Evening star., 1904-03-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REBUILDING BURNED TUG SPRAY
AT ALEXANDRIA.
New Wheel for Bar Barge Jackson--Her-
ring Caught intFour- Mile Run
10
General Matters.

The rebuilding Of the tug Spray, owned
by Mr.. John McCuen, as rapidly approach
ing completion at Hlexandria, and the tug
will be ready for service about April 1. The
Spray was partially, burned while lying
at Alexandria last fall, her pilot house and
deck house forward of the engine room
being destroyed. While waiting the ad-
justment of her insurance the vessel sunk
at her moorings. She was raised and re-
pair work started on her. when the ice
came and opened her seams and she again
sank. She was raised for the second time.
and is now being made practically a new
boat. A new deck house and pilot house
have been built, her hull overhauIed and
machinery put in thorough order. 1t is
stated the Spray has been chartered to tow
fish laden vessels during the coming sea-
son.
The supply of fresh fish from river and
bay sources on sale at the 11th street
wharf market this morning was quite large
and the demand was very active. The fish
auctions were well attended, and the bid
ding for the fish was spirited Shad from
chesapeake bay, i'll the vicinity of Old
Po'rt, were on sale, at 2oc. to 3Oc each for
bucks, and Toe. each for roes. North Caro-
linas were somewhat cheaper. AS @ gen.
eral thing prices remain at about the fig
ures of last week. The oyster market on
the wharf was rather dull this morning,
although the supply of Potomac river
oysters on hand was good and they were
selling at the low prices that have pre-
vailed for several days. Many of the
oyster running boats are withdrawing from
the trade. and are being made ready for
the fishing business
The steam barge Daniel X Jackson is
on the marine railway at Alexandria to
receive an overhaulng of her hull and to
be fitted with new wheel. The new pro-
pellor will be five feet in diameter, foot
larger than her old one. and Is expected to
give the steamer additional speed.
The new scow. built at Deans boat yard
for the National Sand and Dredging Com
pany of this city, was launched yester-
day and will be made ready for service as
soon as possible This scow is the first O.
an order for several. and hef place on the
stocks will be taken by another boat at
once. 1t is stated that the building of the
dredge and scows for the Potomac Com
pany, new concern, which is to start in
the sand business on the Potomac this
spring, will be started at Alexandria early
next week, and will be pushed to compile
ton.
General News Of Port.
The fishermen operating small nets in
or fifteen herring within the past three or
four days. These are the first of this sea-
sons herring to be caught in nearby
waters. and are the forerunners of the
army of fish that are now slowly making
their way from the North Carolina sounds
to Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river
and other tributaries of the bay.
The two-masteds bay schooner Pearl has
beer sold by her owner. Capt. Frederick
Crawford, to Capt. j. T. Willis and others,
who will take possession of the schooner
on her return to Baltimore from a trip 70
Chesapeake bay ports. The Pearl in the
future will be commanded by Capt Willis,