Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-21
ON THE RIVER 'FRONT.'
WARM RAIN AND THICK fo1
CAUSING ICE TO MELT.
Mr.. Thomfordt's New Boat-Schooner
Lady Chelton Again Aftoat-
General River News.

The warm rain Of last night softened the
Too (Which formed Sunday and Monday
nights. and today the river Is comparatively
free of heavy ice, though 1t is still nlieo
with floating cakes that are fast meltlhs
under the rays of the sun. thick 1og
covered the river from this city Almost To
its mouth last night, and the steamer harry
Randall. due here about O'Clock thls
morning. did not arrive until after ~ a.rn'
having been forced to tie up at stuart
wharf until the fog lifted. Captain Bar
ker of the Randall reports having run INTO
several banks of loose Ice, which were
thick and hard to get through, out from
Glvmont to Alexandria he found the river
entirely open. A day or two or warm
weather and the last vestige OF ice VIII as
appear. , e., of
all kinds on hand at the 18th street nsh
houses this morning and the.demand was
good. Some few river caugnt nsh WeIe
brought ND on the river boats, but most OF
them were for shipment to Philadelphia.
Prices are firm and are as follows: For
pan rock II to IA cents per pound; medlum
rock, Is to 1S cents per pound; Dohlns roSh'
20 to 25 cents per pound; Spanish mackerel,
10 to II cents per pound; salmon trout, .
cents per pound; gray trout, q to cents
GER pound; sheepshead, to cents per
pound founders, to cents per pound;
Potomac black bass, ID to 10 cents per
pound; North Carolina black bass, 10 to II
cents per pound; bluefish and tailors, 10 to
IL cents per pound green pike, o to 10 cents
per pound; white perch, IL to Is cents per
bound: white perch small, 20 to 30 cents
per bunch; catfish, large, 30 to % cents per
bunch; catfish, small, Is to 20 cents per
bunch; yellow perch, 20 to 40 cents per
bunch; carp, Is to 40 ctnts each; eelS. 3
cents each; Florida roe shad, 20 to 80 cents
each: buck shad, 40 to so cents each, and
herring, cents each.
Mr.. 81 Lewis Of the harbor police force
has recovered from his recent illness and is
again on duty.
The stock Of oysters sale at the 18th
street wharf market was increased yester-
day by the arrival Of two small vessels with
Potomac river stock. The demand has de-
creased, but prices remain about the same
as yesterday, ranging from Csc. to $125 per
bushe.
The British barkentine AIbatross, from
Bahia Blanca, for Alexandra. is reported
as having passed in the capes of the Chesa-
peake yesterday. She is expected to arrive
at her destination in tow of a tug today.
The United States revenue cutter Window
Is cruising on Chesapeake bay on the look
out for vessels that may be unfortunate
enough to get into distress by reason Of
storms or the drifting ice in the bay. The
cutter will be employed on this service
throughout the winter.
Along the Wharves.
Mr. Henry Thomfordt has large fattie
at Townshend's boat house at the foot of
7th street to be altered and fitted for hunt
ing cruises on the lower river. larger
cabin Is to be built on the boat and other
changes made that will render her suitable
for pleasure cruising.
The freezing up Of the creeks has driven
the ducks out upon the river to feed, and
resting in the pools of open water they
feed free from all danger from the gunners.
who are unable to reach them. Monday
evening several hocks of mallard ducks
were seen on the river between this city
and Alexandra. Ducks are also said to be
quite numerous on the river in the neigh
borhood of Craney Island, near Glymont,
Md.
The little bay schooner Lady Chelton
which went ashore on Motley Hall flats
several days ago while trying to work her
way to this city with a cargo Of pine lum-
ber succeeded In getting af1oat yesterday
evening and came up to this city. She Is
lying at the wharf Of Forsberg & Murray
unloading her cargo.
The tug George W. Pride, which has
been engaged in towing oyster-laden boats
through the ice. has gone out of service for
q day or two and went to Alexandria yes
terday to have some repair work done to
her machinery. 81
The punsy Zephyr and the schooner e.
p. Evans are In port with cargoes Of oys-
tiers for the wharf market.
The officers of the steamer Harry RAN
dali report three undertaken vessels lying
in the mouth Of the Wtcomico river, await
ing an opportunity to work their way up to
this city as soon as the ice win allow.