Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WRECKED SCHOONER GARLAND
WELL-KNoWN HERE.
Load of Christmas Trees Goes Ashore
Ice Damages River Buoys-
General Matters.

to have been lost in Chesapeake bay of Low
Point, at the mouth of the Choptank river.
In gale during the latter part Of last week,
is we'll known at this port. The schooner
was frequent visitor here with cargoes OF
lumber from Virginia lumber ports, until
within the last year, when she made most
of her trips to Baltimore. The Garland is
a total wreck, the crew not being able to
save their clothing.
She was a vessel Of forty-three tons bur-
den and was owned at Tappahannock, Va.
She was built in New York in 1858.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale market on the wharf this morn
ing was somewhat larger than 1t has been
in several days, and there was more OF q
variety. The demand was rather light, and
in consequence of the warmer weather
prices show tendency to fall
The oyster market is fairly well supplied
with medium grades of oysters, but large
stock is scarce. Prices keep up. in spite of
the warmer weather, the small oysters sell
ing at 60 to 7oc. per bushel, and from these
prices up to $1.25 per bushel.
The receipts Of wild ducks and geese con-
tinue light and prices are high.
A barge loaded with Christmas trees
from Piscataway creek. came into port
early this morning, and is the second cargo
of the kind to arrive here within the last
six or seven days. On her way up the
ashore on the river flats abreast Of Mann's
factory, and remained in the mud until
ioated off at high water last night.
The United States lighthouse engineers
steamer Jessamine which has been on a
cruise among the lighthouses on Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries for several
weeks past. putting them IN repair to with
stand the bowling gales Of winter. has
completed her work and returned to Balti-
more She will now receive an overhaul
ing before sailing again.
General News of the Port.
The officers Of the steamer Harry Ran
dali, while coming up the river Sunday
last, report having passed flock of several
hundred wild geese in the river off Lower
Cedar Point A second, but smaller. flock
was noticed further up the river.
The tug Pride yesterday carried an Alex
andria pile driver down the river to do re-
pair work on several wharves below Fort
Washington.
The broken ice, moving up and down the
vestige of paint from the buoys. and has
cut large pieces of the wood out of the
buoys at the junction of the Washington
and Georgetown channels. These spars Will
be removed by the lighthouse authorities in
the spring.
The handsome little power launch Of Mr.
George D. Hopkins has been taken from
the water and made ready for the winter at
her boathouse at Alexandria.
The U. 8. army lighters Kearney and
Pontonier the tenders to the U. 8. army
engineers, ere laid up for the winter at the
9th street wharf Of the American Ice Com
pany.
Fred, son of Chief Engineer Charley Ker-
sey of the steamer Harry Randall who IL
at school near Fortress Monroe, was pain
fully hurt day or two ago by running
long splinter of wood deep into his leg.
Capt. Pete Baggott returned yesterday
from a successful cunning trip of ten days
on the river. On the trip he killed about
fifty canvasback ducks. besides mallard
and other varieties in large numbers.
The schooner Mary Francis, laden with
wood, sailed into port yesterday evening
She IL the first vessel to arrive here under
sail for over a week.
The Levin ]. Marvel, laden with fertilizer:
the r. H Stuart. with building material,
and long tow of light oyster boats left
port last night, the Marvel for Norfolk and
the oyster boats for river points.
The tug Emma, with the coal-laden
barges ]. Brady and the Thos. j.
Cleaver, and the tug Radiant with two OIL
laden barges, came into port yesterday.
The schooner Isabelle. with a cargo of
about forty tons of roofing slate for use
at Fort Washington, was taken to the fort
yesterday by the tug Carter
The steamer Lily and Howard, which left
here several days ago for Occoquan to get
a raft of piles for use in the sewer work on
the Eastern branch, ia reported frozen up
in OccoQuan.