Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM LAUNCH JENNIE IRENE
TO BE RAISED.
Scow Reported Adrift in Ice-Work on
Alexandria Wharves-Other
River News.

The little steam launch Jennie Irene,
which sank In about four feet of water at
her anchorage near Whyte's boat house, a
rev days ago, at the foot Of It'll street, Is
to be raised TODAY. and will be hauled out
on one Of the small marine railways for re-
pairs Advantage will be taken Of the
low tide to pump the launch out and she
vii! be raised enough to get her ashore,
where she will be pumped free OF water.
The launch has recently changed hands,
and 1t is understood her new owner will
have her thoroughly overhauled before the
opening Of the next aquatic season.
Mr.. James Punch, mate of the ferry
steamer Columbia, is off duty In conse-
quence Of a mashed hand
The receipts Of fresh fish by the dealers
at the 18th street wharf continue very
small, only few bass trout and deep sea
fish coming from Norfolk, and nothing from
the river nets. The demand continues ex-
cellet and prices. which show but few
changes, are as follows: For pan rock, 10
to 12c. per pound; medium rock, Is to Ice.
per pound; boiling rock, 20 to 25c. per
pound; Spanish mackerel, 10 to 12c. per
pound; salmon trout, 7c per pound; gray
trout 6 to &c. per pound; sheepshead, to
SC. per pound; founders 5 to &c. per pound:
Potomac black bass 10 to 15c per pound;
North Carolina black bass, 10 to 12c. per
pound; bluefish and tailors 10 to 12c. per
pound green pike, to &c. per pound; white
perch, Il 10 lOC per pOuIQ, White p6TCN
small, 20 to 5oc. per bunch; catfish. large,
20 to 35c. per bunch; catfish, small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 20 to 4Oc.
per bunch; carp. Is to 4oc: each; cells. &c.
each; Florida roe shad, 9Oc. to 81 each;
buck shad. 80 to COO. each. and herring,
Sc. each.
While the members Of the harbor police
force and the other officers were engaged
in dragging the basin for bodies after the
skating accident Wednesday evening last,
the house boat Of the Capital Yacht Club
was thrown open to the workers, and hot
coffee and sandwiches were provided for
them at the expense Of the clubs COM
mander.
The demand for oysters at the 18th street
wharf yesterday was excellent and the
supply Is becoming quite small. Eight or
ten vessels are at the wharf with the bi-
valves. but some of them have only a few
bushels aboard. Prices are steady and
range from 6Oc to 81 per bushel. A tow Of
two or three oyster-laden vessels ia looked
for between now and Monday.
Of General Interest.
An attempt was made yesterday after
noon to take the coal laden barges Roberts
and Fay. which have been lying at anchor
in the channel at the entrance to the har-
Dor for several days. to Georgetown, but
the Ice above the Long bridge was found
to be SO hard that there was danger Of cut
ting the barges through. so that attempt
was abandoned and they were returned to
their former anchorage.
Capt. James Barker Of the steamer Har-
ry Randall reports having passed a large
wood freighting scow, carrying two-pole
masts. adraft in the Ice, below Glymont
early yesterday morning. The scow is sup
posed to have been which was lying
close In shore near Glymont to load cord
wood.
A barge supposed to be laden with hard
coal for this city is reported to be an
chored In the mouth Of the Wicomico
river. one Of the tributaries Of the Poto-
mac, out Of the way Of the drifting ice.
AS a! soon as the river becomes open so that
the barge can be towed without danger Of
being cut through by ice she will be
brought here
A piledriver is engaged in making some
necessary repairs to the wharf Of William
NJ. Reardon & Co., the landing place Of the
Alexandria. The crib of the new wharf Of
Hammond & Co at Alexandria has been
completed, and the work of filing it in with
shells and broken stone will be begun at
once.
The navy yard tugs Triton and Tecumseh
made trips through the drifting Ice to and
from the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, Md, yesterday. Each carried down
a barge with cars aboard with supplies for
the government powder magazine. On the
return trip from the proving grounds sew
eral small guns which had been tested were
brought back to this city.
A two-masted schooner, lumber laden Is
reported in the river off Clifton Beach,
bound up.
The tug Dallis is again in service between
this city and the High Point, Va, dairy
farm.
The schooner Belmont and several other
wood-running vessels are tied up at the
wharf of Carter & Clark.