Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGES IN ROUTES OF POTOMAC
RIVER STEAMERS.
Wharf at Colonial Beach Completed
Work at the Boat Yards-Gen-
eral River News.

A number of changes have been made in
the routes of the Randall line steamers on
the Potomac river for the summer. The
steamer Arrowsmith has taken up the
Colonial Beach excursion route, making her
first trip Saturday morning. She will for the
present run two trips each week to the
beach and two to the lower Potomac. The
steamer Wakefield will take the place of
the Arrowsmith on the Nomini route while
the latter is running to Colonial Beach, and
the steamer Kent will make one rouad trip
each week on the Wirt's wharf route for
the Wakefield. The overhauling of the Kent
was completed last week and she was given
a short and satisfactory trial trip on the
river. She will. it is expected. develop in
I creased speed during the summer.
The three-maSted schooner Sebago, hail
ing from Portland. Me-. is in port with 3
cargo Of 100000 laths from ST. Johns,
New Brunswick. for Johnson & Wimsatt of
this city. The Sebago sailed from st.
Johns two weeks ago and had good trip
down the coast
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
18th street wharf wholesale market was
rather light this morning, the storms of the
past two or three days having prevented
the fishermen from hauling seine. The de-
mand was good. and prices this morning
day, and are as follows:
For gray trout, S. to SO per barrel; butter
fish, So to 81 per barrel; founders, to
cents per pound: Spanish mackerel. to 8
cents per pound salmon trout, Sd to IS
per barrel; rock, s to 121a cents per pound :
sturgeon, 10 cents per pound: green pike, 8
to cents per pound; white perch. 10 cents
per pound; white perch, small, 20 to 80
cents per bunch; catfish. large, % to 40
cents per bunch; catfish, small 10 to Is
cents per bunch; yellow perch. large. Is to
% cents per bunch; yellow perch. small, 8
to 10 cents per bunch: carp. 10 to 20 cents
each: cells. to cents each; Potomac roe
shad, 80 to 40 cents each; buck shad, 10 to
20 cents each.
Crabs are very scarce both hard and
soft. and the former sold at $50 to 81 per
barrel this morning. while the latter
brought 40 cents per dozen. At retail they
were sold at 60 cents per dozen. CLANS are
also scarce. and sell at 45 to so cents per
hundred. The cooler weather has increased
the demand for oysters. and this morning
they were selling at 81 per buishel
OF General Interest.
The new wharf at Colonial Beach, Va,
which is to be used for excursion pas
sengers. is now completed. and by the end
of this week will be In readiness for use
The new wharf is in front of the big hotel
at the beach, and has room for two large
steamers to lay at it at one time. Con-
tractor Winston will turn it over to its
owners in day or two.
The bugeye Seabird, which has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
gan's boat yard for several days past under
going repairs. has been put overheard and
has gone into service.
The schooner Mayflower is at an Alexan-
dria shipyard to be caulked and for gem
eral overhauling Of her hull She will be
out Of service for several days.
The pungy Daniel w. Sheets, belonging to
Capt. Polly Gibson, is out on the big ma
zlrfo g.
pair work to fit her for fishing work in the
lower river.
Capt Tally Fowkes has been appointed
mate of the Randall line steamer Kent on
the Wirt's wharf route Capt. Chap Sly
has been detailed from duty on the steam
er Arrowsmith and assigned to the steamer
Wakefield as pilot with Capt. Ned Owens.
Mr.. Michael Dugan has resigned as engi-
neer of the War Department launch Mer-
cedes to accept position elsewhere.
Mr.. Mel Marden is chief engineer of the
steamer Jane Moseley, with Robert Grigsby
as his assistant.
The schooner Father and Son. with
cargo of railway ties from Mattawoman
creek. has arrived In port for the dealers.
The schooner Clara Coward is reported
on her way to this city with cargo of
cord wood for Carter &, Clark.
The three-masted schooner Martin Cuza
laden with railway ties from Alexandria,
has completed the loading of her cargo and
has sailed for Boston.
ne SCIlOOileT zephyr mas arrived mere
light. and will load cargo for lower
river point ...,-. ....
The tug Camilla has arrived with one OF
the large barges of the Consolidation Coal
Company il tow. She will load soft coal
at Georgetown for a New England port.
The schooner Kate Muller has been put
overheard at Benefits railway, and one
of the scows of John Miller hauled out for
repairs to hull -A=.s ~
The schooner Sdonia Curley, with cargo
of about $4,000 feet of pine lumber from
the James river. came into port yesterday,
consigned to H. L. Biscoe. She will I'M
load at the wharf foot-of 10th street south
west.
The schooner Edith Verrall is in port,
laden with cord wood from Pohick creek
for Carter & Clark
The tug Baby brought three scows laden
with gravel from the digging machines in
the river below Alexandria into port yes
terday evening.
The schooner Sebago has been taken to
the wharf of Thomas r. Riley, foot of 9th
street southwest. to complete the unload
ing of a cargo of laths.
The pungy Ada Ballenger. with a load of
bricks and building material, left port yes
terday for lower river point.