Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LUMBER LADEN SCHOONER Re
PORTED AGROUND.
Snag- Pulling Boat Launched-Sum-
mer Seine Hauling Discontinued
Other Harbor News.

A large three-masted ram schooner, laden
with North Carolina pine lumber, is re-
ported aground on a sand bar near Clifton
Beach. Md. The vessel answers the de-
scription of the schooner Harlan w. Hus-
ton, bound here for the local dealers. 1t
Is expected she will be foated today by
tugs that have gone to her assistance, and
will arrive here this afternoon OF tonight.
The two-masted schooner Judy, which
went ashore near Fort Foote, Nd, Saturday
morning last, foated at high water yes
terday and came on to this city to unload
her cargo. She was unframed by running
ashore.
There was a fairly large supply Of fish
on sale at the 18th street wharf this morn
ing. and black bass from the nets in the
river were in stock for the first time in
several days. Gray trout and tailors were
also quite plentiful and were in demand.
The market was fairly brisk and Yves as
follows: For Spanish mackerel, 12h to Is
cents per pound; black bass, ID to 1s cents
per pound; pan rock, s to 10 cents per
pound medium rock, 10 to 121sc cents per
pound; boiling rock. Is to Is cents per
pound bluefish, to cents per pound;
founders, cents per pound; large white
perch. 10 cents per pound; small white
large, 25 to 40 cents per bunch; catfish,
small, 10 to 20 cents per bunch; cells, to
cents each; gray trout, 81 to IS per bar
rel; butter fish, $3.50 to "a per barrel; hard
cents per hundred.
The supply of oysters at the wharf was
augmented this morning by the arrival Of
two boats with about 300 bushels aboard
from the Blackistone's Island and Lower
Machodoc beds. The demand Is fair to-
day, and prices range from 45 cents per
bushel for the smaller stock to so cents for
the best on hand.
ermelons have arrived at the 18th street
wharf since yesterday morning, consigned
to A. Frank Evans. Prices ranged from
50 per hundred for the smaller melons up
and finer stock The present week will, it
is believed, end the melon season on the
river.
The sloop Glimmer is hauled out on the
small marine railway at Benefits boat
yard for an examination of her hull and
for caulking and other repair work. She
will be put overheard before the end Of
this week and will be employed in running
oysters during the winter.
General and Personal.
The snag pulling boat of the United
States army engineers, in charge Of the
work in the Potomac river, which has been
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard for several days past
undergoing a thorough overhauling, was
put overheard this morning, the work on
her having been completed. The boat will
be used during the fall and winter in re-
moving distractions in the river from this
city to it's mouth.
Capt Dick Faunce who has been operat-
ing summer seine near Colton's wharf, in
the lower river for several months past.
"cut OUT Saturday last after a moderately
successful season The fall fishing season
will open in about ten days.
The torpedo boat Rodgers, which has been
lying at Forsburg & Murrays wharf for
several weeks past, went to the navy yard
Saturday for coal and water, preparat Dry
to leaving here for Annapolis. She is again
berthed at the wharf, foot of Sth street
southwest. s
Black bass and white perch are being
caught in large quantities with the hook
and line in Four-mile run and in Great
Hunting creek below Alexandria. Perch ara
also biting freely on the sand bar at tbs
edge of the flats off the naval powder maya
zine.
Mr.. Thomas Ballenger has returned from
a trip of two weeks to Virginia Beach, Nor
folk and Richmond.
Mr. Frank Guest is acting as purser on the
Glymont route of the Randall line during
the absence of Purser Stafford ON the Nomi-
III and Lower Machodoc route.
Mr.. Chap Sly, who has been visiting his
family in ST Mary's county, has returned
and is again on duty as quartermaster on
the steamer Harry Randall.
The schooner Brown has been chartered
by H. L. Biscoe to load lumber on the
Piaukitank river, Virginia, for this city.
The schooner e. S. Johnson is at the
wharf, foot of 10th street, unloading a
cargo of canned tomatoes and fruit from
Vienna, Md. for the dealers
The Mary Francis has arrived in port
with full cargo of cord wood from the
lower river for the dealers.
The long-boat Mary A. Shea laden with
lumber has arrived in port from the lower
river for Johnson & Wimsatt
The A. H. Schultz, laden with canned
goods. has arrived in port to complete UNI
loading. Part of her cargo was landed at
Alexandria,.