Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING PLEASURE CRAFT
FOR SUMMER CRUISES.
Launch Cygnus Undergoes Inspection
Wharf Building Here and Down
River-Other News.

The United States steamboat inspectors
for this district were in the city yesterday
and inspected the little steam launch Cyg-
nus, belonging to Mr.. Gus Forsberg The
examination was satisfactory and the Cyg-
nus will be allowed to carry excursion pas
sengers during the coming summer.
Saturday next Messrs. Wright and White.
the chief inspectors, will inspect the big
steamer Newport News of the Norfolk and
Washington Companys fleet.
The auxiliary power sloop Greyhound,
which has recently been overhauled and put
in service for trips on the river during the
summer months. was taken out in the har-
Dor for trial trip yesterday evening. The
sloop made excellent time and much salts
faction is felt by her owner in her perform
apce. The Greyhound is berthed at the
wharf foot of Sth street southwest.
The power launch belonging to Mr.. Jas.
Akens is hauled out at the boat yard of
MeSsrS. Cumberland & Sons at the foot of
9th street to be overhauled and put in
thorough order for cruising on the river.
The large yacht st. Charles. belonging to
Mr. Jones. is being overhauled and put in
order for summer trips. The ST. Charles is
one of the largest yachts in the Potomac
fleet of pleasure boats. She is at present
lying in the tidal basin near the bathing
beach.
The steam launch Jennie Irene has been
launched from the marine railway at Rea-
CAMS boat yard, where her hull had been
given a thorough overhauling. She is lying
at Reagans having her engine and ma
chinery thoroughly overhauled before, going
into commission.
The fish market at the wharf was amply
supplied with fresh fish of all kinds this
morning, there being more shad and her
ring on hand than for several days past.
Prices today show but little changes from
those of yesterday and are as follows: For
gray trout, cents per pound; founders,
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, 10 to
II cents per pound; pan rock. 10 cents per
pound; medium rock, u cents per pound:
boiling rock, ID to 10 cents per pound; stur-
geon, 10 cents per pound; salmon trout, Z
cents per pound; green pike, 6 to s. cents
per pound; white perch, 10 cents per pound ;
white perch, small, 20 to 30 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 5 to 10 cents
per bunch; carp, 10 to % cents each; cells,
3 to 5 cents each: herring, ID to 20 cents
Per hundred; Potomac roe shad, 20 to 80
cents each; buck shad, 1S to 10 cents each.
But few oysters are on sale at the 18th
street wharf market this morning and the
demand for them was very light. Prices
range from 40 to 60 cents per bushel.
CLANS continue very scarce and are COM
manding high prices. eastern shore stock
bringing 65 cents per hundred. Hard crabs
are selling at 50 to 50 10 per barrel.
The large pile driver of Mr. VIM. Banks
which has recently been rebuilt in the dock
adjoining the Alexandria ferry wharf, is
now receiving her finishing touches and
will be ready for work, a number of
wharees to be rebuilt within a few days
The new driver is one of the largest ma
chimes of it's kind owned here.
Wharf Construction.
The work of rebuilding the wharf of
Stephenson & Bro, at the foot of 9TH street.
the landing place of the Weems line steam
ers here is nearly completed. The entire
front of the wharf has been rebuilt, and
the structure is now in the best of order.
The new wharf at Colonial Beach, Va. is
rapidly approaching completion. and will
it is stated, be ready for service by the
time the excursions to that resort open,
about the first of next month. The wharf
is built directly in front of the big hotel.
The mud-digging machine of John Miller,
which has been engaged in deepening sew
eral of the docks at Alexandria, has COM
pleted that work. and was yesterday
brought back to this city.
A force of carpenters is aboard the
steamer Jane Moseley repainting her and
giving her general overhaullng before she
goes in service on the river.
Michael Robb has been appointed a purser
on the Randall line and is now on duty
on the steamer Esteile Randall with Purser
George Stafford
The Mary Ann Shea, Silver Star and Five
Sisters are in port with full cargoes of cord
wood from lower river points for Carter 4
Clark.
The bugeye PLUME E. Smith, laden with
salt herring in barrels from one of the
down river fishing shores, has arrived in
port.
Eight lighters loaded with gravel and one
with sand were brought into port yeSter
day by the tugs Selectman, Eugenia and
Rosalie from down river points, consigned
to the dealers here.
The steamer E. James tub loaded