Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NO DANGER OF AN ICE FAMINE
THIS SUMMER.
Fish Market Dull - New Wharf at
Washington Barracks-Items
of River News.


of an ice famine here this summer like
that which was had in the month of Au-
gust last year, there being a stock of ice
on hand large enough to meet all demands
for several weeks The big ice houses at
the foot of 9th and 10th streets are quite
filed and that in Georgetown has also a
full stock on hand, and at both places
vessels are unloading, and their cargoes
are used to fill the wagons and carts for
their daily supply. The big four-masted
schooner Davis, which came into port yes
terday, brought a cargo of about 1850 tons
She Will be the last vessel to arrive mere
with ice for several days as only two are
loading on the Kennebec and none are at
sea for this port.
The fish wharf was quite dull this morn
ing, the receipts of fish being quite light,
and trout. butterfish and catfish were the
only varieties on hand in any quantities. The
demand was also dull this morning, but
prices remain steady and are as follows
For Spanish mackerel, 10 to IL cents per
pound; black bass, IA to Is cents per pound;
pan rock, to 10 cents per pound; boiling
rock, u to IA cents per pound; white perch,
10 to II cents per pound; sturgeon, II cents
per pound: founders, cents per pound;
bluefish, 3 to cents per pound, catfish, 10
to 80 cents per bunch; small white perch
10 to - cents per bunch; cells, j to cents
each; gray trout, 81 to IS per barrel; but
terfish. 81 per barrel, and CLAIMS, 40 cents
per hundred. Crabs are plentiful and are
selling at a low figure, hard crabs bring
ing 90 cents to s1-25 per barrel, and soft
crabs, 10 to 20 cents per dozen.
The work of laying the cement foundation
for the new sea wall in front of the Wash
ington Barracks Park is being pushed,
and a section of about 200 feet of the
foundation has been completed. The work
can only be carried at low water.
A new wharf for the use of the engineer
battalion stationed at the barracks is be-
ing erected on the Eastern branch Side of
- 10 hn mo
Creek canal. The pier is being erected in
a most substantial manner and will be long
enough to come out to the deep water OF
the channel, so that heavily laden coal
bargeS and other craft can lie at II 10 I'M
load.
The tug Maryland. belonging to Mr.. John
Miller which was hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits boat yard for several
days having some repair work done to her
hull. has been put overheard and yesterday
returned to service towing on the river
The work of overhauling the steamer
Estelle Randall has been completed and the
steamer returned to her place on the ely
mont mail route this morning, relieving
the steamer Kent. The Estelle Randall will
make her first trip of the season to Chapel
Point tomorrow.
Fine white perch fishing is reported on
sand bar in the river, about abreast of the
naval powder magazine between this city
and Alexandria The bar lies in five faith
oms of water and the fish bite freely.
Of General Interest. o..
A large shipment of asphalt brick manu-
featured in this city, was made to Norfolk
yesterday, the barge Calvert taking a
large cargo of them. The tug j. S. Haskins
left port with the barge in tow.
The schooner Walter p. Snow has been
chartered to load lumber the Kappa
harf(ock river for Major H. L. Biscoe of
this city.
A party of about thirty of the leading
printers of Baltimore Were the guests Of
their brethren of the craft here today. A
trip was made on the steamer Samuel J.
Pentz to River View, where dinner was
had, and the pleasures of the resort
afternoon and will leave here for Balti-
more tonight.
The tugboat Silver Star laden with cedar
pests from Powell's Creek, Va, arrived in
pert yesterday afternoon, consigned to the
local dealers.
from this city Monday evening last with a
tow of two coal-laden barges, has arrived
at Boston, her destination.
The schooner VIM. Taylor Is In port with
a full cargo of pine lumber from a river
point for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The Osceola came into port yesterday
evening with a cargo of pine wood from the
Occoquan neighborhood for Carter & Clark
The bugeye Ella Covington, at Alexandria,
is loading general cargo of groceries and
the like for 81. Clements Bay, Nd.
The tug Baby has taken three light scows
to the lower Potomac to load sand for this
city.
The construction of another crib in which
the foundations for the Long bridge piers
will be laid, has commenced at the Jack
son City end of the bridge.
The schooner r. F. Pettigrew is expected
to arrive here today in tow of the new tug
NJ NJ. Davis. She brings a cargo of asphalt
from Port au Spain, Island of Trinidad.