Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER SIDONIA CURLEY
AGROUND OFF FORT FOOTE.
Current in the Potomac Covers BuOys
Fish and Oyster Supplies
General Items.
The two-masted schooner sidonia Curley

The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley
laden with lumber from the James river,
is reported ashore near the black buoy, OFF
Fort Foote. Judging from the look of the
vessel yesterday evening she was caught
by the heavy current and forced breadside
on the flats. AS she grounded on an extra
high tide it is feared that considerable
| trouble will be had in getting her off.
The Curey is owned and commanded by
Captain Albert Curley of this city, and
is regular trader in lumber here. Should
the efforts to float her today be unavail-
ing lighters will be sent down and her
cargo taken out of her.
The current which has been running
down the river since Sunday last is not
so strong as 1t was yesterday. In the
afternoon yesterday all the buoyS in the
Georgetown channel above and below the
Long bridge were covered. a remarkable
thing about this freShet is the number of
railway ties it has brought down from
the upper river. The officers of the steam
er T. V. Arrowsmith, which arrived here
yesterday evening, report that as far down
as Clifton Beach and up to Indian Head
the river Is covered with logs and drift
wood of all kinds
Since yesterday the dealers at the fish
wharf have received about 14SO0 herring
and 5000 shad from the river boats be-
tween this market and the river shores
The market this morning was good, ana
In consequence of the scarcity OF fish prices
keep high. Shad are selling at SIS to $50
per hundred for roe, and SD to $l' per
hundred for bucks; herring brought go
to 50 per thousand croakers, s.. 10 to 81 per
barrel: boiling rock, 10 to 12l2 cents per
mound: pan rock, to 10 cents per pound;
white perch to 10 cents per pound;
founders ) to 6 cents per pound. and the
other fish at figures quoted yesterday.
The oyster market was extremely dun
this morning. but little if any, business
being done and the few sales that were
made being small. The NJ. j. Stephenson,
with a cargo of about 800 bushels OF WI
comico oysters, came into port Yesterday
evening in tow of a tug. Prices this morn
ing ranged from 30 to GO cents per bushel
for the smaller grades up to 20 and 50 cents
will make the oyster season extend into
May, probably to the middle of the month.
Passing In and Out.
The schooner Cora has unloaded her car
20 of lumber and will sail for Petersburg
to load back to this port.
The steamer Lily and Howard is dis
charging her cargo of lumber for Johnson
& Wimsatt at the 9th street wharf of the
American Ice Company.
The E. P. Evans, Ethel and Lottie
Thomas have gone to the lower river for
cargoeS of oysters.
The big four-masted schooner Estelle
Plinney, with the first of this seasons ice
for the American Ice Company, sailed from
the Kennebec the 10Th instant.
The barge Mclean has arrived and Is
discharging a cargo of hard coal from Phil
adelphia at the wharf of Stephenson & Bro.
The Gilman Dove is at anchor off Alex
andria and will sail for the lower Potomac
today.
The J. ]. Underhill is loading full cargo
of brick at Alexandria for a lower river
point.
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith brought
up a good cargo from the lower river yes
terday. She had but few fish aboard.
Items of General Interest.
While on her way up the river to this
city Monday night one of the paddle wheels
of the Weems line steamer Sue struck
floating log and was damaged. The injury
was not severe enough to keep her from
starting on her return trip to Baltimore
yesterday evening.
The repainting and decorating Of the
River View wharf. foot Of It'll street, for
the opening Of the excursion season has
been completed.
1t is stated that flatboat ferry is to be
established across Swami creek, between
Fort Washington and River View
The high water of the past two or three