Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-15

| age, was proprietor of a drug store a.
| North Capitol and streets, where he hat
been in business for the past six years.
He was native of Washington and ono
| of the young self-made business men OF
the city. He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
| John Blumer. natives of Washington, re-
siding at SO1 e street southeast:
His wife and two small children survive
| him. Mr.. Blumer was married June -
1897. The elder of his two children is five
years of age. Mrs. Blumer was Mss Ada
Holmes of Southeast Washington.
John Waldman, jr., was twenty years Of
| age the 18th of June. and for the past
two years has worked a mechanic 4,
| the navy yard. He is the son Of John
Waldman, merchant tailor, on Ith street
| and lived at 81 New York avenue. He left
| his fathers place of business at noon Sat
urday with William H. Smith, another
victim of the accident, and both were In
1 happy spirits.
Young Waldman was a prominent mem
! Der of the Y. NJ G. A, and was an enthu-
| sastic participant in all the meetings OF
| that society.
William H. Smith boarded with DR.. and
Mrs James A. Hunter, at 944 9th street
! northwest. He was employed as me-
chanic at the navy yard and was a Mason
| of some prominence.
He was about thirty-two years of age,
and lived in this city for about four years.
Nothing is known of his relatives. DR..
and Mrs Hunter had been out of the city
| for the past two or three days, and the
maid who has charge of the house could
give no informa ton relative 10 the unfor-
tunate mans family.
| T. Herbert Coates was native OF NC
| Keesport, Pa. and had many friends in
this city. His remains will probably be
conveyed there for interment.
Requiem mass will be celebrated tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock at Holy Trim
ity Catholic Church, Georgetown, over
! the body of Miss Hazel Hizer. The funeral
service at the church will be public and
will he attended nv the usual ceremonies
The officiating pastor win speak briefly
upon the life and character of the de-
ceased. Interment will be made in Mount
Olivet cemetery. The pallbearers have
been selected from group of the dead
girls friends They are Charles Staub.
Percy Smith, Robert Sommerville, Robert
Hudson, Frank Tucker and Frank Clark.
The home of Miss HiZer was visited
yesterday by hundreds of the friends of
| the unfortunate girl, who called to ex-
tend their sympathy.
Incidents of the Disaster.
The Recreation measures twenty five
feet in length. and has a beam of five feet
eight inches.
peculiar circumstance about the affair
was that when the capsized launch was
lowed in and righted on the bank two
pairs of womens shoes were found caught
under one Of the seats of the boat. One
pair was black. the other tan.
When the accident occurred the women 9
feet must have been caught between the
seat and the bottom of the boat In their
frantic efforts to escape death their shoes.
which were low-quarters, must have come
Off releasing their feet.
The comments heard on the bank while
the bodies were being taken from the wa
ter were chiefly in the form OF exclama-
lions OF horror and pity. AS the corpses of
men and women were found. hauled to the
surface and towed ashore, where they were
lifted to a stretcher, women wept and men
hid their faces.