Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER KENT REINa PREPAR-
ED FOR sunnnmER WORK.
Large Ice-Laden Vessels Arrive-Re-
building at fhe Ice Wharf
Brief Nsntion.

wharf Of the Alexandra Ferry Company,
is being repainted and doverhauled for serv-
ice on the river during sthe summer season.
Under the schedule Of the Randall line now
being arranged thel Kent will make one
trip each week from The middle of July to
Wirt's wharf, while the steamer Harry
Randall makes trip to Colonial Beach
each Sunday. She is also scheduled to
make three trips a week with excursion
parties to Chapel Point. Nd. During the
summer the steamer Arrowsmith will make
trips to he summer resorts at Colton's,
Piney Point and st. Georges Island. but
will not run this year into Coan river or
Smiths creek
The demand for all varieties Of fresh fish
continues quite heavy at the 18th street
wharf market. but the receipts are still
very light, the catch being quite small both
at the shores near Norfolk and in the river
nets. Drum have made their appearance in
the market and are In demand. But few
changes are to be made in prices, which
are as follows: For founders, 3 to &c. per
pound; salmon trout to &c. per pound;
bluefish, &c. per pound: Spanish mackerel,
10 to 13c. per pound; pan rock, to 1Oc. per
pound; boiling rock, 10 to 12c. per pound;
white perch, 8 to 12c. per pound: sturgeon,
10 to lie. per pound; black bass. 13 to 1oc.
per pound; butter fish, $3.50 per barrel;
trout, 81 to IS per barrel; small white perch.
20 to 25c. per bunch; catfish, % to 2oc. per
y,
SOC. each; cells, 8 to &c. EACH hard crabs,
$50 to 81 per barrel soft crabs. 60 to 75c.
per dozen, and clans. 40 to soc per hun
dred
The large four-masted schooner. ]. Ed
ward Drake, laden with about l, 400 tons of
ice from the Kennebec river for the Ameri-
can Ice Company. arrived in port yester-
day evening, in tow Of the tug Sarah Of
Baltimore. She sailed from the Kennebec
June -.
The schooner Augustus Hunt. also laden
with ice, has arrived in port. in tow of the
tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr. She brings about
1850 tons. These schooners will unload
here and at Georgetown.
The new pile driving and drawing ma
chine. which is building at Alexandria for
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railway Company, is now rapidly
nearing completion, and the machinery
which will operate the driving weight is
now being put In position. As soon as this
driver Is completed 1t will be added to
those now employed on the new Long
bridge.
Along the Wharves.
The little steam launch Alma. owned in
this city, damaged her rudder off Aiexan-
dria Sunday and had to be tied up at the
King street wharf there until yesterday
afternoon while repairs were being made.
The rudder was removed and Strengthened
and the boat returpssqs = Washington.
The large steam aasnsh Diana, belonging
to Captain Crozier. staa4.of ordnance. U, S.
A. left port YESTERDAY evening for cruise
on the river 6 AZ
I 1t is stated thatI aiebnsidera BILE sum of
money will be left aYIntasd from the appro
priation for deepening THE Potomac river
and the steamboat masters are preparing a
petition to have efft 'eenexpended money
expended in makingsesthhK channel over the
Mattawoman flats 'fnade wider. so as, to
give plenty of oom-fer deep draft vessels.
The two-masted is&heener Sidney Jones'
which has been emffoS 81 in running wood
from the lower river to 4his city. Is hauled
out on the marine railway at Bennett's boat
yard for general oveIfGauIing of hull and
other woodwork. She win be out of service
for week or ten day3s h -. - -
The sheds over the long platform in front
Of l the burned ICE 81 atss reh9pss Of the
wharf are being, rebuilt and will be used in
the loading OF wagons during the summer
Ice will be transferred, from the vessels to
the platform and will, be placed on wagons
for delivery without going into the ice
house.
The; large barge Calvert, laden with fer
tiizer material from Norfolk for the Alex
andria Chemical and Fertilizer Company
is at the wharf of William A. Smoot. dis
charging her cargo ~
The schooner Peri. laden with pine hum
Der from Coan river, is consigned to john
son & Wimsatt.
The Catherine Ruark Is at Alexandria,
and will load a general cargo for points
along the lower river.
Mr.. Chap Sly has been assigned to the
steamer T. v. Arrowsmith as pilot, and
Mr.. Jeff Posey has been made deck mate
on the same steamer. Mr.. Jos. Nash is,
with Engineer Ernest Germand. In charge
of the engine room of the Arrowsmith.
Mr. F. II. Ainsworth has been detached
from the coast survey steamer Hydrog-
rapher and assigned to the steamer Bache
as executive officer, succeeding Mr.. c. L.
Greene, who goes to the photographer.
Capt. Russell Dean OF the harbor police
While away Mr.. John Perry is acting as
pilot of the Vigilant.
Mr.. George J. Stafford has returned to
duty as purser Of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali.