Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-02
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
wEEMs LINE BQATs INJURED MA
COLLISION.
Capt. Davis of the Essex Receives
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Severe Injuries-The Freight
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Carrfers-PersOnal.

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| In consequence ofsthe damage incurred by
| the Weems line stAameFs Potomac in a col
lision in Chesapeake bay with the steamer
Essex of the same line the steamer Sue
will take the Potsmac,s place upon her
route. The collision occurred Monday night
| in thick fog off Point Lookout The Po-
| tomac was bound to Baltimore and the Es-
| sex was coming down the bay bound to
Norfolk and Fredericksburg. The fog was
so thick that it was impossible to see twen-
| ty feet ahead, and when the vessels sighted
each other it was too late to avoid the col
| lision. The Essex struck the Potomac
| amidships on the port side and had her
bow crushed in. The joiner work of the
Potomac above deck was badly damaged.
| but she continued on to Baltimore The
1 Essex put into Solomon's Island for tenn
porary repairs. Captain Davis of the Es-
| sex was injured quite severely.
The scarcity of fish from the river and
| Chesapeake bay is being somewhat relieved
| by the receipt of consgnments from the
| Jersey and northern coasts. This morning
the dealers at the wharf received but sew
enteen packages of, bay and sea fish on the
Norfolk line steamer and the river boats
brought up but six packages A number
of packages of sea fish came by express.
/ Prices this morning were about the same
| as yesterday, but the varieties of fish on
hand were much larger. Spotted trout sold
| at to Sc. per pound; bluefish, &c per
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to Zoe. per pound; blue pike, DC. per pound
green pike, &c. per pound; weakfsh, &C.
per pound; smelts. white perch and yellow
perch, Sc. per pound each; cod &c. per
pound; paddock. &c. per pound; sea null
let &C per pound, and catfish and river
mullets. 15c. per bunch.
| The supply of oysters at the 11th street
| wharf this morning is ample to meet all
demands for the next tive weeks. even if no
other vessels come in. The market was
fairly brisk, the bivalves selling at high
prices and in good quantities. The cooler
weather has again stiffened prices, and
| while some of the vessels that have been
for some time at the wharf are selling at
4Oc. per bushel, the better grades of oys-
that price up to 81 per bushel for the larger
and selected stock. But three vessels have
come into port since yesterday with oys-
terms-the Shining Light brings 400 bush
els the E. P. Evans 600 bushels and the
Sarah A. Gwyther about 500 bushels, all
from the Wicomico neghborhood.
Passing In and Out.
A Baltimore tug. with tow of four light
coal barges, has sailed from this port for
philadelphia, via Chesapeake City and
the canal. .--a.-.
The tug Mitchell M. Davis is in the bay
on the lookout for vessels bound to this
| port or Philadelphia.
| The cargo Of asphalt is being taken from
the schooner John B. Coyle in the East
ern branch rapidly as possible, but 1t
| Will be several Gays DelOTe she Will 10
| ready to sail.
The tug Camilla arrived in port today
with a tow of oystef-laden vessels from the
The schooner Ida L.tlRay with a cargo
Of stone. is expected here about the latter
part of the week. 80"
The tug Stella of Baltimore has sailed
with a light Standard Oil Company's barge
for Chesapeake City, en- route to Philadei-
The pungy, julia and Annie on which
L Acbt god On
day. and which has been lying anchored
in the stream, has sailed for the lower river
to load wood. - 40
charged her cargo here. has gone to Alex
andria to load for Aqua creek points. She
will sail from there today.
The schooner Dexter, having finished dis
charging cargo of lumber, has sailed for
Norton to load for Baltimore or this port.
The tug Volunteer has arrived in port
with two heavily laden coal barges from
Philadelphia in tow for the local dealers.
The Cora Mckinney has sailed from
Alexandria and will load cargo of oys-
tiers for that market, in the Blackstone 8
Island neighborhood.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett with
cargo of lumber from Newberne, NJ c., for
Johnson & WimSatt, reported in the river
yesterday, has arrived in port.
The three-masted schooner Sarah s.
Tyler, having finished the discharging of
her cargo of lumber at Georgetown, sailed,
light yesterday evening.
The barge Martin l.. Pugh. with cargo
of about 800 tons Of hard coal from Phila-
deIphia, is at the Fort Washington wharf
dischargng her cargo.
The pungy Ella Hill sailed from Alexan-
dria yesterday for the lower river to load
a cargo Of oysters back to that market.
The schooner Belmont has sailed for a
lower river creek to load cordwood for Car
ter & Clark.
The schooner Sidonia Curley is at Norfolk
loading cargo Of Virginia pine lumber for
the dealers at the wharves here.
OcrO0llan
from the lower river with a cargo of cord
wood for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Northumberland and not the
Potomac, will run upon the route between
this city and Baltimore this winter.
The schooner J. A. Dixon is in port with
cargo of $4,000 feet Of Virginia pine lum-
Der for Johnson & Wimsatt. She comes
from the Coan river
General and Personal.
Dix & Wilkens the owners Of the new
three-masted schooner Sanandreas Of Balti-
more, have received tidings Of the wreck
and loss of the vessel on Providence reef
in the Caribbean sea. The vessel was max
ing her first voyage Nothing can be saved
from the wreck and it will be sold as 1t
| lies on the reef.
One of the barges brought up by the tug
| Volunteer and consigned to the United
States naval ordance foundry had aboard
two large boilers and a number of pieces Of
smokestack to be used in the new shops
, | DeHS erected III the navy ystIu Lie Do.A-
| ers are of large size and will be taken from
the hold Of the barge by the big wharf
crane.
On the railway at the yard the Santa Bar
bara and tug Tecumseh are still being over
hauled.
; DR.. Hawley is having the engine removed
; from his handsome little steam launch, to
give it an overhauling before the boating
season opens in the spring.
DR.. Arthur Rauterberg has his yacht
, | Greyhound laid up at the Randall line
wharf at the foot of Sth street. The aux
, iliary engine of the yacht is to be taken out
and given a thorough overhauling during
| the winter months.
The Kathleen was recently launched from
the marine railway at Alexandria. her re-
; pairs having been completed. She has
sailed for the lowerIriyer.
The tug Juno belonging to Mr.. Park Ag-
! new, is laid up at sModre's repair shop. at
! Alexandria, having icher X machinery over.
hauled. She will be- ready for service in
|, few days. sin1 lar
Captain Ned Owens of the Washington
Steamboat Company 81 steamer Wakefield
| Is confined to his home by severe illness.
During the illness. OF Captain Owens Mr.
James Jones, the pilot OF the steamer
| yo1.. Id har