Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The cold weather and the heavy north
west gales on the river have practically
put an end for the time being to the fish
cries the Potomac, and for more than
a week the receipts of shad and herring
have been very light. Instead of the local
hsh wharf being one of the busiest places
in the city. with many fish cutters at work
preparing shad and herring for the sailing
watts, the wharf Is practically deserted and
not a fish has been cut for ten days. The
hshing shore operators are under heavy
expense, and are becoming very blue as
they see the season slipping by with little
or no return for the money invested and
the outlook for a successful season daily
getting less bright. The storm of last
week did much damage to the fishing shore
outfits and will necessitate considerable
outlay of money to put them in shape for
service again.
The water in the river yesterday was. if
anything, lower than it was Sunday and
the river flats and all the shoal docks were
lad bare the greater part of the day. In
consequence of the low water and unfa-
vorabe winds shipping of all kinds is be-
ing greatly interfered with, and but few
sailing vessels have arrived in port for sew
eral days past. A number of vessels laden
with lumber and cord wood reported
ashore in the creeks, and are awaiting the
return of the tides in order to come to TINS
city and unload their cargees
Arrived: Bugeyes Merle and Dolly May
oysters from the lower Potomac for the
local market; schooner Clara Leonard cord
wood from a river point to dealers; tug
James O. Carter, with a tow from a lower
river point; tug Rosalie with a tow of
sand and gravel carrying scows from Pts
Getaway creek for building operations here
Sailed: Schooners Oakland and Peri for a
river point to load for this city; schooner
Eva Clarence, to down-river point to
load; schooner Parks, light, for Potomac
oyster beds to load for this city, schooner
James o. Wright for point the river
to load for this city; schooner John p. Rob
inson, lumber from Alexandria for Upper
Machodoc creek; tug Minerva, with the
light barges Pamlico and Patuxent for
river points to load.
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Ann Shea is
on her way to this city with a cargo of pine
lumber; steam barge Dennis Simmons Is at
North Carolina point loading pine lumber
for this city; tug Radiant has sailed from
Baltimore for this city with Standard Oil
tank barges Nos. 90 and Il loaded with oil
in bulk for this city; schooner c. H Dagger
is in Coan river loading lumber for this
port; barge D. X. Jackson is to sail for
Occoquan today to load piling for the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
The two-masted river schooner May
Brown was yesterday taken to Alexandria
and hauled out on the marine railway there
for general overhauling and painting pre-
paratory to going into service on the river
The schooner has been lying out of service
at this city for the past three of four
months She is to be caulked from stem to
stern and to have all unsound timber
placed.
Reports from down the river state that
during the heavy blow last Sunday night
three scows belonging to the Columbia
Sand Company of this city broke away
from their moorings Greenway fats
short distance below Marshall Hall, and
were carried across the river and landed
high and dry on the Maryland shore. 1t is
stated it will require good high water to
float them.
The schooner Winchester is on her way
here from New York with a cargo of build
ing stone and will unload at Georgetown
She is under charter to load railway ties
back to New York after unloading the
idria