Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER SAMUEL J. PENTZ ON
GLYMoNT MAIL ROUTE
While Estelle Randall Overhauls-
Yacht Gretchen Returns to Port
Other River Matters.

The River View excursion steamer Saml.
j. Pentz Is again In service on the river,
having taken the place of the steamer Es-
telle Randall on the Glymont mail route
while the latter steamer Is undergoing an
overhauling. The Estelle Randall is lying
berthed In her dock. adjoining the harbor
office wharf and machinists are aboard her
putting her engine and machinery In good
order. The steamer will also go to Alexan-
dria. and will be hauled out there to have
the metal on her hull renewed and to be
fitted with new propeller wheel in prep
aratfon for running through the ice during
the coming winter.
1t is stated the Estelle Randall will be
ready to return to service again In about a
week or ten days. The Pentz is TO leave
mere shortly for Baltimore where extensive
overhauling of her will be done.
The demand for fresh fish at the whole
SAFE flsh market on the 18th street wharf
TINS morning was quite brisk while the
supply, IN consequence of the bad weather
on the coast, was small Salmon trout
Sold this morning at &c. to &c. per pound:
pIueilsn, Oc to &c per pound; large trout,
sc. TO &c per pound: tailors. &c. per pound
green PIKE, &c. to SC. per pound black bass
12l2c. to 15c per pound: founders &c per
pound: pan rock. Sc. to I2c per hound.
medium rock. 12c. to BE per pound: boil
ing rock, l4c. to 1Sc. per pound: carp. &c.
rel: butter fish, 81 to SIS per barrel and
catnsh, 2oc. to BIC. per bunch
Ihere is an ample supply of oysters In
the shell on sale aboard vessels at the
oyster wharf this morning. Prices range
from 1oc. up. according to the quality or
the oyster wanted
The power sloop Francina II, belonging
10 Mr.. Rawlings. is hauled out on the ma
r1ne railway at Reagan's boatvard 10 have
her bottom cleaned and painted and for
i, oun olher WORK as may be necessary after
i iel summer cruise on the Potomac. The
!aunch riverside, belonging to Mr. II X
Bliss or this city, is also on Reagan's rail-
way Tor cleaning and painting of her hull
me riverside is comparatively new craft
III the harbor. and is kept by Mr.. Bliss at
ms country home on the Potomac nor far
from Bryan's point.
n me large steam yacht Gretchen. Capt.
Richardson. which has been cruising on
.he Auahtlc coast during the summer has
| returned to port and is again berthcd ~
i the wharf at foot of street southwest
ne Gretchen is owned by Mr. j. H. Raw
| llngs. but winters here each wear rha
! saeh. Is now being overhaul and clea ned
up AFTER her cruise, prepare tory to trims on
me river before going into winter quarters
oathsh OF the Mississippi river variety
are being caught in the harbor In Iaree
numbers by hook and line FISHERMEN ,r5e
ish Welgh from five pounds IN and are
| from eighteen to twenty-four inches long
me MISSISSIPPI catfish are much more
game IMAM the common variety when one 10
| hooked. "ei oiie ID
me baltimore tug Imperial came I'D the
| 49,. sesteIuay afternoon with two three
| .iaS .t schoohers IN tow One, the Melissa
| a. whey, was laden with about 600 tons of
| acld phosphate from Carterct N ! for
the alexandria chemical works and was
| cooked at that city. The other vessel. the
| aboard p"o'pii'''e
| General Port News.
| Inc repairing of the hull of the steamer
l
| hsion with a lumber-laden scow on the
| aver oeloW TINS city, about ten days ago,
| mas been completed and the steamer has
| returned to this city ready for service
| again.
| Two large car floats from New York have
| oeen delivered at Colonial Beach by the
| tug Margaret and are to be used in carry-
| ing sand on the river.
| The United States army ouarterr,e stare
| steamer Baker, which has been doing duty
| on the Patapsco river, about Baltimore, for.
several years past, sailed day or two ago
| Tor PENSACOLA Fla, where she will act ag
| tender to the military stations there A
larger tug takes her place at Baltimore.
| Chief Engineer VIM. A Moore and
| Messrs Steve Gardella and George Graison
days at Atlantic City
Capt. S. B. Davis, who has been master
| of the United States army lighter Kearney
| on the Potomac for the past wear or two
| has been transferred to Norfolk to take
| charge of quartermaster's steamer there
Capt. e. S. Randall has gone to New York
! on business connected with his line of
| steamers.
Mr.. George ]. Stafford and his wife and
| son have returned from Colonial Beach
| Mr.. Stafford will resume his duties as
| purser of the steamer Estelle Randall.
| The big four-masted schooner Helen
| Hunt, which has been lying at anchor off
| Alexandria for the past month has been
chartered to load railway ties at Bruins
| wick, Ga, for Boston.
| The schooner James B. Anderson, laden
! with pine lumber from a Virginia lumber
| port, is lying at the wharf foot of 9th street
to discharge her cargo.
! The schooner l.. f. Beamble laden with
| wood for parties the Eastern branch,
| and the schooner VIM. A Mcguire for
| Georgetown with cord wood, arrived yes
| terday.
! brought into port eight large scows laden
| with sand and gravel from the dredging
| machines at work the river near Fort
| Hunt.
The steam barge James X. Jackson, with
| a load of pine lumber from Aqua creek
| aboard, is in port.
| The big four-masted schooners NJ. s.
Seavey and Helen H. Taft will go to Balti-
| more when the cargo of the last-named
schooner is discharged and will then load
for northern port
| The schooner Holland is discharging her
| cargo of sand at Shoots wharf at Alex
|