Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PLEASURE VESSELS BEING PRE-
PARED FOR SERVICE.
Lumber Fleet Crowds Harbor-Over-
hauling Tug Edith G. Winship-
Other Marine Matters.

The pleasure sloop Pelican. which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Kea-
gan's boatyard for cleaning and painting Of
hull and for such repair work as was neces-
sary. has been launched and has berthed
at the yacht anchorage In the harbor. The
Pelican has fin keel eight or more feet
deep, and the hauling the vessel was &C.
ccmplished with much trouble. 1t Is stat
ed she is the first vessel of her type that
has been hauled out on railway here for
a number Of years.
The schooner yacht Mist, which wintered
In the tidal basin near the bathing beach.
has been brought around and is now berth
ed in the club anchorage off the foot Of
10th street. The Mist is being made ready
for summer cruising on the river and bay,
and it is understood extended trips will be
made in her. She is one of the largest YES
sells of her class owned in this city.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market this morning was
ample to meet the heavy demand, and prices
continue to advance. There was a consid-
cradle advance in the receipts of shad and
herring, about 1900 of the former and 3O0.-
600 of the latter having been brought here
since yesterday evening. Roe shad are SELL
ing at 80 to 10 cents each and buck shad at
II to 15 cents each. Herring are selling at
81 to So per thousand
Several oySter-laden boats came into port
yesterday afternoon with Potomac river
stock aboard and prices show a slight de-
crease, medium stock selling al SO to 90
cents per bushel and up to 81 for fine Sc
lected stock.
Hard crabs are also on sale at S125 per
hundred. The bulk of the stock on sale Is
coming from Norfolk and are lne and net
caught
The harbor off the wood and lumber
wharves presented an animated appearance
yesterday, fleet Of ten or twelve vessels
being at anchor with wood and lumber
cargoes. The southerly winds are bringing
the vessels from river and bay ports into
harbor here in a bunch and the lumber
dealers are having trouble to find wharves
on which to unload the vessels. Lying at
anchor In the harbor with lumber aboard
were the schooners SamT Wood, G.. c.
Wheeler, Ida May, John P. Ehrman, Ale
thea, Lemuel Kirwan and Reba Sterling
The tug Gen'1 Warren, the tender to the
United States army engineers in charge of
the Improvements in the Potomac, is MAX
ing daily trips to Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt with army engineer officers
aboard, who go to the forts to inspect the
work going on there in preparation for the
coming army and navy maneuvers on the
Potomac, in this vicinity. next June.
Vessels Undergoing Repairs.
The tug D. M. Key, the baby of the Tay-
lor Brothers fleet of local towboats, will
be hauled out on the marine railway at
Benefits boatyard to be fitted with a
HSW toWluS WHICH,, WHICH arrived from It's
makers in the north yesterday.
The tug Edith Goddard Winshfp, belong
ing to the Consolidation Coal Company is
out Of service while some repair work, Or
dered by the United States steamboat in
spectors, are being made on her boiler. The
tug will be again ready for service by the
end of the week. While the Winshio is
laid up the tug James o. Carter is towing
coal laden barges for her.
The tug Pickwick, tender to the dredge
* a oarr IL
way at the Alexandria shipyard having re-
pairs made to her shaft, which was dam
aged while towing on the river several days
ago. The tug George c. Forbes, belonging
to the Maryland Dredging Company which
broke her propeller wheel while towing
mud laden scows from the dredge Kennedy
has been hauled out at Baltimore for re-
pairs, and the tug Sarah, which broke her
propeller while in the same service, Is at
Baltimore and will be locked for a new
wheel.
chartered the tug M. w. Adams of Balti-
more to take the place Of their disabled
boats and will send her, 1t Is stated, to this
city for service.
been biting quite freely during the past few
days, and hook and line fishermen are hav-
ing good sport. The best fishing grounds
seem to be along the Virginia channel from
the south wall of the Potomac Park. Most
of the fish being caught are small.
The tug Radiant of the Standard Oil Com
pany yesterday brought into port a barge
laden with brick. Part Of her cargo was
taken out here and the remainder at Alex
andria.
The bugeye White Wings is in port with
a cargo of cord wood from the lower river
for the dealers.
The bugeye Goldie c., laden with empty
fish barrels from Norfolk. sailed today for
one of the fish-packing houses down the
river.
The tug Sandow Of Baltimore came into
port yesterday with a tow of coal laden
barges from Philadelphia.
The barges Perryville and Chesapeake,
with hard coal aboard from Baltimore, were
brought into port today by the tug Neptune
Of Baltimore.