Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27
ANOTHER BODY FOUND
REMAINS OF MRS. sAALBACH
TAKEN FROM THE RIVER.

A colored man named William Bryan.
living at 1855 18th street. this morning
about $50 o'clock discovered the body of
Mrs. Edward r. Saalbach floating In the
river near Analostan Island. Mrs. Saalbach
was drowned last Sunday by the overturn-
ing of a canoe.
Bryan secured the body and towed 1t to
the wharf of Littleaeld & Alvord and the
police were notified. Policeman STANCE
was on duty at the harbor office when the
message was received. He Immediately
proceeded to the wharf mentioned for the
body In his naphtha launch Louise. tax
ing bateau along. He was accompanied
by William Gross and Henry Ashford, who
are employed at the office Of the harbor
precinct.
Upon reaching the place where the body
had been made fast Policeman STANCE and
his assistants realized that a difficult task
confronted them. because the remains were
In an advanced state of decomposition.
They succeeded In lifting the body into the
bateau. however. and then removed 1t to
the morgue. An examination of the re-
mains showed that there was long piece
of wire. such as is used by feed dealers
FOR baling hay, entangled in the skirt.
The wire, the superintendent of the morgue
thinks, probably aided in keeping the body
upon the bottom of the river for while.
Held by Wire.
1t Is the custom of men on boats to
throw all kinds Of refuse into the river
The wire may have been entangled or fas-
tened to a branch of a tree or upon a
stone on the bottom of the river and left in
such position that the skirts were caught
by 1t and the body held fast until the
current pushed 1t away from the object to
which 1t was fastened.
Inc condition of the body was such as
to indicate that it had been in the river
for several days, SO inquiring friends who
called at the morgue were not permitted to
view 1t. After the accident occurred near
Dixie Landing Sunday afternoon and the
police were notified, they did all they could
TO recover the bodies, dragging the river
and watching along the shores. 1t was
feared that nothing could be accomplished
by dragging, SO the police were surprised
when the body of Mr.. Saalbach was re-
covered in that manner.
When Acting Coroner Glazebrook was in
formed Of the finding of the remains he
gave a certificate of accidental death.
similar certificate having been issued in the
case of Mr.. Saalbach. Undertaken J. Will
liam Lee. who had already prepared the
body of the husband, took charge of the
remains of the wife DIR. Giazebrook
thought that the condition of the body in
dicated that it had f1oated yesterday and
been exposed to the sun. 1t is stated that
the bodies may be cremated.
Search for PurcelIs Remains.
Searchers and watchers were along the
river all day yesterday endeavoring to re-
cover the body of Robt. Purcell the Central
High School graduate who lost his life near
H 9Th Island Sunday while experimenting
with DR.. Dick Dear. Mr.. Mallon Pur-
cell, father Of the boy, called at police
headquarters yesterday afternoon and con-
ferred with Capt. Boardman as to the wis.,
est course to pursue in the effort to locate
the remains Capt. Boardman, who is IA
miliar with the conditions about High Is
land told Mr.. Purcell that to drag the river
In the vicinity of where the drowning oc-
CURED would be impossibility.
I'm afraid the captain said that you
will have to wait until the water Is lower
or until the body rises to the surface"
Mrs Purcell. the mother, Is said to be
breaking down under the strain. She Is
unable to understand why the body of her
boy has pot been recovered. Friends Of
the familywere out early this morning to
renew the search. and they mean to remain
about the river until the body is recovered
or until they reach the conclusion that the
search is homeless