Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER BRINGS ICE CARGO ON
HER MAIDEN TRIP.
Log Still Obstructing River Channel
Preparing Excursion Steamer for
Service-River Matters.

The schooner Winfield s. Schuster, laden
with ice for the Home Ice Company was
brought into port last night by the tug
VIM H. Yerkes, jr. The Schuster comes
from Gardner. Me-. and brings the first ice
to this port this season She will discharge
her cargo at the wharf foot of 14th street
southwest. The Schuster is a new vessels
having been afioat but few months and
is bringing her maiden cargo to this city.
She is handsome craft, and has aboa I'd
about 400 tons of Ice. She will be follow
ed by several other vessels laden with ice
from the frozen rivers of Maine within the
next three or four weeks.
The fish market on the 18th street wharf
was quite active this morning, buyers being
on hand In numbers and the bidding at the
nfh auctions quite brisk. Both shad and
herring caught in Chesapeake bay in the
vicinity of Old Point were on sale this
morning and were in demand, the shad
selling for 60c. to roc each for roes and
2sc to 30c. each for bucks. Herring sold
at y per hundred. The demand for all
grades of fish was good and prices were
firm
The stock of Potomac river oysters at the
wharf Is growing slowly smaller, and there
have been no new arrivals of oyster-laden
craft in the port for two or three days.
Prices were lower this morning than they
have been for several months, as a fair
grade of oysters could be bought for 45c
per bushel, and prices ranged from that
figure up to 15c. per bushel
A log which came down from the upper
river with the ice and lodged in the chan
mel at the h:.rbor entrance was lowed
ashore few days ago by the Vigilant and
was put out Of the reach of any ordinary
tide. The unusually high tides of the past
rev days, however foated it off and it is
again obstructing the channel short dis
tance below the Buena Vista wharf.
The pungy Spray, belonging to Mr. Theo
Ballenger of Alexandria, has been taken to
Deans boat yard, near Alexandria, and will
be given an overha uling. The Spray is to
be used to run fresh fish from the Grimes
and Freestone Point fishing shores to this
city.
The work of overhauling the boiler and
machinery of the steamer River Queen is
nearly completed. and the vessel will nm
dergo her annual inspection by the United
States steamboat inspectors early next
week. She will again this season run I'D on
her excursion route between this city Not.
ley Hall and other down-river resorts.
Along the Wharves.
Preparations are being made to send the
steamer Saml. ]. Pentz to the shipyard at
Newport News to have broken shaft re-
placed with new one and to do consider
able boiler and engine work to the steamer
The United States naval yacht Sylph
which left port Saturday last returned to
Alexandria Sunday night and anchored off
that city until yesterday, when she came
up to the navy yard here.
The tug Baby, with one of the large sand
and grsvel-digging machines of the Column
bia National Sand Dredging Company in
tow, left here Yesterday evening for the
lower river, where she will take up the
work of digging sand and gravel from the
beds in the river for use in building work
here during the coming spring.
The schooner VIM. S. Kirby and the bug
eye James o. Wright, laden with pine lum-
Der from the lower Potomac, have arrived
in port.
The barge G. B. Roberts is lying at the
wharf of the Washington barracks on the
Eastern branch, and will unload cargo of
hard coal there
The schooner Peri arrived this morning
with full cargo Of cord wood for the
local dealers.
The tug Radiant, with barge laden with
oil In tow. came into port yesterday. and
sailed with light barge this morning.
The bugeye Kathleen has arrived in port
with load Of pine boards from the lower
river for the dealers.
The bugeye Bowie has been chartered to
run fish from the nets in the lower river to
this city.