Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POWER SLOOP GREYHOUND PRE-
PAIRING FOR SERVICE.
Around Fish and Oyster Markets--Tug
Powhatan in Commission-Per-
sona1 and General.

The overhauiing and painting of the auxil-
liary power sloop Greyhound at Bennett
boatyard will be completed within the next
few days, and the little craft will be taken
to her berth at the Sth street wharf to have
| her engine installed and her mast and sails
set up, in preparation for the coming cruis-
| ing season. The Greyhound was one of the
first of the local pleasure craft to have a
| gasoline power engine installed, and has
always maintained her reputation as one
of the fastest vessels of her class on the
river. She is used by her owner, DR.. Ar
thur Rauterburg. for short trips on the river
during the warm months, though long
cruises have been taken in her all over
Chesapeake bay and its many tributaries
in Virginia and Maryland The sloop has
comfortable sleeping quarters aboard her
for four persons and is admirably fitted up
for extended trips.
The fish wharf just now is one of the
BUSIEST places about Washington, many
persons being engaged in the handling Of
the fish and the selling and buying of them
as they are brought to the wharves by the
river boats from the nets in the lower river.
Since yesterday over 100000 herring and
10000 shad have been received by the deal
ers at the wharf, and bunch fish are also
being received in quantities. The market is
still low, shad selling for 10 and 20 cents
each, and herring, s. per thousand. The
demand is excellent for all kinds of fresh
fish.
On the oyster wharf business is rather
dull. though there is large feet of boats
with oysters aboard in port, and they are
selling as low as 40 cents per bushel for
medium stocks.
Hard crabs are rather scarce, but the de-
mand for them is good at $l.25 per hun
dTed CLAIMS are on sale at 40 cents per
hundred, and the demand is fair.
The large household of the Phlladel bhla
Cunning and Fishing Club has been taken
down the river and anchored near Motley
Hall. The hull of the boat was built at
Benefits boatyard, and the house ana Mt
tings were completed in the dock near the
foot of N street southwest. The craft is
lighted by electricity and is steam heated.
and is by far the largest vessel of her kind
on the Potomac.
The tug POwhatan. which was brought
here from Richmond a few days ago, has
completed overhauling and the covering or
her boiler with asbestos, and has gone into
service under the command of Capt. jerry
Posey The tug is owned by the Washing
ton Stone Company, and will be used to
tow stone-laden scows from Occoquan
creek to this city.
The monitor Puritan, the practice ship OF
the Naval Battalion, d. c. N. G., had
coal barge alongside her yesterday and was
taking quantity of coal aboard. Steam is
kept on the vessel and she could be made
ready to sail on short notice were it at all
necessary.
The hull of a new tug. the Alpha, built
at Madison, Md, for general towing on
Chesapeake bay andits tributaries. has been
taken to Baltimore to have its machinery
installed and to be made ready for service
Commodore John r. Sutton, the harb0r-
master, has returned from trip to Co
lonial Beach, where he went to arrange Tor
the building of a summer cottage for him
self.
Capt. George w. Greason is again on duty
aboard the steamer Harry Randall as stew
ard. in place of Mr.. NJ. S. Parker, who re-
mains ashore for treatment at a city hos
pital.
Mr. Albert Lomax, assistant keeper of
Cobb Point Bar light station. in the Poto-
mac river, is enjoying a leave of absence
of several days in this city.
Capt. Sam1 b. Davis, formerly of this
city, but now commanding vessel of the
army quartermaster fleet at Norfolk, is In
the city on a visit.
Capt John Robey has been made master
of the sailing barge Daniel of Alexandria
employed in the river trade.
Mr.. Harry Cater, who has been in the
Episcopal Eye, Throat and Ear Hospital
for several weeks for treatment, is now
reported on the road to recovery and will
be out shortly.
The schooner BERTHE, laden with cord
wood from a down-river point is in port
and will unload at the 10th street wharf.
The schooner Eddie, laden with pine lum-
Der from a Virginia lumber port, has ar
rived here.
The schooner Belmont, laden with wood
from Aqua creek, has arrived at the
Georgetown wharves.
The barge Sea King, with load OF lum-
Der from Pennington, Md, came into port
yesterday.
The barge Laura Bush is taking aboard
a cargo of lumber at Bryans Point, con-
signed part to the government and the re-
mafnder to the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, to rebuild the wharf
at Alexandria.
rba .choonars Peri Mason Mary Ann
Shea and c. H Dagger are in port with full
cargoes of pine wood from Potomac points.
The sloop Water Lily is lying al an Alex
andria wharf unloading a cargo Of scrap
iron for foundry use.