Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STORM oF FRIDAY LAST HEAVY
ON LOWER RIVER.
Vessels Ashore ON Flats-Steamer
Seu1ferle to Return Here
Other River News.

The officers Of the steamers coming into
port from the lower river points Friday
report the storm as having been extremely
severe. Rain and snow fell so thickly that
the shore marks could not be made out and
navigation was almost as difficult as in a
thick fog. The snow was followed by a
neavy northwest gale that raised a heavy
sea.
During the height Of the storm a string
OF four sand scows, which had been an
chored at the forks of the channel over
night. dragged their anchors, and the ferry
steamer Belle Haven, coming up from
Alexandria, missed colliding with the drift
Ing scows only by the skill of her COM
mander. barge loaded with cord wood
for this city was blown ashore on the flats
near the United States naval magazine.
The supply Of fish on hand this morning
was quite small. The demand was fair
ana prices are as follows. For pan
rock. to loo. per pound; boiling rock, 13
TO l5c. per pound; medium rock, 10 to 12c
per pound: Potomac black bass, II to 15c
per pound; North Carolina black bass, II
TO lSc. per pound; bluef1sh and tailors, to
sc. per pound; founders. to &c. per pound;
green pike, to &c. per pound; white perch,
iO to 12c. per pound; white perch. small, 10
TO l5c. per bunch; catfish, large 20 to Soc.
per bunch: catfish, small. 10 to 15c. per
bunch: yellow perch. 10 to 4oc. per bunch;
gray trout, 81 to s. per box.
About 400 or 500 bushels of oysters have
arrived at the 18th street oyster wharf
since yesterday in three boats and the de-
mand IS lair. Prices range from 90 to 7Oc.
per bushel, according to quality.
me supply of game on hand at the 18th
street wharf market this morning was
rather small, while the demand was good,
and the dealers are able to sell ali the
game they receive at good prices. Today
red-neck ducks sold for s1.25 to s1.50 per
pair. mallard ducks at 75c. to 81 per pair,
shuttle ducks apd whistle wings at SOC. per
pair; Woodcock, 40c. to SOC. each; par
tridges, 15c. each; wild geese, SOC. each. and
rock, 40e- per pair. There is a good de-
mand for rabbits, squirrels and like game,
but the supply is quite small.
General and Personal.
Captain Raleigh. who has been on duty
on the steamer Essex of the Weems line,
has been relieved and has returned to his
regular station on the Potomac.
Captain Ned Owens of the steamer Wake
field Is on sick leave, and Captain Harry S.
Randall is temporarily in command of his
steamer.
The schooner Edith C. Folwell. which I'M
loaded asphalt from the Island of Trinidad
here, and the schooner John Rose, which
unloaded lumber, will sail today for Balti-
more in tow of the tug NJ. Mitchell Davis
The schooner Howard Russell. laden with
lumber from Norfolk for H. L. Biscoe, is
expected to arrive in port today.
The Five Sisters Belmont and Edith Yer
rill have arrived In port with cargoes of
cord wood for Carter & Clark
The e. 2. Evans and Lottie NJ. are in port
with full loads Of Potomac river oysters for
the 1lth street wharf market.
The Martin Wagner, Daisy Marie and
Glimmer Light and the Addie, laden with
merchandise, have sailed for points on the
lower river to load.
The Tug ]. T. Selectman. having in tow
sand digging machine and two scows
loaded with sand, came into port Saturday.
Mr. Thomas ]. Jenkins has been detached
from the steamer Blake and is assigned to
duty In the coast survey office here.
Inc large steam hosting machine belong
Ing to Mr.. Louis Smoot of this city has
there be used in the unloading of the
schooner Estelle V. Kaplan. now discharg-
ing cargo of phosphate rock at the wharf
of William A. Smoot & Co.
Four or five small sailboats and river
craft are hauled out on Jones Point, below
Alexandria, for the winter. They are all to
receive general overhaulings before next
A large scow, laden. with boiler and a
quantity of farming machinery, is lying
at the wharf at Glymont. Md, waiting
transfer to Alexandria, where IL has been
cold.
Tests Of Oil as fuel for steam making
are being made daily by the United States
naval authorities, at the wharf foot of Sth
street southwest. The tests are under
forced draft, and the roar of the escaping
steam can be heard for several squares
away.
1t Is stated that the little side-wheel
steamer George j. Seufferle, which was last
spring taken to Baltimore to be sold, is to
be brought back to this city and will be
laid up at the wharf foot Of o street south !
west until her owner makes some DISPOSE
ton Of her. Capt. George Davis has gone
to Baltimore to bring the Seufferle here
The schooner Sidonia Curley, laden with
about 10000 feet of Virginia pine lumber
arrived in port yesterday, consigned to
Major H. l.. Biscoe.