Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
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Arthur Wasserbach, the third victim, was
twenty-sfx years old. He was an engraver
by trade and was employed in the bureau
of engraving and printing He lived at the
home of his father, Mr.. Theodore Wasser-
bach, 1900 r street northwest. His body
was taken to Gawler'si Undertaking estab-
lishment and prepared for burial. Later it
was removed to the family home. His
funeral will take place Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock from st. PAuls Church, 18th
and V streets northwest The Rev. Father
Mackin will of11ciate, and the body will be
placed In the receivingtvault at Mt. Olivet
cemetery.
The members of the board of District
Commissioners and Major Sylvester con-
suited about the accident and decided that
the ice in the basin should be broken by
the police boat as soon as the boat can be
put III readiness. The work would have
been started this morning had it not been
for an unavoidable delay in getting the
pillow attached to the boat. During the
day many wild rumors were afoat about
the finding of additional bodies in the river.
Hundreds OF people visited the river front
and discussed last nights sad affair, and
some few ventured out on the ice to enjoy
the skating. No additional bodies had been
recovered this afternoon, and the police
are satisfied that there were only three
fatalities.
A Little Girls Heroism.
zone Of the most striking incidents of
the disaster" said a man today to a Star
reporter, with the request that his name
little Miss .Torrey, who was plunged into
the water with her father at the second
breaking of the ice l had been skating
for some time and had left the ice by
means of the ladder. Walking along the
shore, on the other side of the neck from
the scene of the accident, l heard the crash
and cries and realized that the ice had
broken; SEEING some boats drawn up on
help and managed to launch one Of them.
think 1t was the first boat on the scene
of the trouble. l was padding alone with
a stick, the only means Of propulsion l
could find 1t was difficult to get through
the cakes of ice, and when 1 heard little
girls screams l made my way toward her
fast as 1 could. She was crying out:
Save papa! Save papa" On my way to-
by means Of a stick. think 1t must have
been Mr.. Adams. He was too weak to help
himself, but l finally managed to get him
to the side of the boat, where he chung. l
then went on to the child AS approached
her and held out my paddle she continued
to cry out for me to save her father, and
as l persisted In my efforts for her she
protested. Even as l reached her she strug-
gled and cried out that I must not save
her before 1 had saved her father. OF
course, I continued in my efforts to save
her, and managed at last to get her ashore
safely. do not think l ever saw such a
young girl displayed.
Cause Of the Accident.
''As for the accident ITSELF continued
The Star informant. Il am satisfied that
the disaster was due in large part to the
lack Of sufficient police protection before
the break came. There were, / should
judge, fully two thousand people on the ice.
Practically only one means of exit was af-
forded. and that was extremely dangerous,
owing to the weakening effects on the ice
Of the hot water from the Monument en-
CINE room. The ice during the afternoon
was broken along the edges virtually all
around the basin. the tide having loosened
the hold of the ice sheet upon the shore.
1t was natural assumption that as dinner
time approached there would be rush for
shore, and it was perfectly apparent that
the means of exit were insufficient. l saw
only one policeman, bicycle officer, on the
shore before the accident. There may,
however. have been others. On the ice
there was nobody seemingly in authority,
although one very large man in citizens
clothes assumed to keicharge of the case
after the break by believing directions in
more than stilling it.
1T is great pity that some means of
protection should not have been afforded at
the basin 1t Is practically the only place
near at hand that the people of this city
have for the enjoyment of a delightful
sport. and If proper Shore facilities were
afforded. with some degree of police guard
there would be no danger whatever, The
ice. to be sure. becemes broken from the
edges, and is not altogether safe there, but
the sheet itself is sound, and If not sub
Jected to- extraordinary pressure at one
point, as last evening. 1t would hold up all
corners without the. least-danger.''