Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
ON THE RIVER 'FRONT.'
TUG YERKES MAKES FINE REQ.
ORD TOWING IN BAY ICE
Damage Done Wharves by Freeze
Tug Gibbon Of Route-PeT-
sonal and General.

The tug William II. Yerkes of this city
arrived at Baltimore yesterday with q tow
of oyster-laden boats from the Potomac.
She sailed from Baltimore yesterday after
noon this morning with tow of light
vessels bound for bay points. Capt. Jack
Taylor, managing owner of the Yerkes, Ia
much pleased with the work done by the
tug in the heavy ice on the bay this WIN
ter. She has succeeded in carrying sew.
eral lows through the packed ice into Balti.
more harbor and so far has not called on
the ice boats for aid. In point of fact, IL
is stated. one of her trips she found the
Annapolis caught in the Ice and was able
to break the boat out. The record of the
Yerkes has not been equaled by any OF
the tugs In service on Chesapeake bay, even
the big and powerful ocean, going tugs hav-
ing been stopped by the immense masses
adrift in the bay.
The cold weather has practically killed
the demand for fresh fish, and the business
on the wharf was extremely dull, there
being but few buyers hand, while the
supply on sale was excellent. The bulk or
the stock on sale comes from Florida wa
ters although some frozen fish are on sale.
Prices keep up, and this morning ranged
about as follows: For mullets, Sc. per
| pound; sheepshead. and sc. per pound;
| Spanish mackerel, lie. per pound; blue Ash,
| IL to 1oc. per pound; king mackerel. &c. per
pound; Florida roe shad. GO to I5c: each;
| herring, $3.50 to 81 per hundred: black
bass. 10 to 15c. per pound mud shad. to
| 4c. each; frozen blue fish. &c. per pound,
and frozen gray trout to &c. per pound.
! The bulk of the supply of oysters in the
shell On sale at the oyster wharf is small,
and comes from Norfolk. Shucked oysters
| from the Chesapeake bay shucking houses
are also on sale. Prices range from s1.10
| to sl.50 per bushel In the shell, and $1.40
! per gallon shucked. Wild ducks scarce
and sell well at good prices.
| t,,or Max, Iora,. .gt ha Doll
| and Ohio railway transfer service between
| Alexandria and Shepherds Landing, d. c.,
| spent several hours in endeavoring TO open
channel between Alexandria and Shep-
| herds yesterday, but owing to the extreme
| toughness OF the Ice the progress made
| was very slow. II is stated the attempt
| will be abandoned until more favorable
| conditions prevail on the river.
| The old steamboat wharf at Colonial
| Beach, used by the freight lines on the Po-
| tomac, according to a telegram received
| here yesterday, has been carried away by
| the ice, only the pier head and the ware.
| house on 1t being left standing. The wharf
| is owned by Capt E. S. Randall of this
| city AS soon as the river is open pile drfv-
ers and wharf builders will be sent to the
| beach to rebuild the wharf and put 1t in
| condition for service.
General River News.
The work of rebuilding the pier OF the
Norfolk and Washington line at Alexandria,
which was stopped by the extreme cold
! weather, has been resumed and will be COM
pleted as soon as possible.
! The upper corner of the wharf at Marshall
| Hall, Md, is reported to have been some
! what damaged by the Ice recently. Fears
are expressed by rivermen that when the ice
begins to drift but few of the wharves along
the Potomac will escape injury.
All the beacons and spar buoys marking
the entrance to Nomini creek and Curriomen
bay Virginia, are reported to have been
| badly damaged or carried away entirely by
| the ice. No repair work on these channel
| marks will be attempted by the lighthouse
| authorities until spring opens and all dam
ger of ice in the river is passed
The tug Camilla Captain Davis. is re-
ported frozen up in the Wicomico river.
Md. AS soon the ice conditions will al
low she will start for this city with tow
of oyster laden vessels.
The steamer Washington of the Norfolk
and Washington line, did not reach this city
until about $50 o'clock yesterday evening
She sailed on her return trip at about SIG
pm.
telle Randall has been somewhat roughed
up by the heavy ice through which she has
been running and repairs are being made
under the direction of Capt William A.
Moore, chief engineer of the Randall line.
The tug Gbbon of the army quartermas.
ters department, tender to the army post
at Fort Washington, has abandoned her
daily trips to this city, owing to the Ice,
but is making trips from Fort Washington
to Fort Hunt. From the latter fort COM
munication with this city is had by rail.
| Mr.. L. A. Clark has gone to Cuba on a
visit Of several weeks. The trip is made
for the benefit of Mr.. Clark's health.
Mr. John P. Phillips of the Randall Line
| has been made a special messenger to carry
| the mail for New GlatZ and Fort Washing
ton over the road daily until the mail
steamer is able to resume her trips
Capt. Ollie Crowder, Capt Bob Brown
and Capt. James Marmaduke are all aboard
| the tug VIM H. Yerkes, jr., employed III
general towing on Chesapeake bay.
Amasa Fulcher assistant keeper of Har-
Dor Island bar light. North Carolina, has
rendered his resignation to the light house
| authorities. Mr. Fulcher Will retire from
the service at the end of this month.
Capt j. D. Hart has assumed the COM
uapd Of the Motley Hall steamer River
| Queen and is getting his vessel In order
| for service when wanted.