Evening star., 1902-01-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ABANDONED . scHooNERs HULL
BEING RApIDLY DESTROYED.
Lies Grounded. onkGraney Island Bar
Fish and oyster Market
General Items.

The hull of the old schooner Thomas K.
Carroll, which ran ashore on Craney Island
bar, near Glym0nt. md was abandoned as
she lay, is being rapidly torn to pieces by
the heavy ice drifting up and down the
river with the winds and the tide. Within
the past few days, her cabin has been
carried away, and now the waist and a
large section of her decking have been
forced Off by the pounding of the ice and
carried down the river.
But few fish are now coming to this mar
ket from southern waters. and the receipts
from the river are very light, the fishermen
being unable to work their nets in conse-
quence of the ice -.-5s-5
The demand for fish is still fair. and
prices are as follows: For drum, 8 to &c.
per pound; sheepshead, 6 to SC. per pound ;
silver perch, 8 to &c. per pound; pan rock.
l2c. per pound; medium rock, 16 to 1Sc. per
pound; boiling rock, % to 25c. per pound;
carp. &C. per pound; green pike, s to 1Oc.
per pound; black bass. 10 to 121zc. per pound; ;
salmon SO trout, &c. per pound catfish, 20 to
Soc. per bunch; yellow perch, 25 to 40c. per
dred. -
The supply Of oysters at the 18th street
wnarI Is very light this morning, the few
vessels In port with bivalves aboard hay
ins nearly sold out.thefr cargoes, and there
Mnavlng M been no arrivals Of oyster boats since
ihursoay. Prices this morning range
from ITO !. % cents to M:2s per bushel, accord
also scarce and are selling at high prices
GeneraERort News.
The schooner Earl Biscoe Is living in
Nomfni creek loading q cargo of cord wood
for the dealers here.
The Wm Turner is In the lower river
loading cargo for the dealers here.
Ihe steamer e. James Tuil is expected in
port mere with full cargo of wood within
the next day or two. - 81.
me Amelia Hearn is lying light at the
Wnarl loot OF 18th street southwest, and
VII! sail for a Virginia lumber port to load
The Silver Spray is in the lower river
kets -
The tug Carter. with scow loaded with
fert1lizer In tow. for g. point below Alex
apdrfa, left port yesterday evening.
Inc schooner Irene is in Nomini creek
taxing on cargo Of pine wood for the
dealers here.
The tug Camilla was in the wicomico
river yesterday making up a tow of OYSTER
laoen boats for this market.
tow OF several coal-laden barges is ex-
pected to arrive here within the next two
The Edith Verriii is lying near Mount
vernon loading a cargo for this city,
Ducks Are Plentiful.
Ducks are again returning to the river
In large numbers, and yesterday flocks Of
them were seen near the mouth Of Four
Mile run, and off the mouth of Dogue
creek near Mt. Vernon. In one of the
| fiocks were a large number Of canvas
backs.
The work Of repairing the tug Spray,
which was injured IN the ice in Oecoauarf
bay about month ago, is nearly COM
pleted.
1t is stated that as soon as the overhaul
ing Of the steamer Nv akefield is completed
the steamer Harry. Randall will be taken
to Newport News to have her boiler re-
built.
The large steam launch May is lying in
the dock near Reagans boat house and
Will be given thorough overhauling dur
ing the winter months
Mr.. G. ]. Fishersis preparing plans for
the construction OF large sailing sloop
for use on the Potomac during the coming
sailing season. ..-s-s, :
The United States army engineers snag
boat, which has been lying in the harbor
on the sfoot of 1874 street southwest has
been taken to the basin near the bathing
beach and has been placed In winter quar-
ters.
The small sthree-masted schooner Alice
Carlisle, which left here about two weeks
ago for a river point to load, is hauled out
on the shore in Nomini creek and is hay-
ing galvanized iron placed on her huh as a
protection against the ice