Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING PLEASURE CRAFT
FOR SUMMER CRUISES.
Revenue Cutter Window in Service
Stopping Work at Bryan's Point
General News.

The large house boat of Mr.. Doc Reh is
hauled out on the marine railway of Capt
Sonny Reagan's boat yard to have hel
hull rebuilt and to be thoroughly over.
hauled and fitted for service on the river
during the summer. She will be used by
pleasure parties on river cruises.
The little half-rater Francina II, owned
by Mr.. Frank Rawlings. has been put over
board at Reagan's and Is now being rugged
with sharp sails instead Of the square ones
she formerly used. 1t is generally believed
that the new rig will make the Francina
a much faster boat.
The steam launch Samuel W. Sutton has
been hauled out at Deans boat yard at
Alexandria for some minor repair work and
repa1nttng. She will be on the railway for
day or two. and when she is launched the
James s. Douglass will be hauled out for
painting and overhauling.
The supply Of fresh fish from the river
nets and from the fishing shores on the At
lantic coast. near Norfolk. was quite light
at the wholesale fish market on the 18th
street wharf this morning, but the demand
was also light. and all who were on hand
to buy got what they wanted. Prices are
somewhat lower this morning and are as
follows:
For gray trout, 15O to So per barrel; but
ter fish. IS to Sc per barrel; founders, . to
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, 8 to
per pound: pan rock. 10 cents per pound
medium rock. IL cents per pound; boiling
rock, IL to 10 cents per pound; sturgeon, 10
cents per pound; green pike, to cents
per pound; white perch, 10 cents per pound
white perch small. 20 to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish. large. 25c to 40 cents per
bunch; catfish. small. 10 to Is cents per
bunch; yellow perch. large. 10 to 25 cents
cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents each;
cells. to 8 cents each: herring, Is to 80
cents per hundred: Potomac roe shad, IS to
~ cents each; buck shad. IA to 10 cents
each.
Hard crabs are coming from the lower
river in small quantities and are selling
at ~ to 10 per barrel Soft crabs are in
demand at 60 cents per dozen.
clans are selling at Is cents per hundred.
some rev CLANS are coming from the east
ern shore, but the supply is light Oysters
are scarce and are selling at s1OO per
bushel. Pc
The annual pest of mayfiies is on in the
section OF the city about the river front.
and last night millions Of the insects were
flying about the electric lights. The flies
always come about the close of the fishing
season on the river. and last but two or
three days. They make splendid bait for
small fish.
Work on Window Completed.
The work of overhauling the revenue
cutter Window. which has been going on
at Baltimore ship yard for several weeks
past. has been completed. and the vessel
has been taken to the service station at
Arundel Cove. near Baltimore. and will go
into service at once. The Window is the
revenue service boat On Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries.
The buoy marking the site of the old
wharf at the arsenal has disappeared This
danger mark showed where pile of stone
the remains of an old wharf, lay
The United States lighthouse tender
oil to TO-
light stations on the river. She is berthed
at the lighthouse service wharf at the foot
OF 0 street southwest.
Preparations are being made to close
operations at the Bryan's Point station of
the United States fish commission within
the next few days. The season has been
very successful and millions of shad eggs
have been taken and Matched.
A handsome gasoline power yacht named
the Tonopha, and hailing from New York,
came into port yesterday afternoon, and Is
at anchor in the harbor.
Quantities Of railway ties are being re-
ceived at the Alexandra shipyard from
along the line Of the Southern railway and
will be loaded upon vessels for shipment to
New England ports. The ties come from
points a hundred miles and more away
from Alexandria.
Mr.. Charley Kersey chief engineer of
the steamer Harry Randall, is in Baltimore
looking after the repair work being done
on that steamer
Capt Addie Posey will have command of
the steamer River Queen during the COM
ing excursion season.
Mr.. Nat. Berry, head carpenter of the
Randall line, has gone to River View to
superintend some repair work on the build
ings there.
The steamer E. James Tull, laden with
lumber and wharf piles, from Occoquan,
has arrived In port consigned to the deal
ers.
The Earl Biscoe and Oakland, having
aboard full cargoes Of cord wood, came into
port yesterday evening for Carter & Clark.
The barge Robert Donaldson, laden with
hard coal from Philadelphia, is lying at the
navy yard discharging her cargo.
The three-masted schooner Martin Cuza,
which anchored off Alexandria Wednesday
evening to be inspected by Dr. Arthur
Snowden, the marine hospital surgeon, has
been brought to this city, and is locked at
the wharf foot of 18th street to discharge
a cargo Of laths from New Brunswick for
Thos. w. Smith and others.