Evening star., 1901-11-23
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER CHASE FLoATED BY TUG
j. q. CARTER
Vessel Went Ashore In Recent Gale
The Fish aad Oyster
Harriet

carter, anu was pc0uG0t TO AaexaHutld idSl
night for repairz 1t is stated that the
Chase Is not as badly damaged as was at
first supposed and can be put in good order
again at small cost. Captain Jarrett
who was in command Of the. Chase when
she grounded, will return to the command
Of her The Chase Is owned by o. w.
Miller of Baltimore and was built In 1885
at Cambridge. Md.
This is the last of the vessels stranded In
the river during the recent gales to be
fioated. all the others having succeeded in
getting off within a day OF two Of going
ashore.
The supply Of fish on sale at the 1tth
street wharf this morning. while not large.
was ample to supply all demands and was
OF good variety. The prices were as fol
lows: For gray trout, IS to $6 per barrel;
drum, 81 per barrel; spot, So 20 50 per box;
jumping mullets, So SO to 81 per box; sal
mon trout, to &c. per pound; bluehsh ana
tailors, q to SC. per pound; pan rock, TO
1Oc per pound; medium rock, 1Oc per
pound; boiling rock, 121a to 15c: per pound;
batterfsh, sc. per pound; black bass. to
loc. per pound; green pike, to &c. per
pound; sturgeon, 10c. per pound; yellow
perch, 10 to 25c. per pound; catfish. 70 to
60c. per bunch; eels, Is to 25c per bunch:
river mullets, 10 to soc. per bunch, and
carp, to &C. per pound.
The oyster market at the 11th street
wharf was fairly brisk this morning, the
demand being good and the sales numerous.
The supply of oysters on hand will amount
to about 5000 bushels Prices today are
about the same as early in the week, the
small oysters selling at 40 to 60c. per bush
el and the larger selected stock at 10 to
roc. per bushel. The arrivals of vessels
since yesterday include the Mary and Re
becca, w. H. H. Bixler, B. H. Lambert,
Cunningham and R. H. Stuart.
The American Patriot has arrived at Al
0pdr r{o ND of% 1{co oAor ivnO
will load and sail for a river point.
The Passing Craft.
The Five Sisters has arrived in port with
a corgo Of about 25 600 feet Of pine boards
from Aqua creek for johnson u Wimsatt.
The steamer Lily and Howard will load
a miscellaneous cargo of stores at Alex
andria and will sail for Aqua creek.
The Mary Francis has unloaded her cargo
and has sailed for the Aqua creek neigh
borhood to load.
The barge Mary S. Brady has completed
the unloading of her cargo of hard coal at
the wharf of Johnson Bros, foot of 18th
street southwest.
The Sidney Jones has come into port
with a cargo Of pine wood from the lower
river for Carter & Clark.
The steamer E. JAS Tull loaded SEN
eral cargo at Alexandria, and has sailed
for a lower river point
tow. has sailed for Occoquan, where the
scows will load broken stone for this city.
The longboat Silver Star has sailed for a
lower river point and will load cord wood
for the dealers here. =
The schooner Earl Biscoe has loaded a
cargo of wood in Nomini creek for Carter
& Clark Of this city.
The schooner Murray Vandiver, loading
for this port, was at Port Micou Oh Thurs
day last.
The Ida May is in port with a cargo of
cord wood and is unloading at the wharf
of Stephenson & Bro
port this morning. brought large cargo Of
about 600 bushels grain and much poultry
to the dealers here and in Alexandria
The j. P. Robinson has arrived at George
town with a cargo Of grain from Upper
Machodoc creek for the dealers.
The American Patriot has arrived in port
with a cargo of pine lumber from river
port.
The two-masted schooner Eugie laden
with lumber from the James river, has ar
rived for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The longboat Miami has arrived at AL
exandria with load of pine wood for Dew.
Atcheson.
Matters of General Interest.
A large sand scow evidently belonging
to one Of the local sand dealing firms has
been drifting around in the mouth Of the
Eastern branch for several days without
any one making an effort to capture it.
Yesterday it went aground on the remains
of old wharf just south of the Buena
Vista wharf, and as the tide fell broken
pile made a hole in the bottom Of the scow
and it filed and sank. 1t is lying in about
three feet Of water and seems to be con-
damaged, but can easily be raised
and repaired by its owners. These broken
piles are Just on the edge Of the channel
a n ma q o.
The death of Mr.. Henry Hart of New
York, the owner Of the Alexandria and
Washington ferry line, Is announced, and
the employees of the line here are rather
anxious regarding their situations 1t is
believed along the river front that should
the heirs of Mr.. Hart determine to close
down the line 1t will be kept open by local
capital.
The work of rebuilding the large steam
excursion launch, Bartholdi, at the boat
yard of Cumberland Son, in Georgetown
is progressing rapidly, and the boat will be
ready for service again in short time
The steam launch Fannie was Yesterday
taken to Alexandria in tow Of the tug D.
NJ. Key for general overhauEng of her
machinery.
The schooner Emily E. Burton is at
Balous wharf, Maryland. in the St. Mary's
river, loading cargo of lumber for the
Philadelphia market.
The barge Roberts, which has been lying
at Somerset Beach wharf, loading a cargo
of railway ties, has been taken to Stifrs
wharf, Virginia, to complete her cargo be-
fore sailing for Philadelphia.
Fine black bass are now being caught
in the basin near the Long bridge and the
bathing beach in large numbers by rod and
line fishermen. using live smelt as bait.
The red bell buoy marking the entrance
to Chesapeake bay between Cape Charles
and Cape Henry, which has been out Of
order for several days, was replace by a
new bell buoy November 10 last.
The United States naval yacht SyIph
flying the flag Of the President, was out
for trip on the river to a point below
Mount Vernon and return yesterday even
Ing.
Chief Engineer Cassell of the United
States fish commission has returned from
trip to the Bryan's Point station of the
BishOp-Elect COnaty Solemn Conse-
Grafton at Baltimore.
Washington friends will use special train.
via B. &, o. r. r., fat $50 am. Sunday
morning, November "a. Rate $1.25 for the
round trip.-Advt.
Will Let Liquor Alone.
IT haven't been drunk seven times in a
month and I wasn't drunk last night"
Henry W. Foster told Judge Kimbau this