Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG BREWERTON RETURNS TO
TRANSFER SERVICE.
Cargoes of Coal for Boston - Veteran
Riverman Dead-General
News Of Port.

Baltimore and Ohio railway transfer barge
between Alexandria and Shepherds Land
ing, D. C., is again in commission and re-
sumed her place yesterday. The Brewer
ton has been of the route for the past
week or ten days and has been hauled out
for general repair work. Her boiler, ma
chinery and hull have been given a thor
ough overhauling The tug Edith G.'Win-
ship. which was towing the barge while
the Beaverton was out of service, has re-
turned to Georgetown.
The steam launch Samuel W. Sutton,
owned by parties in Alexandria, which has
been out on the railway at Deans boat
yard. has been completed and was put
overheard yesterday evening, .-.-.-.
There was an excellent supply of fish on
hand at the 18th street wharf fish market
this morning. the stock coming from the
bay fisheries about Ocean View and Vir-
ginia Beach. The summer seines in the
river are also catching some shad, perch
morning was brisk and prices were as fol-
lows:
For gray trout. 81 to $50 per BARREL but
ter fish, So to "a per barrel. founders, to Z
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel Z to
cents per pound; salmon trout to cents
per pound pan rock, 10 cents per pound;
medium rock. II cents per pound; boiling
rock, Ii to 10 cents per pound; sturgeon, III
per pound; white perch. 10 cents per pound
white perch, small, 20 to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish. large, % to 40 cents per
bunch; catfish, small, 10 to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to % cents
per bunch; yellow perch. small, to 10
cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents each;
cells, to cents each; herring, to IL
cents per hundred: Potomac roe shad, IA to
% cents each; buck shad, 10 to 10 cents
each.
Soft-shelled crabs in plenty are on sale
at the nth street wharf of the American
Ice Company, at prices ranging from 20 to
25 cents per dozen. Hard crabs are in de-
mand and are coming in small quantities
They are selling at 81 to $2.25 per barrel
CLAIMS from the eastern shore of Virginia
brought 40 cents per hundred this morning
Barge 8. one of the big schooner barges
of the Consolidation Coal Company, has
loaded about 1900 tons of soft coal, from
the Cumberland mines, at the Georgetown
wharves and cleared for Boston.
Barge No. has been taken to George
town to load coal for Boston or New
England port.
General Port News.
The tug Baby. which has just been re
built at the boat yard of Augustus Dear
& Son at Alexandria, came into port yes
terday evening towing four scows lader
with building sand.
The two-masted schooner Sidney Jone.
on the marine railway for minor repair
work and caulking. She will go upon the
railway as soon the yacht Seabelle is
launched.
The Potomac fats park Is now covered
with a thick growth of shrubbery of all
kinds, and from the river seems to be one
immense field of vivid green.
Capt. James p. Forest, or, as he was bet
ter known, Pitt Forest. whose death &C.
Cured at Alexander yesterday, was in
Inf of SarNina a oldest nd hast
known steamboat men on the river. having
seen service on it in various capacities for
over forty years. AS a mark of respect to
his memory the steamers will fly their flags
at half-mast until after the funeral.
Some alteration is being made in the ad-
justment of the oil-spraying burners at the
experimental fuel station of the navy on the
wharf foot of X street southwest. and as
soon as this work is completed the tests
will be resumed.
The United States naval tug Triton came
into port yesterday evening from Indian
Head with a barge on which were two
rapid-fire guns, built at the naval ordnance
foundry here.
The handsome little power launch of Mr..
Giilfllen. which was recently painted and
overhauled at Cumberiand's boat house, al
the foot of 9th street, has been put over
board and is now at anchor in the stream
ready for service. The launch will make
pleasure cruises on the river during the
summer.
cord wood from the lower river, has ar
rived In port for a dealer.
The barge Thos. ]. Naulty is unloading a
cargo of hard coal from Perryville, Md, al
Aitcheson & Bro. s wharf at Alexandria
The schooner Winnie Windsor, with a
small supply of oysters aboard, came into
port yesterday evening and is at the 1ltr
street wharf.
The schooner A. H. ouimby. with cargo
of pine lumber from the Rappahannack