Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-04
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
MARINE RAILWAYzTo BE BUILT
AT ALEXANDRIA.
Steamer Estelle Randall Preparing for
Service-Work II Boatyards-
General River News.

It is stated that Messxs Augustus Dean
& Son. boat builders tat Alexandria. are
having plans prepared for the building OF
a new marine railway at that ship yard.
near the mouth of theobld canal just north
of Alexandria. and that the work of build
ing the railway will be started in the early
fall 1t is to be large enough to accommo-
date large two-maSted sschoOners, and the
yard Is to have facilities for doing all
kinds of marine repair work On sailing yes
sells. There is but one railway in this Vi
c1nity In which vessel of any size can De
hauled out that at the Alexandra ship
yard and in order TO be hauled out there
vessel masters have to make their arrange
ments considerable time in advance.
BUSINESS at the fish wharf was dull this
morning, the demand for fresh fish be ng
very dull, and the supply light. Trout, but
terfish and bluetish constituted the bulk
Of the salt water fish in hand, with a scat
tering of other varties of liver and bay
fish. Prices show some few changes, and
are as follows:
For small trout, 81 to Sc per barrel; me-
dunn trout. ST to 81 per barrel; large trout,
to cents per pound; butterfish - per
barrel; spot, ~ to So per barrel; founders,
to Z cents per pound; Spanish mackerel.
~ to II cents per pound; pan rock, 10 to
IL cents per pound: medium rock, Ii to IA
cents per pound; boiling rock, Is cents per
pound; sturgeon, to 10 cents per pound;
green pike, to cents, per pound; porgies.
S12 " = CcHlS per pound, DlucHSH, U "
cents per pound; pompano, 15 cents per
pound; bass, 10 to Y cents per pound;
white perch, 10 to IL cents per pound;
white perch, small, 20 to % cents per
bunch; catfish, large. 25 to SO cents per
bunch; catfish, small, 8 to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch, small, 10 to 80 cents
per bunch; carp, Is to Is cents each; cells,
cents each.
and prices have advanced to 81 and 50 per
BARREL according to size of barrel. Soft
crabs are very scarce, and are selling at
high figures, there being but few. on tho
market. CLANS are selling at 45 to %
cents per bushel, and are in good demand.
AS yet no vessels laden with melons have
reached the wharf, though the dealers have
been looking for them every day for the
past week.
The steamer Estelle Randall is being pre-
pared for service on" the Glymount mail
route and will within the next day or two
relieve the steamer Kent. which is to be
withdrawn from service to prepare for her
annual inspection at the hands OF the
United States steamboat inspectors.
The schooner Maggie H., which has been
lying sunken in the shoal water OF one OF
the Alexandria shiDyards for several
months past. will. 1t is stated. be raised In
short time and will be given a general
overhaulng to prepare her for freight serv-
ice on the river.
The power yacht Greyhound. lying at the
Sth street wharf is being overhauled and
peake bay and it's tributaries. The YORK
river will be visited ON the trip.
The burned ferry steamer Columbia, 1t is
understood, will be taken to Baltimore in
few DAYS and the work. of rebuilding the
burned house on the steamer will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible, and 1t
is expected she will be back on her route
between this city and Alexandria In the
early fall
A new power launch for. parties here is
under construction at Deans boatyard, at
Alexandria and will be completed and
ready for service i'm the early fail. The
new boat is 30 feet long and will have &C
commoda tons for six OF eight persons.
Tugboat masters are complaining of the
failure of the Lighthouse authorities to have
the channel marks above the Long bridge
painted this summer They say the moving
ice during last winter scraped all the
paint from the buoys and that it is now
difficult to make them out from. distance,
particularly If the river Is muddy.
The schedule OF the1 ferry steamer George
Washington between this city and Alexan-
dria will be published In a few days. 1t is
understood the steamer will make trips
with about an interval of an hour and
forty-five minutes between4them.
William Gearey, who was accidentally
drowned at Alexa ndria Sunday, was we'll
known tugboat engineer and saw service on
most of the tugs on the river. He was
last employed as engineer on the tug Jas.
Richards, engaged in towing sand-laden
DarSeS on the river
A large sand-digging machine of the Co.
lumbia National Sand Dredging Company
has been prepared for service and is to be
taken to the sand bars on. GreenWay flats
to dig sand there for building purposes in
this city.
The barkentine Alice v. Boynton has ar
rived with cargo of about 600 tons of as
phalt from the Island of Trinidad. She
arrived off Alexandria Sunday morning.
Six large barges laden with hard coal
from Philadelphia have arrived in port
since Saturday last, consigned to the deal
ers here.
The two-masted schooner Sdonia Curley
is at Norfolk, loading a cargo of lumber
for this city.
The schooner Lottie White will complete
the unloading of her cargo at Riley's wharf
today and will sail for a Virginia lumber
port to load for this city.
The schooner Emanuel r. Cuza, it Is
stated, laden with laths from St. Johns,
N. B., is expected to arrive here within the
next few days.