Evening star., 1901-11-21
ALONG THE 3RlVER FRONT
HULL OF NEW PILE DRIVER
LAUNCHED YESTERDAY.
First Vessel to Be Built mt Deans
PIaut-Fixh and Oyster
Market.


construction for Messrs. Carter & Clark of
this city was launched yesterday at the
new bodybuilding plant of Mr.. Augustus
Dean at Alexandria 1t is the first vessel
built at the yard. The. hull is about fifty
feet long, twenty feet wide and of very
light draft The old pile driver which has
been lying at the Alexandria marine rail-
way for the past year was yesterday even
ing taken to Deans yard, where the engine
and plie-driving machinery will be trans
ferred to the new hull. The driver, 1t is
expected, will be ready for service In about
three weeks or month, and Will be en-
ployed in general wharf building on the
river where needed
The United States army engineers snag
puling and boring machine stopped at the
mouth OF Mattawoman creek, near the
naval proving grounds at Indian Head, Nd,
on her way down the potomac, and Is max
ing borings and soun<angs in the recently
dredged channel in order to ascertain the
location and extent of the rock beds which
nave lnterfered with the dredging operations
there. 1t is understood that next spring
these rocks will be blasted away and the
channel will be made of a uniform depth Of
tWenty-four feet. After completing her in
vestigations at Mattawoman the machine
will be taken to the Kettle Bottoms to
locate the Jumps there which are to be re-
moved.
The supply of fish received by the dealers
Ii ofH 1<oftofh ana the nets III the
river, for sale at the 11th street wharf mar
ket, since yesterday morning was not
large The demand was good and prices
are about the same as in the early part
OF the week. gray trout selling at So to s.
per barrel; spot, So per box; jumping null
let's, 800 to 81 per, box; salmon trout, 7c.
per pound; bluefsh and tailors, to &c.
per pound; pan rock, to &c. per pound;
medium rock, . to 1Oc per pound; boiling
rock, 1212 to 15c. per pound; butterfsh, &c.
per pound; black bass, to 1Oc. per pound;
green pike, to &c.: per pound; sturgeon,
1Oc. per pound; yellow perch, 10 to 25c. per
bunch; catfish, % to SOC. per bunch; eels,
Is to 25c. per bunch; river mullets, 10 to acc.
per bunch, and carp, 10 to 25c. per bunch.
The oyster market at the 11th street
wharf was rather slow this morning, the
demand being quite light and the sales of
oysters in the shell were small. Prices re-
main firm, and the small oysters sold at 90
to Coo. per bushel, and the larger ones at
65 to Soc. per bushel. Since yesterday the
Silver Spray, the Edna and Nellie, and the
Lottie Thomas have arrived with cargces
of oysters.
In Port and Out.
The steamer Lily and Howard, with
cargo of about 25OOO feet of pine lumber
from Aqua creek has arrived in port for
Church & Stephenson.
The Earl Biscoe is lying in Nomni creek
loading cargo of cord wood for the dealers
here.
The pungy Seabelle has sailed for the CO.
lonial Beach neighborhood and will load a
cargo for the dealers here.
A large scow is at Bryan's Point wharf
loading railway ties for Carter & Clark.
The barge John L! Brady has completed
her cargo of poplar wood and railway
ties at Aqua creek and is at anchor off the
mouth Of the creek awaiting a tug to take
her to Philadelphia.
The steamer Occoquan, having unloaded
a cargo here, has gone to Alexandria and
will there load a general cargo at the wharf
of VIM. A. Smoot & Co. for Occoquan bay
points.
The barge Jackson is in port from a river
point, with full cargo of cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
The barge Ann Thompson, loaded with
railway ties at Quantico by Washington
dealers for Philadelphia. will sail in tow OF
Dougherty tug for Baltimore tomorrow.
The tug Favorite, towing Standard Oil
Company barge No IS, laden with oil for
this city and Alexandria, sailed from
Baltimore Tuesday and arrived in port last
night.
The barge Pugh has completed the load
ing of her cargo of poplar wood at Marshall
Hall, Md. and will sail within the next
day two for Philadelphia.
The schooner Bertha Dean, which un-
loaded a cargo Of ice here, has sailed from
Baltimore for Weymouth, n. S., with a
cargo of coal.
The steamer Wakefield arrived up from
the river landings last night with a large
cargo turkeys anu OtQer poultry, eggs
and stock for|the local commission dealers.
The Miami is reported in the river bound
to Alexandria with cargo of cord wood
for Aitcheson.
OF General Interest.
Within the past two days about two tons
of canned tomatoes, dried apples, peaches
prunes and other commissary stores have
been sent by Maj. I. E. True, the United
States army depot quartermaster here, on
! net a1a Ian
at Fort Hunt for use of the
soldiers stationed there.
The boardwalk baiil by the soldiers at
Fort Hunt, Va, under the direction of
Sergeant Sherer, from the post to the Alex
andria electric railway station at Hunters
has been completed. The walk is about two
miles long.
Stiff's wharf and it is understood her own
ers will make no effort to save her Her
cargo of railway ties with which she was
partly loaded, will be transferred to another
vessel.
The sloop Northumberland is lying at the
wharf, foot of Duke street, at Alexandria,
having some minor repair work done She
will sail in a day or two for a river landing
to load oysters.
The long wharf at Clifton Beach, Md, be-
longing to Mr. Harry d. Renign Is to be
rebuilt and put in thorough order for the
early spring trade 1t is understood the
work will be begun within the next few
days.
The United States lighthouse tender Hol-
ly Is engaged in placing the large buoys to
mark the speed trial course of the navy, on
Chesapeake bay, near Barren island
Capt. Bailey Reed has returned to duty
as first officer of the steamer Harry Ran
dali on the river route.
Nearly five hundred bushels of this years
crop of wheat were yesterday brought to
the dealers at Alexandria from points along
the Potomac by the river line boats
The frost of yesterday morning Is report
ed to have been the heaviest of the season
along the river, and considerable ice formed
along the shores.
The overhauling Of the tug Camilla will
be completed today and she will sail with
the railway tie laden schooner Hanson for
the mouth of the Potomac.
1t is stated that considerable work will
be done on the wharf of the Randall line
steamers at the foot of sth street during
the dull season after January 1 next.
Blaze In Senator LOdge's- Chimney.
The fire department. was called to the
house Of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massa chusetts, No. 1765 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. about o'clock this
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