Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STRONG EAsTERLY GALE CAUSES
UNUSUAL TIDES.

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caused some anxiety for a while. as the gale
blowing on the coast had power enough
to back the water up in the river and to
cause unusually high tides that looked
as IL they might come high enough to do
some damage, but fortunately the fears
were unfounded. The tide early Wednes-
day morning came high enough to lap the
plankfng on several of the lower wharves,
but it did not get high enough TO cover
them, and in the evening at high water
the water was within a few inches of where
1t was in the morning. All the low lands
on the Virginia side of the river Were under
water. but no damage was done.
There was good demand for ali grades
of fresh fish at the wholesale fish market
, on the 18th street wharf, but the supply
on hand was quite light. the storms on the
coast having prevented the fishermen from
working their nets. The poor supply and
brisk demand caused high prices.
At the oyster wharf the stock aboard yes
sells from the river Potomac was more than
| ample to meet the brisk demand. Prices
range from soc. to 81 per bushei and the
stock on sale is in fine order. The receipts
of hard crabs from the lower river was
quite heavy this morning, but the demand
was light. and they sold at prices ranging
from 75c. to 80 per barrel.
The hull of the old schooner Sarah 8.
Tyler. which was wrecked by the ice on
| the mouth of the Wicomico river. on the
| lower Potomac. last spring is slowly going
| to pieces. The masts are out OF the vessel,
| her bulwarks are gone, and the decking Is
gradually disappearing, and it is only a
question of few months before the old
vessel, which was once familiar visitor
| here. will have disappeared.
Mate Philander George of the steamer L.
V. Arrowsmith is spending trip or two
| ashore and Mr.. Gene Murdoch is acting as
mate. Mr.. Murdock's place as quartermas-
! ter has been taken by Mr.. Eppie Dodson.
/ Capt. James T. Barker. is temporarily in
command of the Randall line steamer
| Wakefield on the Wirts wharf route.
Mr. S. j. Hopkins OF Nomni was a pas
| senger on the steamer Arrowsmith to his
| home on her last trip.
General River Matters.
The steam yachts Neaira, belonging to
| I. c. Dupont of Wilmington, Del, and the
Constant, belonging to Hiram Vickers.
| which have been visiting this city for sew
| eraI days past, have sailed. and 1t is
| understood they viii cruise in company.
| and will visit the Rappahannock river and
| other tributaries of the bay before return
| ing to their home port.
| The power launch Reindeer, belonging to
Mr. Roam of this city, which has been
| lying at Colonial Beach for several weeks
past. has returned to this city, and
| is lying berthed at the yacht anchorage off
| the foot of 18th street southwest. The
| launch will be kept in service, e is stated
| and will be used by its owner for hunting
| and fishing trips on the river during the re-
| mainder of the boating season. An ark
| belonging 10 Mr.. Bud Dearn, which has
| been in service at Colonial Beach during
| the season, has also arrived back in port,
| and is lying at Reagan's boatyard. 1t
will also be In service on the river dur
! ing the duck-hunting season, about to open
The Baltimore tug Active has arrived in
| port with tow of four barges-the c. W.
| Commsky, ]. F. Clinton, Katherine A.
Brady and George B. Roberts. The barges
| with the exception of the Clinton have
| cargoes of hard coal aboard, and have been
| talSpO Georgetown to unload They r1
| have over 600 tons of the fuel aboard, which
| will go into stock to fill the demand for
| winter fuel.
The old barge Great Wardrobe. which
| days to the great danger of vessels to and
| from this city, is reported ashore on the
! fats the Virginia side of the river OPP
paSite Broad creek and River View The
| old craft is waterlogged. but refuses to
| sink, and drifts about the river. The fish
ermen in the vicinity of River View have
| driven trap net stakes about the old barge
| to keep her the flats and away from
| their trap nets, which thickly cover the
| river in the vicinity of Broad creek
| The schooner Francis M, with a cargo of
| 1,400 tons of ice aboard. passed in the
capes, bound to this city, Tuesday evening,
| and arrived here this morning; and the
| schooner William c. Tanner, with about
| 1,500 tons of ice ABOARD. passed in Wednes-
| day morning, and should arrive tomorrow.
The steamer E. James Tull has arrived in
| port laden with a large cargo of fruit in
| baskets and canned goods from the lower
river for the dealers.
| The schooner Oakland, laden with cargo
| of cordwood from the lower Potomac, is in
| port and is berthed at the wharf foot OF
| 10th street to unload cargo.
| The tug Peerless of Philadelphia has ar
| rived light at Alexandria and will take
away the barge Arundel when she com
i pletes the unloading of her cargo al
| Shoots wharf today
| The Philadelphia tug Curtin is on her
way to this city with two coal-laden barges
and will arrive here today or tomorrow.
The barge Joseph f. Clinton has arrived
| at Alexandria from Baltimore with a cargo
| of about 700 tons of fertilizer material fol
| one of the fertilizer manufacturing plants
| there.
| The schooner Mayfiower is in port with a
| full cargo of cordwood from a river point
| for the local dealers.
| The schooner Farmers Friend has gone
| TO the Coan river under charter to bring
| back cargo of about $1,000 feet of pine
| lumber for dealers here
| The schooner John McGinns which is or
her way to this city with a cargo of hard
| coal from Philadelphia will receive 50 cents
| freight, the same amount the big four-
masted schooner Edwin r. Hunt will re-
| ceive to carry a cargo of soft coal from
/ Baltimore to Portland. Me. The McGinnis
| will carry about 300 tons, while the Hunt
| will take cargo of over 800 tons to the
| north.
| The schooner Samuel Wood. laden with a
| cargo of cordwood from Nomini creek, came
| into port this morning consigned to the
| dealers. She has about fifty cords aboard
The schooner Lewis Hess has completed
| the unloading of her cargo of lumber here
and has gone to Cambridge, Nd, for a
cargo
The schooner Loon has arrived in mort
from the Rappahannock river laden with
pine lumber for the dealers.