Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAY AT
INDIAN HEAD.
Vessels on Ways Cor Dverhauling and
Repairs-The Passing Graft
Generals Matters.

Indian Head naval proving grounds is torn
up preparatory to rebuilding the wharf
and putting it in order for steamboat and
vessel landing. The new wharf will be COM
pleted in a short time
The work on the new hospital and ply
sicians' quarters at Indian Head is being
pushed, and the building will be completed
and ready for service before the cold wealth
er begins.
Mr.. Henry Reneger of Clifton Beach, Nd,
reports excellent fishing with hook and line
at that place. Rock, perch and croaker are
biting well, and some of the fish caught
within the last week weighed four pounds
and over
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
iith street wharf market this morning was
extremely light, few, if any, fish coming
rom rom tne river nets, and all on sale being
Drought mere from Norfolk The demand
TINS morning was above the average, and
prices, which were about the same as yes
terday, were as follows: For pan rock, 6 to
loc. per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 1Sc.- per
pound; medium rock, 101a to 12c. per pound;
sturgeon, 10 to 12c. per pound founders, &c.
per pound; Spanish mackerel, to Toe. per
pound; white perch, 10 to 12c per pound;
small SINAI, white lial perch, to 25c. per bunch;
s SIN ca LII 10 to 15c. per bunch; large
cathsh, 20 to 30c. per bunch eels, 8 to sc.
each' spot, W to So per barrel; gray trout,
81 to 81 per barrel; butter fish, 81 to So par
parrei; hard crabs, 81 to 81 % per barrel
ana CLANS, 40c. per hundred
The good demand for watermelons at the
ilIh street wharf and the failure of vessels
laden with fresh cargoes of melons to ar
rive mas made the supply at the wharf
small, there being less than 1000 melons on
hand, and these being of the smaller
eraoes. NO selected melons were on sale at
an this morning, and primes sold at 81 to
20 per hundred and culls at 50 per hundred.
nCnr, will
arrive.
There We're no oysters on hand at the
wharf inns morning, the vessels which came
INTO port yesterday having sold out and
sailed for fresh cargOes
Inc little power launch Analostan of this
city, which has been used by her owner on
cruise up the Hudson river, was return
ed 10 this city by rail Tuesday and will be
taken 10 capt. Sonney Reagan's railway
to be launched
The iongboat Mary A Shea, which has
peen hauled out on the marine railway at
Bennetts boat yard, has been completed
and put overheard, and the longboat Peri
mas been hauled out to have her hull over
hauled and for caulking and other repair
work. The Peri will be on the railway
for about ten DAYS
The bugeye Seabird, which has been haul
eu out on the marine railway at Deans
boat yard at Alexandria for caulking and
repair work, has been completed and mt
overheard ready for service
General Marine News.
The large two-masted schooner Murray
FahdlVer Is hauled out on the marine rail-
way at Alexandria to have her hull cauIked
ana Tor other repair work. When she is
completed she will go to Norfolk and load
boards for H. l.. BscOe of this city.
During the heavy squat about 3 o'clock
y eSteEudS AFTERNOON of the
laden scows used in the building of the
new sea wall at the Washington barracks.
was pioWh away from her mornings and
carried some distance down the river bv
the wind. She was partially filled with
water, but was caught and brought back TO
her moorings before going ashore
me tug Sandow, while towing barges I'D
the bay early in the week. broke her tail
end shaft and had to be taken to Baltimore
for repairs.
Mr.. Charley Kersey, chief engineer of
the steamer Harry Randall. has recovered
from his recent illness and has again taken
charge of the engine room of his steamer.
Mr.. VIM. Buck has received a temporary
appointment as quartermaster, with Can't
Posey, in the Norfolk and Washington line
Capt. X. L. F'aris has resumed command
or the coast survey steamer Blake his
leave of absence having expired.
Or. j. H. Ullrich of the Blake is in Balti-
more on a leave of absence.
Mr.. Peter Baggott has been detached from
service on the steamer Kent and assigned
to the steamer Samuel j. Pentz as mate
The schooner Lottie e. White, laden with
building brick, has sailed from Alexandria
for lower Maryland point.
The schooner Isaac Solomon is in port
with a fun load of cord wood from Deco
guam for Garter & Clark.
The two-masted schooner Emily E Bur-
ton, having cargo of plaster from Phila-
deIphia aboard, has arrived here
The bugeye r. H. Stuart, laden with
canned tomatoes from Curriomen, Va, has
arrived here. Her cargo is consigned to
several of the wholesale grocery houses of
the city.
The schooner Sidney Jones and the sail
ing barge Daniel are here loaded with oak
wood.
The schooner John R. Dixon, laden with
canned goods from Nomin Va, is at Alex
andria
The j. T. Parker and John Bradley, both
laden with small cargoes of general stores,
have sailed for lower river landings
The George w. Robinson has sailed li<ht
for the lower Potomac to load back to this
city.