Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PASSING OF AN oLD-TIME POTo-
MAC STEAMBOAT.
Launch Col. Hamilton in Service-New
Pile Driver Completed-Gen-
eral Port News.

The hull of the old steamer Mattano.
which has been lying at Moore's machine
shop dock for several years. is to be
broken up for the wood and iron that are in
her. Since the civil war the cd Mattano.
then fine steamer, was a familiar figure
on the river. She became antiquated and
was replaced by more modern boats and
was finally sold. Her engine and machinery
were removed. and it was proposed to make
a barge of her hull. This plan has been
abandoned and she will be broken up
Caisson for Long Bridge Ready.
The caisson in which the foundation for
the draw pier of the Long bridge is TO
be dug is now in position and as soon as
the air pumps. which are to keen it free
of water, are in position workmen will be
sent down in it to begin work 1t is stated
at the bridge that it has been found impos-
slble to get men here to work in the
caisSon under the heavy air pressure as
they are not accustomed to it, and force
or hands Will be brought here from Phila-
delphia and New York. The caiSson is now
lying in twentyeight feet of water. and is
to be submerged ten or twelve feet more
before the construction of the pier Will be
commenced. The men have to dig under a
heavy pressure of air, and those not used
to the work are often made i'll.
The Fish Market.
There was no great variety in the stock
of fish on sale at the 18th street wharf this
morning, the dealers receiving only gray
trout from the shores at Virginia Beach
and Old Point. Some few fish were re
ceived from the nets in the river. Few
changes in prices are to be noted. Spanish
mackerel sold at 12c. per pound; sturgeon,
II to 1212c. per pound; black bass, 15c.
per pound; white perch, loc.; founders.
rock, &C.; salmon trout . to &C.; blue
fish, &C.; drum. % to Soc. each: carp, 10 to
&c. each; porgieS, IA to 15c each: small
white perch. to 10c. bunch; catfish. 10
to 30c. bunch; gray trout, s. to So a bar
rel; butterfish. 81 to S. a barrel; hard crabs,
81 to 81 a barrel; clans, zoe a hundred;
soft-shelled crabs, 30 to soc. a dozen.
General River News.
The United States naval tug Triton, with
naval scow in tow, on which was a small
rapid-fre gun built at the naval gun foun-
dry here, came up from Indian Head, Nd
Monday evening. The gun had recently
been put through the regular tests at the
proving grounds
The steam launch Colonel Hamilton of
the United States quartermaster' depart
ment fleet, which is in service as a tender
to Fort Washington, has been repaired and
is again in service. Several days ago the
to Alexandria broke down and had to be
towed back to the fort for repairs, which
have just been completed
The new pile driver built by Dean & Son
for the Pennsylvania railway has been
completed, and will in a day two be
turned over to the company. 1t will be at
once put in service in the construction Of
the new Long bridge.
a new wharf has been erected at Drum
Point, the Patuxent river. for the use
Of the tugboats from Baltimore, this city
and Norfolk, which often have to seek har-
Dor there.
The steam barge D. X. jackson has sailed
for Occoquan and will there load another
cargo of oak piles for the Washington bar
racks improvement. She will also bring up
a tow Of pine pilng for the same work
Dean & Son, at Alexandria,, are building
a large scow for service in transporting
lumber and other freight on the river. The
scow is about fifty feet long and twenty
feet wide.
The pungy Shining Light Capt Keith
Davis. which has been employed in running
oysters throughout the entire winter. is
now laid up at the Prince street wharf, AL
exandria, and will fit out for the water
melon trade next month.
The barge Juanita, loaded with fertilizer
from Norfolk has arrived at Alexandra
for the chemical and fertilizer company
She will unload at the wharf of VIM. A.
Smoot & Co.
The Miami has arrived with a load of
cord wood from Chicamuxen creek for D.
& w. Aitcheson.
The large four-masted schooner Charles
A. Donnen has unloaded cargo of ice and
has sailed for Norfolk to load coal
The barge Pacific, laden with hard coal
from Philadelphia, has arrived in port in
tow of the tug Princess. The schooner +.
L. Bowen laden with a general cargo. has
sailed from Alexandria for a river point
The ram schooner Harlan w. Huston and
the barge Daniel have both sailed, the
former for North Carolina and the latter
for a river point.
Light barge No 90, which has been living
in the river off Alexandria for several days,
has been taken to Georgetown and will
load cargo of coal for Boston.
The United States light house tender Hol-
ly is cruising on her station and is expected
to visit this city.
The schooner John Maginnis, with a large
cargo of glass-making sand, has arrived at
Alexandria for the Virginia glass works, in
West End.
The four -masted schooner Lizzie NJ Par
sons has been taken to Alexandria and will
there unload her cargo of 1,055 tons of ice.
The Isaac Solomon has sailed for AQUA
creek with a load of lumber and building
material
Capt. August Gaines had a party of
pleasure seekers out in his steam launch
Augusta yesterday. Occoquan and other
points of interest on the river were visited.
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager of
the Norfolk and Washington line of steam
ers, has returned from a trip to the north
ern watering places.
Mr.. j. r. Nash has been made chief en-
gineer of the steamer Kent. Mr.. Chas L.
Nash has been made his assistant. Engi-
neer Mel Marden has been transferred from
the steamer Kent to the steamer Wake
field second engineer.
Mr.. Jerry Posey has been made pilot Of
the steamer Wakefield on the lower Poto-
mac route.