Evening star., 1902-03-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS ENCOUNTER ROUGH
WEATHER IN LOWER POTOMAC.
Norfolk and Washington Line Steamer.
Recently Liheled, Released by
Court-Port News.

The incoming steamers report the wealth
er in the lower Potomac and on the bay
to have been extremely rough yesterday
and last night the northwest gale having
blown with almost hurricane force. No
sailing vessels have arrived here since
Monday last and but few are leaving port
owing to the violence of the winds. Several
lumber-laden crafts are reported in shelter
ed harbors along the river waiting for the
gales to subside. The winds have blown
much of the water out of the river and
yesterday the stream was fully four feet
below usual low tide. AS a consequence,
the steamer Wakefield was yesterday un-
able to get into many of her landings in
the creeks emptying into the river and
much difficulty was had in loading and un-
loading frcightS.
Prices for fish today were about the same
as they were yesterday, white perch sell
ing at sc. to SC. per pound: salmon trout,
Zoe per pound; croakers, &c. per pound;
founders. &c. per pound; black bass 1Oc.
to 14c. per pound; pan rock. 1Oc. to 12c.
per pound boiling rock. 1213c. to 15c- per
pound: carp, Sc to &c. per pound; jumping
mullets. sc. to &c. per pound: hickory jacks,
&c. to 1oc. EACH white catfish. 2oc. to 3Jc.
per bunch: black catfish, Sc to 15c. per
bunch; yellow perch. SC. to SOC. per bunch
Chesapeake roe shad. soc. to 90c. each;
Chesapeake buck shad, 45c. each: southern
roe Shad. G0c. to 1,c each buck shad, 3Oc.
dred
There was slight increase in the demand
for oysters in the shell at the 1lth street
oyster wharf this morning. but there nave
been no arrivals of oyster-laden craft Tor
several days and the total stock at the
wharf is not over 1.2o1 bushels. Oysters
sold today at from soc. to IJc. per buShel.
The barge Rebecca +. Mclean, which was
ashore on a rock in Georgetown harbor,
was foated yesterday afternoon after a
portion of the cargo of coal had been re
lI1,. h,rn tS taG
what damaged by the rocks.
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Norfolk which was libeled by the owners
of the German steamship Hispan1a for
81 800 damages growing out of the colllSlon
in the Eliza beth river week ago TO-DAY,
has been released her owners having given
bond in the sum of $1,000 in the United
States court at Norfolk.
Townshend has the new sloOp Franclna
II at his boat house at the foot or itn
street for an overhauling and hitting out
for summer cruising the bay and river
Among the Improvements to be made In the
handsome little craft is the placing In her
of four-and-a-h horsepower gasoline
engine. which will give her speed of seven
or eight miles an hour The Francina will
be ready for service in three or four weeks
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
Plans are being prepared for the chang
ing of the sailing sloop Marie with an aux
iliary power launch. The boat is now laid
up In the boat house at the foot Of 1th
street for her spring overhauling and it is
understood she will be fitted with a gaso-
line engine there.
The tug Minerva, which has been lying
at the Alexandria ferry line wharf for
several days having some repair work
done. underwent her annual inspection by
United States Steamboat Inspectors Wright
and Staunton yesterday. The examination
was satisfa ctory and she returned to serv-
ice on the river today.
The little gasoline power launch which
was recently overhauled at the boat house
foot of 7th street has been launched and
has made several trips down the Potomac
with parties aboard.
1t Is stated that new schedule, which
will give trips at more frequent intervals,
will go into effect on the ferry line be-
tween Alexandria and Washington about
April l.
The owners Of the small boats that form
Washingtons pleasure fleet are having
their boats repainted and overhauled pre-
paratory to the opening of the spring boat
ing season.
The two-masted schooner James B. An
derson has completed the unloading Of a
cargo of lumber at the wharf of Thomas
r. Riley and will go to Norfolk to load.
The bugeye Kathleen sailed yesterday
evening for a lower river port and will
load cargo back to this city.
The schooner Sidonia Curley, which has
been on the marine railway at Alexandria
for several days, was put overheard yes
terday evening and sailed this morning for
the James river to load lumber for H. L..
Biscoe.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett is under
charter to load pine lumber at North
Carolina sound port for Johnson & VIM
Satt of this city.