Evening star., 1907-10-19
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

In preparation for cold weather service
on the Potomac the steamer Harry Ran
dali Of the Washington and Potomac
Company fleet. had the shutters inclos-
ing her forward deck placed in position
yesterday and she is now ready for the
snow and gales OF the winter months The
Randall Is the only boat on the Potomac
so constructed that during the warm
weather of the spring and summer. the
portion of her house about the main deck
forward can be removed. leaving her open
to the air like an excursion boat When
cold weather comes the forward deck is
again inclosed, making It warm and COM
Portable for the cattle shipped from rive
points to this city AS the Randall is in
service In all seasons and through the
winter, as long as a side wheel boat can
run, device to protect her forward dur
ing the winter storms was found neces-
sary.
Reports from along the river report a
considerable increase in the catch Of cat
fish, rock and other river fish, but as vet
the catch is by no means heavy The
bulk OF the fish caught In the nets along
where the fish command good prices Re,
ceipts of fresh fish from the fisheries on
chesapeake bay and along the Atlantic
coast are excellent and the supply re-
ceived is more than sufficient to meet the
demand. With the arrival of colder
weather decided increase in the catch
In the river nets is looked for Fish of
all kinds have been scarce in the Po-
tomac for about a year past A few
years ago black bass were plentiful about
Gunston and Glymont, but in late years
only few are being caught, but they
are Of fair size.
Arrived: Schooner William Henry, cord
WOOD from river point for the dealers
mere: schooner Stephen Chase, canned
goods. from Kinsale; schooner James
Clark. pine lumber. from a Potomac
point: schooner Ella, cord wood. from
Nom1ni for dealers here: barge Warwick.
light: from Alexandria to load for Rich
mond' tug Minerva. towing light barge
light, from Piscataway creek; United
States army cable steamer Col. George
Armstead: tug J. T. Selectman, with a
tow Of sand and gravel-laden lighters
from Greenway; schoone-s Fair American
and Loftie Thomas, oysters in the she'll
from Potomac beds
Sailed: Schooner J. T. Parks light. for
the Lodge Landing to load canned goods
TOR this city; tug James o. Carter for
schooner Maggie Smith. light. for a river
point to load back to this port; schooner
Avalon. light, for the Potomac oyster
beds to load for this market; schooner
Mabel and Ruth. light, for Newbern,
the dealers here: barge Mary A. Hooper,
light. for Occoquan to load railway ties
for New York on local account: schoon-
ers p p. Evans and Ethel Vale, light, for
the lower river to load oysters for this
city.
Memoranda: Tug Dixie has sailed from
Baltimore with tow Of hard coal laden
lighters for Georgetown dealers; schooner
Grace g. Bennett is at a North Carolina
port loading pine lumber for the dealers
here; barges Lucretia and Roundout have
sailed from Baltimore for Indian Head
laden with coal for the naval smokeless
powder plant: schooner Lily Owings is at
Potomac point loading canned goods for
this city.
The tug James o. Carter returned from
Occoquan today towing a pile-driving ma
chine and. lighter belonging to Carter &
Clark Of this city. The machine had re-
Gently been used to rebuild Grinders
wharf in Mattawoman creek and to do
some wharf work in Occoquan. The ma
chine, It Is stated, will be put to work on
a wharf on the Rstern branch