Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ADVENTURES OF A SCHOONER
BOUND TO ALEXANDRIA.
Damaged in Two Storms-Keel Laid for
New Power Launch-Other
Matters.

The British schooner King of Avon laden
with a cargo of plaster. from Nova Scotia
for Alexandria. sailed about two months
ago from Parisboro. n. S. All went well
until the vessel was off the Virginia coast,
when she was struck by a gale. Buffeted
by the heavy seas. leaking and with torn
sails and broken spars. she reached Ber-
niuda. There she lay for two or more
weeks making repairs, when she again set
sail for the Potomac. A few days ago she
put into Brunswick, Ga, again with torn
sails and in a damaged condition, the result
of an encounter with another storm. The
schooner will again repair at the Georgia
port and will make an attempt to reach
Alexandria. 1t is stated the vessel is new
one and this is her maiden trip.
flsh from the nets in the river were on
sale at the wholesale fish market on the
1lth street wharf this morning and the de-
mand for them was quite brisk The dis
appearance of the ice from the creeks and
pays along the river has enabled the fish
ermen to get their nets overheard again
and the catch has been fairly good, the
dealers having received twelve or fifteen
barrels of perch. mulets, rock and catfish
from landings below this city and Glymont
Md. in the twenty-four hours ending ar y
O'Clock this morning Prices this morning
were as follows: For black bass Il cents
per pound; pike. cents per pound carp =
To cents per pound; King mackerel, ) to &
cents per pound; salmon trout q to 10 cents
per pound. Florida buck shad 70 To 40
cents each: Florida roe shad 90 and 80
cents each: yellow perch 10 to % cents per
punch' muliets, 10 to % cents per bunch,
and catfish. 20 to % cents per bunch
The supply of oysters in the shell on sale
at the oyster wharf this morning while not
large was ample to meet the demand Prices
keep up. the poorer grades of oysters SELL
Ing at TO cents and prices ranging from that
up to Sl.25 per bushel.
The bursting of valve in the pipe of a
pump aboard the hull of the burned steamer
Columbia was the source of the leak that
nearly caused her to sink in her dock yes
terday morning. When Mr. William A
Moore. engineer of the Randall line found
the broken pipe and plugged it I'D the
pumps were able to free the boat of water
The keel for forty-foot launch to be
built at Cumberland's boat house. at the
foot of 9th street, for Mr.. Gus Forsberg. was
lald yesterday, and the new craft is to be
READY Tor service in the spring. The launch
Will be one of the largest of her type on the
river, and will be supplied with a gasoline
engine or power enough to give her high
speed.
General and Personal.
The power boats Margaret. Lady r and
Tern are laid up at Cumberland's boat
house, and the Louise, Ruby, Stella, Elk
and an unnamed launch belonging to Mr..
Parks are laid up at the dock adjoining
Cumberland's. These boats will all be
overhauled in time for cruising during the
early spring.
large barge laden with several thou
sand feet of lumber was yesterday sent
from this city to point on the District
side of the river near Shepherds to be used
In a new building in process of erection
there.
Lightship No. II, from the Diamond
shoal, which was disabled in coming from
her station after being relieved by No. y.
mas mas arrived ' at the Portsmouth (Va.) sta
ton OF the lighthouse service for repairs
The machinery of the ship is disabled and
coming into port she had to use her sails
capt. f. 5: Randall. manager of the Ran
dali line or steamers, has gone to New
York on business connected with the line.
Chief Engineer Will Reed of the steamer
Wakefield is experimenting the overhaul
ing of that steamer as she lies at the ferry
wharf here.
Mr.. VIM. Murdoch, mate of the steamer
Wakefield, has gone to his home in lower
Maryland to spend the winter.
The steam barge Daniel X. Jackson has
gone to the Alexandria shipyard, it is
stated, for some repair work to her hull
The tugs Rosalie and Eugenia belonging
to the Smoot Sand Company of this city
are laid up at Aitcheson's wharf at Alex
andria. The tugs are being given an over
hauling of their machinery in preparation
for the opening of the busy season on the
The schooners J. B. Anderson Sidonia
Curiey and c. c. Wheeler have completed
unloading cargoes and are lying at the
wharf foot of K street southwest
The four masted schooner Fred G.. Day.
export has completed the loading of
large cargo of railway ties at Alexandria
ana has sailed for Boston
The schooner Clara Leonard has sailed
from lower river point for this city with
a cargo of cord wood, and is expected to
arrive in port today.
The M. J. Stephenson and the E. r. 8.
Dougherty are the recent arrivals in port
with cargoeS of oysters.
The schooner Isabelle and the barge DAN
lei. laden with wood In Nomini for this
city. lying In the creek waiting a tug
to bring them to this city.
The steamer Tuil Is at a point on the
lower river loading a cargo of lumber for
the dealers here.