Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG GEORGE w. gPRIDE TO BE
RAISED AND REPAIRED.
Fish and Crab Marketing Spray to
Tow Sand Scovs-General
Matters.

fire at her berth in Alexandria one week
ago. is still lying wherelshe sank, although
several efforts have been made to raise
her. A day or two ago the tug was raised
to the surface and pumps were put to work
on her, but just before she was ready 10
float big leaver holding the tug up broke
and the vessel again sank to the bottom.
Since that accident high water has pre-
vailed, and no effort has been made to
raise her.
Capt. Fair, owner Of the tug, will endeav-
or to raise her today, and will take her to
a railway to give her a thorough overhaul
ing. The tug when completed will go into
service towing sand and gravel laden scows
on the river 1t is not thought that the
damage to the tug is very extensive
The wholesale fish market on the 1!th
street wharf was fairly we'll supplied with
some varieties of fresh fish this morning,
but the demand was not heavy. Bass, perch
and other rfver-caught fish are IN demand,
and are bringing fairly good prices. AS
usual the bulk of the stock on sale came
from the fisheries about Norfolk.
Hard crabs are now coming 10 marke.
here from the lower Potomac In fairly good
quantities, but the supply of SOFT craos
is small. The hard crabs are selling at
$50 to So per barrel and soft crabs are
SOC. to Coo. per dozen.
The tug Spray of Alexandria has been
CHdTleIeu ny tHes TOloIndC Dieu6h6 Soii'
pany of this city to tow sand-laden scows
from the dredging machine operating In
Mattawoman creek to this city. The tug
building for the company will, 1t Is stated,
be ready to go into commission in the early
fall.
The steamer Harry Randall, which has
been running on the Maddox creek route
of the Randall Line since July 4, returned
evening. The steamer Wakefield has re-
sumed her place on the Maddox creek
route.
The schooner Walter p Sonw is reported
hauled out on the big marine railway at
Alexandria for general overhauhng and
repair work. When the work ON her Is
completed she will go to a Virginia lumber
port to load a cargo for this city.
Capt Frank Posey is In command OF the
steamer Jane Moseley. running excursions
to the lower river. Mr.. Jack White is In
charge of the engine room of the Moseley.
Capt. Joseph Smith of the Weems line
steamer Northumberland with his wife and
daughter, are visiting friends In Alexan-
dria
The power launch Mallard, owned in this
city, Is at Deans boat yard near Alexan-
dria for a general overhauling and repair
work. She will shortly leave this city on
cruise to the lower river with pleasure
party aboard.
The steam yacht Phalarope of the United
States fish commission service, which acted
as the tender to the Bryan's point station
during the last fishing season, has gone
to New England waters to engage In fish
propagation.
The United States training ship Yank-
ton, which had been lying off Alexandria
for several days, sailed yesterday for Nor
folk.
The United States coast survey schooner
Matchless is still at anchor in the river
near Marshall Hall, while the surveyors
aboard her are taking soundings and max
ing surveys of the river from Broad creek
to a point below Marshall Hall.
yyhn 10 lnnl In tor, oil %
and cantaloupes. who do business at the
11th street wharf market are looking for
cargoeS of melons from North Carolina to
come into port at any time. BY the end of
in full swing and vessels laden with thou
sands of melons will be arriving at the
wharf daily
The schooner VIM. II. Mcguire laden
with cord wood. from Nomint has arrived
in port with fun cargo of cord wood for
the dealers. While down the river the Ma
guire was painted and overhauled.
The ram schooner Thos. j. Shyrock has
completed the unloading of her cargo of
lumber at Alexandria and her berth will
be taken by the schooner Sidonia Curley
to unload lumber from the Kappa hannock
river.
The schooner Daylight which was char
tered to bring ice to this city, has had
her destination changed to Philadelphia,
and is unloading her cargo there.
The steam barge James X. Jackson Is
unloading a cargo of railway ties at the
wharf foot of L street southwest.
The steamers are now bringing peaches,
plums and some few berries from the
lower river to the dealers here Before
the end of the month the receipts Of fruit
will be much heavier.