Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OVERHAULING CHANNEL MARKS
IN THIS VICINITY.
Tug Spray Again in Service " Vessel:
Ashore All Floated-General
and Personal.

The lighthouse tender Violet has COM
pleted the buoy work in this vicinity for
the present and has sailed for the lower
river TO overhaul buoys on her way down.
All the channel marks between this city
and Alexandria have been painted. and
where broken off by the ice, have been re-
placed by new ones. The buoy off Alexan-
dria, a short distance below Shepherd s
Landing. which was dragged out of posi-
ton by the ice during the winter, has been
replaced AS yet the buoys in the George
town channel and above the Long bridge
have not been touched, but it is understood
the buoy tender will return to this city and
complete this work in few days.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was fairly brisk this morning at the whole
sale market on the 18th street wharf. but
the supply was not large. Shad and herring
are being received from the nets in the
Potomac in good quantities, but as yet the
bulk of the catch is at the lower end of
the river. Prices are firm and show but
few changes.
Oysters are very scarce at the 18th street
wharf market. the bulk of the stock on sale
heing in the oyster houses on the wharf.
There are few. if any, oysters sale in
the vessels lying at the wharf, but fresh
cargoes are looked for between now and
Monday next.
Lieutenant o. j. Wheeler of the revenue
absence of sixteen days and will spend it
at his home in Tennessee.
The tug Spray went into commission yes
terday and has entered upon her charter to
tow fish-laden vessels from the Fairy Land
ing Cva) fisheries to this city. The Spray
was badly damaged by fire while lying at
Alexandria one night last fall. and during
the wilmer she was cut through by the ice
and sunk at her dock. This spring she was
raised and rebuilt and restored to service
on the river.
The tug George w. Pride, Captain Fair,
has been chartered by the operators Of
High point fishing shore. near Gunston,
Va, to tow fish scows during the season
about to open. AS has been stated the tugs
william H. Yerkes, jr.. and James o. Carter
are under charter to tow from the traps in
the mouth of the river to this city.
General Port News.
The two-masted schooner Mary Eta,
which ran ashore on the flats near Mann's
fertilizer factory short distance below
this city, Thursday evening, was fioated at
high water yesterday and came up to this
city with her cargo of lumber. The schooner
Sidonia Curley, has been doated from the
mud banks below Fort Foote, where she
remained several days. and has resumed her
interrupted trip to the Great Wicomico
river, Virginia, with a cargo of salt.
The schooner Lulu M. Quillan is at the
big marine railway at Alexandria to have
vessel had been leaking for several weeks
and had been twice hauled out to dis
cover the trouble, but without success until
she hauled out at Alexandria.
A large fleet of wood-carrying craft took
advantage of the fayoring breezes Of yes
terday to sail into port with full cargoeS-
In the fleet were the schooners Samuel
Wood. r. Mason, Farmers Friend. Rock
away, e. s. Croswell, Ella and Thomas
Kirby. The feet came from the lower Po-
tomac and brought over 300 cords of wood
into port
Mr.. J. p Phillips. wharf clerk of the
Randall line. who has been confined to his
again on duty.
Capt. Waiter Posey ID In command of
the tug Sunbeam. at work about the new
The schooner Gel ]. Merrick. with load