Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-21
"Do you csn.ider the Washington city bath

do you consider the Washington city bath
ing beach perfect, with the necessary lfe-saying
appliancesY' asked juror.
1T could be Improved with an appropriation
OF 1890 or Sl9.0OO. answered witness, ''and II
| had not done three-fourths OF the wock II
you'd not have been safe ~ ii is.
Witness explained that the beach could be
| greatly improved if tie necessary funds were
Obtained.
HE THINKS THE BEACH SAFE.
He repeated that he thought the beach was
| safe
When questioned by juror he said that he
received no salary nor had he ever asked for
any. He had worked in the interest of secur-
ing good beach for three years and he has not
ye. received a dollar.
Again, said Mr.. Stevens ~ desire to i'm
press upon the jury the fact that there has not
been a single person drowned in consequence
Of the beach. but they were all drowned out
side in deep water
POLICEMAN CorTER.
Policeman COttCr testified to complaint being
maize about tie deceased being missing, and
told what WIS done toward recovering the
body. Witness said he considered the beach
perfectly safe with ordinary precaution. and he
said that the boys who visited there were very
orderly and well behaved
1t seems to re possible remarked the
coroner, for several persons to get drowned
the baihers LETT had como out
That so, said witness, land the trouble is
that there was 10000 worth IF work to be done
for 5000 The force Is no; large enough
Witness told OF the pranks played there by
the boys and sad he thought that two Or three
DoIis should patrol the beach.
MR.. WILSON LOOKS AFTER THE BOTS.
c. A. Wilson. one of the men on dnty at the
beach. gave evidence, telling how careful he
was 10 question boys 10 whether they could
swim or not. lie told of a cor yersation ne had
with Heath and that was the last he saw of him.
Witness said Ia had been i'll the water many
times The water. he said. was i little deeper
IN the center than IT was uesr the ma. YES.
There Is nc place on the beach whore the water
Is more tigE ~ feet deep at low tide.
Witness regards the beach ~ perfectly safe.
witness CONSIDERS himself 3 fair swimmer. and
had an alarm been given he would have jumped
IL to re,cue the ma with his clothes on.
Il have had some experience in recovering
people from water, said witness. ''aTd in
working them after they were III fifteen or
twenty minutes, and have been successful"
THE RECOVERY OF THE BODY.
John r. Thomas testified to the recovery OF
the body. He found the Iody in deep water
between TIE springboard an tine float.
This closed the testimony and Mr.. Stevens
returned and made an argument in behalf of
should shut ur the beach they ought to con-
slider carefully the fact that such action would
scatter the boys all about the river and branches.
wh,r- their clothing is likely to be taken and
from where they are apt to be driven by the
police.
Is there airy better or safer place for the
boys?' he asked.
Let me remind you. gentlemen, that if you
close :he beach you will do the people of Wash
Ington great dan.ase.
TIE VERDICT.
After n lengthy ueliberation the jury re-
turned Z verdict of accidental drowning and
added: Prem the evidence before them the
jurors believe that with its present facilities the
beach is unsafe. and SHOULD be closed until
sOundincs are made and proper facilities pro-
vlded for q mere perfect guardianship over the
lives of the batEers, and portion of those
facilities we advise the use of beat always
afoSt and manned during tue hours when the
beach Is open, the stretching OF life ropes,
&c
HEATH's FUNERAL
The funeral of the deceased took place from
his parents residence yesterday afternoon.
The pallbearers were c. W. Ashford, c. A.
Brandenburg. William Balch G.. b. Hanrahan.
Charles McNabb and Ernest Morsell.