Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
THREE VESSELS GO ASHORE ON
EASTERN BRANCH FLATS.
Fish and Oyster Markets = Govern.
ment Vessels Leave Port-General
and Personal Matters.

Three vessels bound to this city went
ashore on the river flats in the Eastern
branch below this city yesterday. The little
two-masted schooner VIM. Mcdonald,
which had been ashore in the Eastern
branch off Buzzard's point for several days
foated yesterday morning, but the strong
tide caught her and again put her ashore
on the opposite side of the channel. Later
in the day the naval tug Triton pulled her
into deep water in the river channel in Or
der to allow the yacht MayfoWer to come
out
The schooner Irene, bound into the James
Creek canal with load of wood, went
aground in the branch yesterday morning,
but at high water she f1oated and went to
her landing place on the canal. Yesterday
afternoon a little black pungy went ashore
near Mann's fertilizer factory, but f1oated
during the night and resumed her trip.
The United States naval yacht Mayflower.
which left the navy yard yesterday even
ing, anchored off Alexandra last night ana
resumed her trip early this morning Capt,
VIM Luckett of this city Is the pilot in
charge of the Maylower to the capes OF
Virginia.
Hydrographer which has been lying In the
harbor for a week past, left port yesterday
afternoon Her destination Is understood
to be the eastern shore of virginia, where
she will engage in survey work.
The large schooner H. w. Sutton, laden
with plaster from Hillsboro', New Bruins
wick for Herbert Bryant q Co., Will ar
rive at Alexandria this evening. The SUIT
ton Is the third vessel to come up the
Potomac from a foreign port in the past
week.
the 18th street fish wharf this morning the
receipts being rather light, with fair de-
and Prices range at ABOUT yesterday S
figures and are as follows: For Potomac
black bass, 10 to 15c. per pound; North Car
DINA black bass, e to loo. per pound; green
pike to SC. per pound salmon trout, to
&c. per pound; pan rock, to Sc. per pound;
medium rock, 10 to 12c. per pound; boiling
rock, 1914 to 15c. per pound; sturgeon, to
1Oc. per pound; tailors, 5 to &c. per pound;
founders, Sc. per pound; white perch, to
14c per pound; white perch, small, 10 to 15c.
per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40c. per
bunch; mullets, 10 to 23c. per bunch; cat
fish, large, 20 to 35c. per bunch; catfish,
small 10 to 15c. per bunch; carp, Is to 40c.
each; cells, to Sc. each; gray trout, So to
SO per barrel, and butterfish, So to IS per
barrel The catch of fish on the Potomac is
reported on the increase.
The demand for oysters in the shell has
been rather light at the wharf in the past
two days, and while the supply on hand Is
not large, 1T Is ample to meet all demands,
several vessels being at the wharf with
cargoes of oysters aboard. Prices are about
selling at As to 50c. per bushel and the
larger stock at 55c. per bushel.
General and Personal. .- -
Capt. George Laycock of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway tug Major Brewerston,
has gone to Harper's Ferry, w. Va, on
leave Of absence.
Mr.. Douglass Ross, quartermaster Of the
Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Washington, is quite Ill at Providence Hos
pital.
Capt. E. s. Randall has gone to Colonial
Beach on business connected with the
rebuilding of his hotel at that resort
The Dawn, the little pleasure craft owned
by Mr.. Blackwood, is at the Townshend
boat house at the foot of 7th street, to be
hauled out and put into winter quarters.
The tug Spray is at Alexandria laid up
at the wharf of John r. Zimmerman, to be
given a general overhauling in preparation
for the resumption of her work on the
river.
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes Jr, Is lying at
the 9th street wharf of the American Ice
Company, receiving some necessary re-
pairs. She will soon as the repairs are