Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-06
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Nearly Ready for Trial Tfips-Muddy
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Water Damages oyseer Beds
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The building Of the cabin on the expert
mental craft which Is expected to develop
unusually high speed. has been completed
at Ritter's boat house. foot of 9th street.
and the boat will be put overheard shortly.
The propeller wheels Of the boat are Of a
new design, and on these she depends to
attain the speed Of about forty miles an
hour her builder claims for her. The trial
trip OF the boat is awaited with much
more than ordinary interest
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith begins
her daily trips for the summer to Colonial
Beach tomorrow. Trips to the resort will
be made every day except Monday from
now until the middle OF September. It Is
understood Piney Point, and st. Georges
Island will not be included in the sched-
ule of the Smith this summer
There was but small supply Of fresh
FISH of all kinds at the wharf wholesale
market this morning. the stormy condi-
lions Of Saturday and yesterday preventing
the receipts for the past two or three days
being very light. The demand continues
fair. and the little stock. on hand today
sold at about Saturdays prices and were as
follows: '-t.-s
For gray trout. 50 to 81 per Darrell but
terflsh, to cents per pound founders.
to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel
IL to 10 cents per pound; pan rock II to II
cents per pound; boiling rock Is to II cents
per pound; sturgeon, IL cents per pound;
green pike. to cents per pound; porgies,
to cents per pound; bluefish, 31s to
pound: white perch, 10 cents per pound;
white perch. small. 20 to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish. large % ITO Is cents per
bunch; catfish, small. 10 to Is cents per
per bunch: yellow perch. small. 10 cents per
bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents each; eels 3
to cents each.
Receipts Of clans and crabs are also
figures of last week. Preparations are be-
ing made at the wharf for the opening OF
the melon market about the middle of this
week.
Fl. Venner and VIM. H. Yerkes are at
sea bound to this city, from the Maine
coast with cargoes of Ice for the Ameri-
can Ice Company. The last mentioned ves-
this city She was built about year ago
and made her maiden voyage here with an
ice cargo. The next will be her second
visit to this city.
The muddy water caused by the heavy
current from the upper river and added to
by the flow from all the tributaries of the
Potomac below this city, now extends al
most to Colonial Beach, and 1t is feared
muddy flow to reach the mouth of the
river and do much damage to the oyster
beds. e 81
OF General Interest.
The Fourth OF July halliday crowds that
left this city Friday night and Saturday
for trips the river came trooping back
last night and this morning The steamers
Harry Randall and Arrowsnith were both
well filled with Colonial Beach excursion
ists and the steamers OF the Norfolk line
also had full passenger Hats from Old Point
and Norfolk.
freight-carrying vessels on the river is be-
ago there were but few vessels coming here
from Potomac and bay points that did not
depend exclusively on the wind motive
power. Now it Is not uncommon to see
two three lumber or other cargo freight
ers with auxiliary power aboard in port
at one time. ~ .0'+ -'''-...5 -:
T. " 'Arrowsmith, piioted the United
States steamer Fern. with the naval bat
TALON D. C. N. G., aboard. from this city
to Piney Point and return on her cruise Of
Saturday and yesterday.
Reports from the lower Potomac are to
the effect that the storms of Friday and
Saturday were very heavy, and much dam
age was done buildings and growing crops
size are reported to have fallen in various
parts of the river counties in Maryland and
Virginia.
The work OF building the new wharf for
the morgue building on the river front,
near the office Of the harbor police, is pro-
crossing but slowly, and 1t will be several
weeks before 1t is completed and ready for
the building to be erected on it.
The two-masted schooner Mary F.. Ktr-
wan. loaded with full cargo Of pine ium-
Der. was at anchor in the river below Alex
andria Saturday. She should arrive in port
today.
The steamer Kent has taken the place
of the Wakefield on the Wirts' wharf route
for trip, the Wakefield having relieved
the steamer Harry Randall on the Nomtni
route. in order that the Randall might as
sist in the Colonial Beach excursion BUSH
ness.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett, laden
with North Carolina lumber for Johnson &