Evening star., 1902-08-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SUBMERGED PILE PUNCTURES
sCHooNER's HULL.
Fine Fishing at st. Georges Island
Thousands of Canteloupes Com
ing - Other Matters.

The longboat Mary Ann Shea, which ran
upon a submerged pile in Georgetown har-
Dor while being docked to unload cargo of
cerdwood and which was only kept afioat
by the buoyancy Of the wood she had in
her hold has been hauled out on Benefits
railway, foot of 18th street, for repairs. The
hole made by the pile was big enough for
a man to crawl through, and to repair
which will necessitate the rebuilding of a
considerable portion of her hull. While on
the railway the Shea will be given a gen.
eral overhauling and will be out of service
for a week or ten days. She is owned by
parties residing in Stafford county, Va.
The supply of fish at the 11th street wharf
this morning, while not large, was still
ample to meet all demands. Crabs, both
hard and soft, are scarce and are bringing
advanced prices CLANS are also scarce, and
few, if any, Of them are now being re-
ceived by the dealers. Prices today are
about the same as yesterday and are as
follows: For black bass. IA to 15c. per
pound; founders, 8 to 4c. per pound; blue
fish, &c. per pound; Spanish mackerel, Is
to 1Sc. per pound; white perch, 10 to 12c
per pound; pan rock, to 10c. per pound !;
boiling rock, 13 to 15c. per pound; sturgeon.
10 to 12c. per pound; small white perch, 10
to 12c. per bunch catfish, 10 to 3Oc. per
bunch; eels, 3 to 5c each; buttertish, So per
barrel; gray trout, 81 per barrel; spot, 81 to
So per barrel hard crabs, $1.5O to 81 per
barrel; soft crabs, 30 to 40c. per dozen, and
clans, 40 to SOC. per hundred.
Fine fishing, for trout and salt water
tailors is reported at St. Georges Island.
Mr.. VIM. A. Moore of the Randall Line
caught about sixty of the fish, some Of
them very large ones, in about two hours
at Adams wharf a day or two ago. Sleeps
head will make their appearance in the
lower river in a few days and will also
afford fine sport.
Nearly all the vessels employed in the
watermelon carrying trade from North
Carolina and southern Virginia points to
this city are of the bugeye type, and are
nearly all strangers to this port. The bug
eye, owing to it's large carrying capacity
and the very low cost of operating it, has
replaced the small schooner and pungy
almost entirely in the river trade.
Along the Wharves.
Canteloupes are now arriving here by the
thousands from the Coan and Yeocomico
| rivers, Virginia, consigned to the dealers
They make up the greater part of the car
goes of the boats coming from those rivers
The work Of building the new seabird at
Mr.. Edw. Whyte's boat house, at the foot
of 7th street. is now approaching comple-
ton, and she will be put overheard within
the next day or two.
A small marine railway has been estab-
lished in the Coan river not far from Coan
wharf and is kept busy making minor re-
pairs to small craft and for painting. Much
OF this. work was formally done by the
boatyards here.
The three-masted ram schooner Harlan
w. Huston, laden with lumber from New
bern, n. G., for this city, is expected to ar
rive this afternoon or tomorrow. She is
consigned to johnson & Wimsatt
Mr. VIII Jones, purser Of the Weems
Line steamer Potomac who has been very
Ill at his home in Baltimore is now out
again and is expected to return to duty
shortly.
Mr.. George Graison, steward of the
steamer Randall. is recovering from
severe attack of rheumatism
The Sunday school of St. Stephen's
Church, in West Washington, had Its an
nual excursion to River View YESTERDAY
about 1,5Oo Of the children and their elders
participating. The steamer made trips to
Georgetown for their benefit.
Inc big four-masted schooner l., H Cow
ara, which arrived here yesterday with a
Dig cargo OF Ice for the American Ice Com
pahs' mas peen taken to Georgetown to un-
loao her cargo, the ice houses along the
river being filled. The Coward was brought
mo port by the new tug, NJ Mitchell Davis
me sloop Daisy has arrived at Alexan-
ed ella from FlscataWay with a cargo Of grain
eral cargo for Pennington
81, he Holole Z. mas arrived in port with
tuli e cargo of cord wood from a river point
for the dealers.
me Cleveland, L. J. Muir, Sunny Smith
ana Rebe Sterling have arrived In port with
cargoes Of watermelons for Frank Evans
and j. H. Richardson
me Rose Shelton loaded a general cargo
q. AieXanoria yesterday and sailed for
Inc three-masted schooner sebago, which
enioaoea ea a1o a cargo Of laths here, has sailed
1or ", Norfolk for cargo to northern ports.
Inc n. II. Stuart is at Alexandria, with
a cargo of grain from Curriomen for the
Alexandria flour mill. 0
Inc oakland and the Belmont are in port
with loads Of cord wood from river points
for Carter & Clark
The schooner VIM. McSee has DISCHARGED
her cargo and sailed