Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY ICE CAUSING MUCH TRoUs
BILE ON POTOMAC.
Extensive Wharf Improvements Com
templated-Gun Tests at Indian
Head-Marine Matters

The heavy ice drifting about I'm the river
has caused the ferry boat between this city
and Alexandria to discontinue her last
round trip, scheduled to be made from this
city at $50 pm. 1t has also forced a dis
continuance of the work of building the I
breakers to protect the wharf at
Washington. On her trip down the
yesterday the steamer Estelle Ran
while trying to force her way into
wharf at Fort Washington with the
ran into damned ice four five feet
and frozen together. 1t required the
efforts of her powerful engines to force
way through it. After she broke the
about the wharf the tide carried much II
away.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
nth street wharf market was quite small
this morning. but the demand was also
light and prices were lower than they have
been for several weeks The bulk of the
STOCK now on sale is made up Of frozen fish
Prices today Were:
For trout. to cents per pound: Span
lsh rnackerel. 8 to 10 cents per pound; pan
rock, IL to II cents per pound: medium
rock, 10 to Is cents per pound; boiling rock
~ TO 70 cents per pound: green pike S TO 10
cents per pound: Potomac bass 10 to u
cents per pound; North Carolina black bass
Sto 10 cents per pound: salmon trout 4 to
cents per pound white perch. small u
to 90 cents per bunch catfish large p to
80 cents per bunch; catfish small Is cents
per bunch. yellow perch small Is to RI
cents per bunch; mullets, ~ to - cents per
punch: carp, 10 to - cents each: jumping
muiiets, 3 cents per pound: drum, to
cents per pound: shad. Florida roes 50
cents; rocks. 40 cents each. Oysters were
In fair demand but their supply was small
and prices high. For small oysters ~ cents
per bushel was asked and prices ranged
from that up to 81. % per bushel A tow OF
oyster-laden boats is expected to arrive to-
day
1t is stated that extensive improvements
are to be made at the Randall line and
other wharves during the coming spring
Many of the Old buildings are to be rebuilt
and made more convenient for business
The United States coast survey steamer
bache is in a dry dock at Baltimore for
inspection to determine what repairs ara
necessary to the underwater parts of the
steamer. She is being overhauled for sery-
Ice on the coast of Port oRico
The large power launch Samuel ". SUIT
ton, owned by Alexandria parties has bean
locked for the winter at the old mill wharf
at Alexandria. During the winter she will,
De oVerhauled and made ready for service
in the spring.
General News of the Port.
The supply of sand and gravel being used
in this city is being taken from the river
shore near Fort Hunt. Two large ma
chimes are at work under the shelter of the
n
work on the river
rests of several of the big guns for the
new naval ships were made at Indian Head
yesterday. The reports of the explosions
were heard seven miles away
Inc aftlllerymen stationed at Fort Hunt
nave weekly drills in the use of the electric
seafchllght. and d large machine is kept In
Htte house on the end of the long wharf
at the fort for the purpose The house ia
on wheels, and can be moved from MONT tn
point. N'' ~
The recent dearth of tugboats for general
towing on Chesapeake bay has given an inn
petus to boat building. Within the past
ten days four tugs have been launched at
points on the Chesapeake and are being
MADE ready for service as soon as possible
since the Christmas rush stopped freiehts
! on the river boats have been very light and
the steamers are not doing business enough
| TO pay coal bills. The freezing of the river
ana the enforced stoppage of the steamers
would mean saving to the owners
MI f. A Weiss of the Randall line IA
again on duty, after an absence of several
days in consequence of Illness
The barge Edward Fay completed the dis
charging of a Cargo of coal at Fort Wash
ington yesterday.
A barge laden with coal was delivered at
Indian Head several days ago, but owing to
the low tides the tug Carter was unable to
get her up to the powder mill wharf until
yesterday afternoon.
The tug Camilla. which has been living at
the old wharf of the steamer Estelle Ran
dali for the past two three days under
going repairs. returned to service this
morning.