Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
TUG CAMILLA UNABLE To RIM
THROUGH POTOMAC ICE.
Scarcity of Fish at IIth street Wharf
Notice to Mariners From
Light House Board

captain Davis of the tug Camilla tele-
graphed Captain Jack Taylor. the man
| ager of the tug line. that the ice was 50
| heavy in the river from Point Lookout
up he did not care to run through 1t 10
return here. He was instructed to go to
Baltimore with his boat and to remain
there until he was able to come home
The Norfolk line boat which arrived here
this morning reports the ice very hard
and about five inches thick from Piney
Point to this city At Fort Foote. River
View and off Marshall Hall it is gorged 10
d depth of several feet
Fish still continues to be very scarce at
the 18th street wharf market this morning
ana while the demand was not as heavy as
yesterday il was good. Prices remain high
and are as follows: For jumping mullets,
) to 4c. per pound; black bass. 10 to lac.
per pound; SheepShead. TO &c. per pound;
drum. to &c. per pound; pike, to IOc
per pound; trout, 8 to Toe. per pound white
perch, to lie. per pound; carp, to &C.
per pound; white catfish, to &c. per pound:
black catfish, 10 to 20c. per bunch; yellow
perch, Il to PC. per bunch; river muIlets
Is to zoe. per bunch; winter shad 81 30 TO
- per hundred; Florida herring, $3.50 per
hundred; Florida shad, bucks. Doc, and
roe, 81 each; Georgia shad. bucks BIC and
roe, SIZE each Oysters are becoming
scarce at the wharf and are selling at soc
to sl2a per bushel according to grade. No
laden vessels are coming in and none are
looked for until the ice softens.
The following notice has been issued by
the light house board:
Potomac river, Md.-Four Mile Run fats
buoy. No. 1, a black spar. was reported
adrift February O. and will be replaced as
soon as practicable. One of the anchorage
buoys a white spar, was reported broken
off February g. and viii be replaced as
soon as practicable
General Port News.
II the weather will permit the Randall
line steamer Wakefield will next week re-
sumo her trips TO Colonial Beach and the
lower river. There is now no communion
ton between this city and the lower river
counties of Maryland and Virginia In con-
sequence of the ice. =
The Baltimore tug Dauntiess while going
up the bay with tow a day or two ago.
broke her rudder in the ice and has had
to go into dry dock for repairs
The coast survey steamer Hydrogranher
Is hitting out at Baltimore to go to a Geor-
ga port, where she will engage in coast
pilot work during the winter months.
The revenue cutter Window has gone on
a cruise on Chesapeake bay on the lookout
Tor vessels that may be in distress
work has been resumed the new
hghter building at Cumberland Il Sons
Doat yard at the foot of 9th street south
west for Messrs. Johnson a. Wimsatt
The schooner Amelia Hearn is lying at
the wharf OF Johnson & wimsatt. and VIII
remain there until the ice softens sufh-
GENTLY for her to tow away.
The schooner A. II. Quimby. which load
ed lumber at a Virginia lumber port for
this city. has gone to Baltimore to dis
charge cargo, the ice In the river prevent T.
ing her from coming to this port.
Mr.. VIM. +. knoweli, first officer OF the
United States lighthouse tender Jessamine.
is in the city on a visit TO friends.
Commodore Sutton, the harbor master, IL
recovering from the effects of fan ca the
ice last week.
Mr. James A McGregor of the coast sur
yey service. who has been on duty in office
in this city, has Joined the steamer En-
deavor. at Baltimore,
Capt Ollie Crowder is again on duty ON
the tug VIM. ii. Yerkes, Jr., having re-
covered from an attack of Illness
Capt Bush Grigsby Is still confined
to his home on NJ street near 7th, by sick.
ness.