Evening star., 1902-01-29
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THREE POTOMAC STEAMERS TO BE
GIVEN OyERHAULING.
Ample supply of Fish and Oysters at
the Market-GeneraI Matters of
of Interest.

Three of the Potomac river steamers are
lying at their wharves to be oyerhauled and
put in order for heavy work during the
coming spring and summer. On the Mount
Vernon excursion steamer Charles Macal-
ester a large force of carpenters and ma
chinists is at work Her engines and boiler
are being rebuilt new wheel houses are be-
ing erected and many other changes are
contemplated.
The steamer Harry Randall, lying at the
River View wharf is having her boiler re-
iubed and her machinery thoroughly over
hauled Much of her joiner work is to be
renewed and her state rooms are to be en-
larged before she returns to her route on
March l. She will be refurnished through
out
The steamer Samuel j. Pentz of the River
View excursion route is having her engine
rebuilt and when she returns to the route
in the spring it will be practically new
The new engine is expected to make her
much faster than she has been for some
years.
There was an ample supply of fish of all
kinds at the 11th street wharf this morning.
The demand was good and prices were as
follows: For black bass, Size. to 12c per
pound; white perch, Sc. to 12c. per pound;
pike, Sc. to 10c. per pound; pan rock, 12c
per pound medium rock, 16c. per pound;
large rock, 20c. to 22c. per pound; Sleeps
head, &c. per pound; carp, &c to 4c per
pound; jumping mullets &c. to &c. per
pound; winter shad. $1.50 to 50 per hundred; !;
river mullets, 15c. to 20c. per bunch; yel-
low perch, 15c to 2oc. per bunch; black cat
fish. 1Oc. to 20c. per bunch, and white cat
fish, &C. to 4c per pound.
The supply of oysters Is still quite large
and the demand continues good. Prices
this morning ranged from soc. to 6Oc. for
smaller oysters and soc. and soc. for larger
selected stock.
The new houseboat in process of construc-
tion near Fort Hunt, Va. for the fishermen
in Little Hunting creek is rapidly approa CHI
ing completion and will be ready for service
shortly.
Business is very dull at the local boat
building yards but the builders anticipate
greater activity in the spring.
The fog trumpet which warned mariners
of the dangers of Smiths Point in Chesa-
peake bay. at the mouth of the Potomac
river. was disabled January % and it's use
discontinued During thick or foggy wealth
er a bell which will strike alternately a
single and a double blow at intervals of
twenty seconds will be used.
General Port News.
1t is stated that the Randall line steamer
T. V. Arrowsmith is to be equipped with an
electric lighting plant before she resumes
her daily excursion trips to the lower Poto-
mac in the summer.
mac between Gunston and Glymont a new
variety of fish. 1t is said to partake of the
nature of pike and white perch and is said
to be an excellent table fish. Eggs of the
species, it is reported, were brought from
the west last summer by the United States
fish commission. and after being Matched
at Bryan's s Point were placed in the river.
The schooner James McFadden, which
sailed from Alexandria yesterday in tow of
the tug Yerkes, will load soft coal at Balti-
more for port south of Hatteras
Capt. Ollie Crowder has recovered from
his illness and has again taken command Of
the tug VIM H. Yerkes, jr.
Capt. Bailey Reed of the steamer Harry
Randall has gone to Westmoreland county
Va, on a visit to relatives.
Mr.. Ernest Germond has been assigned to
the steamer Wakefield as assistant engi-
neer In place of Mr.. George Sherwood,
transferred to the steamer Harry Randall.
Chief Engineer Charley Kersey is super
intending the repairs to the machinery Of
the steamer Randall.
The tug Minerva came into port yester-
day evening with a tow of two barges
loaded with sand from the dredges near
Glymont
The schooner ". H. Hargraves has sailed
for Newbern, N. c., to load shingles and
pine boards for this market
The barges Gen. Wister and Catherine E.
Brady are unloading cargoes Of hard coal
for the local dealers +
The Lottie Carter has gone to the lower
river and will take on cargo Of cord
wood for Carter & Clark
The two-masted schooner w p Snow
has finished discharging her cargo of lum-
ber and has sailed
The Harry and Charley sailed yesterday
for the Aqua creek neighborhood and will,
load cord wood.
The two-masted schooner James M. Hlh"
is at the wharf of Thomas W. Riley load
Ing cargo of fertilizer for Norfolk
The Baltimore tug Neptune, which
brought tow of several barges into port,
sailed light yesterday for the Rappahan-
mock to take a tow Of loaded barges to
Philadelphia.
The schooner Maggie L. has unloaded a
cargo of grain at the Georgetown mills and
has sailed for the lower Potomac to reload
The large barge F. E. McNaughton is at
the wharf OF stephenson & Bro. unloading
a large cargo Of hard coal for use here.