Evening star., 1901-07-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
POLICE BOAT TO BE READY FOR
SERVICE AUGUST 1.
Capacity Of the Boat for speed Great
ly Increased-Fish Market
Quotations.

Quotations.
The harbor police boat vigilant will be
ready for service again about the LIST of
August after having been laid UP for three
months while new machinery was teing
built for her. The new engine for the Vigil
liant, which was built at Boston, arrived at
Alexandria Monday. and VIM. A. Morris
Sons the contractors for the machinery.
now have the boat at that place placing the
engine and pumps in position. This. and
making the necessary steam connections
will take about two weeks, when the boat
will be brought back here to be fitted up.
Since being laid UP the coal buakers of
the Vigilant have been rebuilt and enlarged
to nearly three times their former capacity
This was made necessary by the greater
coal consumption of the new boiler, which
has about three times the steaminS ca
pacity of the old one. The new engine is of
fore-and-aft compound type, with cylinders
seven and thirteen inches in diameter with
ten-inch stroke. and is a fine piece OF ma
chinery. 1t is expected the power 1t will
develop will make the harbor boat one OF
the fastest tugs of her size in the harbor
Until she is ready for service Harbormas-
ter Sutton will keep the launch LOWE Ran
dali u commission about the haroor.
AS the steamer Estelle Randall, running
ri
mont. Md, was on her way up the river
yesterday evening one of the sheavas in her
steering gear blocks broke and caused the
steering ropes to part. The hand-stecring
gear on her hurricane deck was at once
rugged up, and, steered by a tiller, she
came to her wharf here The broken block
was replaced by new one yesterday even
ing ana the steamer sailed on her regular
schedule time this morning
me supply of fish on hand at the 11th
street wharf was small this morning, and
the demand, in consequence of the warm
weather, continues light. Prices remain
low. white perch selling today at &c to lOc
per pound; boiling rock at 12l2c. to 15c. per
pound; pan rock, 4c. to Sc. per pound: stur-
geon. sc. to 1Oc per pound spot &c. to &c.
per pound; founder, 112c. to &c per pound:
spanish mackerel, &c. to &c. per pound blue
flsh, &c per pound; gray trout. 81 to 81 per
Darrel; croaker. 81 per barrel; butter 81 TO
IS per BARREL drum. 25c. each: carp, 12c to
13c. each; porgie. 10c. each: catfish, 13c 10
2oc. per bunch, and eels. 10c. per bunch.
Soft shell crabs are still scarce and are
selling at 4Oc to 60c. per dozen. Hard crabs
are plentiful. and sell at 75c. to 81 per bar
rel.
Passing In and Out
The steamer Dennis Simmons came up 70
this city yesterday from Alexandria to COM
plete the unloading of her cargo of shingles
and lumber
She will sail today for Edenton, n. c.,
and will load back to this port.
The barge Pugh is at the wharf of Jonn
r. Zimmerman. at Alexandria. dischargfng
d cargo of coal.
The United States lighthouse steamer
Holly has sailed for a cruise among the
light stations along the lower Potomac
river.
The schooner NJ. A. Randall will COM
plete the discharging of her cargo of ice to-
morrow. 1t is understood she will go 10
Baltimore for a cargo of coal.
The schooner Sidonia CurIey has complat-
ed the unloading of her cargo of lumber,
and is anchored in the stream off the
arsenal awaiting orders.
The steamer Occoquan arrived in port
yesterday evening with a cargo of railway
ties and having a raft of pilng in tow. The
railway ties were taken to Georgetown and
unloaded and the piles were taken up the
Eastern branch.
The bugeye Spray is at Reardons wharf
Alexandria, loading cargo Of wheat for
the mills at Georgetown.
The large steam launch recently built at
Alexandria for Mr.. Tony Smoot is ready
for service. Steam was raised on her for
the first time yesterday evening.
The scoop dredge Fannie, belonging to
Mr.. John Miller. is at the wharf of Fors-
berg & Murray, where she Is to be supplied
with new dredging machinery. The barge
will not be ready for service for several
weeks.
The marine railway at Alexandria, which
was badly damaged in hauling up a large
scow. Is being repaired. The schooner E.
l.. Bowen is on the railway. and will be
IL Is Sldteu as soon as the cradle
OF the railway is completed
The steamers Harry Randall and Wake
field are bringing The first of the new wheat
from the down-river landings to the deal
ers at Alexandria.
Int steam launch attached to the United
states artillery station at Fort Washing
ton. which he's recently been thoroughly
oFerhauled here. has been taken to the
TORT and Will go into commission at once.
Inc steam yacht Cygnus, belonging to
MI ForSberg. was taken out for a trial ~
ner new machinery yesterday evening. The
trial was generally satisfactory.
The steamer Harry Randall has been
WithoraWn from the river route to run day
excursions to Colonial Beach Her place
Kent.
The residents of the northern neck ~
virginia have petitioned the port office de-
partmeW to establish an office in the stora
OF }. III. Edwards, to be called Edwards
vile. JUS
captain Chap Posey is in command of tho
Norfolk and Washington line steamer New
port News on her special trip to Old point
and Norfolk today. ''i'
MI George Guest pursur of the steamer
Harry Randall. has been transferred 70 the
steamer Wakefield for the summer to serve
In the same capacity
Mr.. Wash b. Williams has pona IN pi,o,,
roht ON the Potomac to spend the Fourth
MT. william Hayden has been appointed
IN engineer in the Randall line service and
assigned to the steamer Arrowsmith as as
sistant engineer.