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The Washington times., 1906-07-24
HURLED IN BUGGY
DOWN MOUNTAIN

PENAIAR. Pa. July 24-Le Roy q.
Honodel. membership secretary Of Y.
n c. A. of Washington. in company
with a young woman with wiicm he
was driving over the mountain roads of
this vicinity, had a narrow escape from
death or serious injury. In a deluge of
rain and complete darkness. the buggy
was overturned and Mr. Honodel and
his companion thrown over the side of
the road.
He managed to scramble 10 his feet,
20 find that his companion also had
struggled from beneath the overturned
buggy. The horse had plunged ahead
and with the trap had been wedged be-
tween two trees some distance below
the roadway on the side OF the noun
tain. For two miles the human victims
OF the accident ploddec- along through
utter darkness. mud and rain, until
theV reached shelter.
Mr Honodel had several bad bruises
ana a sprained wrist and the young
woman few scratches. Otherwise they
were not injured by their experience.
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TRIES TO HURL BODY
OF DAUGHTER TO GROUND

NEW YORK, July -l-CharEed with
removing the body of his daughter from
a coffin and attempting to throw il out
of a window. Charles Anderson, forty
seven years old. who lives al IS East
1a3d street. was called an -inhuman
monster" by Magistrate Moss ia the
Harlem court yesterday
My only regret. said the magistrate.
lis that there is no adequate punish
uent for the crime. Civilization has
never dreamed of such an outrage
against deceucy. and the statutes pro-
vide no penalty I'm keeping with the
mauEnity and horror of your act"
Witness said Anderson went 10 the
home of his wife, 1925 Park avenue. on
Sunday, when the funeral was being ar
ranged. drove his wife and either mourn
ers out OF the place, then deliberately
tried 10 throw the body of his daughter
cut window.
He was sent TO the workhouse on de-
fault of 500 bail
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KNEW UNCLE JOE"
IN THE OLD DAYS
BOyhOOd Friends Of Speak
eT Cannon Recall Incl
dents of His Youth.

kOkOMO. Ind july 24.-The success
Of Speaker Cannon was predicted by S
T. EnSIey, in whose employ the Speaker
was while young man ar Annapolis.
Md Il was written In q Cannon S
bedroom that he would be worth Sl00. 900
and 20 10 Congress. Both predictions
have been verified
a playmate OF Spe ker Cannon at An
napolis was Joshua Carter. now a resi-
dent of RussiayIIe. Ind He did not
anticipate the greatness 10 which Can
non has attained lie saws that Joe as
youne man was "a formidable debater.
invincihIe in street and sc4ooIhouse dis
cussions, an ardent ab0liGonist. but no
one thought of him ia the light of a
national quantity. Mr.. Carter many a
time has beaten him IN a game Of mar
bies. Mr. Cannon ne describes as a
young man Of spOtless integrity
sVdious. universally respected. and in
an unusual degree devoted To his
mother
Cannon clerked FOR several years for
$. II. Ensley al Annapolis and later the
merchant procured Tor Mr Cannon "a
place in law Office at Terre Hauta
Then Alr. Cannon opened q law office
CT .-'i'-'' \ tii'r iii.s Hbt tNtNfUflN was
not very successful, for AZ the end Of a
year he wrote 10 his former employer.
; T. Ensley, 10 take him back i'm the
store, fer as lawyer he was not sue
cessful Then EusIey persuaded him 10
locate AZ Tuscoia. Mr.. Cannon was the
first lawyer in the county of Douglas
He was also the first prosecuting at
torney and was elected 10 Congress
from the TUscola district and later. re-
moving 20 Danville. has been ln Con
gress since. save one term.
Mr.. Carter says Joe was among the
first TO break away from the custom of
the old school quakers and TO wear
store clothes. He Jared well. but
Mr.. Carter. not SO diplomatic. was
"chrchsd" and tried for dress and ad-
dress, To add 10 his sins he looked
upon the dance with fondness and had
also learned 10 play the violin. These
charges were not laid 10 Cannon's s. door.
They both ceased 70 speak scripturaI
language.
Mr. Carter has many time lain un-
der the tree Al Annapolis which was
cut mp and out of which a gavel was
made for the Speaker
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.UNDONE BY GREED.
MAN IS ARRESTED
Albert Cutler Is Accused of
Carrying Clothes From
Apartment House.

Albert Cutler, the coIored man arrest
ed last night by Policeman Adams on
a charge of house breaking was taken
To Police Headquarters today and photo
eraphed for the roRues' gallery. lie
viii bc given preliminary hearing in
,he Police Court tomorrow.
Mrs. J. p. Thomas, with apartments
in the Brunswick flats, says she saw
Cutler running from the building with
dn armfuI of jackets last night. She
Jeleph0ned 20 the First precinct sJa-
tiou and Adams responded. When be
arrived the cOlorcd man was not ia
sight.
Adams returned - the station %
make a report OF the robbery. While
he was writing there came another
"ting-a-InS' at the telephone and an
excited voice stated that the colored man
who ran off with the coats had come
back 10 make another haul. Adams
mounted his bicycle and rode back as
fast as he could. lie Saws he met Cut
Ter in the hallway and arrested him.
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OFFICIALS TO COMPEL
DAY OF EIGHT HOURS
lC0nunued nom FIrst PagcJ

Ordnance Corps. I'm which they are en-
5oUed strictly to obey the letter of the
cislt-hour law with regard % report
iuE AN violations of that law by Gov
orameut contractors for ordnance ma
tcriaI General Crozier's order follows.
"Thr following is published for the
Information and guidance OF an officers
Cf Jhe Ordnance Department
THE Secretary of War has decided
IL shall hereafter bq the duty Of the
officers OF this department 20 use
their powers To- prevent the violation
by contractors OF the provisions OF the
act II Congress approved August J.
1892, relative 10 the limitation of hours
and daily service of laborers and me
chanics employed upon the public WORK
of fre United States and of the Dis
trict of Columbia. published i'm ord
nance orders No. 10, dated August @.
1899, notwithstanding the decision of
the Attorney General published i'm
General Orders No. 81, of 1882.
Upon the receipt of these orders.
all contractors affected 10y the law viii
have their attention called To it by
the officers iu charge and all violations
thereof after such notice VIII Dee re-
ported 90 this Office.
I'm all specifications hereafter. the
special attention of The contractors
must be- called to the cight-hour act,
in order that they may be advised that
should they fail 10 comply herewith
they viii bee reported by the officers Of
this department for such action as the
Department of Justice may deem fl
proper 40 take
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Eighth Hour Inquiry
Held Up Until Thursday

District Attorney Baker was engaged
today before Justice Gould i'm connection
with the HyIe-Dimoud and other land
fraud cases. So there was nothing doing
with regard 20 investigating alleged
violation of the eight-hour law in the
District on Government work.
u is expected. however. that the inves-
t,E5tiou win Dee resumed Thursday or
Friday when O. number of laboTer- al
work il f.e construction of cerISm
public buildings and bridges ju the Dis
t-ier viii be summoned 90 the district
attorney office and examined as 10
thc hours cT labor.
ia tle event tEat the testimony given
bv -ho-e persons i= sufficient % base
The lr6.u- OF aU Indictment DO is prob
able District Attorney Baker viii ask
thar fha Er7Ud jury ba summoned 90
meet in special session 20 consider the
matter.
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TRAIN PLUNGES IN LAKE;
NINE LIVES ARE LOST
Great Northerns Continental Goes Over Perpendicular
Precpice and Sinks in Three Hundred
Feet of Water

SPOKANE. Wash. July 24.-At least
nine lives were lost on the Great North
eTns fast continental train. which
plunged into the Diamond Lake, thirty
five miles east Of Spokane. Monday
afternoon.
EDWARD MUNSON. engineer.
FRANK BELL. fireman.
G. II. DONNER. railway mail clerk.
G. HOWARD CURTIS. wealthy timber
OpeatOr. of Spokane.
- SHEA, timber man.
- MONOFORD. real estate man OF
Spokane.
Railway mail clerk, name unknown.
EXDressman. name unknown.
Baggage man, name unknown.
The train had just passed out OF the
tunnel and swung on to the curve above
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the lake. which really is a broad extern
sion Of the Little Spokane river, when
the rails spread and the cars dashed
sixty-five feet down an almost perpen-
dicular cliff into the water. AS il leap
ed to its doom on the rocks the gas
tanks under the smoker and the day
cars burst. and the coaches caught FIRE.
The lake is 300 feet deep. and the
train plunged into IL almost DerD-ndicu-
IarIy. The engine. baggage. and mail
car went under. and finally t9e smoker
The train did not become uucUaDIed.
but the day coach behind the smoker
kept the tracks.
The bodies Of Curtis and Monoford
were brought in on Wreclling train.
The bodies of the others have not been
found and probably vii not be recover
ed for days. The smoker Is almost
completely submerged. The engine lies
IN l30 feet OF water
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
BALL PLAYERS PINCHED
AT S. S. LEAGUE GAME

The game between Calvary and Fifth
yesterday afternoon was called at the
end of the ninth. with the score , to ?.
after one of the most exciting struggles
for supremacy on the local bali field
The game throughout was interspersed
with sharp controversies over decisions.
and the bad feeling finally precipitated
a fsticuf between certain members OF
lwo teams. This unfortunate climax
took place ct the clubhouse, and Il .
large crowd which had been cheering
and ieering through the nine innings
had left the grounds. Several We're
suspected by the police OF being resDOn-
sible for the rowdyism. and were placed
under arrest
The arrested men were licked up. and
later released. The officials of the league
have determined 70 suppress lch dis
graceful fnales on the local field.
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Binds Wounds of Boy
With Her UnderSkirt
Woman Handsomely GoWned and Wearing
Costly Gems CrawIS Under Car to Aid
Boy Crushed BY Wheel.

NEW YORK. July 2i-Tearing her
underskirt into strips to bandage the
little sufferers wounds. a fashionably
dressed woman wearing costly gems on
her fingers jumped from a car which had
run over and fatally injured siXyear-old
Frank Denathios. at Lexington avenue
and SiXty-sevent street, last night, and
pillowed the boys head on her lap.
While policemen and 5esscrs rushed
about eXcitedly the woman cOolly went
about her work. and by the time an
arrived the hoy was bandaged
almost as well jas surgeon could have
done IL.
With all possible haste the ambulance
was rushed 10 the Presbyterian Hospital
and the boy placed on the operating
table. A half hour later, however, he
died.
Several Women Ran.
While playing tag with some other
boys the child rushed in 'front.' of the
car just as the conductor gave The signal
TO go ahead The boy was knocked
down and dragged about ten feet be-
fore the car was stopped Several wom-
en- jumped from the car and ran away,
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
ARMY MANS WIFE
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Sibyl Moore Carson Only Married
Year

TOLEDO, Ohio, July -4-A rather
sensational divorce petition has been
filed here against Lieut.. Clifford g..
Carson, OF the regular army. now sta
toned at Fort Monroe. Va. His
wife. Sibyl Moore Carson. is "a prom
iuent local society woman and singer.
The couple was married only "a year
ago. She says the lieutenant chokcd
her, piuChcd her maIiCi0usly. drove her
from his presence at the Hotel Cham
berlin. said he mo- longer loved her
and she should return To the West.
whence she came. lie criticised her for
aSsoClatlug with people who worked
for living. one being an Eastern
newspaper woman. She does not seek
alimony, but wants her maiden name
restored.
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WOuld-Be Wife Muir
derer Keeps Police
On Guard.
HANGING AND CHOKING
StuffS Pieces Of Shirt and
Handkerchief Down His
Throat.

PHILADELPHIA. July 24-Though
guarded by policemen all night, NorVal
W Adams. who late yesterday after
noon tried % murder his wife, al the
home of her sister Mrs. Clarence D.
Harvey. -gl6 Dauphin street. made three
desperate attempts to commit suicide
IN his cell nj the TwenJy-siNth and York
streets police station.
This morning he was held without bail
hv Magistrate Rau 10 await the result
OF his wife's injuries
About 1880 o'clock SergcauJ Mervine
was passing along the prison corridor
when ne heard a strange noise from
the cell in which Adams was confined
IIe opened The door and found the man
hanging against the bars by his sus-
pcndeTs which hc had tied around his
neck lie had then braCed his feet
against the railing and was pressing
against 10 10 throw as much of his
weight as possible on the moose Al
ready he was black in the face.
Merriue called Knight Wdueu. the
turnkey. and the TWO revived the pris-
O-er H8If an hour later WalIen heard
q straugliug noise, and upon investiga-
tion he found Adams had stuffed his
haudkerchies down his throat and was
choking. Waueu pulled the handker-
clief out ard two policemen were placed
on guard.
Half am hour Ia-e- the str8ngling sound
issued "a third time from the cell. The
policemen rushed I'm and found Adams
asain black iu tile face. this time from
having torn on a piece OF h.s shirt and
stuffed 1t down his throat
once more the prisoner was revived
and after that the policemen SAT- by his
side an night When arraigned this
morning he =-l showed the effects OF his
efforts nj sels-dastructi0n
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CIGARETTE He GAVE CHILD
WAS LOADED WITH POWDER

YORK. Pa. July Civilian Smal.
of Midway, near this place, is in the
York jail charged with, furnishing "a
cigarette loaded with powder TO five
year-old Clair Myers. son of Hayes b.
Myers. of this county.
Small is about eighteen years old He
charged the tobacco with powder. il Is
alleged and then folded il like other
cigarettes and handed il 10 the child to
smoke When the cigarette was lighted
il exploded and burned the child's face
in a fearful manner
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JAILED FOR STEALING
AFTER PRISON TERN

Three months in Jail was the penalty
imposed upon Richard Reed ccIured.
VINO was convicted in the Police Court
today on a charge of petty larceny
Il is alleged by Detectives Hafti-.a
and Bauer thar he broke into Isaac RoI
Inns office at 1922 + street northwest.
several nights ago ana s;ofe d watch
valued az So The first charge again 81,
him was housebreakiug. bat il was
later condoned 10 petit larceny because
ot Reed 5 physical condition
The detectives alleged that Reed re-
Gently returned from the peUiJeuIiary
ar Moundsvilie. where he served five
years FOR house breaking
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WASHINGTON LAWYER
IN LEGION OF HONOR
Walter Y. R. Be-y Receives High
Honor From French for Valuable
Confidential Services.

Dispatches from Paris. received Fere
TODAY. announce that the cross of a
-rrraIe~ Of Tn. Legion Of Honor has
been conferred upon Walter Y. r. Rerry,
senior member OF The law firm Of Berry
q Minor. Of Washington. The arm. is
counsel for the French embassy and
the decoration Is in recognition of serv-
fees performed by Mr. Berry for the
French government.
Mr. Berry is uoJ now in the city. be-
ing away on his vacation At his offices
IL was explained that the service rem
dered by him was confidential and could
not be made public.
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
WORSWICK'S DEATH
CONF FIRNED BY IDE
No New Details of the Fight
in the Philippines
July q.

The War Department. today received
dispatch from Governor Ide, Of the
Philippines. confirming the report of
the killing OF j. O.. Worswick. third
Lieutenant Philippine Scouts. OF Man
haitian. Kan. in action at BuraueH.
Leyte. July p. but giving no further
details as 70 the engagement
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
ALLEN ASSAULT CASE
CONTINUED BY COURT

Assault with intent 90 rob is the
charge against Benjamin Allen, colored,
whose case was continued when called by
Clerk Potts in the Police Court today.
Amelia Kenyon, Of 1903 First street
southwest. says the man held her up
several nights ago. and after striking
her in the face number of times at
tempted 10 wrest her handbag from her
She screamed and ne ran away. Later
Detectives HaTtigan and Bauer arrested
Allen. and me is said 10 have admitted
his guilt
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TAKES CARB0LIC ACID;
THOUGHT IT WAS TONIC

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J.. July "a
Mrs Laura Nanderveer, who lived with
her brother, George Venable. on Raritan
avenue, Highland Park. rose at about
o'clock this morning and went 10 the
closent for medicine which she was 10
take Cropping about she found a bottle
she supposed contained tonic. IN
stead. the bottle contained carbolic acid.
She swallowed large quantity and
while DT. GuJtman was administering
antidotes and using the stomach pump
she died.
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HEARING FOR CLAYTON
IN POLICE COURT
COlored Man Insists He Did Nor As
sault Mrs. Fields.

William CLAYTON. the Coiored man
charged with assauiung and robhing
Mrs. Amelia Fields in her home in An
accstia on Nav $. viii be taken 20 the
Police Court tomorrow morning for "a
preliminary hearing before Judge
kimnalL
The prisoner was brought 10 this city
from Leonardtown. Md, by Detectives
Horne and Flather. after Mrs. Field is
said 10 have identified him. He was
photographed at Police Headquarters
yesterday and sent 10 the Sixth precinct
station, where he has since been incar-
cerated. The prisoner insists that the
woman has made a mistake, and he
denied that he was anywhere near her
house.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES
AT THE CITY P0ST0FFlCE

The following changes in the force OF
the city postohlce were announced to-
day;
Hiss F. J.. Hamilton, hO9kk eeper
promoted To S1,400; J. II. Collier regis
try clerk. promoted To $500; Mrs. Z.
A. Graham. inquiry clerk. promoted 70
81 .200. H. ". Ransdeu. mailing clerk.
promoted TO S1,1O0: j. D. FTansoni Dr.,
mailing clerk. promoted 20 $1,000, ana
G. l.. Shank. transferred from the car
rier force and appointed registry clerk
at the salary of $500.
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
ALFONSO RIDES STEED
INTO DRAWING ROOM

MADRID. July liking Alfonso is
up TO his old pranks and has just given
the Dowager Queen a scare which is
said TO have caused her 10 faint from
fright.
The young King mounted a favorite
horse which he rode up the stairs OF
the palace TO where his mother was
and into her drawing room. The story
Is generally believed throughout the
CITY.
The Washington times., 1906-07-24
HOLLAND IN GLOOM.
NO HEIR TO THRONE
Expectations UnTealized as Result Of
Queens Sudden Illness While
at The Hague.

THE HAGUE. July oA-Queen VIII
heluina was taken IN last night. and
the announcement was made this morn
ing that as a result OF her sickness the
expectation of an heir to- the throne
VIII not be realized at this time All
Holland has been cast into gloom by
this news.
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MINORITY LEADER
AGAIN NOMINATED

JACKSON. Miss. July 3f-The Demo
cratic executive committee of the
Eighth Congressional district held
meeting today and formally declared
John Sharp Williams Jhe party CaudI-
date for Congress from this district.
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.SECY. SHAW DEPARTS
FOR WEST TOMORROW

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will
start for the West tomorrow, leaving
Assistant Secretary Keep in charge of
the department, until about the middle
OF August
During his absence the Secretgry will
make a number Of speeches in his own
and other States
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WRITING EXPERTS
INITIATE LETTERS
IN HARTJE CASE
in Court EpiS-
ties Involving Wife and
Mothers Honor.

PITTSBURG. Pa. July 24.-NOtwith-
standing the fact that both sides in the
Hart1e divorce proceeding. which has
occupied Judge Frazer in common pleas
court No. 2 FOR somewhat over three
weeks. declare that their respective
cases rest. II is supposed that a trump
card Is secreted In the sleeves of both
Mr. Freeman, for the defendant, and
Mr.. Ferguson. for Hartie. both Of whom
VIII be played should occasion require.
Attorney Ferguson yesterday. I'm a n
Of anger because Of repeated objections
10 his questions by Attorney Freeman.
intimated that the prosecution has in its
possession a card which viii knock the
bottom out Of the Defense and that he
would probably play that card today.
On the other side, Mr.. Freeman
promises a sensation before the end Of
the trial. all OF which creates a feeling
of anticipation
The greater portion Of the morning
session was taken up by handwriting
experts for the prosecution who made
efforts 10 simulate the writing OF sey-
eTal OF the exhibited letters.
itartJe vest terda} sprung several new
letters which sought no show that his
wife.s sister Miss Helen Scott. and
her sister Ida. aged IL, were cognizant
81 the relations which he alleges eX-
listed between his wife and Ton"
Nadine, the white coachman, and aided
In carrying them along. One OF those
puTpOrts 10 be- a letter from Helen 10
Nadine, beSccchiug him 10 remain In
Plttsburg and stand by Mrs. Hartje,
who gave up her home and husband
for love Cf him. The other is memo
raudUm % what he was TO swear TO
concerning the blonde woman lu gray,
IS hom be drove 20 the house 10 keep
HaTtJe company when his wife was
aWa- in Memphis.
The Prisms Say So.
Prof Persifor i. Fraser. OF Phila-
delphia, for Hartje. identified these let
fera as being IN Helen Scotts haudwrit-
ing. Tie had proved his case, ne said.
10y physical examination Of the ink
used. For this he had used "a red, green.
and yellow prism, and upon these bits
OF r1lored crystal may hang the repu-
t3tiou OF these two beautiful girls and
ui Airs. HaTtle.
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but one woman went TO the aid of the
injured child.
His leg was pinned under the guard
fender and il was seen that the car would
have TO be raised before he could be re-
leased The woman did not hesitate
but crawled under the platform of the
car and quickly unlOosened her under
skirt. Then. while a crowd watched
her, she proceeded to bandage the child s
wounds.
BY this time some heavy crowbars had
been obtained and the car was raised
and backed away. Then the woman car
ried the boy 20 the sidewalk and sat
down on the curb with his head in her
lap.
Boys Mother Hysterical.
In the meantime word had been sent
10 the boys home at lbs Third avenue.
and just as the ambulance arrived the
boys mother came. She besame hysteri-
cal and was taken away in the ambu-
lance with her son.
The police and the conductor of the
car endeavored To obtain the name OF
the woman who rendered such valuable
aid. but she waved them aside and
walked away.
John Adler. of 20 East Ninety-ninth
street, mot0rman Of the car, was ar
rested.
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On Dangerous Route.

When he was satisfied with his booty
IT was 50 late that the ynree decided 10
60 home by the shortest way. a danger
out route over the railroad trestle. They
were close 10 the waters nearest edge
when Lulu Gerhardt turned around and
cried:
Look Look what's Comin',"
Willie turned only TO see a motor
train fash around a curve and reach
the first rails of the treste. fifty feet
behind him. With splendid courage he
pushed the little girl overheard anG
then the little boy. his brother. He wez
walking between them. Before he coui5
follow them the train hurled him far
out into the creek. His body sank at
once and was not seen again. although
dozens Of men later dragged The creek
Lulu dropped unhurt ou the edge OF
the mud flats and Theodore fell into
shallow water. from which he scrambled
60 land Each or them Kept UEhJ hold
Of the flowers they had gathered.
WiIIe-s bouquet. gathered FOR E-s
mother. went floating OH the sluss sa
stream beneath which his body lay.