Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER PHOTOGRAPHERS TO
SAIL FOR FLORIDA COAST.
Work at Boat Yards-Bugeye Reported
Ashore on Blackistone's Island
Other Marine News.

The coast survey steamer photographer,
which spent ten days here recently, will
leave Norfolk in few days for the Florida
Keys, where she will spend the winter max
ing surveys of the reefs of the gulf coasts.
The photographer has been put in trim
for the service at Norfolk. A number of
changes have recently been made in her
officers. Capt. John r. Ross, who has had
command of the ship for the past two
years, will be succeeded by Capt. E. w.
Parker late in command of the steamer
Patterson, on the Pacific coast. Mr.. Geo.
Olsen has been detached from the Blake
and assigned to duty on the photographer
as executive officer, in place of Mr. c. l..
Green, who goes on a leave of absence.
The fish market at the wharf was but
poorly supplied with fish this morning, and
the bulk Of the stock comes from North
Carolina waters. The demand was also
light but prices remained at about the
figures quoted yesterday Ihere were four
or five vessels at the wharf this morning
with oysters aboard, but the demand was
fairly good. Prices range from soc. to 81
per bushel.
Mr.. George ]. Stafford, purser of the
steamer Kent, has been transferred to the
steamer Harry Randall in the same ca
pacity.
Engineer w. H. White of the steamer
Kent will retire the first of the month and
will return to his home in Norfolk.
Ducks have been scarce on the river be-
tween this city and Glymont, so far. this
fall, though about Blackistone's Island
they are said to be plentiful About Craney
Island where last winter hundreds of the
birds were killed. but few have been found
this winter
The tug George w. Pride, which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for repair work. has been put over
and has returned to service,
An unnamed bugeye from the Eastern
shore of Virginia Is hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Benefits boat yard to have
her hull caulked and painted and for other
repair work. She will be on the railway
for several days.
|. General Port News.
The United States lighthouse tender
Holly. which has been supplying the light
houses in North Carolina waters for several
weeks past. has returned to her station on
Chesapeake bay.
The ram schooner J. Dallis Marvel, laden
with lumber and shingles for this city, is
expected to arrive in port within the next
two or three days.
The big steam yacht Erl King, which has
been lying at the 10th street ice wharf for
ten days past will leave here, 1t is stated.
today or tomorrow, on trip up the James
river to Richmond. She Is to return to this
city and will spend several weeks here. A
feet of four large pleasure craft will winter
here this year.
The officers of the steamer Harry Randall
report large oyster-laden bugeye high
and dry ashore on Blacks ones Island. The
vessel halls from Cambridge, Md, but her
name coulud not be made out even with
the aid of glasses.
The dredge Dewey. which has been work
ing in the Eastern branch, has been taken
to Georgetown, 1t is stated. for some re
pair work.
The northerly winds of the past two
or three days have caused low tides In the