The Washington times., 1901-08-08
WALKERS BODY RECOVERED.
Coroner's Jury Renders n Verdict OF
Accidental Drowning.

About four miles south of the long pier
at Chesapeake Beach, the body of Richard
T. Walker, who was drowned near the
pier last Sunday afternoon, was recovered
yesterday morning about o'clock An
inquest was held soon after by the coro-
ner Of Calvert County, l. c. Pepper. and
a verdict of accidental drowning was re-
turned
John Arth. one of the musicians of Ha-
lev's Band. and Joe Wallace found the
body in shallow water, face up, and not
badly disfgured by the long exposure to
the action Of the water. Wallace has been
active in searching for the body since the
time of the accident. The body was con-
veyed to the shore and Coroner Pepper
was notified
At the inquest George NJ. Handy, a
neuhew of the drowned man, who was
with him at the time of the accident, tes-
tilted TO the circumstances of the acci-
dent He also stated that the deceased
had been suffering for some time with
weak heart, and had been complaining
very much during the past three weeks
on Sunday last, Walker. accompanied by
| Handy. another nephew, Louis A. MuZ-
zeIIo. and friend by the name of Har-
rison took trip to Chesapeake Beach IN
| the afternoon. The men, ii appears, wan
dered down to the pier. and watched the
fishermen and crabDers. Suddenly iatti-
| SON a member of the party. lost ms nat.
i Walker seeing the headgear hoatlhs out
with the unusually strong tide AMI wind
| al once divested himself of his coat anu
! shoes, and. against the protest OF INC tiie
owner of the hat, spranS oNerpo"iu 1i'e'
I IL. o.., .
/ The hat In the meantime had fioated
| cunsidera BILE distance away, ana Walker, |,
| despite the fact that he was an eNpert
-
! against the strong wind which was piow-
| ing After a great deal OF eNertloh ne
| finally managed to seize the iloatlnG heaI-
! gear, and then started on MS way pach
| To the pier BY this time a small crowu
| of excursionists had gathered ana several
of them realizing that Walker was weak
from his eXertions. and as 1t was utterly
! impossible for him to regain MS posltloii
on the pier. owing To Us height, shouted
| to him to turn toward shore ihe man
! evidently heard the cries. Tor ne swan
around and headed toward the snore. re
had not gone any distance, however,
when, to the horror of the crowd ne was
seen to wave his hand ana disappear
Handy his nephew ran at once TO the
crab stand some distance away ana put
out in boat. but no trace oil the ma"
could be found.
Coroner Pepper was notified. and lent
! every effort to the recovery OF tht pIuy,
| All day Monday and YESTERDAY tnt pdS
was dragged but without result me re
covcry Of the body had almost peeh % ues'
paired of when it was found NGsteruaS
| morning Not fifty yards from where th'
,,ody was discovered, the hat which wa'
rt sponsihle for the accid. mt was FOUND;
| This Is the first fatal accident IN th'
vicinity of the Beach this year / ne man
apers of the resort we're some what re
ieved to learn that the accident had nap
penod outside of their jurisdiction
The deceased was a wiiower ana Win
. out children. His remains were later con
veyod to the city. The funeral VII! propa
/, | bly, be held today.