Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OLD ALEXANDRIA TUG A VISITOR
TO THIS CITY.
Steamer Wakefield Inspected - Night
Trips on the Ferry Line-Gen-
eral News Items.

The tug Annie which Is now doing duty
as the tender of the large dredge Push, en-
plOyed In the excavating for the foundations
of the new Long bridge piers was built at
Alexandria by the Marine Railway Com
pany in 1854 for service on the Potomac
river, and for several years she was so en-
pIoyed. Her owner. Capt. Josh Ellis, sold
her about twelve years ago to parties In
Richmond, and since that time she has
been employed Oh the James river and about
Norfolk. The Annie halls last from Rich
mond. and is entered In the custom house
there. She is of - tons register, so feet
long. Is feet wide and feet depth of hold.
The Annie will be in service on the Potomac
for several weeks.
The demand for all varieties of fresh fish
continues good at the 1lth street wharf,
and the supply is fair. Shad and herring
are being caught in fairly large numbers
by the OILERS in the river below Alexandria.
Prices are firm and are as follows: For
Spanish mackereI. Z to SC. per pound; white
perch. 10 to lie. per pound; pan rock, s to
Toe. per pound: boiling rock. 10 to 12c. per
pound: founders. 3 to &c. per pound; stur-
geOn, IL tn lie. per pound; biuetish, . to &c.
peg pound; salmon trout. j to &c. per pound;
gray trout. So to $3.50 per barrel; butter
fish. 81 TO 81 per barrel: small white perch,
2:Ic. per bunch: catfish. - to ';5c- per bunch;
carp. 10 to 1JC. each; cells to &c. each; roe
~
each: herring. foe. per hundred. Hard
crabs are selling at 500 per barrel. soft
crabs at 40 to soc. per dozen and clans
SOC. per hundred.
The Randall Line steamer Wakefield I'M
derwent her annual inspe ction Saturday by
the officials of the United States steamboat
inspection service. Inspector Wright made
the examination as to hull boats, &c, and
the boiler and machinery tests were made
by Assistant Inspector Stanton The ex-
animation was satisfactory and the steam
er's papers will be renewed.
The broken crank pin which disabled the
steamer Saml ]. Pentz was replaced Sat
urday with a pin by Chief Engineer
VIM. \. Moore of the Randall Line and
the steamer made her regular trips to River
View yesterday. While the broken part of
the steamers engine was a small affair. 1t
was of such nature as to completely dis
able the steamer for several hours.
The revenue cutter Algonquin is hauled
out on one of the marine railways at Bal
timOre for general Overhauling. Capt. c.
F. Shoemaker of this city, chief of the reve-
nue. cutter service was in Baltimore a day
or two ago looking after the work on the
cutter.
1t is stated that the steamers on the ferry
line between this city and Alexandria will
make night trips commencing about June
Is. These will be the first night schedule
on the ferry line in thirty years
Of General Interest.
The pleasure yachts of the Capital Yacht
Club. which have been on the annual re-
gatta of the club since Friday last re-
turned to port yesterday evening and are
now anchored at the clubs anchorage III
the harbor.
The regular excursion season on the river
opened today, and from now until next
fdl daily trips Will be made by the steam
ers 10 the various resorts along the river
Large crowds have taken advantage of to-
days excursions to make trips down the
river.
chartered by II. l.. BisCoe to load lumber
on the RappahannoCk river for this market
The engine has been placed in the new
power launch of Mr.. Frank Boswell and
the boat will be ready for service in a very
few days.
The two-masted schooner John B. Reese.
laden with pine lumber. has arrived in port
from a Virginia lumber port for the deal
ers.
The schooner Murray Vandiver is unload
ing her cargo of lumb9r from the Kappa
hammock river at T. R. Rileys wharf.
The schooner George H. Bunker. laden
with spruce lumber, is in port for johnson
& Wimsatt
The tug Spray. with a scow laden with
broken stone in tow. came into port Satur-
day afternoon from Occoquan.
Ihe sloop Cora Ruark arrived at Alexan-
dria with load of foundry iron for Julius
Drifuse.
The schooner Prince laden with shingles
from North Carolina. is at Cameron street
wharf, Alexandria. for Smoot & Co.
The Maria Avery and VIM. Park are in
port, with full cargOes of lumber from river
points for the dealers
The schooner Grace G.. Bennett will arrive
here today from Newbern. N c. with a
load of shingles for johnson & Wimsatt