Evening star., 1902-03-13
ON THE River FRONT
rHrv1anANrf BRONZE rnopE1-
LER WHEEL BROKEN OFF.
The Vessel Not Disabled and VIII Re
spond to c Rlls-Fish and
Oyster Supply.

ming through the lee. while engaged with
| the feet In freeing the river of ice, in the
early part of this month. and when the
boat was hauled out on a marine railway
and an effort made ito straighten the bent
| blade 1t broke OF close to the hub of the
wheel. A new and better design wheel. one
that it is thought will give the vigilant
better speed, has been ordered by harbor-
master Sutton, and as soon as it arrives
here 1t will be placed on the boat While the
broken wheel interferes somewhat with the
running of the Vigifant, by decreasing her
+ speed, she Is still in service and ready to
respond to any call for duty that may be
made upon her.
While there was an ample supply Of fresh
and salt water fish of all kinds on board at
the 11th street wharf this morning to meet
all demands, 1t was not as large as 1t has
been for several days past. The Lenten de-
mand continues excellent and prices today
were as follows: For black bass, 10 to 14c
per pound; white perch. to Sc. per pound !;
12c. per pound; boiling rock, 12h to 15c.
per pound; hickory jacks, 6 to 1Oc each;
river mullets, 10 to 15c. per bunch; white
catfish Is to &c. per bunch; black catfish,
6 to 15c. per bunch; yellow perch, to 35c
per bunch; Chesapeake roe shad, 75 to SOc
each; Chesapeake buck shad, 30 to 35c
each; southern roe shad. 40 to Soc each;
buck shad, 2o to 30c. each, and herring.
$1.5O to So per hundred.
There was a slight increase In the demand
for oysters at the 11th street wharf this
morning. and the supply on hand Is still
large, amounting in all the vessels, to
about $500 bushels. The prices asked this
morning were about the same as those of
yesterday, the smaller oysters selling at 40
to SOC. per bushel and from that up to 20
and 7oc. per bushel for the better grades of
Chesapeake bay oysters.
The large fish packing house at Maundys
Point on the Coan river has been purchased
from the A. Boothe Co. OF Baltimore, by
Cogswen & Bro of this city. who will cut
and pack fish there during the coming sea-
son. This Is one Of the largest fish pack
Ing plants on the Potomac, and gives en-
ployment to large number Of hands.
The steam tug Bartholdi, which has been
lying at the ferry wharf for several weeks.
Is again in commission and is towing on
the river. She took the large naphtha
launch Helen yesterday to Georgetown to
De hauled out on railway and have her
hull painted. The Helen will, 1t is under
stood. be prepared at Georgetown for
trip north through the canals, and inland
waterways.
Along the Shores.
The large harbor buoy. a white spar,
marking the upper edge Of the vessel an
chorage grounds in the harbor, which was
broken on several weeks ago by q passing
vessel, was yesterday replaced with q new
spar by the light house tender Violet, All
the buoys in The river, which have been
badly cut up and misplaced by the ice. are
now being renewed by the light house SER
vice.
The tug Minerva, which has been living
at Alexandria for several days UNDERGOING
general repairs. Is again in commission and
Is towing coal and stone-laden barges about
the local harbor.
The tug CamilIa.ca into port Yesterday
morning with two sand scows from the
lower river, one Of which was filed with
water and about two-thirds sunken.
Rabeets ne large fro epaaasn barge George B.
Fort Hunt. Virginia, wharf, unloading
about 15O tons of her cargo. From Fort
Hunt she will be taken ito Fort Washington
to finish unloading. t4:r.G
In q shipment Of fish received from the
lower river yesterday by Neitzey and Bal
lerger was what the fishermen pronounced
to be salmon, the first one that has been
caught in the Potomac In number of
years.
The two-masted schooner James NJ Hall.
laden with fertilizer. sailed yesterday after
noon for point on the Nansemond river
near Norfolk After discharging the Hall
Will go to the James river to load lumber
for johnson & Wimsatt Of this city,
The longboat Peri loaded cargo OF gro
ceries at Alexandria yesterday for lower
river point and sailed this morning.
The schooner Isabelle is in port with a
full load Of pine lumber from the Coan
river for the local dealers.
The schooner Alethea, laden with a cargo
Of fertilizer, sailed yesterday evening for
Norfolk
The schooner Charles V. Dagger Is at the
wharf of T. w. Riley loading fertilizer for
a Virginia port. She will sail this evening
or tomorrow
Capt John Robey, who has been COM
mander of the schooner Ada Ballenger has
been placed in charge Of the big haul seine
at the Gums fishing shore, and has gone
there to look after the preliminary work.
He will be succeeded in the command of
the Ballenger by Capt. Joseph Nalley Of
this city.
Mr. John B. Padgett Of Alexandria. man
ager of the Alexandria and Washington
ferry here. was in Baltimore yesterday to
hurry the work Of rebuilding the ferry