Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Washington fish wharf, at the foot of
11th street southwest, which ten days ago
was lively place, as cargoes Of fish were
landed there and prepared for the sailing
house, Is now practically deserted, except
for hook and line fisherman or two try
ing to catch catfish and perch. In the fish
packing houses on the wharf the workmen
are finishing up the little work remaining
to be done, in order to clean up the sea-
son business. An old fisherman in talking
with reporter for The Star yesterday
stated that the fishing season just closed
was the most disastrous in the history of
the Potomac. There We're absolutely no
shad caught by the river haul seine shores,
and the catch of herring was mot half as
large as it was last season and only. about
a quarter as great as 1t was in 1905. Every
hshing shore operator lost money and some
of them large amounts.
The continued easterly weather has
caused unusually high tides in the river
for several days past, and those of yester-
being about three feet above the average
high water. All the lowlands in the vi
entity of this city were submerged, and
the water came within a few inches of the
platforms of the low wharves. but didn't
get on them Today the tide is lower than
the average and is caused by the heavy
northwest winds which followed the storms
of yesterday.
Arrived-Scnooner Bessie Avery, railroad
ties from a river point to the local mar
ket: bugeye Annie Mills lumber for Alex
andria dealers, from a Virginia point; Con-
solidation Coal Company, barge No. 49,
light, to Georgetown to load coal for Bos-
ton; tugs Cameron and Rosalie with lows of
sand and gravel-laden barges from the
dredging machines at work down river;
schooner Peri cord wood from Aqua creek
for the dealers here; tug Camilla, with a
barge in tow from the mouth Of the river
Sailed-Schooner Bessie Reed light for
the lower river to load; schooner Sidonia
Curley; light for the Rappahannock river
to load for this city; schooner John Neeley,
for river point to load for this port:
schooner c. H. Dagger light. for Coan river
to load cord wood for dealers here; schoon-
er Samuel Wood, light, for Breton bay to
load railway ties for Philadelphia schoon-
er Southern City, light, for port in North
Carolina to load; tug Baby, with a tow of
Scows for river point.
Memoranda-S. 0. Co., barges 80 and n
are at Baltimore loading oil in bulk for
this port; schooner Nelson has sailed from
cargo OF plaster; schooner Three Sis
tiers sailed from st. Johns, New Brunswick,
for this city, 25th instant; c. c. c. barge
No. Is sailed light from Boston for this
city to load coal, 25th instant; barge Arun-
del has been taken to Occoquan from Alex
andria to load railway ties for Philadel-
phia.
The tug Capt. Toby, belonging to the fleet
of A. j. Taylor & Bro, was yesterday
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard to have a broken wheel re-
placed by a new one and for attention to her
turn to service today.
A piedriving machine and force of
wharf builders are at work rebuilding the
pier of the Norfolk and Washington Steam
at Alexandria. New piles being placed
at the face of the wharf, and other work
done to nike 1t a safe landing for the big
steamers of the Norfolk line.