Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BIG FLEET OF VESSELS DETAINED
BY ADVERSE WINDS.
IF D1g{ -
Several Have BeeTi Put for Weeks
Another Cargo Of Ice-den-
eral Matters.


Hatteras, is still interfered with by the
contrary Winds and HAM been many years
since coastwise traffic has experienced such
a continued spell Of sOutherly winds. A
large shipping firm OF Baltimore has made
a list of ninety-fOur vessels In the fleet
drifting around In the Saragossa sea- sever
al Of which have been out for five or six
weeks The detained vessels have cargo
carrying capacity Of 1900 tons, and have
collectively over a thousand men aboard.
Among the vessels known to De In the
calm belt many are known here.
There was a fair demand for fresh fish
Of all kinds at the 11th street wharf whole
sale fish market this morning, and The stock
of fish on hand was also fair. but consisted
mainly of gray trout from Norfolk Prices
are arm and range at about the figures
There was also a fair supply of hard
crabs on sale, and the demand for them
was fair, at prices ranging from $l.-o u
$1.jO per barrel.
The supply of watermelons on sale at
the market at the wharf this morning was
augmented yesterday by the arrival OF sew
eral boats with the fruit aboard. but as the
demand was good prices remained at about
the figures quoted yesterday Among the
rneIon.Joden vessels that have come into
port in the past tWentS-Lour hours are .tie
Hodgson and Hodgson, Addle Kate oyster
Boy and John Elthr1dge
The schooner j. Manchester Haynes. la
den with ice from the kennebec river, was
brought into port yesterday py the Jug w.
Mitchell Davis of this city. The schooner
brings cargo Of over thousand tons OF
ice and will unload at the wharf foot OF
10Th street. The schooner sailed from ba,h
August g. and had a quiet trip down the
coast making the run IN ordinary average
time. The schooner J. r. Teel. which sail
ed from Bath August g. is expected to ar
rive here before the end OF the week
Owing to the lack of depth in TIE water
In front of Benefits marine railway here.
the large coal-carrying barges of the Alle-
ghany Coal Company will have to go to
Alexandria to be hauled out for general re-
pairs and caulking of hulls. Six OF tie
barges of the coal company are to be over
hauled and as much of the repair work as
can be done here will be done.
The two-masted schooner Silver Star.
with a cargo Of lumber aboard from river
point bound here, ran ashore yesterday
morning on what is known as the Excel
sior's Lun4, at the edge of the flats on the
west side Of the channel abreast the old
fertilizer factory. Her crew succeeded In
working her into deep water and she came
on up to this city.
large hunting and fishing ark. owned
by Mr. Edward Wildt. is hauled out on the
marine railway at an Alexandria shipyard
to be ove-hauled and to be made ready for
service The ark is used at hunting and
fishing grounds on the lower river and par
ties make their headquarters aboard her
when on pleasure trips. 70
The steam barge L;Fyaud Howard came
into port Yesterday morning with the ram
schooner Levin Marvel IN tow. The Marvel
brings a cargo of lumber and shingles from
a North Carolina port 10 this city
A twelve-foot batteaai has just been COM
pleted at Benefits Gboatyard for McDer-
mott & McMullin the contractors for the
building of the newo highway bridge. and
the boat will be turned over to them to-.
day. 1t is to be used as a pay boat by the
blow,
week. y: L
The steamer Jane, MoseIey. which has
been at Baltimore for thf.past week or ten
days under charter to, run excursions. has
up her excursion work OH. the river
Cantaloupes from, the, Eoan river are be-
ing brought to this city 4E the river steatn-
The hull of the old. STEINER Mattano.
which has been lying at Alexandra for the
past five years. is shortly to be broken up
for the metal that is in her. The stern OF
the old boat has, disappeared and the tides
flow in and out of her without check.
The schooners Norman and Lucia Porter.
lying at Alexandria loading railway ties
for Boston. will complete their cargoes in
few days and will sail The schooners
Chas. Mitchell and Helen Golden will take
their places in the dock and will take rail-
way ties aboard.
Major L. G. Dalton and Mr.. Charles +.
oIIltn Oh tElS CITY were passengers on the
steamer Brooklne from Baltimore for ia
maica Wednesday.
Capt. ]. H. Barker Is again in command
of the steamer Harry Randall on the lower
Potomac route.
Finding the railway at Alexandria occu-
pied, the schooner J. D. Marvel did not
stop there for repairs. but continued on to
Norfolk.
The twO-masted schooner Emma Vir-
ginia. laden with laths. from a Virginia
lumber port. was brought up the river to
this city yesterday evening.
The schooner Tired Avon is In port with
cargo of white gravel from the Potomac
In the vicinity of Colonial Beach.
The Leroy, laden with cord wood has
arrived In port and has gone up the East
ern branch to unload her cargo
A barge laden with hard coal for the
Washington barracks was brought into
port yesterday by Baltimore tug, and is
lying at the barracks wharf In the Eastern
branch to unload