoyed pleas
ant sail on the river as far as Indian Head
The Randall line steamer Arrowsmith
arrived here yesterday evening about four
hours late, having been detained in Nom
ini creek by heavy freight.
The Passing Craft.
The large four-masted schooner Edith
Folwel. which brought a cargo OF asphalt
to Georgetown, was loaded with cargo
Of Cumberland coal at the piers of the
Winship-Meredith Company. and sailed IN |
tow of the tug Camilla, en- route to a |
New England port. She has about 1,7OO
tons of coal aboard.
The schooner r. D. Bibber has sailed for
baltimore. In tow of the tug Neptune, to
load soft coal for Boston.