Evening star., 1901-11-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM YACHT GRETCHEN RETURNS
To WINTER QUARTERS.
Naphtha Power Launch q Visitor Here
Prices at Fish and Oyster
Wharf.

The steam yacht Gretchen, which belongs
to Mr. J. FL. Reyburn of New York, and
which always winters here, has arrived In
port. after a summers cruise on the At
lantic coast She has just completed trip
through the North Carolina sounds, with
her owner and a party of friends aboard.
The Gretchen Is lying at the wharf foot
of o street, but will be kept In commission
by her owner who will make short cruises
in her on the Potomac and Chesapeake bay
until the weather becomes too cool for
pleasure trips. The Gretchen. Is under the
command of Captain Richardson of this
city, who has had charge of her for several
years past. and under whose charge she
was rebuilt aad made larger at Alexandria
last summer.
The naphtha power launch Louise of New
York is the latest visitor to this port. The
Louise, which is owned by Mr.. Frederick
Hodgins of New York, Is handsome little
craft, about seventy feet long, is fitted up
w,.h every comfort for travel and has a
speed of about ten miles an hour.
She has, for her size, large and airy
state rooms and her main saloon is filled
with easy chairs and couches, which make
travel on her a luxury. She lies In the
stream eff the Sth street wharf awaiting
the arrival of her owner and party from
New York. who will spend a week or ten
days on a hunting and fishing cruise on
the Potomac The Louise, it Is expected,
will be on the Potomac for several weeks.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was but poorly supplied with fresh and salt
water fish this morning, but the demand
was good, and the sales were at about
yesteroay's figures, black bass selling at 6
to 12c. per pound; sturgeon. 10c. per pound;
salmon trout, to &c. per pound; large
trout, to sc. per pound pike, 5 to SC. per
pound; bluefish or tailors to Sc. per
pound; butterfsh, 4c. per pound: pan rock,
to 1Oc. per pound; medium rock, 10c. per
pound; boiling rock, 121a to 15c. per pound. !.
jumping mullets, to 31ac. per pound: white
perch, to 12c. per pound, or 25 to SOC.
per bunch; spot. 81 per box; gray trout, So
bunch; carp, 10 to 25c. each; catfish, 20
to soc. per bunch; eels. 10 to 25c per bunch,
and river mullets, 10 to 15c- per bunch.
The cooler weather of this morning has
had the effect to increase the demand for
oysters. The demand this morning was
quite good and prices were slightly ad-
vanced. The smaller oysters sold at 55 to
60c. per bushel and the larger and selected
ones at 60 to soc. per bushel.
The Passing Craft.
The Gilman Dove is in port with a cargo
of railway ties for Carter & Clark. She
will unload her cargo on the James Creek
canal, under the N street bridge.
The two-masted schooner A W. Woolly,
with a cargo of canned goods from the
D. Brockett & Co, and others.
The schooner Samuel Russell Is at the
wharf of T. w. Riley. taking on a cargo
of fertilizer for Norfolk.
The barge Jackson, laden with wood, is
at the wharf of Forsberg & Murray and
will unload
The Cora McKenney has arrived at Alex
aGdria with a full cargo of oysters from
the BiackistOneS Island beds.
The schooner J. D. Bell is in port with a
cargo of cord wood from the lower river for
Carter & Clark.
The schooner Freddie L. Hambln from
this port has arrived at Newbern, n. c.,
to load shingles for the dealers here.
The Hiawatha has sailed for lower
river port and will load a cargo for the
market here.
The Silver Star is in port with cargo Of
wcoti from the Aqua creek neighbour pod
for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Dagger, laden with about
30 000 feet of pine lumber from a lower Po
tomac point, is at the wharf of Thomas r.
Riley, foot of street southwest, unload
ing her cargo.
The schooner Earl Biscoe, with load of
cord wood from Nomini, is in port for the
local dealers.
The schooner Sarah S. Tyler is at Leeds
town. Va. loading cargo of pine lumber
FOR this port.
The pungy Ella Hill, having unloaded her
cargo at Alexandria, has sailed for the
lower river to reload
The schooner Fannie is lying off Gunston
Whart loading a cargo OF sand for the
dealers at Georgetown.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has arrived
at Williamson, n. c., from this port and
is loading for a trip.
The Mary Francis is in port with a cargo
OF cord WOOD Tor the dealers.
The three-masted schooner John ]. Han
son came into port this morning and was
taken to Georgetown to loau railway ties
for the Boston market.
The body Of the white man found float
Ing IN the river near Matthias Point, Va.
few days ago has, 1t is stated. been
buried on the shore near where found.
On October 23 last a young white man
named John Foley, native of Baltimore,
was drowned In the Potomac not far from
where the body was found. 1t Is said he
fell from the schooner e. and S. Mayhem.
and it Is thought the body may be his
The remains of the unfortunate schooner
Lavinia Campbell, which sank in the Della
ware river some weeks ago, are being blown
to pieces with explosives in order to re-
move the obstruction. The Campbell was
a regular trader to this port, and had been
here with cargo Of ice only a few weeks
before she was run into and sunk In the
Delaware.
Several of the old buildings used for
the officers quarters at the south end of the
grounds of the Washington barracks are
being rebuilt and remodeled for the use
of the engineer corps officers stationed
there. The roofs have been taken off of
several of the buildings and the work is
progressing rapidly
The tugboat Maryland. used in towing
the clay-laden scows from Broad creek,
Md, to the brick-making plants on the
Eastern branch, attempted to go down the
river early yesterday morning In the fog.
which was so thick that objects twenty
feet away could not be made out, and ran
ashore on the flats near Manns fertilizer
factory. She remained there for several
hours, until the rising tide enabled her
engine to back her into deeper water.
One OF the large steam pile drivers of
Mr. VIM. Banks is laid up in the dock ad-
joining the Alexandria ferry wharf being
overhauled. Her hull has been given a
thorough caulking and repairs to her wheel
and rudder have been made.
The longhoai Peri has been caulked and
overhauled at Benefits boat yard and
was yesterday put overheard and sailed for
the lower river to load.
The tug George w. Pride, owned by Cap
tain Al. Farr, Is laid up at Alexandria and
IS being put in thorough order. New guards
have been put on her. new stempiece
put In. and she has been caulked from stem
to stern. 1t Is expected she will return to
service before the end of the week
The steamer Newport News. the fagsnip
of the Norfolk and Washington line Heet
which has been in the dry dock at the
Newport News shipyard for the past week
or ten days, being repainted, has returned
to this city and is lying at the wharf of
the company. foot Of 7th street southwest
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