Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER WILLIAM DONNELL AR
RIyEs FROM NEW BRUNSWICK.
Sinking of TwO-Masted Schooner a,
18th Street Wharf - The
Freight Handlers.

The four-masted schooner VIM. Donnell,
with cargo of about 1000 tons Of plaster
from Hisboro', New Brunswick, arrived
at Alexandria yesterday in tow Of the tug
Camilla, for Herbert Bryant. She reports
having escaped most Of the heavy gale of
the latter part Of last week. She was in a
blow Thursday, but came in the Capes just
as the full force Of the hurricane was felt.
The Donnell was locked at Real don's
wharf to discharge cargo.
The little two-masted bay schooner John
A. H. Dixon, which came into port Satur-
day with a cargo of lumber for Johnson &
Wimsatt sank at the wharf Of the firm,
foot Of 18th street, Saturday night. The
accident was caused by the deck load Of
timber catching on a pile. and as the tide
fell tho vessel listed until the water ran in
her open hatchings and sunk her. 1t is
stated that no one was aboard of the vessel
when she sank, all her crew having come
up town. She will be raised at once
The heavy eaSterly storm of the coast
of Virginia still prevents the fishermen from
working their nets, and in consequence the
supply Of fish received by the dealers here
has been small. The market, however. was
good, the demand being far in excess of the
supply. This morning pan rock brought 10
to IL cents per pound; boiling rock, 1212 to
Is cents per pound; white perch, to II
cents per pound; trout, Sc per barrel; carp,
per bunch, and eels and yellow perch Is to
20 cents per bunch. There were soft
shell crabs on sale and hard crabs have ad-
vanced. selling at 81 to $3.50 per barrel.
Movements of Vessels.
The two-masted schooner William Dom
nelly, with a cargo Of about 10000 feet Of
Virginia pine lumber, has arrived in port.
The schooner ]. P. Robinson has arrived
at Georgetown with a cargo.
The sloop Rafting Joe, with a cargo Of
scrap iron for Drifuse & Co., is at the
wharf foot Of King street. Alexandra.
The schooner Quick Time is in port with
a full cargo of cord wood from the lower
river for the local dealers.
The schooner Edward E. Briery. with
1915 tons of Ice for the American Ice Com
pany arrived in port this morning.
The three-masted schooner Eliza A.
Scrivner, which discharged a cargo OF
shingles for johnson & Wtmsatt, has been
way ties for New England port.
The schooners w. H. H. Bfxler, Rosie
Beatrice and Rose Shelton have arrived In
port with cargoes Of cord wood for Carter
& Clark.
The large bugeye Kathleen came into
port Saturday evening with cargo of new
wheat from the lower river counties; WV,
The two-masted schooner Federal Hill,
with cargo Of fertiltzing material from
Norfolk, arrived at Alexandra yesterday
evening. She will be locked at the Duke
street WudTl
The schooner G. J. Howeth, with a car
70 of grain from the lower river, anchored
of Alexandria yesterday evening.
The fongboat Five Sisters, with a cargo
of about 5000 feet Of pine lumber, from
the Aqua creek neighborhood. is in port
consigned to johnson & Wimsatt.
OF General Interest.
The heavy easterly gales on the Atlantic
coast have caused very high tides in the
river, and Saturday and yesterday all the
lowlands on the Virginia side OF the river
near Jackson City were under water. The
water yesterday evening was within eight
inches Of the highest tide Of this spring,
when the weather bureau predicted a food.
So far the season at the summer resorts
along the lower river has not been q pros
porous one, there being but few boarders
from this city at any Of them. There is
some talk of the daily excursion boats to
the lower river being withdrawn.
The new pier now building at Massey's
landing in Maddox creek. on the lower Po-
tomac, viii be completed and ready for
service this week.
Barges laden with broken stone for the
various improvements being made In this
city are arriving almost daily In port from
OccoQuaa and tts neighborhood. Saturday