Evening star., 1902-07-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW TYPE OF SPEEDY SAILING
CRAFT BUILDING.
Lily and Howard Preparing for Service
-sea-Going Tug Bound for Bos-
ton-Other Matters.

Mr.. Edward Whyte has on the stocks at
MS boat house. at the foot of 7th street,
new type of sailing craft, called a seabird,
which, owing to the broad beam and light
draft, is said to be very fast. The boat Mr..
Whyte is building is "a feet long and 8 feet
wide, and will have but about inches
draft. She will have a deep centerboard and
Will carry a very heavy spread of canvas
for craft of her dimensions. On this much
of the calculation as to the speed of the
boat is based. The Seabird will be COM
pleted and put overheard early next week,
and the result of her trials will be watched
with interest by the yachtsmen here. Should
she do what Is claimed for her, several
more Of that type of boat will be built
The warmer weather of the past two days
mas had depressing effect on the fish mar
ket, though the supply, particularly of
r1ver-caught fish, is somewhat larger than
it has been for some time. The demand,
however, continues quite light, and prices
remain unchanged with but few minor ex-
ceptions. Today prices follows: For
sturgeon, 12c per pound; white perch, 10 to
12c. per pound; Spanish mackerel, 10c per
pound; founders, &c. per pound; black bass,
IA to 15c. per pound; pan rock, to 1Oc.
per pound; boiling rock, 13 to 15c. per
pound; bluefish, to &c. per pound; small
white perch, 10 to 12c. per bunch; catfish,
10 to 30c. per bunch; eels, to sc. each;
H.,
s. per barrel; hard crabs, 75c. to $50 per
barrel; clans, 4Oc. per hundred Soft
shelled crabs are selling at 10 to 12c. per
dozen. the lowest price they nave brought
this season.
The freight barge Lily and Howard,
which was purchased several weeks ago
by Messrs. Carter and Clark, has been
taken to Alexandria and hauled out on the
marine railway there to have a condenser
put in and to have some other work done
on her machinery by VIM. S. Moore's Sons.
The barge is to be used for general freight
ing business on the Potomac and Chesa
peake bay, and will, it is expected, go into
commission in about a week or ten days.
The large sea-going tug Cumberland of
the Consolidation Coal Company has sailed
with a barge loaded with soft coal at
Georgetown for Boston for New England
port. She will pick up another loaded barge
from Baltimore at the mouth of the river
and will also take it to Boston by the out
side route.
The handsome sloop-rigged fattie Frolic,
belonging to Judge ]. X. NJ, Norton has
just been given thorough overha uling at
Alexandria and has gone into commission.
She will be used during the summer for
cruising on the river. The Froic has been
refitted and is a most comfortable craft.
The steamer Kent from this week on will
run family excursions to Chapel Point
Thursdays, in addition to her other trips
there, throughout the season.
Along the Wharves.
The schooner ]. B. Anderson is in port
with full load of pine lumber from Nor
folk for Frank Libby She is unloading at
the 11th street wharf.
The Emma F. Robinson. laden with lum-
Der from Virginia lumber port, has ar
rived for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The two sand scows of the Columbian
Sand Dredging Company, which were
Gently rebuilt at Alexandria, were yester-
day brought to this city and will be put in
service
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., returned
home yesterday after absence of several
weeks cruising on the bay and its tributa-
ries.
The tug George w. Pride is towing sand
scows on the river for Mr.. Louis Smoot.
The large sand scow of the Columbia
Sand Dredging Company, which was re-
built at Deans boatyard at Alexandria, has
been completed and was put overheard Mon
day.
The three-masted schooner Sebago, with
a cargo of 100000 laths from st. Johns.
New Brunswick, has arrived in port for
Johnson & Wimsatt
has arrived in port with a full cargo of
glazed tile brick for F. S. Hanvey. She
loaded her cargo at Red Bank, N ].
The schooner Sarah NJ. Park, having
aboard 210 barrels of Irish potatoes, is at
the 11th street oyster wharf for A. Frank
Evans.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has arrived
with a large load of lumber and shingles
from Williamson, n. c. She will unload
a part of her cargo at Alexandria and will
come to this city to complete unloading.
The schooner c. c. Wheeler has arrived
in port with a cargo of hard coal.
The schooner Murray Nandiver, laden
with about SO, ,OU0 feet of Virginia pine lum-
ber. has arrived in port for Thos. R. Riley
& Co.
The schooner VIM G. Tufts has arrived in
WiTh a of nine lumber for the
dealers.