Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG JAMES o. CARTER IN PORT IN
DISABLED CONDITION.
Accidentally Damaged Off Thomas
Point-Fish and Oyster Market
General Port News.

The tug James O. Carter, which was
badly disabled off Thomas Point about
forty miles down the river, Monday night,
has arrived in port in tow of the tug Will
liam H. Yerkes jr., and is lying at the
9th street wharf Of the American Ice Com
pany. The tug was injured by the break
ing of the jib, which cracked the cylinder
head in several places, pulled the piston
loose and otherwise damaged the engine.
The tug will be out of service for several
days while the broken parts Of the engine
are being repaired. The Carter had the
lumber-laden schooner w. J. Schubert in
tow when the accident occurred.
While in tow Of the Yerkes yesterday the
tug was fouled by oyster boats which were
being arranged for towing and had her
upper works slightly cut and broken.
The heavy weather of yesterday interior
ed greatly with the hauling and drifting of
the fishing seines, and a consequence
the receipts Of fish at the 18th street wharf
have been somewhat light. The demand
today was fair and prices are firm or about
yesterdays figures. Today Potomac roe
shad are selling at soc. to 35c. each; buck
shad at 15c. to Ice. each; herring. SOC. to
81 per hundred; pan rock, Sc. per pound;
boiling rock. loo. to 12c. per pound; carp,
&c. to &c. per pound salmon trout, SC. to
10c. per pound; large white perch, Sc. to
1Oc. per pound; small white perch, 1Oc. to
25c. per bunch; croakers S. to 81 per barrel;
hickory jacks: &c. to &c. each; white cat
fish, zoe. to 25c. per bunch; black catfish,
10c. to 15c. per bunch; roe mullets, 25c.
to 30c. per bunch, and cells, &c. to &c. each
Since yesterday about 600 Shad and 5000
herring have been received at the wharf.
The supply of oysters at the 18th street
wharf this morning was small, the boats
in port having but few aboard, and the ar
rivals bringing light cargoes. The small
oysters were selling this morning at 80 to
Coo. per bushel and the larger ones as high
as 15c. per bushel The Lottie Thomas, En-
met Arthur and Winnie Windsor have ar
rived since yesterday with a cargo Of oys-
tiers.
The schooner W. P. Snow has arrived
here with a full load of cord wood from
the lower river for Carter & Clark.
The tug Camilla has gone to the lower
river for the schooner Schubert, bound here
with cargo of lumber from Florida port.
Tides Unusually High.
The heavy easterly storm of yesterday
caused unusually high tides in the
river yesterday evening and this morning,
the water flooding all the low lands about
Jackson City and covering the seawall
about the Potomac Park 1t did not get
high enough, however. to come up on any
of the wharves here though at Alexandria
the lower end of King street was under
water. which just Tapped the boards of
several Of the wharves.
A force of carpenters and painters has
been sent to- the River View excursion
grounds to put them in shape for the OPEN
ing of the summer excursion season at the
end of this month. 1t is stated that ex-
tensive improvements are to be made
there.
The finishing touches are row being
placed on the new non-commissioned Of
ficers' quarters and several Of the other
new buildings at Fort Washington. It is
stated that there is yet work enough at
the fort to keep large force Of hands en-
pioyed for about two years.
The work Of deepening the river channel
of Somerset Beach Is to be resumed
shortly The big dredge Pugh is now in
Norfolk receiving an overhauling. and as
soon as 1t Is completed. in about ten days,
she will be brought up the river and will
begin digging.
The tug Resale was at Moore's machine