Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF SOFT COAL
FROM THIS PORT.
Crowds Seeking River Resorts-More
Piling for the Barracks Work
General. Matters.

considerable trouble in procuring coal, large
shipments OF the fuel are being made from
| the coal piers at Georgetown to northern
ports. few days ago two barges OF the
Consolidation Coal Company. carrying
about $500 tons, loaded and sailed for Bal
timore. Two other barges are at George
town loading and are expected to sail with
In the next day or two in tow of the ting
Savage. Lying of Alexandria are three
large barges Of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany one, No. II, being loaded with ice, and
two Nos. Is and 10. light. They will go to
Georgetown for coal as soon as the barges
now loading sail. These are the first barges
to be loaded with coal at this port.
While the demand for fresh fish of all
kinds continues uniformly good there was
but a small increase in the receipts or fsh
and good prices are paid for them. Gray
trout and catfish are being received In good
quantities. Within the past two days sew
eral clam-laden boats have arrived at the
wharf and find ready market. Prices to-
day are for: Spanish mackerei. 12c. per
pound; white perch, Zoe. per pound; Hound
ers, 4c. per pound: boiling rock, II to 11c.
per pound; pan rock. to 10c. per pound;
salmon trout. to &c. per pound; bluefish,
&C. per pound: drum, % to 30c. each; carp.
10 to 12c. each; porgies. 1oc. each: cells, )
to &c. each; small white perch, ) 20 1Oc per
bunch: catfish 10 to Soc. per bunch; gray
trout, "a to s. per barrel: butterfsh. 81 per
barrel; clans. SOC. per hundred: soft shelled
crabs. 80 to SOC. per dozen, and hard crabs.
81 to 81 per barrel.
All the steamers leaving this city just now
carry an unusually large number of passen-
gers bound to the various summer resorts,
along the Potomac in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. For several summers back the PotO-
mac resorts have been neglected by the va
cationfst, but this season the tide OF travel
| seems to have turned to the river and all
the summer resorts are rapidly filling up
and good season Is anticipated.
Wheat and corn. in consequence of the
high prices they are bringing, are coming to
this market in large quantities. The large
bugeye r. H. Stewart with several hundred
bags Of grain aboard arrived yesterday ut
Alexandria from Currioman. and the
schooner W. c. Wheeler brought full car
go Of grain to the mills at Georgetown.
Several hundred bags were also brought up
on the steamer Harry Randall this morn
ing.
The tug Edith Goddard Winship was yes
terday evening taken by the tug Rosalie to
one Of the Alexandria shipyards to have
some minor repair work done. She Is ex-
pected to be ready for service in day or
two
A large sailing canoe. in which were two
young men, capSized In the river near the
passengers were rescued by men from the
neighboring boat houses. The craft was
towed into Townshend's boat house, righ.cd
and prepared for service again.
About the same time a sail boat, in which
were several people. overturned in the river
off Alexandria. but all were rescued none
the worse for their ducking.
General Port News
The large steam barge James Jackson has
arrived in port from Occoquan, with a deck
load of white oak piling and towing a raft
Of about 800 pine piles. These piles are 10
be used in building the new wharves and
bulkheads at the Washington barracks. The
Jackson will return to Occoquaa fo- another
load
The newly rebuilt steam launch Aquana-
ia, belonging to Mr.. II. A. Campbell was
put overheard at the boat yard tf Mr. Au-
gustus Dean & Son at Alexandria yester-
day and will go into commission in a few
days.
Mr.. Hume of this city has his sailing craft
at the Alexandria boat building yard for
painting and overhauling. She will be put
in thorough order for extended trips on the
river.
The Jennie Irene a small steam launch
owned in this city. Is hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Deans boat yard for some
repair work and for painting.
The repairs to the machinery of the steam
launch Col Hamilton will be completed in
day or two and she will return to serv-
ice between Fort Washington and Alex
andria.
The schooner Prince has arrived at Alex
| andria with a cargo Of shingles for Smoot
| & Co.
The three-masted schooner Melrose load
ed with plaster from New Brunswick, has
| arrived at Alexandria for the Alexandria
Chemical and Fertilizer Company She
will unload at the wharf OF VIM. A. Smoot
& Co.
The schooner Kate Darlington is at the
| wharf of T. R. Riley unloading a cargo OF
lumber from Virginia lumber port.
The Mary Ann Shea and Isaac Soloman
are In port with cargoes Of cord wood for
Carter Clark.
The tug Stella brought an Oil laden
barge into port yesterday morning and
sailed in the afternoon with light barge
for Philadelphia.