Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER NORFOLK RETURNS TO
SERVICE ON REGULAR ROUTE.
More Ice for Local Consumption--At
the Shipyards- and
Personal Matters.

The steamer Norfolk OF the Norfolk and
Washington line resumed her place on the
route Monday afternoon, relieving the
steamer Newport News which goes out of
service. While laid up the floors OF the
| dining room, pilot house and other parts
of the steamer were fitted with rubber til
ing, new floor finish for vessels and
her outside decks were painted. The ships
Of the Norfolk and Washington line are
now among the best equipped ships on the
Chesapeake bay.
The steamer Kent of the Randall line has
been withdrawn from the Wirts wharf
route and the steamer Wakefield has re-
| sumed her place on the route.
There out small supply of fresh
fish on sale at the 18th street wharf whole
sale market this morning and the demand.
In consequence of the return OF warm
weather. was quite light.
There has been an increase In the catch
of catfish, mulletS and other fresh-water
fish IN the river about Gunston and ely
| mont in the past two days. Prices show
but few changes and follows:
For gray trout 81. 80 to 81 per barrel: but
ter fish. s. to SO per barrel; founders, to 7
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel II to Is
cents per pound; rock, Is to . cents per
pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound; green
pike, to cents per pound; white perch.
10 cents per pound: white perch, small, 20
to 80 cents per bunch; catfish. large. p to
q cents per bunch; catfish. small. ID to Is
% cents per bunch; yellow perch, small,
to 10 cents per bunch; carp. 10 to % cents
each; cells. ) to cents each: Potomac roe
shad, % to 50 cents each; buck shad, 10 to
20 cents each.
Hard and soft crabs are still very scarce,
and but few Were on sale at the wharf
market this morning. Hard crabs are SELL
ing at S1.50 to 81 per barrel and soft shells
at 30 to 65 cents per dozen. CLANS
also quite scarce, there being no clam
laden vessels at the wharf this morning
They sell at 80 cents per hundred.
The big four-masted schooner Henry g.
Little, which sailed from Maine ice port
for this city about two weeks ago, was
reported lying inside Point Lookout early
port by the tug William H. Yerkes. Jr..
Monday night. She Is consigned to the
Purity Ice Company and brings a cargo Of
about 300 tons of Ice The Little will I'M
load at the ice wharf adjoining the Long
bridge.
The car ferry of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway between Alexandria and Shep-
herds landing which has been out of serv-
ice since Saturday the ship at the Alex
andria end having been filled with coal
cars. Is again in working order. and trans
fers of trains Of cars were made as usual.
Mr.. John Callahan. general manager or
the Norfolk and Washington line, has gone
to New York to attend a meeting of the
Southern Traffic Association.
Capt. VIII Davis has been made mate
of the River View excursion steamer Sam
uel J. Pentz.
Capt Pete Baggott is acting pilot OF
the steamer Kent on the river route with
Capt. Theo. Keene.
Undergoing Repairs
Two of the large sand-carrying scows OF
Louis Smoot are hauled out on the ma.
rine railway at Alexandria for general re-
pair work. Several other scows are lying
at the shipyard awaiting repairs.
The steam launch Blue Wing OF the
United States fish commission service has
been hauled out on the marine railway
at Benefits boatyard for an overhauling
before leaving for the north
The Francina III, the little auxiliary
power yacht of Mr.. Frank Rawlings, has
been hauled out on the small marine rail-
way at Reagan's boatyard for painting
and alteration of rig. The mast of the 1T
tie vessel has been hinged. so that 1t can
be lowered when necessary. in order to
pass under bridges when travelling on small
streams.
The pungy James Beach. which has been
employed in running fish. has gone out OF
service and is laid up at the Old Mil
wharf at Alexandria to prepare for the
fruit and vegetable freighting season,
which will begin next month.
The schooner Sarah B. Putnam, when
was wrecked in the Bahamas and sold
about a year ago. was purchased by parties
. in Nassau, British West Indies, and rebuilt.
Under the name of the Admiral and flying
the British flag, she arrived at Baltimore
with a load OF fruit few days ago.
The ram schooner Grace G belHetl,
laden with about 125,0O0 feet OF pine lum-
Der from WILLIAMSON, n. c., has arrived
here for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The barge Mentally is lying at Bryants
wharf at Alexandria unloading a cargo or
fertilizer material
The tug Sandow of Baltimore, with the
barRes S. NJ Provost and VIM. A. Smoot
In tow, arrived in port yesterday evening.
The barges came from Chesapeake City and
are consigned to Stephenson & Bro. and
Johnson Bros.
The steam yacht Giavota, Capt. William
C. Robertson has returned from a trip o.
several days to the lower river.
The power launch Falcon Is hauled up at
Reagan's boatyard for a general overhaul
Ing and repainting.
The schooner Estelle Phinney, laden with
ice at Bath. Me-, for this city, is at sea.
on her way here She should arrive here
early next week.