Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DELAYED SCHOONER ARRIVES
WITH CARGO OF ICE.
Overhauling Launch Joe Blackburn
Crippled Ducks Seen in River
Among Freight Carriers.

The schooner Young Brothers, with a
cargo of about 1900 tons of ice aboard
from the kennebec river, was brought into
port yesterday afternoon by the Baltimore
tug Neptune and locked at the wharf OF
the American Ice Company to unload The
schooner is several days overdue, having
been detained by the contrary winds of
the past two or three weeks. The tug
picked her up at sea outside the capes and
brought her up the river.
The arrival of the new schooner Tart ana
the Young Brothers puts a supply of ice in
the local ice houses. which. it is stated were
becoming empty when the vessels arrived
Easterly winds are said to prevail outside
the capeS, and If this be so the delayed Ice
fleet will be coming in the capeS within the
next day or two, and several vessels should
arrive here before the end of the present
week
The bottom fell out of the fish market on
the 18th street wharf this morning, and
fresh fish were sold al 81 to $3.50 per bar
REL with but few buyers The supply In
hand consisted of butterfsh, croaker, spot,
drum and sturgeon.
The demand for watermelons was also
small, while the supply in the vessels at
the wharf was rather large. They are
selling al $3.50 per hundred for culls, up
to SO per hundred for selected fruit.
The stock of hard crabs on hand are am
pie to meet the demand, which is light.
They are selling at 81 to 50 per barrel.
Undergoing Repairs.
The steam launch Joe Blackburn, belong
ing to Messrs. Forsburg & Murray, is
hauled out on the marine railway at
Reagan's boat yard for general repairs
Her hull is to be caulked and painted, and
she will be put in thorough order before
being launched. The Blackburn was
formerly the harbor police boat, but when
the Vigilant was built she was sold to her
present owners, and has since then been
used for pleasure cruising on the river
same parties, has been launched from
Reagan's railway and will go into service
The bugeye Nellie B., owned by Captain
Maurice Faunce, is out of the water at
Cumberland & Sons boat yard, at the foot
of 9th street, for an overhauling and caulk-
ing and painting of her hull. The vessel
will be out of service for several days
while the repairs are being made.
The owners of the pile driving machines
e1 gagged in driving piles for the railway
bridges across the tributaries of the Poto-
mac in Virginia are having trouble with
their cooks. Contractor Winston, who has
charge OF the work in progress in Deco
guam, was in the city few days ago try
ing to secure a cook for one of the ma
chimes, and had trouble in securing a suit
able man.
Although the duck season has been over
for many weeks there are few of the
birds to be seen on the river between this
city and Alexandria. Yesterday afternoon
a flock of a dozen were feeding on the edge
of the flats a short distance above Four
Mile Run. The birds are supposed to have
been injured during the hunting season,
and when the migrating time came and the
ducks went north these crippled ones were
left behind.
The tide in the river was unusually high
yesterday afternoon, higher than it has
been in several weeks.
General News Of Port.
Dredge No. 8 Of the Atlantic. Gulf and