Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
RULES BODY FOUND WOULD BUY IN BULK
Police Make A-Day Search Property Clerk Hargrove Fa
in Eastern Branch vors Change in Methods.
WAS NOT FAR FROM GRAY'S present WAY WASTEFULI
Alger Who Was Saved Supplies Small
Aids Quantities at Loss
GIRL WIDOW BREAKS DOWN ASKS LARGER APPROPRIATION
to IN
band YardW harf
Police Make AII-Day Search
in Eastern Branch.
WAS NOT FAR FROM GRAY'S
William E. Alger, Who Was Saved,
Aids.
GIRL WIDOW BREAKS DOWN
Would Stay All Night at Morgue
to Watch Over Her Hus-
bands Remains.

Members Of the crew Of the police boat
yesterday found the body of William S.
Rule. clerk in the bureau of navigation,
who was drowned in the Eastern branch
Friday night after the gasoline lannch of
William E Alger had caught fire. COM
Polling Rule and his two companions to
leave It, The body was recovered shortly
before O'Clock. little more than TWEEN
ty-four hours after the body of William
H. Gray. the other victim, was taken
from the water.
The two bodies were not far apart
near Devils Elbow, a short distance from
where the Zulu went down.
Coroner hewitt disposed of the affair
by giving certificates Of accidental death
and giving permission for the removal Of
the bodies of the two government clerks
from the morgue. Undertaken ]. William
Lee took charge of the body of Gray
early in the day, removing it to his es-
Establishment before the body of Rule was
recovered and taken to the morgue.
Mrs. Bernadette Lamar Gray, widow OF
one of the victims. arranged for the
funeral Of her husband to take place
from the chapel at Lees undertaking es-
tablishment at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon The interment will be at Glen
wood.
1t was stated this morning by Mrs
Davis, mother-in-law of Rule, that final
arrangements for the funeral Of her som
in-law would not be made until late this
afternoon Parents of the young man
want his remains shipped to Falmouth
KY, his birthplace, for burial, and the
widow wants the body inferred here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Davis, parents OF
Mrs. Rule, accompanied their daughter
to the morgue last evening to see the
body of the young man. The widow, who
is not yet twenty years of age and was
a bride of less than year, vas greatly
affected when she reached the morgue,
her parents also being unable to hide
their grief. Rule was lovable man and
all the members of the Davis family felt
that they had sustained great loss In
his untimely death.
Wanted to Watch Husbands Body.
Mrs. Rule wanted to remain at the
morgue last night and keep watch over
the body. but her parents finally induced
her to return home with them. A mes
sage sent to the parents of the young man
last night brought the response this morn
ing that his body was wanted for inter-
ment at Falmouth. His widow, however.
did not feel that she could entertain such
a proposition, and sent second message.
response to the message sent this
morning is not expected until late this
afternoon.
The body of Rule, like Gray's, was In
splendid condition. 1t was necessary to
defer the Gray funeral until tomorrow
afternoon in order that sisters of the de-
ceased might reach here from Chicago.
where Gray was born. Mrs. Reese Rob-
erts and Miss Christina Gray are the sis
tiers. Mrs. Gray's mother and sister. who
live in Frederick county, Md, are with
her at her home In Mount Rainier.
William E. Alger. owner OF the boat
and the only one of It's occupants to es-
cape death, was with the crew of the po-
lice boat a short while yesterday. He did
not remain on the river until the body of
Rule was recovered, however, fearing the
sight of its recovery would be more than
he could stand.
Fishermen Frightened Away.
The crew of the police boat reached the
scene of the accident yesterday morning
about the time that scores OF fishermen
went out for a days sport. Many Of the
anglers were found endeavoring to find
the body. but they left the vicinity when
the police got there. Several lines were
used by the police in locating the body.
The Zulu is still at Joe o. Miller's boat
house at Benning bridge. All day yester-
day persons were calling there to get a
plinlDse of the small craft Ai1er SAWS