Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
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futile Effort to Recover Body
:: of Drowned Babe.
SEARCH CONTINUED Y i .. ]
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sunken Steamer, to Be Raised to, the
Surface.
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Committee Of Arrangements APP
pointed by Confederate Veterans
Association-General News.
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
ipeeiai Correspondence Of The star.

correspondence
ALEXANDRIA. Va. My s. 1908
The work of raising. the. steamer Tren-
ion. which sank Sunday mofning last at
'Seardon's wharf. Was begun shortly after
> o'clock this u1osHtux. !; uAdep;s fhe direc-
lion of Can't. Sonny Simmons of this
city. The owners Of the boat expect that
4 Will dc brought to. the surface tomorrow
,rlpext day. J. E. Taylor, president and
general manager of the company, stated
hat the boat Will at once be pumped
sut. He has ncti set decided whether it
isili. be accomplished by one of the city
Are sengines.: ,es Ire. AFe boat.
The lNDrk Of raising. the boat Is being
i,ccompiishea BY ne4hs of large jacks
and huge chairs. AT an early hour this
afternoon Dixey JULIUS Warmer was en-
Jagged in placing Chains beneath the boat
Two large sco~s have been placed on
.ither side of the vessel and the captain
n charge Of the work believes the craft
will be raised with their aid. Diver Wan
Ter made several trips down this MORN
ng. but did not recover the body of the
3osey child.
jle boat is Mr.. f. Maury Posey, whose
ihiid was drowned. Mr. Posey stated this
morning to a reporter for The Star that
lie does not believe the body is in the
,H06t. re dO0c0 tnat his VIE informed
: lin that she was In the river when the
!, sabe was dragged from her by the tide
:, A large number Of local rivermen are
oday dragging for the body with Crap
'ling hooks. and II II Is anywhere near
where the drowning occurred 1t is be-
ieved it will be recovered witnln a com
{: 'aratively short time. Many rivermen
ire of the opinion that the body has by
his time drifted a considerable distance
rom the point where the accident hap
,ened.
:, Late yesterday afternoon Diver Wan
Ter recovered purses containing consider
.ble money. among them being one be-
onging to Mrs. Posey. which contained
ewelry and S41.sa. 1t was turned over
o Mr.. F. 8. Harper. as was also a purse
Belonging TO Mrs. p. p. Williams, which
Contained $21.6 and a pair Of eyeglasses.
MI the goods recovered from the steamer
ire being turned over to the police de-
/. 'artment and will be held to await
Claimants.
. The work of raising the steamer is
'eing witnessed by a large crowd gath
red along the river front.
Confederate Memorial Day.
Arrangements were completed last
light by r. +. Lee Camp, Confederate
1eterans. for observing Confederate Me-
norial day. May -. The day falls on
sunday and it was decided to hold the
Exercises Monday.
Committees were appointed as follows:
: 10 decorate graves in cemeteries adjoin-
ns the city. w. Fl. May. James Ham
bond. w. H. Waterman. j. r. Zimmerman.
:. Z. Graham. r. F. Knox
F: To assist ladies at monument-J. c. Mil
+ lurn, Edgar Warfield and F. j. David.
: bn. st. Mary's> cemetery-P. F. Cor
nan. r. w. Latham and Levi Hurdle.
Ny Hill cemetery-L. NJ. Blackford. col.
srthur Herbert. E. H. Janney and George
Wise
General committee of srrangements-G.
Ramsay, p. F. German. A. c. Wyck-
N, Alexander Lyles and r. NJ Latham.
; 10 procure speakers-W. A. Smoot
a committee consisting Of c. 8. Taylor,
D. II. Appich and G. w. Ramsay was APP
sointed to draft suitable resolutions for
he late Vernon w. Ashby, and a commit
ee composed of j. N. Johnson. Benton
/. Hmm and John p. Robinson was appoint
ID to draft resolutions to the memory of
flames W. Carr.
8 Announcement is made that the men,
ers OF N. y. Corse Camp. Sons of Con-