Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LUMBER-LADEN VESSEL ASHORE
NEAR MOTLEY HALL.
Fish, Oysters and Game-Belle Haven
on Route Again-Other
River Matters.

The two-masted schooner Lady Chelton
| hailing from Crisfield. Nd. has been work
Ing her way up the river through the ice
for several days past with load OF VIZ
ginia pine lumber for this city. She had
successfully made her way through tae
heavy ice from Glymont to Fort Washing
ton and all seemed to be plain sailing. when
she went ashore on the mud fats on the
Maryland side of the river near Motley
| Hail.
! The accident occurred early yesterday
| morning at high water and the vessel went
high upon the fats. When the tide fell the
| schooner was left high and dry, and 1t Is
feared she will have to have part Of her
cargo removed before she Will float. The
vessel is resting easily and unless there
comes a rush of ice from the upper rive:
| she is In no danger.
! The stock of oysters on hand at the llth
street wharf this morning was not large,
though there are plenty on hand to meet
| the demand. Now that the river is COM
| parativeiy free of ice oyster vessels are ex-
pected at the wharf at any time. Today
prices are little higher in consequence OF
| the cooler weather. and range from 65c. to
$1.2O per bushel
Ducks are very scarce at the 18th street
wharf market, though large flock OF NAL
river below this city Saturday. This morn
| ing canyas-back ducks were selling at "A
| to $3.50 per pair; red-head ducks S15O per
pair shuttle ducks. soc. per pair: whistle
wings, Soc to Coo. per pair, and small
ducks, 25c. to 40c. per pair =
Fish of all kinds continue very scarce at
the wharf fish houses. the fishermen
along the river and at the Atlantic coast
fishing shores. about Virginia Beach having
had but poor success. Prices show but few
changes and are as follows:
For pan rock, 10 to 12c. per pound;
medium rock, 10 to 16c per pound; boiling
rock, 20 to 25c. per pound; Spanish mack
erel, 121.c. per pound: salmon trout, 8 to
SIC. per pound gray trout, q to &c per
pound; founders, to &c. per pound; Po-
tomac black bass, 10 to 1oc. per pound;
North Carolina black bass 10 to 12c. per
pound; bluefish and tailors. 10 to 12c. per
pound; green pike, I to &c. per pound;
white perch, - to 15c. per pound; white
perch. small. 20 to soc. per bunch: catfish.
large, 20 to 35c. per bunch; catfish small,
10 to 15c. per bunch; sheepshead. 9 to SC.
per pound; yellow perch. 70 to 4Oc per
bunch; carp, Is to 4Oc. each; cells, &c. each;
Florida roe shad, SOC to 81 each; buck shad,
80 to Coo. each, and herring. &c. each.
Mr.. Edgar Miller. captains clerk on the
coast survey steamer Endeavor. has been
attacked by acute gastritis and has been
taken to the Marine Hospital at Baltimore
for treatment.
General Matters.
The overhauling of the coast survey
steamer Endeavor will be completed about
March 1, and the steamer will then receive
orders which will, it Is stated, send her to
| the southern coast Of the United States for
several weeks work. Later she will return
| to the Potomac to resume her work on the
Kettle Bottoms survey.
The Baltimore tug Irene was badly dam
aged while running through the ice on the
upper part Of Chesapeake bay day or two
ago, several of the planks in her hull being
started. The Irene is frequent visitor here
with vessels in tow.
One Of the large sand and gravel digging
machines has resumed work on the Virginia
side Of the river above the Long bridge
and is getting out an excellent quality of
building sand.
| The body Of John Marshall, who died at
| Fort Washington Friday. was brought to
| this city Saturday evening on the steamer
Estelle Randall and was inferred in the
Congressional cemetery.
The Georgetown tug VIM H. Mohler Is
hauled out on the large marine railway at
Alexandria for some minor repair work and
overhauling Of hull.
The steamer Belle Haven of the Washing
ton and Alexandria ferry line, which has
been out Of service for several days, re-
sumed her place on the ferry line yesterday.
The barkentine Bruce Hawkins. which
un.oaded part OF her cargo of Florida
lumber at Georgetown. has been brought
around by the tug Camilla to the wharf
OF w. W. Riley to complete unloading.
The tug Pride sailed Saturday morning
win lhC E1tASl luc H. 0tudTt, the Net
tie May and the Martin Wagner for river
points. These are the first vessels to leave
port for about ten days.
The barges Roberts and Fay, which have
been lying at the forks Of the channel for
several days, have been taken to George
town to unload their cargoes of hard coal.
The Clara Leonard and Isabelle loaded
with cord wood in Nomini are reported
bound to this city.
The tug James o. Carter, which has been
| making trips between this city and High
Point in place of the Dallis, has returned
to duty, towing about the harbor