Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
ALONG THERIVERFRONT
Steamer ArrowSnitif to Be Overloaded
Launch Aprons ling Completion
-othef niter News.

ne IUSS u iu% A0SS<lWO OF three morn.
ings have been ueusuaaly heavy and quite
compelled to be Sut them. The fog of
yesterday morning was so thick that OBJ
jects ten feet away could hardly be dis
cerned and all the steamboats, ran late In
coming up the river the steamer Wash
ington ran ashore in the heavy fog on the
mud bank abreast Of Fort Foote and was
two or three hours late arriving here. She
went ashore In low water and when the
tide came in the Southern railway tug
Louisville pulled her into deep water with
out trouble. The steamboat men complain
that sailing vessels lie at anchor In the
channel in these fogs and do not ring
bell as required by the marine law In con-
sequence there have been several narrow
escapes from accidents
The fish dealers at the 18th street wharf
are daily in receipt of good supplies of
fresh fish Of all kinds from the nets in the
bay and on the Atlantic coast. Prices are
as follows: For Spanish ma ckerel 15c to
20c. per pound: bluefish. ) to &c. per pound;
carp, sc. per pound; sturgeon 10 to 12c. per
pound; black bass 13 to 1Sc. per pound;
pan rock, to 1Oc per pound; medium rock,
10 to 12l1c. per pound; boiling rock, 15c.
per pound; founders, &c. per pound; large
white perch, 8 to Zoe. per pound; small
white perch, 10 to 15c. per bunch; catfish,
large 25c to 4Oc. per bunch; catfish, small
10 to zoe per bunch; cells, 3 to sc. each;
gray trout, 81 to s. barrel; butterfish.
So so to 81 per barrel. and hard crabs, 81 to
81 per barrel.
The oyster vessels now coming into port
are bringing but small cargoes, while the
demand is good and the vessels quickly I'M
load and get away for fresh cargoes. Since
yesterday two vessels, with about 300 bu-
shells in all aboard, have arrived from the
lower Potomac and the oysters they brought
are selling al SOC to 6Oc. per bushel
Though there is hardly any sale for the
watermelons, vessels with cargoes Of melons
continue to arrive. Since yesterday over
5000 melons reached here in two boats.
This morning culls were selling at Soc. per
hundred, primes brought 81 and the best
selected melons sold at 50 per hundred.
The steamer T. V. Arrows ninth will short
ly go into the hands Of the ship carpenters
to have considerable work done to her en-
CINE bed and gallows frame in preparation
for next summers work on the river The
steamer will be practically rebuilt inside
during the coming fall and winter.
The big sixtyfoot launch which is build
ing at Deans boat yard at Alexandria for
Judge Yeomans Is rapidly approaching
completion. The hull Is entirely built and
has been caulked and metaled and work is
being pushed on the deck house, which will
cover the engine room and the after cabins.
1t is expected the new boat will be put into
the water early next week.
General Matters.
The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company Is havingsthe 7th street front of
their Office building at the wharf trimmed
out with incandsscenA electric lights for
service during the coming grand army en-
campment. Other buildings along the
wharf will also be decorated.
Complaint is made by the sportsInen that
many of the swamps about this city are
filed with hunters who not only kill the
game in season. but shoot rabbits SPUR
rels and other game out Of season.
Rogers pile-drixer was employed yester-
day in removing the boiler from the hull of
the old steamer Harry Lodor, now lying in
the King street dock at Alexandria The
work of wreckinE the old steamer will be
completed in few days
Capt. E. s. Randall left yesterday for a
trip through the north.fto be gone ten days.
days.
Capt. Russell Dean of the harbor police
force will leave -fuf New York tomorrow
to attend a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the American Association of Mas
tiers and Pilots of Steam Vessels. He will
represent the local branch of the pilots
association.
Mr.. VIM. M. Reardon. agent of the Ran
dali and Weems lines at Alexandria, who
has been very i'll, is reported somewhat bet
ter
Capt. Thos. L. Todd of the Steamer Es-
telle Randall and his bride have returned
from short wedding trip and will make
their home here
The schooner Earl Biscoe, laden with cord
wood from Nomini, has arrived in port for
Carter & Clark.
The schooner Golden Gate, laden with
lumber, has arrived in port for the local
dealers.
The schooner Smith K. Martin, having
aboard full cargo Of canned goods, came
into port today for the wholesale grocery
dealers.
The Oakland, laden with wood and the
Mary Francis, laden with sand, are at the
city wharf at Alexandria unloading.