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

iii thew were driven away, 1t was feared
that the big pile would slide bodily into
the stream and carry the crowd with IL.
Miss Hizer's Body the First Found.
The first body found that of Miss Hazel
Hizer, was brought to the surface Wlthlh
twenty-five minutes after the accident.
Mrs Sylvester and the party OF ladles on
the yigilant were sent out of sight of the
narrowing scene, and on an emergency
operating table, made from a canvas avn
ing on the forward deck of the Vig1lant
Miss Hizer's body was placed. Deputy
Coroner Glazebrook went to work at once
and by every known means he stroVe 10
resuscitate her. He had corps OF able
assistants and their efforts were not sus-
nended until almost an hour had passed
and it was realized that Miss Hizer was
beyond all hope.
In like manner the little band labored
over the second body, that of a man, which
was dragged from the bottom few min
utes after Miss HiZer, but he, too, was
dead Other bodies were brought in rapid
succession and the forward deck of the
V.gilant was transformed into temporary
morgue.
In the meantime, hurry calls had been
sent for the seventh precinct patrol wagon,
the morgue wagon, and the Vigilants ten
der, boat on wheels. In them the bodies
were taken from the Vfgilant to the sew
enth precinct police station.
While they were dragging the river one
corps of reScuerS made fast, with a dredg-
ing hook, to the hulk of the Recreation A
line was passed ashore, and fully score
of strong men were required to pull 1t
against the current of the fume to the
shore The task was finally accomplished,
and soon afterward two expert engineers,
a Mr.. Schneider and Mr.. Augustus Fors-
berg of the firm of Forsberg & Murray at
the request of Major Sylvester, examined
the engine of the Recreation. According to
their verbal report the engine was in good
Whom the stern of the Inflated
launch was brought to the surface the
body of ]. Herbert Coates was found. His
feet were entangled in the steering gear,
and both his hands were tightly grasping
the broken rail- The canvas awning of the
Recreation was taken from the water by
the police boat crew and dragged ashore.
Acting Coroner Present.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook, who is act
ing as coroner during the absence from the
city OF Coroner hewitt. was aboard the
Vigilant when the accident occurred. After
working for long time over the body of
Miss Hizer, he turned his attention to the
wreck of the launch and the recovery OF
the bodies, and began an immediate inves-
tigation into the cause of the accident.
The bodies were all taken to the George
town police station as soon as recovered.
and there those that remained unidentified
were recognized by the rescued and by
their friends.
=. f1cTDeTt SOdtcS, OiMti, Choa'SS
H. Blumer and J. George Smith were no.
bles Of the Mystic Shrine, and were imme-
diately identified by their identification
tags" Andrew ]. Boose was member OF
the B. p o. E. Lieut.. Jordan recognized
Mr.. Blumer as soon as he was taken from
the water. The first body recovered was
that OF Hazel Hizer. and after that the
recoveries were made in quick order, de-
spite the disadvantages of working against
the current and with its tendency to drive
the bodies further toward the center of the
stream.
The Recreation is a naphtha launch, own
ed partly by Dr. Charles A. Stewart and DR..
Charles w. Wagner, and 1t was as their
guests that the parties went to the regatta
1t Is a light-draught boat that rides easily
on the water. After the first race 1t was
warned by the referee for getting too close
in on the racers. 1t then drew farther to-
ward the shore. and while skirting the
bank it ran into the mill stream current.
Those Who Rendered Aid.
Lieut.. w. w. Jordan, commanding the
seventh precinct station. today submitted
to Major Richard Sylvester OF the metro
politan police the following report relative
to the accident:
ST have the honor to report that the fol-
lowing citizens assisted in the recovery or
the bodies that were drowned at the foot
Of 34th street northwest, August L. lvO4,
and those also who rendered assistance IN
william T. Reynolds. who keeps q boat
house at the foot Of 84th street, assisted
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