Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEAD NAN Dlar6FTEDsA SsFRE
ERIC DAHL.
Said to Have Been n Norwegian Sailor
Police Court Rroceedings-
GenefalsNews..-.
Evening Star Bureau,
7O1 King Street,
y poiy TolonhOpa 10R

Bell Telephone 100.
ALEXANDRIA Va, August %, 1908.
The man found floating in the river yes
terday morning has been identified as Fred
eric Dahl. a Norwegian sailor. His body
was buried from Domaine & Sons under
taking establishment as that OF an un-
known man in the potter's field. Three
sailors came to the police station last night
and inquired there II a companion had been
locked up. and. being asked for descrip-
ton of the friend. they gave one that CORE
sponded to that of the drowned man. He
had shipped from New York on the schooner
Nellie W.. Craig, Captain. Lane. August 10,
and his pay from that time is in the hands
Of the captain. ---,
this morning and further identified the man
by stating that when he left the vessel Sat
urday he wore patent leather shoes but no
SOCKS, and this Tailed with what was found
in the case Of the drowned man. The re-
mainder OF his clothing was also identified.
BUT TWO facts seemed to be against the
identification. These were that the body
appeared to have been in the water five
or six days. while Dahl had been missing
out two days. and the finding of a men,
Uranium book having several entries about
the price Of coffee, ETC., which the captain
said a sailor would not be likely to carry. :.
But 1t Is thought that the description tai
lies to such an extent that it may be taken
as reasonably certain that the body is that
of Dahl.
Another circumstance that seems to point
that way is the fact that Acting Chief
Knight and Officer Gill early Sunday morn
ing heard cries Of Murder" coming from
mat COCK, but when they fastened to the
river shore they could see nothing It Is
supposed that Dahl attempted to board the
hA Fall
used this method Of attracting attention.
Second Registration Yesterday.
The second registration under the new
constitution in this city began yesterday at
noon. and the books will remain open from
noon each day until o'clock in the eveu-
Ing, closing Friday. Under the law all
candidates for the state senate must file
a notice of their candidacy thirty days be-
lore the prOmary, and yesterday was the
last day that this notice could be filed. as
the democratic primary is to be held Sep
tember -. The only persons who filed this
notice were: Messrs. Lewis II. Maehen of
+. Contee Meredith of Prince William.
Freight Cars Collide.
Several freight cars became detached
from the engine yesterday morning in the
yard Of the Washington Southern railway
and started down the track Just as an en-.
CINE was coming ups John Harrington, the
engineer, saw that collision was I'M
avoidable and jumped; sspraining his ankle
The tender OF the engine was almost COM
pletely demolished and the cars were badly
damaged.
Police Court Proceedings
Charles Smith and Leymore Purdy were
charged in the poaicei court this morning
with being drunk and disorderly. in the
streets last night. Complaint was made
by two small boys that the men were
throwing bottles about the street and that
one Of the bottles struck a boy on. the foot
cutting 1t badly. They were fined So each
IN the police court this morninE.rlr s[s ~
Nan Lucas and Joseph Lucas, charged
with disorderly conduct in Chicken alley
last night, were fined S. each. Joseph
Smith. charged with assaulting and beating
Nellie Smith, his stepdaughter, was dis
and fighting. fined IS. aHi >'s
General Notes.
The New Rammel Hotel was opened at
noon yesterday and was last night inspect
ed by a large crowd Of citizens, who were
greatly gratified. The building was for
merly known as the Exchange Hotel, and
was purchased about a year ago by Ram
mel Bros, who have entirely remodeled it
and installed a complete electric Lighting
plant in the building
The excursion given yesterday by ST.
Mary's Catholic Church was largely attend
was under the auspices of the Young Men S
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