Evening star., 1904-03-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FISHERMEN PREPARING TO PUT
NETS OVERHEARD.
Steamer to Receive New Shaft-Rail-
way-Tie-Laden Schooner Sails
Marine Matters.


Capt VIM. Neitzey to tow fish-iaden light
ers to this city during the coming fishing
season. Before the Maryland enters on
this service she will be hauled out on a
marine railway to have considerable repair
work done to her hull and guards. Capt.
Neitzey, who fishes one Of the largest seines
on the Potomac, has taken his crew to
Fairy Landing, and is preparing to put his
big net into the water about the latter part
of next week or early in the week follow
ing Active preparations for the fishing
season are also being made at all the other
shores along the river.
Mr.. w. II. Callahan. general passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Washington line,
has gone to jamestown and Norfolk with
the congressional party that left here yes
terday afternoon.
The fish market on the 18th street wharf
was a fairly busy place this morning there
being a good demand for all varieties of
Potomac fish. The supply from the nets in
lhe river was ample to meet the demand,
ana was increased by shipments of shad
ana herring from. North Carolina waters
to the dealers here. Prices are steady at
the figures quoted yesterday
On the oyster wharf business was rather
duii. The stock on hand is quite small but
arrivals of oyster-laden vessels are looked
Ior at any time. Prices range at about
ooc per bushel for small oysters, up to 75c.
The River View excursion steamer Saml
j. Pentz will leave here this afternoon in
low OF the tug VIM. Fl. Yerkes jr, for
Newport News. where she goes to receive a
new smart and to be given an overhauling
IN preparation for the coming excursion
season The steamer Kent. which has had
her null overhauled at Alexandria was
brought to this city yesterday. and is to be
htred lied for the Glymont mail route.
Inc steamer Newport News has been tenn
Norfolk 10
the steamer Washington is at Williams
purg, with a party aboard. Capt. viii
Geoghegan is in command of the Newport
News with George Norvell and Douglass
Ross as mates
The tug Alpha of Baltimore which came
into port yesterday with a coal-laden barge
In tow, is paying her first visit to this city
She is comparatively a new boat having
been built in 1901.
Along the Wharves.
The large three-masted schooner L. A.
PlummeT has completed the loading of a
large cargo of railway ties at Alexandria
and will sail at once with them for Bos-
ton This is the first cargo of ties to leave
Alexandria for the north this season. but
several other vessels. it is stated are under
charter and will load within the next few
weeks The ties come from inland points
along the line of the Southern railway.
The schooner Lily of the West, laden with
several hundred tons of hard coal from
Philadelphia. is lying at Sheridan's PIT
wharf, unloading cargo of hard coal for
the army post at Fort Hunt. Va.
The steam barge Lily and Howard, CAPT.
Raley, left port yesterday for Occoquan
creek, where she will take on a load of
wood and will bring out large raft of
pine piling The piling is to be used in the
improvement work at the Washington navy
yard.
The old schooner Fannie which has been
lying partially sunk at Forsberg & Muir
rays wharf during the winter has been
raised, and is now being made ready for
active service again.
The tug Baby has arrived here with the
small sand-sucking machine of the Colum-
this city. The machine, it is stated, is to
be given an overhauling before she returns
to service. The Baby also brought up a
tow of several barges laden with building
sand.
The two-masted schooner Mcclure is
lying In Nomini creek loaded, awaiting a
high tide so that she can come out of the
creek on her way to this city.
The schooner j. T. Parks, laden with
cordwood from a river point sailed into
port and to her wharf yesterday afternoon.
The schooner w. l.. Kirby reported
ashore near Fort Foote Md, was fioated
al high water yesterday and continued her
trip down the Potomac.
The schooner A. H. Quinby has arrived
from the COan river with a cargo of cord
wood for the dealers.
The tug Alpha having in tow the barge
Samuel Thompson. laden with hard coal
from Philadelphia, has arrived
The schooner Farmers Friend has sailed
for Tappahannock with cargo of fertil-
izer, and the huge Edith Todd came into
port last night with a load of fish from the
nets in Potomac creek.