Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REAGAN'S MARINE RAILWAY TO
BE REBUILT.
Tug Dallis Resumes Trips - Fish and
Oyster Market-Genera1 and
Personal Mention.

The cradle of the marine railway at Rea-
gan's boat yard which was frozen in the
| ice has been raised and is now out of the
water 1t is to be rebuilt and made ready
! for small craft in the spring.
An unusually large number of sea gulls
| were seen flying about in the harbor yes
terday. River men say that this is a sign
| of warmer weather and the opening of
| the river for navigation.
The cold weather of the past forty-eight
hours again solidfied the ice on the tidal
basin, and skaters We're out ON it yester-
| day, but in small numbers The heavy
snow on the ice has more effectually put
an end to skating there than the harbOr-
masters tugs
The wholesale fish market on the 18th
street wharf was dull this morning, the re-
cepts from all sources being very light and
| the demand being very small. The receipts
of river-caught fish have again fallen off to
nothing, the forma ton of new ice in the
river preventing the fishermen from work
| ing their nets. Prices continue high and
are as follows: For salmon trout, to 8
cents per pound; white perch. 10 to 12k
cents per pound; jumping mullets, to 4
cents per pound; bass, North Carolina, 10 to
Is cents per pound; sheepshead, 4 to =
cents per pound; green pike, to 10 cents
per pound; Spanish mackerel, 10 cents per
pound; pan rock. 10 to II cents per pound
medium rock, 10 to IS cents per pound
boiling rock, 20 to 25 cents per pound
frozen trout, ) to cents per pound; frozen
smelts 10 cents per pound, and frozen but
terfish, 5 to cents per pound.
The bulk of the oyster stock on sale in
the city is coming from the lower part of
Chesapeake bay on the steamers, and a few
are being received by rail from poin
north. This morning the Norfolk line
steamer had aboard good supply of
oysters for the local dealers. Prices con-
tinue high and oysters are in demand
The tug DalliS- Cant las no
der to the High Point plantation in Vir-
ginia, has resumed her trips between this
city and Gunston, Va
The need of some necessary equipment
has delayed the sailing of the coast survey
steamer Endeavor for Key West Capt.
Young expects to take her away from Bal
timore Sunday and will go direct to his des-
tination
The cargo of lumber from the wrecked
schooner Josepr w. Brooks on Point Look
out, N. c., is coming ashore along the
coast Tor a distance of fifteen miles, and
the insurance underwriters have agents at
work along the coast gathering it, They
expect to save 80 per cent of the cargo
The masts and sails of the schooner came
ashore about eight miles from where she
was wrecked
General and Personal Notes.
Commander Hawley, U. S. N, inspector
of lighthouses in the fifth lighthouse dis
trict. is confined to his home in this city
by severe attack of the grip.
Chief Engineer James Neale of the har-
Dor police boat Vigilant, who was confined
to his home by sickness, has recovered and
is again on duty aboard his boat
Mr. Conrad Faunce and bride of ST
Marys county, Md. who have been spend
ing their honeymoon in this city, returned
to their home near LeonardtoWn on the
steamer Calvert yesterday.
Mr.. Chap Sly, second officer of the steam
er Wakefield, who has been at his home in
Maryland while the steamer was out of
service here, joined her on her last trip
down river, and is again on duty.
The sailing barge Daniel now living at
Alexandria, has been chartered to go to q
lower river point to load a cargo of cord
wood for this city. She will leave port as
soon as the weather conditions will allow.
The consignees here of the schooner VIM.
Marshall laden with laths from New
Brunswick, are of the opinion that she is
in some out-of-the-way harbor, probably
within the capes of the Chesapeake await
ing an opportunity to come up the river.
The WeamS Fne steamer Calvert came
into port early yesterday morning from
Baltimore and lower river landings, and
brought up heavy freight including about
fifty head of cattle for the dealers here.
This is her first trip to this city since Jan
uary B. She sailed yesterday evening with
a heavy freight.