Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The local fish market has fully recover
ed from the recent scarcity, and yesterday
morning there was an ample supply of
all varieties of fresh stock from the lower
Potomac, from the vicinity of Old Point
and from the fisheries on the New Jersey
coast and elsewhere. Bluefish. trout
croakers, butterfish, perch. cats. carp
and other varieties were on sale at the
local fish houses on the nth street whole
sale fish market this morning and the
demand was excellent. The steamers
arriving from the lower river yester-
day brought up several barrels of perch
and other fish caught in the nets of the
fishermen operating in the vicinity OF
Colton's, and the fishermen on the river
are anticipating fine fishing this fall. 1t
is stated that several of the local fisher
men are preparing to go down the river
with their vessels and nets in order to
start fishing as soon as cool weather
arrives. The outlook for a fine oyster
season on the Potomac is excellent and
the prospects are for busy fall in the
local seafood market on the wharf.
The heavy timber framework about the
new Highway bridge draw, forming the
approach to the draw, has received heavy
knocks during the two years it has been
In use. and the District authorities have
a force of men and small pile driver at
work on the structure. Tugs passing
through the draw with stOne-laden scows
and other vessels I'm tow, collide with the
timber work and fender piles at each Of
the corners of the approach, and in con-
sequence they have been broken and
knocked out of position. New piles are
being placed in position and the timber
work is being renewed where necessary,
and when the work is completed the draw
approach will be in as good order as it
was when first built. While the approach
to the Highway bridge has suffered con-
siderably from vessels striking IL. the
railway bridge approach has been but
little damaged. The tugboat men ex-
plain this by saying that there is an eddy
in the draw Of the Highway bridge that
causes vessels to swing against the timber
work that is absent in the draw of the
railroad bridge Only a small force of
men are employed on the repair work
on the bridge and considerable time Will
be required to complete 1t.
The American steamship Mae. COM
pIeted discharging her cargo of phosphate
rock at Alexandria. and yesterday she
sailed in tow of the tug NJ. Mitchell
Davis for Baltimore, where she will
60 to a shipyard to have her machin-
cry overhauled. II was the intention OF
her master to take her to Newport News,
but 1t was found that 1t could have the
work to his vessel done quicker at Balti-
more so her original sailing orders were
changed from Newport News to Balti-
more. When the big ship arrived at
Alexandria the crew was paid on and
discharged. and as she VIII tow 10 BATH
anOthef ere" Will Dc sCSUiVu
until she is ready to sail on her next
voyage.
Arrived: Schooner Samuel Wood. cord
wood from the St. Marq river for deal
ers: tug Helen. towing barge Mercury
laden with fertilizer material for Nor
folk: schooner Five Sisters. lumber from
a Virginia port for this market; schooners
Reba Sterling. Mary and Lula. j. NJ Brad
shaw and Yacht, melons from. Potomac
river points: fiattie Rattling Joe. snap
ping turtles from Mattox creek; schoon-
ers s. L. Bowen. Silver Star and Hattie
and Francis, cord wood from river points
TO the dealers; tug Camilla towing sui
phur ore laden scow from Quantic0
to Alexandria: schooner j.. T.. Smith,
melons from a dowD-riyer point; scow
Bush. cord wood from Marshall Hall.
sailed: Sioop Daisy, from Alexandria
with a general cargo for Pennington. Md.
schooner Leroy. light. for Potomac
point to load back to this city; schooner
Helen Justice. light. for bay port to
load; bugeye r. j. Allen. light. for the
eastern shore of Virginia: schooner Maine
for Norfolk for a cargo of coal; schooner
Agnes and Emma. light. for the York