Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS REPAIRING AT THE
LOCAE BoATYARDS.
Barge Tull Again in Service - sloop
Countess Goes Adrift-Per-
soual and General.

The. little fishing sslopp belonging TO
Capt. .lRoam, which was. hauled out on
the marine railway at Reagan's boat
ward to be caulked and for other repairs,
has been completed and was launched
ready for service She will be used in
fall fishing in the lower river. The work
of rebuilding the hull of the pungy James
H. Beach at the Alexandria shipyard mas
also been completed and the vessel mas
been launched. She has gone to the lower
river to load a cargo of oysters for this
city. The tug Dallis, belonging to the
High Point Plantation Company, was
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria yesterday for some repair work
to her hull. It is expected she will be put
overheard today and will return TO serV-
ice between this city and Gunston, Va.
There was an abundant supply OF fresh
fish of all kinds for sale at the 11th street
wharf wholesale market this morning, put
while the demand was rather light, prices
keep up to the figures quoted last week
Trout and taiiors constituted the bulk Of the
saltwater fish on sale, and perch. rock, cat
fish and a few bass from the nets In the
Potomac were also on sale.
There have been few arrivals OF vessels
with oysters aboard at the 18th street wharf
market in the past twenty-four hours, and
as a. consequence the stock on hand IS De
coming small, though the shell fish are sell
ing at the usual price, 6Oc. to 10c. per BUSH
ell Several oyster-Iaden boats are report
ed on the river below this city and are ex-
pected to reach here today.
The supply of crabs on hand at the I'm
street wharf market is small and they are
selling at 81. so to $1.75 per barrel, according
to size. The demand for them is fair.
The steam barge E. James Tull, which
has been under charter. to parties on the
eastern shore of Maryland to run toma-
toes to the canning factories at Baltimore,
has completed her charter and returned
Dot Chn 90 into
port yesterday afternoon with big cargo
of cord wood aboard and will sail with
general cargo for Occoquan tomorrow.
The hull of the Pennsylvania railway
pile driver which overturned on Greenway
fats day or two ago, was raised and
brought up to this city yesterday by one
of Banks pile drivers. Only the bare hulk
and derrick were recovered. The engine
and boiler are lying on the bottom of the
river, and other parts of the vessel are
distributed along the Potomac near the
scene of the accident. Efforts will be
made at once to recover the lost ma
chinery. a.iit III
General Port News.
During the heavy blow from the north
west Saturday evening last the new pleas
ure sloop Countess, which was lying at an
Choir off Deans boafyard, near Alexandria,
broke away from her moorings, and. drift
ing across the river. went aground on the
flats short distance below Shepherds. For
tunately the tide was' not high, and the
vessel was fioated ana taken back to her
mornings unharnied Later in the after
noon she sailed FOR a trip on the Potomac
with her owner :; andna party of friends
aboard. =
The pungy Silver spRfay. owned by Capt.
Theo. Ballinger Of Alexandria. is lying at
one of the Alexandria wharves to be paint
ed and for an Overlapping. She will run
oysters from the beds in the lower Po-
tomac to the market here or at Alexandra.
The Spray will 20 int commission before
the end of the week.
The scow Sea King Belonging to Messrs.
Carter & Clark ofsthisicity. came into port
a few days ago2 andnwent up the James
Creek canal to discharge her cargo. While
scow settled upon, log and punched a hole
in her bottom. She soon filled with water,
and is now at Benefits boatyard to be
hauled out on the marine railway to have
the tears repaired
The schooner Nettie, recently purchased
by Alexandria owners from parties in Bal
timore. has been placed under the command
of Capt. VIM. Finn, and sailed yesterday
afternoon for river point to load for this
city.
The tug George W. Pride is temporarily
running in place of the tug Dalls, while
the latter is on the marine railway under
going repairs.
Steward George Greason of the steamer
Wakefield. running on the lower Potomac.
who has been on leave of absence, has re-
turned to duty aboard his steamer.
Mr.. Julian Moore, electrician Of the
steamer Samuel j. Pentz. has returned from
two weeks visit to the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton.
Chief Engineer Burrase of the steamer