The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
REMAINS Of RIVER
VICTIMS EN- ROUTE
Bodies Of Three Drowned
Will Arrive Tonight.
WADED BEYOND DEPTH
Five Lost Their Lives in the Tragedy
at dgewater-Funeral Arrange
ments Not Yet Complete.

The funeral arrangements of the three
daughters OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank c.
kemOn. Of 1901 Fourth Street northwest.
who were drowned, together with Mrs.
James H. Herbert. of 2323 First Street
northwest, and her child. at Edgewater,
near Meter, WestmOreland county, Va,
yesterday afternoon, will not be com
plcted until tonight, as the steamer upon
which they are being brought TO Wash
inSton will not arrive until II O'Clock.
Scion G, kemon, a brother Of Frank c.
hemor, said this morning that he had
heard nothing from his brother since
he left Wednesday for Edgewater He
had expected the bodies of the three
young women to arrive this morning.
Got Beyond Depth.
Miss Helen Kemon, aged twenty: Miss
Ada, aged nineteen. and Miss Harriet.
aged fifteen. We're drowned while bath
Ing IN the Potomac at Edgewater yes
terday afternoon. With them were Mrs.
Herbert, Of 1923 First Street northwest,
and her young child. who were also
drowned They were in shallow water on
the hanks of the river. but ventured out
Of their depth AS none Of them could
swim they Were drowned before assfs-
es'AAet NbAt4N GCn them.
Well Known Here.
Frank c. Kemon. the father of the
young woman, who is employed at the
Government Printing Office, took cot
tage at Edgewater for the summer and
sent his family there. He spent ten
days with them and came back to
Washington to arrange some business
affairs. On Wednesday morning he re-
turned TO be with them for several
weeks. Philip Kemon. his son. left
Washington last night for Edgewater.
At the cottage with the Kemons were
Miss Grace Thomas and r. f. wilkins.
an artist. OF Washington.
The Misses Kemon were well known in
washington. being members of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
SUNDAY school. The youngest. Miss
atlon from the High School The
hemon house on Fourth Street has been
opened by friends
Gone For Mrs. Herbert.
This morning Sergeant Headley. Of the
Police Department. sent his brother 10
Edgewater on a tug boat to bring back
the bodies Of Mrs. James II. Herbert
and her four-year-old daughter. The
uouDIt LuNefai VIII be held from the
Herbert residence. 2323 First Street
northwest. Monday.
Mrs Herbert was Sergeant HeadIev's
sister-in-law. She and her daughter
went to Edgewater, where her husband
has summer cottage. several weeks
ago, 10 spend the summer. Edgewatar
is about thirty miles below Colonial
Beach, and the dispatches sent to Ser
geant Headley AID his family. telling
him Of the drowning Of his sister-in-law.
were delayed because the little place Is
ten miles from a telegraph or telephone
station.
The telegraph operator sent the name
Mrs James Hubbard" This was
enough like his sister-in-law name to
the bluecoat that his relatives
had met with mishap, and when ne
had the message repeated the correct
name was found in the dispatch. The
brother was then sent 10 the local
to get tugbOat TO make the
trip 10 Edgewater and bring the bodies
70 Washington. An undertaken will take
charge Of the remains of the two bodies
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
boat at the Seventh Street wharf. to-
night or tomorrow morning.