Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Fishing in the icy waters of the Potomac
is pastime that several of the local dealers
In fish at the 18th street wharf market are in
dulging in during these days when business
Is dull No fish are being shipper from near
by points to them for sale, so they are try
ing, it is asserted, to meet all the demand
there Is for fish, with those that are being
caught with hook and line. Mr.. Charles
Shaffer went over to Gravely run, near
Jackson city, yesterday, and, cutting a hole
through the ice covering the stream, dropped
his line into the water. In an hours fish,
ing he succeeded in landing six large white
perch, the united weight of which was
about nine pounds. The fish were as fine as
have been seen at the fish wharf for several
months past, and sold to an uptown dealer
for high price. Fishing through holes in
the ice is now said to be the recognized en-
ployment for the fish dealers.
The United States naval tug Choctaw left
here yesterday morning towing one of the
ordnance foundry barges, on which were
four newly built guns, bound to the
naval proving grounds at Indian Head, Md
Through the heavy ice between this city
and Alexandria the big tug made good prog
and was within an hour after leaving here
bucking the gorged ice In the vicinity of
Fort Washington. Two of the guns IN the
barge were large ones. and the others were
smaller rapid-fire pieces. They are all going
to Indian Head to be tested before being
sent to the ships for which they were LLiIt
The naval tug Triton came back from IN
dian Head yesterday afternoon towing two
bar2es on which wele three railway cars.
The tug Camilla. Capt. Henry Davis, has
returned from the lower river, where she
to.k tow Of light oyster boats just besore
the big snowstorm the early part Of this
week. When she left the Wicomico river che
started with the schooner M. Stevenson
Capt. Joe Lawrence, boun1 to this city with
a cargo of oysters The vessel was brought
up the river as far as Quantico, where she
was placed in harbor. the ice in the upper
river being too heavy to attempt to tow the
little schooner through it. She will be ,cft
there until the ice softens, and she can be
brought here with safety.
The steamer Northumberland Of the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia line between
this city and Baltimore, remained here I'M
til yesterday morning doing some minor re-
pair work before starting to return to Bal
timore. On the trip down no landings will
be made until the Wicomico river Is
reached. and II Ice conditions remain bad
1t Is probable that the steamer will make no
attempt to come to this city next week
The spar buoy marking the outer end Of
the Jones Point shoal at Alexandria has
been picked up by drifting ice and moved
about hundred yards down the river In a
position that IL calculated to mislead vessel
pilots coming up the Potomac. The buoy
will be restored to position as soon as the
conditions will allow.
The Washington-owned, tug William H.
Yerkes, tr, Capt. Bob Brown. went into
Baltimore yesterday assisting the Standard
OIL Company tug Radiant to tow the light
barges Nos g. and n from Richmond. The
barges will reload oil, and, IL possible It Ia
stated that they viii be brought to this CITY
some time during the coming week by the
Radiant and the Yerkes.