Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Since the snoWStorm of ten days ago
and the accompanying cold weather there
has been a heavy falling off in the catch
of fish in the Potomac. Receipts from rv-
err points by the dealers here have not
been half what they were a short time
ago.
The fishermen state that the fall in the
catch is caused by the fact that the
water becoming cold forced the fish into
deep water. where the nets do not reach
them. The warm weather CT the past
several days. however, is rapidly warm
ing the water again. and the dealers here
are looking for An increased catch unless
cold weather comes soon again.
There is no scarcity of fish on the
wholesale market at the 18th street
wharf. Receipts from the coast nsheres
Of New Jersey and from the big seines
at Virginia Beach and in the lower part
of Chesapeake bay more than make up
for the shortage from the Potomac.
Whiting constitutes the bulk of the
catch from New Jersey. but rock. bass,
perch, trout and other desira BILE varieties
of the finny tribe are also on sale. Prices
are ranging low for whiting. but bass and
perch are commanding good prices.
All the pleasure yachts owned here
now in port for the first time in the past
six months All of them will remain in
remain i'm commission as long as the
river keeps open. Frequent trips down
river will be made in them by their own
ers.
The yacht Gretchen, belonging TO Mayor
Reyburn of Philadelphia, while not owned
in Washington, can be classed as a Wash
inston yacht. She Is listed in one of the
Washington yacht clubs and has wintered
here for six or eight years past.
The yacht Giavota. like the Gretchen, is
Md hnr N.,t l1
John r. Dos Passos of New York. keeps
her on the Potomac all the year around.
She will remain here this winter.
The steam yacht Cleoia, belonging to
A. G. Forsberg; the power yacht Dacota.
owned by Robert E. Gait; the auxiliary
schooner-yacht Cicona, T A. Meyer; the
auxiliary yawl Seabelle, H. a. Seymour.
and the auxiliary yawl Stranger, c. w.
Vickers. are all in port for the winter.
The steam yacht Idler the last addition
city its headquarters, has been berthed
in the Eastern branch for the winter
months
The tug Edith Goddard Winship be-
longing to the Consolidation Coal Com
pany. was a victim of the heavy fog that
covered the river yesterday. She was
on her way from Georgetown to Alexan-
dria with two loaded coal boats in tow
and keeping too close to the westward
side of the channel. in order to avoid tugs
and steamers coming up the river. she
went aground on the flats off the mouth
of Four Mile run and stuck hard and
fast
She remained on the mud bank all day
and was not 1oated until late in the
evening, when the tide made full enough
TO allow her engines to work her into deep
water.
Arrived-Schooner William F. Villas
and hattie Rafting Joe, oysters in the
shell, from the lower river; tug Camilla.
with freight from steamer Norfolk: tug
Meade, with tow from the sand and
gravel digging machines down river;
schooner May. wood for the dealers at
Alexandria. tug Carter. with a tow from
Indian Head Md.
Sailed-Scow Farmers Friend lumber.
from Alexandria for Piscataway creek:
schooner Rebecca Smith. light. for the
lower Potomac to load oysters back to
this city: schooner Mayfiower. light. for
AQUA creek. to load cord wood for the
dealers here: Hattie Stella. light. for the
potomac oyster beds. to load for this
market: power launch Iona, r. II. Walk
er owner. on ID cruise; tug Rosalie. with
tow of light scows for PiscataWay
creek: schooner Mary Chaplin. light from
Alexandra for river point 10 load.
Memoranda: Schooner Mabel and Ruth
is at Cape Charles City loading pipe and
material of the Maryland Dredging Com
pany for Adams creek. n. c. schooner
John McGinnis. laden with lumber from
the Rappahannock. is at Baltimore;
schooner Mary Ann Shea ia at a river
point loading lumber for the dealers here;
schooner Isabelle is in Nomini creek load
ing cord wood for this market; barge Pa
tuXent, laden with railway ties from Po-
tomac points and Alexandria, has arrived
at New York: schooner A. II. Quinby will
sail today for the Pamunkey river to load
lumber for tn port.
The dredge Potomac of the Maryland
Dredging Company fleet, which was en-
ployed in the fall on the dredging work in
the tidal basin and the river channels
about this city. and which went from
here to Cape Charles. has completed her
work at that point and Is on her way to
Norfolk in tow of the tug William H.
Yerkes jr.. of this city. From Norfolk
the dredge goes to North Carolina point
for service The tug George W. Pride,
belonging to Capt. Thomas Selectman has
been chartered by the Potomac Dredging
Company to tow its sand-carrying barges
from the digging grounds in Piscataway
creek and at other points to this city.
The charter. it is stated, is for several
weeks duration.