The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

piSSsSu vi every sue 10 the SoAuIeASt tie
policemen. and the citizens who had
Joined in the search. and many tears Of
JOY were shed by the feminine attendants
at the camp and by the relatives Of the
boy.
DIR. Van Schaick Thankful.
In the name Of the summer outings COM
mittee, Rev. John Van Setback. pastor Of
the Church Of Our Father, and one of the
most unuring searchers for the boy, made
the following statement yesterday:
I want 10 express the deep apprecia-
ton feel, as a member of the summer
outings committee, of the efforts Of the
soldiers, citizens. police. and detectives.
who have stuck 10 this job until il was
done Thursday it was almost insuffer-
ably hot and to-day il rained so that
their efforts were at all times under dis
cOuraging conditions. Every man on the
hunt was wet 10 the skin again and again,
and many went without food for hours.
Il do not believe the child would ever
have been found if Capt. Preston had not
insisted on military precision in the
search. Nothing was left to chance. The
line Of skirmishers was broken again and
again In the jungle; but Capt. Preston
was always on the spot 10 close up the
gaps. I want also 10 speak of the tire
less energy of Mr. Weller and Capt An
drew Parker. Of the generosity of John
JOY Edison, and of the splendid order and
discipline OF the camp.
Mothers Need Not Fear.
THE citizens of Washington can rest
assured that we have the best camp we
ever had since the work began. and that
practical common sense and kindness are
united in the work out there. The acct
dent was unavQidable and unlocked for.
and Is not likely 70 occur again; so that
mothers may fell perfectly assured in
sending their children to Camp Good
win"
The boy was found four hundred yards
north Of Camp Good Win. In dense
pine thicket Fifty wildly cheering troop
ers burst out of the woods. one Of whom
held the babe He was Private Rice of
Company F. Thirteenth Cavalry. As the
shouts OF the soldiers were heard in the
camp anxious watchers with smiling faces
poured forth TO meet the rescue party
Attention was first devoted 10 the boy,
but after he was found 70 be well the
crowd gathered about Capt Preston and
his troopers and cheered them to the
echo.
Mrs Barker, the mother Of the child.
was Immediately notified Of the recovery
Of the child by the police, and she be-
gan making preparations for a quick
journey 10 the camp where she spent
the night with her child.
Search Resumed Undaunted.
Early yesterday morning the police and
a number Of volunteers. who responded
TO Secretary Weller's appeal, resumed tbs
search left of because Of darkness TIE
night before. Augmented by the soldiers
the searchers formed a determined look
ing party as they started out. Through
almost impossible thlckets they forced
their way, Capt Preston compelling an
almost perfect alignment over rocks and
gullies the soldiers climbed. almost lit
orally leaving no stone unturned.
Meanwhile twenty patrolmen under
Capt. Eliot and Sergt Murphy. of thu
Tenth precinct we're working along Rock
Creek farther south. At II O'Clock the
recall was sounded, and the troopers
climbed the hill to the camp. where a
luncheon was served After a rest Of less
than an hour the bugle was blown and
the line was again formed 10 search the
woods and fields to the north and west
Through a corn field and meadow the
line first moved. and two hundred yards
away from the camp a detour was made
to the left, and the troopers entered q
dense mass OF brieTs and bushes. through
which they made their way with great
difficulty. From this they entered nine
woods, where the shrubbery was less
dense and where the line was extended To
a length OF 80 yards
Successful End of Search.
The hunt had continued but half an
hour, when a shout was heard to the ex-
IRENE right Of the line, ana every man
rushed like mad in that direction. They'll
found the child in the arms of Trooper
Rice, and every man OF them wanted 10 /
pat the little fellow on the head and ask |
him how he felt No cheering in battle
was ever wilder or more exultant than
that raised in the forest by the men who
had come not 70 destroy, but to save q /
human life.
In the midst Of shouting soldiers. the
child was hurried to shelter, where he was /
given in charge of Secretary Weller and
Mrs. Busnee, the superintendent of the
camp.
The child was found. after medical ex-
animation, 10 be in good health, save for
q slight weakness due to hunger.