Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER GOES ASHORE NEAR
OLD FORT FooTE.
Collier Hannibal Sails for Norfolk
Vessels Under Charter-Other
Marine Notes.

The large two-masted schooner James A.
Brown laden it is stated, with hard coal,
ran ashore on the mud flats off Fort Foote
early Thursday morning while on her way
up the river and every effort made to float
her was unsuccessful. AS she grounded at
high tide she will have considerable trouble
in being floated and a portion of her cargo
may have to be removed. tug 1t is
stated, went to her aid this morning and
at high water may succeed in pulling the
stranded craft into deep water. The chan
mel makes a sharp bend where this vessel
grounded, and vessels are frequently caught
on the flats that form point there.
The supply of fresh fish at the nth street
wharf market this morning was large
enough to meet all demands, and In the
early hours of the morning the fish houses
were busy places, the demand being good.
Prices this morning were about the same
as yesterday, roe shad selling at % to Doc.
each; buck shad. IA to 1Sc. each; herring,
so to 6Oc. per hundred; pan rock, to Toe.
per pound; boiling rock, 121s to 15c per
pound founders, to sc. per pound; Span
ish mackerel, to 1Oc per pound; white
perch, 8 to 1Oc. per pound; sturgeon, 10 to
lie. per pound: salmon trout, Az to sc. per
pound; carp, 10 to 15c. each; cells, to sc.
each; small white perch, 20 to 3Oc. per
bunch; white catfish, 80 to SOC. per bunch;
black catfish, Is to 25c. per bunch, and
gray trout; $3.50 to $3.50 per barrel. The
itcelptS VI SHdu ana herring SINCE yeSter
day have been 800 of the former and 10000
of the latter
The demand for CLAIMS continues quite
good at the 18th street oyster wharf, but
the calls for oysters are few. Vessels are
still arriving with both clans and oysters
aboard. No changes are to be noted in
prices.
The three-masted schooner Manuel P.
CuZa, laden with railway ties at George
town and Alexandria. sailed last night in
tow of the tug VIM II. Yerkes, jr.. for the
capes of the Chesapeake enroute to Boston.
The two-masted schooner c. S. Doehl,
laden with lumber from Tappahannock,
Va. has arrived for Aitchison & Bro
The schooner Harriet e. Ford, having a
cargo of salt fish in barrels aboard, has
arrived at Alexandria for King & Son,
from Reedville, Va.
General News of the Port.
The little gasoline power launch belonging
to Mr.. Louis f. Smoot Is lying at the
wharf foot Of 9Th street with her engine
disabled. 1t Is understood that Mr. Smoot
will at once purchase a more improved type
Of engine for this boat. but it will be sew
eraI weeks before she Is ready for service
again
The United States naval collier Hannibal
has completed the unloading of about 2O0O
tons of soft coal at the navy yard and
sailed yesterday evening in tow of one Of
the navy yard tugs for Norfolk where she
will load another cargo. In consequence of
the great length of the collier, considerable
trouble was had in towing her out of the
Eastern branch
The schooner Henry L. Peckham has dis
charged her cargo of ice here and has been
chartered to load coal at Baltimore for
Boston.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has been
chartered to load railway ties at Riverside
for Baltimore.
The schooner Beulah Land, which has
been hauled out on the marine railway 1T
m
sail.
The bugeye Ada Ballinger a day or two
ago brought up large cargo of grain from
the lower river for the mills at Alexandria.
The schooner Oriental is at Alexandria
unloading cargo of shingles from North
Carolina for Smoot & Co.
The twO-masted schooner VIM. Shuts
has arrived in port and Is unloading
cargo of Virginia pine lumber at the wharf
of T. r. Riley, foot of 9th street south
west.
The schooner Gilman Dove Is in port
from the lower river, laden with railway
ties for Carter & Clark
The schooner ram Harlan w. Huston,
laden with pine lumber from North Caro-
lima. has arrived for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The large barge Chickahomny is I'M
loading a full cargo of hard coal at the
wharf of Johnson Bros, foot of 18th street
southwest
Mr.. George Cook. mate of the steamer
Estelle Randall. has been transferred to
the excursion steamer Samuel j. Pentz as
first officer. Mr.. John D. Hart has been
made mate of the Estele Randall
Capt. r. H. Goodman has retired from
the command Of the schooner James w. Ell
well: Capt. Goodman has many friends
here
Officer PASSING Of the It'll precinct has
been assigned to duty with the harbor po-
lice force, succeeding Officer Harry JONES'
retired.
Mr. Wesley Davis fireman Of the tug W.
II. Mohler, was quite painfully injured by
falling into the coal hole of the tug while
a Alexandra daN nr two