Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Two Gases Of Drowning; One in the Potomac
and the Other in the Canal
Many Fatalities in That Section of
the City This Summer-Mr.
Chasc's Funeral.

A lad just sixteen years of age met his
death yesterday at o'clock in the upper
Potomac. He was Robey Priddy, son of
a clerk in the pension Office residing at No.
H street northwest. The boy could not
swim and asked couple Of his companions
to teach him. The water Is deep at the
point selected, and the swimmers were
fearful that an accident might happen.
Robey persisted. Then, in the presence of
three others of their own crowd, the boy
was taken out in 20 feet Of water about 300
feet to the southwest of the Three Sis
ters.'' Robey got along well with assist
ance, not hesitating to go out 20 feet from
the shore. He was supported on either
side by Geo. Mahon and Chas. Howell. AS
the shoreward turn was made young Prid-
dy's head went partly under. There was
much spluttering and twisting. Unlike
most all who do not know how to swim,
and when in a similar situation, the boy
kept his mouth open. This filled and vio-
lent struggle began. With all his might ne
pulled at his companions, throwing his
arms about their neckS and bodies. rms
weakened them, and they began to strug-
gle. For a time those on shore thought
the whole trio would sink. Then Priddy
became exhausted and lessened his strug-
giles. This was the salvation Of Mahon and
Howell and the end of Priddy. The youth
sank for good moment later. Consterna-
ton reigned in the crowd for time. The
were notified
The body was recovered by Robert Col
den, Craven King and Detective Frank
Burrows and taken to the home of the
dead boys parents.
Georgetown this summer has already had
eight drowning fatalities-five in the river
and three in the canal.
Young Cotter, who was killed at Four
mile Run, and young Blundon, who also
met death through the steam cars on the
Baltimore and Ohio road, were also George
toWners.
Eugene Stanton. Frank Gray, Thomas
Cotter and young Blundon were all under
seventeen years of age.
The witnesses to the Priddy drowning
are G. T. Mahon, ChaS. Howell, Chas. o.
Paxton, G. W. Cook and F. S. Howell
Found Floating in the Canal.
James Falkener ST., at 2 o'clock yester-
day discovered the body of a colored man
floating in the canal near the foot of 34th
street, near the spot where young Eugene
Stanton was drowned two or three weeks
ago. The body was. after some difficulty,
landed, and crowd gathered to view it.
For considerable time the corpse remain
ed unidentified. Finally Capt. John H.
Twigg of the coal beat Muskegon came up
on the scene and recognized it as the re-
mains of Geo. E. Brown, an employe on
his boat. Brown had been last seen get
ting on the boat at about 10 o'clock the
previous night. He was under the inf1u-
ence OF nQuOr-unuSually SO. lie rocked
from side to side and had but little con-
trol over his movements. The outside of
the middle cabin was made for, and the
man lay down. In the night he probably
began to roll about. His condition border
ing on the unconscious, the presence Of
danger was not realized. A gradual move
ment or sudden toss took him over the
side of the boat into the canal. The man
no doubt sank easily, his condition con-
tributjng to his death largely. The body
went under the boat, and finally drifted out
in the afternoon, when 1t was discovered.
Jacob s. Lowery, John H. Twigg. James
Falkener. ST.. and James Falkener, jr., tes-
titled to the finding of the body at the sta
ton.
At 5 o'clock Deputy Coroner Glazebrook
viewed the body and ordered it to be sent
to the sixth precinct station, and there
kept reasonable time for Identification by
relatives 1t is believed that Browns
friends live in Alexandria.
Mr.. Chnse's Funeral.
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel NJ Chase,
late sexton of Christ Church, took place
yesterday afternoon from Mt. Zion NJ. E.
Church. The remains, which lay in the
church from 1 to 3 o'clock, were viewed
by over one thousand persons. At the serv-
ices over fifteen hundred were in attend
arce, including the Odd Fellows and men,
bers Of the Christ Church congregation.
Rev. S. Aiken Lewis of Mt. Zion and DIR.
Stuart of Christ Church officiated. The
interment was in Mt. Zion cemetery.
Runaway.
The horses attached to George S. Owens
ice wagon ran away yesterday from in
front of 1852 street, tore down SD street
and collided with Justice Johnson's bay
office window. The latter suffered smash