Evening star., 1902-02-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC STEAMERS MAKING
THEIR REaUnAR TRIPS.
Break Ice in the Channel as They Go
Stock of Fish and Oysters
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greater numDer or the large Meet VI SledHi-
ers which run out5of Baltimore when the
river is open have beendlaid up. the steam
ers Of the Norfolk and Washington line
have been making regular trips, arriving
and departing on schedule time The Ran
dali line steamer Es:elle Randall has also
made her daily trips to Glymont, Md, with
the mails, and the breaking of the ice by
these boats will in a large measure prevent
any danger of gorge and high water when
the Ice thaws and begins to move with the
tides. The officers of the steamers report
tha ice more scattered and navigation
easier.
The c. H. Daign, Kate Muller. E. l..
Bowen. Fannie, Gilman Dove, ]. F. Parks,
Clara Coward and Isabella and the barge
Cooper, all wood runners to this port, are
laid up at the wharf of Carter 4 Clark.
foot of 10th street. The large stock OF oak
and pine cord wood which was on hand on
the wharf when the freeze began is rapidly
disappearing, and the opening of the river
so that the fleet Of wood-laden craft can
come up is anxiously awaited. Several yes
sells are in Nomini with loads Of cord wood.
and others are in upper Machodoc and
Aqua creeks waiting q chance to sail or be
towed to this city.
The supply of fish at the 11th street
wharf market this morning was very small.
The river steamer brought none Yesterday,
and the receipts by express were light. The
demand today was good. and prices are as
follows: For black bass. 14c. to 20c per
pound; jumping mullets. &c. to &c. per
carp &c. to &c. per pound: drum, &C. to sc.
per pound; frozen yellow perch. &c. per
pound; pike. Sc. to 1Oc. per pound: salmon
trout loo. to 12c. per pound; gray trout
12c. per pound: sand perch. 85c. per bunch,
and yellow perch, 25c to 76c. per bunch.
Shad and herring are the market, the
herring selling at 81. 80 per hundred and the
shad at 3Oc to Soc. each for bucks and 81
to $1.25 each for roes
There were about 100 bushels Of Potoma C
river oysters on hand at the 18th street
oyster wharf this morning, and the Norfolk
line steamer brought up thirty-five barrels
from Norfolk for this market. The demand
continues good. Oysters are selling at 75c.
per bushel for the Norfolk stock, the Poto-
mac oysters being held at SOC. to $l.25 per
bushel, a fall off from yesterdays prices.
The United States coast survey steamer
photographer, Capt. Wild, is her way
to Savannah to engage in coast pilot work.
Capt. Wild has with him Mr.. F. A. Aims
worth as executive officer: John Parker,
watch officer, and H. Pierce, chief engineer.
New Warehouse for Weems Line.
The rebuilding of the warehouse Of the
Weems line, on Stephenson's wharf, foot
of 7th street, has been completed, and the
building is again in service. The weight Of
the snow about ten days ago crushed in
the roof or the warehouse.
The tug Edith Goddard Winship is laid
up in the dock between Stephenson's and
the Norfolk line wharf in order to have
replaced the metal on her Ice ploW, which
was torn off while running through the
heavy ice in the harbor. The tug will be
again in service this evening towing coal
laden barges about the harbor
Mr. John r. Dos PassoS Of New York
has recently purchased the Ragged Point
farm In WestmorelandS county, adding the
tract of land to his already large holdings
on Lynch's Point.
Mr. Thomas Ridgway has been made SUI
perintendent Of the Knox transfer system
between the trains and the steamboat
lines. He has his headquarters on the Nor
folk and Washington line wharf.
Capt. Goodng Of the United States reve-
nue. cutter Window reports the schooner
Minnehaha ashore on Parke's Island In
Chesapeake bay The low tide prevented
the Window from getting within helping
distance of the stranded schooner,
The tug James o. Carter Of this city has
gone to Maryland Point to the aid of the
disabled Dougherty tug Favorite. 1t is ex-
pected the Carter will tow the tug and
loaded oil barge to this city.
Tho steamer E. James Tull is icebound
at the wharf Of William A. Snloot & Co..
at Alexandria. She will go to Nomini as
soon as possible and will load lumber for
this market.
Two light coal barges are laid up at Zim-
merman's wharf at Alexandria awaiting
the arrival Of the tug which will tow them
to a lower river point to load railway ties
Mr.. Will Knowell. first officer Of the
United States lighthouse steamer Jessa-
mine, who has been in the city on a visit
to his mother, has returned to Baltimore
and reported for duty aboard his ship
Capt Matt kersey Is experimenting the
work being done on the tug Rosalie and on
the sand digging machines Of Louis b.
6moot.
Mr.. r. NJ. Enders. assistant purser of tho
Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Washington, has resigned to enter the
United States transport service Mr.. Pat
rick II. O'Ferrall. assistant purser Of the
steamer Norfolk, has been transferred to
the steamer Washington and Mr. Bennie
McBurney will succeed Mr.. O'Ferrall