Evening star., 1901-09-26
ALONG THE NRiVER FRONT
sLooP RIGGED F4.ATgaEs LOSES HER
MAST. I.k.T
Broken on CIoses.tq the, ,Deck-steamer
Wakefield ReAnmes Her Trips
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| little sloop-rigged fattie named the
Northumberland, owned by parties residing
| In Alexandria, is lying disabled in the river
| off Fort Washington with her mast broken
| off close to the deckn While the vessel was
OH her way down the river day or two
ago she was struck by a heavy flaw of
wind, which twisted the spar off, and the
big stick, with it's spread of canvas, went
overheard. The vessel is now lying at an
Choir in the river, but will be brought to
Alexandria to have a new mast placed on
| her. ...t t-
The British schooner Aroma, which came
| into port yesterday with laths from New
Brunswick, is consigned to Messrs. Johnson
| & Wimsatt of this city. She brings a
cargo of 3,5o0O0o laths, one of the largest
| cargoes Of the kind ever brought here. The
officers of the Aroma report another schoon-
er at Chatham, N. B., loading laths for
| this port.
| The steamer Wakefield, which resumed
her trips to the lower Potomac this morn
Ing, Is commanded by Capt Ned Owens
with Capt. Theodore Keene pilot, Mr..
VIM. Murtaugh as mate and Mr.. George
| Guest as purser. Chief Engineer Will Reed
| ts IN charge of the engine room and Mr.
| Gleason as steward.
| Mr.. VIM. NJ Reardon, agent of the Ran
dali and Weems lines of steamers at Alex
| andria, has gone to Buffalo to the Pan
American exposition
Mr.. James Nash, the veteran steamboat
| engineer, has returned from long stay at
| Fort Staunton, N. M, greatly benefited in
| health
| Purser George ]. Stafford Of the steamer
! Estelle Randall has been transferred to
the steamer T. V. Arrowsmth during the
absence of Purser Thomas B. Garnett in
| New York.
| The dealers at the 11th' street wharf fish
market this morning had an ample supply
| of both fresh and salt water fish for sale.
| Prices were as follows: For gray trout,
| 81 to 81 per barrel; porgies, $3.50 per bar
| rel; croakers, So per barrel; founders, 5
cents per pound; black bass 10 to II cents
| per pound; bluefish, to cents per pound;
| large trout, to cents per pound; white
perch, 10 to 10 cents per pound; pan rock,
| to 10 cents per pound; medium rock, to
lO cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, IL
cents per pound; carp, 20 to 80 cents each;
| catfish, 10 to 35 cents per bunch, and eels
20 to 30 cents per bunch. Hard crabs are
| selling slowly and are bringing 81 per bar
| rel
A number of vessels laden with Potomac
| river oysters, about 1900 bushels in all,
nave arrived at the oyster wharf since yes
| terday morning. The demand continues
| fair and the stock is being slowly disposed
Of. Prices this morning were 40 to 60 cents
per bushel for the small stock, and from
| ~ W oU cents per DuShei Tor the large, Sc
| lected oyster. The oysters now coming into
! port are large and fine stock.
| WatermelOns are now a drug on the mar
ket and the few remaining at the oyster
| wharf are selling at any price to dispose
| Of them.
The schooner Maggie c. Wheatley has
| ginia pine lumber.
The sloop Belvidere has arrived at Alex
andria with cargo of hoop poles for the
dealers there.
The schooner Fannie came into port to-
| day with a cargo of sand from Broad creek
for parties in Georgetown.
| The Mary and Rebecca has gone to the
lower river and will load, oysters for the
| local market. - j
The schooner Grace G. Bennett, from this
| port has arrived at Newbern, N. c., to
| load lumber there for johnson & WimSatt
| Of this city. 7S -'-.; -,'
The two-masted schooner James R. Teel
| has arrived in portf' wthc full cargo OF
canned goods for the dealers here.
| The schooner A! H fQuinby has sailed for
a lower river pointi and will load lumber
| back to this market sega. .-s
The E. P. Evans, Zephyr and Avalon
| have gone to the oyster beds in the lower
Potomac and will load for this city.
The Lily May, laden with a full cargo
| of fertilizer, has sailed from this city for
| river point. ....
| and will load cordwood for Carter & Clark
The four-masted barkentine Doris, which
unloaded a cargo of asphalt on the East
ern branch, will be taken to Baltimore to
| load
The schooner Purnell, with a cargo of
| canned goods from the eastern shore, ar
rived in port yesterday evening.
| The schooner J. P. Robinson has arrived
| in port with full cargo of cordwood for
| Carter & Clark.
The schooner Ada Ballenger, laden with
fertilizer by the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany for King George county, Va, sailed
yesterday afternoon.
| The barge Helen Is lying near Stewards 8
wharf. Va, loading a cargo of poplar wood
| for the Philadelphia market.
General Port News.
The large bugeye Shining Light is to be
| hauled over on the marine railway at Alex
andria today to have her hull caulked and
to have some other repair work done pre-
paratory to engaging in the oyster busi-
ness this winter. She will be out of ser
| vice about ten days.
| The three-maste6 schooner James Boyce
row discharging a cargo of fertilizer ma
terial at Alexandria. will be light by this
| evening She will tomorrow, without
| large cargo of railway ties for Boston
The Boyce will be ready to sail for Bos-
ton in the latter part of next week.
| Lightship No. 40, which has been rebuilt
| at Baltimore has been taken to her sta
ton at Smiths Island off Cape Charles at
the mouth of Chesapeake bay, relieving
lightship No. 72. which was temporarily on
the station
| The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith left port
| yesterday evening on her last trip of the
| season to the landings in the mouth of
the Potomac. When she returns tomorrow
she will be relieved by another steamer
of the line, and will be placed in winter
quarters.
The pungy belonging to Capt. Kendrick
Of Charles county, Md, is hauled out at
the Alexandria shipyard for repairs.
The handsome new yacht Blossom be-
| longing to Mr.. John 8. Goldsborough of
| this city was out for a practice sail on the
| river Yesterday evening and again showed