Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DECORATION DAY GENERALLY
OBSERVED ON POTOMAC.
Sloop Addie Ready for Service-0ver-
hauling at Boatyards-Personal
and General Mention.

Decoration day was more generally OBJ
served this year, on the river, than it has
heen for several years past. Early this
morning all the larger sailing vessels and
steamboats, lying in the docks dressed ship
with all their bunting, and the harbor pre-
sented pretty sight. There was a general
exodus of pleasure craft of all kinds sail
| ing boats well as those equipped with
power, and with parties of pleasure seek
ers aboard they went to the resorts along
the river for outings. Many of the larger
boats carried parties to the resorts at the
lower end of the Potomac, and will not re-
turn before tomorrow night while others
visited the nearby resorts on the river and
Will be back horne tonight This morning
tia pleasure boat anchorages in the harbor
were deserted and of the large fleet of
pleasure craft that lie about the boat
houses hardly one was to be seen The
summer excursion season at the river re-
sorts opened today and the steamers run
ming to them carried large throngs on all
trips. Except aJout the steamboat wharves
business was at StandStill and the day
was general holiday.
The sloop Add;e, belonging to Messrs
CogsweH 4 Bro, which has been on the
marine railway at Reagan's boatyard for
several days past receiving a general over
haulnS, has been put overheard ready for
service. She will sail in Il day or two for
the James river, where she will engage In
summer Hshlng- In spite of the fact the
SIC op mad been forced ashore twice during
the past winter by weather conditions she
was found to be but little damaged and
Only small repairs were necessary to put
her in condition for service
Inc new power yacht Mary NJ. belonging
to Mr.. G.. w. Forsberg of this citv Is living
at the X street wharf. being fitted will, a
guard railing. and supplied with an awning
eyer eve her UPPER deck to fit her for service on
the river during the summer The Yacht
VIII take party down the river this after
hocn Several of the large sand and gravel
carrying scows of local sand dredging
company are at Deans boatyard near
Alexandria for general overhauling and re-
IaIs: Inc vessels, many of them will be
fepu'lt ana Wnen they go iato service
agsln will be practically new boats A
number of Washington owned pleasure
boats are also at Deans to Ice made ready
for service on the river this summer
There was but a light supply of fresh
flsh of all kinds on sale at the wholesa1 r
fish market on the 18th street wharf this
morning and the demand in consequence of
Inc warm weather and the holiday was
very hight. Prices. however, are firm and
range about the figures of the latter part of
last week "a
Al the oyster wharf the demand for ovs-
tiers IN the shell was light, but for crabs
and CLAIMS 1t was heavy The receipts of
crabs both hard and soft, We're quite light
this morning, and the supply was exhaust
ed early in the day. Hard crabs are selling
at 81 p per hundred and soft shelled crabs
at so cents and 81 per dozen. AS yet the
receipts of crabs from river sources have
been light. but larger catches are looked
for this week.