Evening star., 1902-02-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PUNGY ISABELLE SUNK IN PA
TAPSCo RIVER.
Owned by Capt. Russell Of This City
The Fish and Oyster
Supply.

The large pungy Seabelle, which was cut
through by the ice and sunk on Sandy
Point, in the Patapsco river near Balu-
more, few days ago, is owned by Captain
Russell of this city, and the boat was
regular oyster carrier to this port. She left
here about three weeks ago for river
point to load for this market, but the ice
prevented her return. She is now lying In
about eleven feet of water and has 800
bushels of oysters in her hold AS soon as
possible Captain Russell w take steps to
have his boat raised, if the ice does not tear
her up. and she will be taken to Baltimore
for repairs. She will then return to the
Potomac river trade.
With fish of all kinds in active demand
the dealers at the 18th street wharf are
having much difficulty in securing supplies
to meet this demand. No fish at all are
coming from the river and the bad weather
has prevented the catching of fish at the
points from whence most of the supply for
this market now comes Prices. which are
high. show no indication of lowering and
are as follows: For black bass. 14c. to 2Oc
per pound: jumping mullets. &c. to &c. per
pound: sheepsfead, &C. to Sc. per pound; !;
carp. &c. to Sc Per pound: frozen yellow
perch. &c. per pound. pike. Sc to 10c per
pourd; salmon trout lie. to 12c. per pound !;
gray trout. Sc. to Zoe. per pound; white
perch. Sc. TO l2c- per pound: yellow perch
soc. to 'oc per bunch. and Florida herring.
$50 per hundred The demand for shad
from Georgia and Florida is good and roe
shad are bringing 81 to 81 % each and buck
Shad are selling at 40c. 10 G''c. eac,i
The supply OF oysters on hand at the 11th
street wharf this morning was small and
only stock from Norfolk and Old Point
was on sale. Th, Norfolk line steamer this
morning brought up - barrels of oysters
in the shell and about ~ barrels of them
shucked. and the greater part of this went
10 the dealers up town. About 10 barrels
Of shucEcd oysters were also brought up
for the dealers at Baltimore. This morning
the oysters We're selling at the wharf at
VI per gallon shucked. and 81 per barrel
III the shell. None Were sold by the bushei.
TIE large tug Wm. II. Yerkes jr Capt
Frank Taylor of this city. had some of her
metal sheathing torn off while towing ves-
seis through the ice on Chesapeake bay.
Yesterday she was hauled out at one of the
Baltimore ship yards to have the metal re-
placed. and it was found that one of the
blades of her propeller was broken in the
ice
General News of the Port.
The United States mail steamer Estelle
Randall. while going into the wharf at
6unstoa. Va. yesterday ran into ice heav-
lily Sorsed, and could neither go backward
nor forward. The United States naval tug
Triton went to the assistance Of the steam
er and succeeded in breaking the ice loose
from around her, that she was enabled
to get into the wharf. The Estelle Randall
has been running through the heavy ice
throughout the winter and this is the first
time she has ever been stopped. She reach
ed here eSabOut an hour and half late yes
terday afternoon.
The tug James o. Carter of TAYLOR Broth
ers fleet Of towboats is laid up at the 9th
street wharf of the American Ice Company
receiving general Overhaulng of ma
and boiler. Some repairs to her
hull and other woodwork are to be made
and she Will be ready for service again
about the latter part of this week
About twenty-five large boxes of clothing
and other supplies We're yesterday taken
by the steamer Estele Randall to the
nItcd States army posts at Fort Wash
lnSton and Fort Hunt, consigned to the
post uuartermaster.
The new boiler to be placed in Mr. Lewis
Smoots tug Rosalie will be larger than
the old boiler, which has just been taken
out. 1T will carry about 125 pounds Of
steam and Is expected to make the Rosalie
a more powerful towboat and to add great
ly to her speed.
The work Of refurnishing the saloon and
state rooms of the steamer Harry Randall
will be completed in the next day or two,
and the boat will be ready for service by
the end of the week.
Capt +. s Randall and Mrs Randall left
this afternoon for Jacksonville. Fla. where
they will spend several weeks
capt. Jerry Posey and not Chap Posey
Will be the mate Of the steamer Harry
Randall. Capt. Chap Posey is now first
officer of the Norfolk line steamer Norfolk
Capt James Marmaduke is superintend-
ing the overhauling of the ferry steamer
Belle Haven at Alexandria.
MT JOhn Bailey is preparing the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall steamer Charles
Manchester To resume her trips to Mount
Vernon about the 1st of March,
The Weems line steamer Potomac left
Baltimore this afternoon and will endeayor
10 come up the Potomac to this city.