The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
FIND GIRLS BODY
GAY STILL IN River.
Miss Pendleton Dies With a
Smile on Her
Lips.
WILL BE BURIED TOGETHER
This Is Well-Nigh Certain if
Body Of Young Man Is Re-: !,
covered in Time.
WILL BE BURIED TOGETHER
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CLIFTON. FORGE. vA.,i April 20--
After being under the waters OF jack
son River for two days and two nights,
the body Of Miss Pendleton. who threw
herself from the suspension bridge
Thurs sday morning was found at $3.50
o'clock about one hundred yards be-
low the old r. and a.. bridge. The dis
covery OF the body5was made by Messrs.
r. L. Watts and George Broughman,
who have spent much Of their time as
sisting in the search since the tragedy
OF Thursday morning. 1t was before
the, party OF searchers went to work
this morning that the girls body was
found. The gentlemen named were
by themselves IN a boat about thirty
feet from the north side OF the river,
and Just above the falls below the old
railroad bridge, when through the
clear water of the stream they saw
an object which they at first took to
be a rock, but on investigation they
found 1t to be the body of Miss PEN
dleton.
1 BY the use Of. hooks they raised the
body to the surface lof3the water; lifted
it tenderly into the boat, and then con-
Veyed It to the south side. where.
wrapped In. q blanket, the, body was
placed on stretcher and carried by
Iriendscto the home of Mr.. G. a. shomo
to- besprepared for burial.
! is.s Smile on;Her. Lips.
Mr.. Watts stated to your corres-
pondept, that Miss Pendleton looked
q natural as in life, and that she had
q: smile on her face. sl ~
I The news Of the find flashed over the
ci ty, about as rapidly did the tragedy
itself, and it was but q short time be-
fore II was generally known all over
the city. ],
Though dead and beyond all hope of
n return to life, there was feeling Of
relief over the fact that this fair young
woman would not fill a wntery grave,
ana ithnt-she would be given q Chris
tinn burial.
At the point where the body was found
a lengthy search was made, In the hope
that stuart Gay would also be located.
hut alta late hour this evening his body
was still missing. { It is said with some
degree 81 authority that If the body OF
young Gay Is found within q reas sonaple
time there would be 4 double funeral, ana
the young man and woman buried IN ~ = the =
same grave, ,iiI
with the rope across the river and the
same NNf|tV
sea earchinK party has slowly made its way
down ths river, N the hope Of rescuing
the body ot the yolns nan. but 50 Tar
without success; WIN work suspended
at the shops DAY, the searching party
has had more assi istance, and the attend- ID.
ance yot on lookera has been largely In
creased. INTEREST In the sad affair con-
tinues and 3alll this people appear to be-
willing stN rendar eYery assistance N their
power to ald la the work Of rescue and
give comfort to these In distress.
It has been dsalde4 to keep the body
out until Monday AZ I'll events, IN the
hope that ths bpsdy 81 Gay may be found,
The thapyY, s,Y ced bY some that II q
garment fpf A. Gspwned person is thrown
into the lsTlfsr Is Will 80 to where the
body lay and sink, Was tried. and a
shirtwaist Of the young lady was used
for, this purpose. The waist Aoated down
the river and went to the bottom OF the
river near where the body was found. hut
ttsdld mot furnish the clue to the discov-
cry.