Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
BOATS BRING THRONGS
FOR INAUGURAL SIGHTS
Norfolk and Down-River
Steamers Arrive With
Capacity Loads.


vast crowd already in the city when the
last Of the steamboats, from Norfolk and
from down-river points arrived early this
morning and unloaded their throngs of
passengers. Last night. for the first
time in years, there was no steamer from
this city to Norfolk. On the arrival of
the steamer here yesterday morning she
was at once sent back to Norfolk and
about : o'clock this morning both the
big Norfolk and Washington line ships
Northland and Southland arrived and
tied up at the wharf foot of 9TH street.
They were filled to their limit and all
accommodations aboard them had been
engaged for a week or two in advance.
With the steamer leaving here tonight
the regular schedule of the line will be
resumed
From the lower Potomac the steamer
Capital City brought all she was allowed
to carry, and when she locked at her
wharf early this morning after an all
day and all-night trip up the river, stop
ping at each wharf to take on passen-
gers. the throng that poured out OF her
gangway looked as If it numbered sew
eral thousand instead of several hundred
to their homes the steamer Wakefield
will leave here in the morning and will
be followed in the afternoon by the
Capital City. and those who do not go
on those trips Will have to remain in
the city until Saturday morning before
they will have an opportunity to get to
their homes.
Sailors From Norfolk Quarters.
Five hundred sailors from the ships a (
the Norfolk navy yard and the naval
training station there arrived here this
morning on the steamer Newport News
and will take part in the big pageant to-
day. The sailors will be quartered on the
steamer, which IS berthed at the Wash
ington navy yard and will remain here
until tomorrow evening. They Will be
given leave after the parade this after
noon and tomorrow in order to see the
sights Of the city.
Four full companies of coast artillery,
armed as infantry. were brought here this
morning on the government steamer Gen;
Swartwout from Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt to take part In the paraoe.
To transport the $50 officers and men the
steamer had to make two trips from the
forts to this city, and will have TO make
the same number TO take theih pscH "
The revenue cutter Apache, Capt. Car
mine, arrived here yesterday on one or
her regular cruises on the bay and It's
tributaries, and will remain here until TO-
morrow Her crew will take no part In
the parade but will have an opportunity
RI see IL. as leave will be given all who
can be spared from the ship.
Citizen Sailors Fraternizing.
The citizen sailors from Massachusetts,
who are quartered at the barracks OF
the Naval Battalion, d. G. n. G., and
from North Carolina, who are aboard
the torpedo boat Foote. at the Naval
Battalion pier, are greatly pleased with
their visit to Washington. This morning
they were fraternizing with the District
sailor boys in a most comradelike man.
ner and the District boys were making
plans to show the town to the visitors
tonight
Most of the shipping in the harbor, par
ticularly among the oyster fleet lying
at the 18th street wharf, are displaying
their flags in honor of the new President.
With very few exceptions every one of
the large fleet lying at the wharf has
a flag or two at its masthead, and
the steamers lying in harbOr are also
gayly decorated with their bunting.
Power boats are being used to bring
river as far down as Glymont and all
last night and this morning the ''chug
chug'' of the boats, as they came into
port and berthed could be heard by those
residing in the southwestern section OF
the CITY.