The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-25
INSPECTION
OF MANY
THINGS

There was a shout OF Joy from q crowd
steamer corsair yesterday when the party
OF commissioners and the governor and
Secretary Robert Grieve came back from
oysterfns and auahogins on Great Bed
OF Edgewood.
The shout was occasioned by the sight
OF the dripping cuiiins board laden with a
pile OF oysters and rich looking little
necks which Mr.. Payne OF East Provi-
dence had tonged up from his leased bad
there.
The culling board was also occupied by
&-pound newspaper man. but that
didn't count until he commenced 10 pass
UP tho shell Ash 10 Capt. Harry Kane and
other hungry members OF the general as
sembly. who were in the grub line. With
more or less difficulty the shells of the
Ash were pried open and the legislators
prepared to down the juicy looking NOR
sells
Directly after there was a simultaneous
movement TO the rail OF the steamer and
oysters and quahogs went over 10 feed the
fishes. The assembly had discovered In a
most convincing manner the damage to
the shell hsh by the oily, tarry and gasse-
Gus matter that pollutes the bay.
There had been a side trip taken pre-
v!ous to this excursion by Gov Garvin,
Gen. Walter r. Stiness, Shell Commis-
sioners p. A. wilbour Samuel B. Hoxsie.
Jr.. and John II. Northup; Charles Collins
a couple OF newspaper men and Mr.
Payne who conducted the party to the
gas works slip at the south station. where
with an oyster rake he demonstrated how
deeply impregnated with oil matter the
mud was. just OFF the spout of the gas
works
All the colors OF the rainbow were
shown on the surface and a few extra
combinations for good measure, TO say
nothing OF the odor. and a rakefull or the
tarry greasy mess was carried out 10 the
steamer for the party 10 see after jar
Full or the mess had been taken as a
souvenir
Tne commission hoped to have Senator
Fills with them. that he might be one ~
the party TO go In the small boat, but he
sent his regrets. and. strange TO say, the
harbor commissioners were 10th TO go In
the boat to see with their own eyes the
Oily mud.
Engineer shedd, chairman OF the board.
appeared interested in the samples
brought on board, but neither OF the other
commissioners were visible. and one or
them was heard 10 explain the OILY condl-
ton OF the water by referring TO standard
OIL barges.
The party had some nice raw oSseSIs
when the steamer reached Nayatt obtain
ing them from Mr.. Deming's oyster ooat.
and then as the steamer proceeded 20
Rocky to give orders for dinner and 10
proceed down the shore OF Patience Isl
and for sail. season or speech-rnAk-
ing in the saloon ensued.
Mr., Murphy declined TO talk, explaining
that he was reservins his powers for sep
tember 18th I'm case there was no I'M
mediate adjournment of the house. The
governors veto and Initiative and refer
endlIm would be the topics, he said
Senator Kenyon was called on Tor
woman suffrage speech. but he declined
and reading clerk White or the senate
uns escorted In and led the singing ull
the boat got back to the ROCKY roiht
dock.
Everybody made a break for the hobby
horses and ay-bearded senator's ana
serious looking representatives oestrode
rhe wooden steeds for the giddy whirl or
CAPTAIN Pettis. Barber Commissioner
| McArdle. Captain Charles Gray ana
others also took vertical whirl on the
| I'eiris wheel and then, headed oy the
band. the party marched into dinner. "
IL was near the conclusion of this I'M
| portant and festive feature OF the pro.
| gram that Samuel r. Daubney called
| Justify, Mr.. Speaker, l want to propose
| three cheers for the hard shell commits
sioners" They were given and then the
| candidate for the chair OF mayor or ProV-
| idence subsided.
| The party then went TO the theatre and
participated I'm the performances. a SEN
| sation being caused during one OF the
acts when the tormentor on the right side
| OF the stage was snatched away, disclos-
| ing Can't Gray auditing the house"
| After the show, which was lengthened
J for their benefit, the Corsair was boarded
| and most Of the party sailed away for
| Providence much pleased with the trip.
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