Evening star., 1902-03-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER WAKEFIELD COMES IN
CONTACT WITH SCHOONER.
Railing Of Rear Saloon Deck Broken
Of-Increase in Receipts Of
Potomac River Fish.

into port yesterday evening from her trip
to the lower river. with the railing on the
starboard side of the after part of the
saloon deck missing the result of her COM
ing in contact with the schooner Grace
Bennett Sunday. The accident happened in
a thick fog. The schooner was anchored in
midstream off Alexandria and the steamer
was going into Alexandria to'1ake on pas
sengers. The fog was So dense that OBJ
jects could not be seen a boats length
away. and when Capt Owens first saw
the schooner she way lying directly across
the steamers bow. Her engines were re-
versed and the rudder thrown hard over and
though the bow of the steamer cleared the
schooner. the Benefits bowsprit raked the
side Of the Wakefield, damaging her as
stated The bowsprit and head gear Of the
schooner were also somewhat ida ma ged.
The receipts of Potomac river fish become
daily larger at the 11th street, wharf as the
hshermen put in their nets and go to work,
sharp decline in. the prices of these fish
within the last day or two., Shad and her
ring are coming from southern waters also
but they are scarce and bring good prices.
Today black bass sold aFh 16h to 15c per
pound; pan. rock. 10 to 12c. per poundi boil
ing rock, 10 to 20c. per pound; saimen trout,
to Sc. per pound: white perch. 8 to 12c.
per pound: jumping mullets. to sc. per
lets, 10 to 25c. per bunch; white catfish, 30
to 45c. per bunch: black catfish to zoe
per bunch; yellow perch. 8 to 40c. per
bunch: roe shad, G0c to s10O each; buck
shad, 30 to 4Jc. each, and herring from
North Carolina. s3.25 per hundred. The
schooner E. l.. Bowen is in port this morn
ing with fish from Windmill Point shore
There was an ample supply of oysters of all
grades on hand at the oyster wharf this
morning to meet all demands for several
days to come and prices are somewhat
lower The demand continues to be good
and the small oysters are selling at from
CD to IOc. per bushel, while the finer select
ed stock bring from 75 to soc. per bushel.
The arrivals of oyster laden craft at the
wharf since yesterday are the Shining
Light. Emmet Arthur. Lizzie Lane, Fair
american. Lucille Western, Eta and
Ethel
The schooner E. l.. Bowen left port a
day or two ago laden with fishing parapher-
MALTA for the Windmill Point fishing shore,
operated by r. A. Golden Of this city. The
owners of the other shores are preparing to
send men down to get ready for shad and
herring fishing, which will begin within the
next ten days or two weeks. While no def
mite information has been received it Is
feared the recent high water has badly
damaged the standing paraphernalia at the
shores and much repair work will be nee
eSSary.
OF General Interest.
The damage done to Stuart's wharf. on
the Virginia side of the river about forty
miles below this city, by the moving ice
and high water has been repaired and the
wharf is again in service. The rebuilding
Of the wharf at Somerset Beach, which
was badly damaged by the ice will be be-
gun IN few days. 1t is understood Stiff $
wharf will be rebuilt in more substantial
manner before the summer trade on the
river begins.
The officers of the lower river steamers
he
badly damaged by the moving ice. Her
mast and sails are gone and her hull is
badly cut. The Lofts is owned by Wash
ingtonians She went ashore on Lower
fall and has been lying there in an ex-
posed position ever since. 1t is stated that
an effort will be made to raise her and
bring her to this city for repairs.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett, laden
with North Carolina pine lumber from
Newbern. has arrived in port for Johnson
& Wimsatt.
The steamer Dennis Simmons unloaded
sailed yesterday for WILLIAMSON. N. c.
The schooner A. H. Quinby has been
chartered by H. L. Biscpe to load lumber
at Ciearmont, Va. for this port.
The tug Peerless. with the barge General
Wistar tn tow. has sailed fer Baltimore,
where the barge will load Hard coal for
this port 'ctJsri % .,s.
The schooner Clara Leonard has gone to
wood to this city. sap aGt % iiR q
The schooner Edith Verfill ls In port with
cargo OF pine wood forl Carter & Clark.
The sloop Albatross, the nttle vessel in
which the venerable Capt. M Faunce of
this city was Ice bound ins tile latter part
or January, is reported adfift in the river,
having broken free from thte fee which held
her In the mouth of MattAwoman creek.
capt. Faunce was a passenger on the
steamer Harry Randall a day or two ago.
He went to the lower rivefefar, the purpose
Of locating his boat ut ~
The schooner sidonia Cur.sy yesterday
completed the unloading Of her cargo Of
lumber and sailed for tie Rappahannock
to load back to this porto 5sni
The tug D. M. Key. which has been laid
up Tor overhauiing for the past month, Is
again In commission and Is towing about
the harbor.
The schooner Mary Miller was at anchor
on Mann's fertilizer factory yesterday
making some minor repairs preparatory to
sailing to the lower river
Mr.. 8. @. Hopkins. prominent merchant
or Mount Holly, Va, was In the city yes
terday.
Mr.. George Cook has been appointed
mate OF the steamer Esteile Randall. sue
ceeding Capt. AL. Richards, who has re-
signed.
Z Mr.. Chap Sly has returned to the steam
er Harry Randall as second officer.
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