Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DUCKS ARRIVING ON THE RIVER
IN LARGE NUMBERS.
Rebuilding Yawl for Fort Washington
New Officers for Lighter Kearney
Other Matters.

The heavy gales from the north have
| been followed by the ducks. and yesterday
I many hundreds of the birds covered The
| river from this city to Glymont and below
! The ducks were of the smaller and more
! common varieties. though one flock of pos
| stbly two hundred whstlewings and larger
ducks was seen between Alexandria and
| -Four Mile Run. The hunters We're out by
| the score. and the birds had hardly Il
| chance TO light before they We're under
fire. Mallard bluewings and red-head
|. ouoks are expected within the next two
or three days.
The muddy water caused by the recent
heavy rains has put an end to the excellent
bass fishing in the river about this city
Catfish and perch and a few carp are Still
being caught by the hook-and-line fisher
men.
There was a large supply of river caught
fish on sale at the 18th street wharf market
this morning-the largest supply that has
come from river sources in many weeks
The demand for fresh fish is excellent and
prices lower this morning than they
have been for several days.
Since yesterday four boats, each with
several hundred bushels of oysters aboard,
have arrived in port and the demand is
very heavy. Prices this morning ranged
from 40 to 30 cents per bushe
The mule yacht which formerly carried
passengers up the canal from Georgetown
to the Great Falls of the Potomac left port
a few days ago in tow of a tug on her Way
up Chesapeake bay to Chesapeake CITY at
the Maryland end of the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal. 1t is understood tie
Doat Will be put in service on the canal
between the bay and Delaware river
The rebuilding of the large yawlboat be-
longing to the quartermaster's department
of the United States army which was used
by the officers at Fort Washington in pass
ing to and fro across the river between
Fort Washington and Fort Hunt has bean
completed and the boat is ready to be re
turned to the fort. When brought to this
city it was in a very dlapidated condition
and looked as if it had been subjected to
very rough usage. Now it is in thorough
order once more and is good for several
years of service.
One of the large wood and railway tie
freighting scowS of Carter & Clark Is
hauled out on a marine railway here for
caulking and general repair work
The yawl yacht Cynthia. which has been
on pleasure cruise down the river for sew
eral weeks past, returned to port yesterday
evening.
General News of the Port.
Capt. James Marmaduke has been made
mate on the United States army @. NJ. D.
lighter Kearney, with Captain Davis Mr.
Harry White has received an appointment
as fireman on the Kearney. and will enter
upon his duties at once These new APP
pointments- place civilian crew aboard
the kearney. Heretofore part of her
crew has been made up by details from the
army engineer corps The Kearney is at
present laid up at the wharf of the steamer
River Queen for overhauling Of her boiler
and machinery and will be out of service
for several days
The tug James Jackson, jr, owned by
the National Sand Dredging Company Of
this city, was taken to Alexandria yester-
day and hauled out on the large marine
railway there for some minor repair work
While on the railway it is understood. the
hull of the tug will be thoroughly cleaned
and painted.
The flying machine houseboat belonging
to Prof. Langley and used in the expert
ments down river is expected to arrive in
port in tow of the tug Joseph O. Carter
iate TINS afternoon or tomorrow. The tug
left here Sunday after the houseboat and
was to bring it to this city as soon as pos
sible
The rebuilding of the marine railway at
Bennetts boat yard at the foot of 18th
street Is being pushed as fast as the tides
Will allow During the low water of Friday
and Saturday last a long section of the bed
of railway was relaid and made greatly
stronger. The cradle rebuilt a few
weeks ago and is now ready to haul out
small craft.
The schooner Mary Francis. which was
badly damaged by coliding with the Long
bridge, Will be rebuilt at The Alexandria
ship yard She will require new masts. and
much of her rigging will have to be renew
Cd: The vessel is now lying at the AIexan-
dria ship yard and it will be several weeks
before she will be ready for service again
The barge reported ashore on the virginia
SIDE OF the river near Occoquan in the gale
Friday is still ashore and is thought to be-
ascertaned
The Weems Line steamer Calvert. due
here Sunday night, did not arrivs until last
night, having been detained at Baltimore