Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ERECTING NEW STEEL FLAGPoLE
AT FORT WASHINGTON.
Ice-Laden Barge Coming-New Pleas
ure Launches Ordered-Gen-
eral Harbor Matters.

The new steel hagpole from the top VI
which will fly the garrison flag OF the Fort
Washington artillery station is to be put
up this week. The work of raising the pole
will be done by Littlefield & Alvord, under
the supervision of Mr.. Martin Mcnamara,
the contractor for the work. The pole is
100 feet long, and when erected will stand
about 300 feet above the river. The flag
flying from its top will be visible from the
Alexandria wharves and with glasses from
this city.
Consolidat ton barge No. IS, with about
/ 200 tons of ice aboard is now at sea,
bound for this port. 1t is understood this
will be the last cargo of ice to come to this
city this fall. The local ice companies Will
depend upon the ice-making plants to sup
ply the trade.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
was fairly brisk this morning but the sup
ply of fish on hand was light, particularly
from the nets in the river. The market re-
mains firm, and the fish disposed of brought
1Oc. to 12c. per pound; bluefish and tailors,
Sc. to &c. per pound; green pike, &c to &c.
per pound; sheepshead. Sc. to loc. per
pound; pan rock, sc. to &c. per pound; me-
dunn rock. Sc. to Toe. per pound; boiling
rock, 12c. to 13c. per pound; founders, &C.
to 4c. per pound: Potomac black bass, &c.
bass, &c. to 1Oc. per pound: salmon trout,
size. to &c. per pound; white perch, large,
Sc. to Zoe per pound: white perch, small,
10c to zoe. per bunch; catfish, large 2Oc. TO
25c per bunch: catfish small, &c. to 1Oc. per
bunch; carp, 10c. to 2oc each: cells, &c. to
sc. each; butterfish, $3.50 to So per barrel,
and gray trout, s. to s. per barrel.
There was a large stock of oysters in the
morning. about a dozen vessels being at
the wharf. Good oysters were bought for
soc. per bushel, while the finer stock is
selling at SOC. per bushel. The oyster
| nntn
| hundreds of the dredge boats are at work
| on all the natural oyster rocks along the
| river. and all the harbors down river are
| crowded with them. About the 1st OF
November, when the dredging season opens
in the bay, the greater part of the dredge
| boats will leave for other fields of labor.
Yachting Given a Boom.
Yachting on the Potomac has received a
| great boom in the past two or three years,
| and the small launch, equipped with
| naphtha and other explosive engines, has
| come into general use. Already there are
| between fifty and sixty of these launches
| around here and the number will be swell
| ed by the arrival of new boats this fall and
| in the spring. 1t is stated that orders for
| ten or twelve launches have been placed
with firms in the north by yachtsmen here.
| The large snag and dredge boat of the
| United States Engineer Corps which has
| been employed on the York river for the
| past month, was Drought DaCh TO lHlS CITY
| by tugboat a day or two ago The edge
| has been taken to Georgetown and will go
| into winter quarters there
The little haTbor tug D. M. Key, which
has been hauled out on the marine rail-
way at Benefits boat yard for general
overhauling, has been launched and is again
in service. The schooner Pearl which is at
Benefits to have injuries received in a
collision with the tug Annie last week re-
paired, is about completed and will sail in a
day or two for the lower Potomac.
Harbormaster Sutton has recovered from
his recent indisposition and is again on duty
at the harbor office.
Mr.. Thornton Smoot left q few days ago
for Fort Stanton, New Mexico, where he
has a position in the United States marine
hospital service.
Mr.. VIM. A. Moore, chief engineer Of the
| Randall Line. has returned from Baltimore,
where he has been on business for his lire.
| The steamer Dennis Simmons is at Alex
andria discharging a cargo Of lumber and
| shingles from Newbern, N c., for II. K.
| Field & Co.
The schooner Sidonia Curley laden with
| lumber from Norfolk, has arrived in port
| for H. L. Biscoe.
The two-masted schooner VIM. Donnelly,
| with a load of Virginia pine lumber, came
| into port this morning for the dealers.
| The Silver Spray. with oysters for Alex
andria, and the Benz. Franklin, Effie and
| Seabright for this city have arrived.
The steamer Lily and Howard Is IN port
| with cargo Of pine lumber from the Poto-
| mac for Johnson and Wimsatt.
| The schooner Irene. laden with canned
| tomatoes and fruit from Nomni, arrived
| here Saturday last
| The Belmont. E. S. Brown and Uriah Ior-
ner have arrived from river points with
cargoes of cord wood for Carter & Clark