Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02
CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS
Lives Lost Yesterday in the
Potomac River.
POLICE SEARCH FOR BODIES
Remains Of Herbert ]. Calender
Promptly Recovered.
ANOTHER DROWNING TODAY
Efforts to Save Brother-Signs Of
Exhaustion-Batteau Filled
and Upset

Two lives were claimed by the Potomac
river yesterday, the record for the previous
Sunday having been three victims. Those
who were drowned yesterday were Herbert
j. Calender and Cecil 3. Fuller. The for
mer timer and was in business at 210
c street northeast, his parents living at
1443 Chaplin street. Fuller. who was eight
cen years of age, resided at 419 10th street
southwest and was employed as clerk In
Jackson's cigar store. It'll street. Calender
was drowned in the basin not far from the
bathing beach, and Fuller lost his life In
! the Eastern branch. near the navy yard
bridge. The former was swimming and the
latter was thrown into the water by the
capsiZing Of a boat.
Herbert Calender and his brother. Bur-
ton H. Calender, appeared at the bathing
beach shortly after 3 o'clock In the after
noon to enjoy swim. They had been in
the water about an hour and were beyond
the confines of the bathing beach, having
gone through the narrow channel and
reached the outer basin. 1t was their in
tention to swim to boat that was con-
siderable distance from the shore.
Was Giving Out.
When the young men were about ten
yards from the boat Burton noticed that
his brother giving out and he went to
and not to get excited he placed his arm
about the other and started to help him to
the boat. Herbert was rapidly g-owing
weaker. Both We're showing signs of eX
haustion when Herbert pushed himself
away from Burton and made an effort to
reach the boat. Burton swan toward the
boat and reached there just about the time
he heard his brother say: Il can't make 1t,
Burt
Burton turned and made another effort to
,ec;.-f 10, h,o+ IN,,t b. nf%A lnl
pether beneath the surface of the wa er.
News of the drowning reached boatmen and
others in the vicinity of the bathing beach
and a number of persons We're attracted to
the scene. The crew of the police boat
was summoned and the body was recovered
about 80 o clock. The remains were re-
moved to the morgue and the brother OF
the deceased called there soon afte wa~d
He related the sad story to the in
charge and made arrangements with IN
dertaker Bradley for the removal of the
remains to the home of his parents on Cha
pin street The funeral will probably occur
tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Weston Bruner,
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church. will of
ficiate and the body will be inferred in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The deceased and Miss Florence Blake
were married only few months ago.
Batteau Overturned
The first that was known of the drown
Ing Of Cecil Fuller was when companion
iiOSu bQSiliIE, WIG TISSUES al Oh
street southwest. called upon the pol ce in
Anacostia and related the story of the over
turning of batteau and of the disappear
ance Of his friend. AS soon as the occur
renee was reported the crew of the police
boat FASTENED to the scene of the drowning
and dragged for the body. They had not
succeeded in finding it at sunrise, when ii
was necessary to stop for rest. 1t appears
that the two young men went sailing yes
terday afternoon. and 1t was about II 30
o'clock when they reached point opposite
Clark's boathouse, where they were to cast
anchor.
When the boat had been made fast they
stepped Into a batteau to row ashore, but
the small craft filled and overturned,
throwing both men into the water. It was
all that Duehring could do TO save his own
life. When he reached the shore he at once
sought the assistance of the police. An
effort was made to find the missing man. it
being thought by some of the policemen
that he might have reached the marsh and
waiting to be rescued. They failed to
find any trace of him, however, SO the crew
of the police boat notified.
Friends OF Fuller visited the scene of the
drowning today and made a search for the
body. Arrangements were made for the
crew of the police boat to renew their eff
forts this afternoon. beginning after
O'Clock.
Another Drowning Today.
Another drowning occurred today about
noon. the victim being Robert Robinson.
colored eighteen years of age. He lost his
life in Rock creek, near where the Massa-
chusetts avenue bridge crosses the stream.
Robinson whose home was at l405 Pierce
place was in bathing with several friends
While in deep water he was seized with
cramp. He sank and was drowned before
his friends could render assistance. the
body was soon recovered and was sent to
the morgue Acting Coroner GlaZebrook
made an investigation and gave certiti-
cate of accidental death.