Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM LAUNCH AMERICUS RE-
BUILT AND IN SERVICE.
Work on New Morgue-Annual Exodus
to River Points-Persond
and General.

The steam launch Americas. one OF the
largest boats Of her class on the river. Is
again In service after having been rebuilt
at the Alexandria marine railway. The
Americas Is owned by Mr.. Norman Moore
of Alexandria. and has been carrying pleas
ure parties on the Potomac for the past
ten or fifteen years. Since last fall she
has been put in thorough order and will
be used by her owner for hunting and fish,
ing trips on the river
The overhauling Of the machinery of the
steamer Kent has been completed and she
will have short trial trip on tho river this
evening. The Kent Is to run a route to
the lower river during the summer.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was active at the wholesale fish market
on the nth street wharf this morning. and
there was good supply on hand to meet
the demand. both the Norfolk line and the
down river steamers having good freights
for the fish dealers this morning. Prices
are firm and are as follows:
For gray trout. 81 to s. per ballet: but
ter fish, 81 to So per ballel founders. @
to cents per pound: Spanish mackerel.
to s cents per pound salmon trout, 3 to
cents per pound; rock, to 12a cents per
pound; sturgeon. 10 cents per pound green
pike. to cents per pound; white perch.
10 cents per pound; white perch. small. 20
tn 30 cents per bunch; catfish. large y to
40 cents per bunch: catfish. small. 10 to Il
cents per bunch; yellow perch. large, 10 20
p cents per bunch: yellow perch. small.
to 10 cents per bunch: carp. 10 to 20 cents
each; cells. to ) cents each: Potomac roe
shad, 30 to 40 cents each; buck shad, 10 TO
20 cents each.
The receipts of soft shell crabs were
somewhat larger this morning than they
have been for several days. and they sold
at from 80 to 30 cents per dozen. Hard
crabs are selling at S1.25 to SIZE per bar
rel. according to size. Oysters selling
at 81 per bushel and crabs at 40 to 81 cents
per hundred.
The easterly winds of the past week have
caused unusually high tides. and on every
high water for the past three days the
low lands on the Virginia side of the river
near jackson City have been submerged.
Portions of the Potomac Park have also
been flooded. The water. however. has
never been high enough to cause any anx-
iety along the wharveS
Workmen have been employed for the
past two or three days in leveling the
ground between the sea wall and the street
line where the new District morgue Is to
be built at the foot of 1th street. 1t Is
understood the construction of the wharf
will begin early next week.
Of General Interest.
The work of painting and preparing the
tug George w. Pride for service on the river
is being pushed. and that boat will be
ready for work early next week She will
engage in general towing on the river. The
tug Sunbeam has been given a thorough
overhauling and has gone into commission
She will be used to tow sand-laden Scows
about the harbor.
The annual exodus which takes place ev-
cry summer from this city to Colonial
Beach and other points on the Potomac has
begun, a week or two earlier this year than
usual The down river steamers on every
trip carry large quantities Of furniture and
have good passenger lists to summer homes
on the river
Mr.. William Marshall formerly chief en-
gfneer aboard the tugs Maud III. and Her
cules on the bay has resigned to accept
position as fourth engineer aboard the
steamship Massachusetts between Balti
more and European ports.
Mr.. Richard Webster formerly engineer
of the steamer Columbia. has taken charge
of the engine room Of the tug Dallis.
Capt. Theodore keene. now pilot on the
steamer Wakefield, will be master of the
steamer Kent on the river route during
the summer
Capt. BromwelI, well known as master of
the schooner William l.. Franklin. has been
forced to leave his vessel on account of
illness. and has been succeeded by Capt.
Brooks.
full load of railway ties aboard. sailed
yesterday from Alexandra, in tow of the
tug Camilla, for Boston. This is the first
schooner load of ties to leave the Potomac
this season.
One of the large barges of the Consoli-
dation Coal Company has loaded a cargo
of about 1.J00 tons of coal at Georgetown
and is now awaiting the arrival of a tug
to take her away. The barge is bound to a
New England port.
The schooner Hattie b. Ford. with a
cargo of barreled fish, has arrived for
parties in Alexandria.
The schooner Isaac Solomon is in port
with full cargo of cord wood for Carter
& Clark.
The schooner John p Robinson with a
general cargo, has sailed for the lower
Potomac.