Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
MAY Be BODY OF CANADA
CORPSE FOUND FLOATING NEAR
GLYMONT LAST EVENING.
Description Tallies With That of
Missing Glen Echo Postmaster.
Remains Badly Decomposed.

Following the reported discovery by
the crew of the fish commission steamer
Phalarope Friday of the body OF a man
floating in the Potomac a message was
received at police headquarter last night
that the body had been located and
secured to the shore in the vicinity of
Glymont. Md. AS we'll as it could be
ascertained without absolute Identified
ton the body is that Of Van D. Canada,
the missing Glen Echo postmaster. who
mysteriOusly disappeared from his home
March I. In the message 1t was stated
that a small notebook found In one of
the pockets bore the signature ~ Can
ada Glen Echo,' and that the clothing
upon the body answered in many respects
the description of that worn by Canada
when he left home.
Because the police boat vigilant is I'M
dergoing extensive repairs and the only
boat available by the department is the
small launch Maj. Sylvester 1t was said
by the police last night that no effort
would be made to go after the body
until today. A night trip to Glymont.
which Is only several miles west Of In
dian Head. in a boat the size of the
launch could not be undertaken. 1t is
probable the Maj. Sylvester. with a de-
tail Of men from the harbOr precinct will
leave for Glymont early this morning.
was not given in detail, but 1t seems the
corpse was seen floating down stream
and about a hundred yards from the
Maryland shore by Capt Thomas Lind
sey. fisherman. A rope was fastened
about the body and it was towed to the
shore and made fast to a tree.
Report Comes From Indian Head.
The finding of the body and the name in
the notebook were reported by Lindsey to
Capt r. n. Veeder Of the fish commission
steamer Phalarope. Capt. Veeder COM
municated the fact to Bat Hutton wharf
man at Indian Head. and the message was
sent through to Inspector Boardman over
the government telephone system. 1t was
it appeared to had been in the water for
some length of time. Evidently this is
the same body discovered in the river near
organs point Friday night by Capt Wee
der. That a body should float from Bry
ans point to Glymont in twenty four
present time. owing to the strong current
in the river.
When Canada disappeared he was
though to be carrying a large sum of
money and other valuables. but no men,
ton of either was made in the report from
Indian Head.
Story Of the Disappearance.
In addition to being the postmaster of
Glen Echo. Canada was a prosperous
merchant and was the proprietor of the
store Immediately west of the Glen Echo
Park He disappeared March l, and at
the time was dressed in ordinary street
clothing. and had with him. it is said. a
large sum of money. 1t was believed he
was in Washington on business trip.
and although unusual for him to be all
sent without explan ation. no alarm was
expressed.
His continued absence. however, alarmed
his family and friends, and after a short
private search the matter was reported
to the police. Inquiry was made at all
the hospitals in the city without success.
and the disappearance was called to the
attention of the police of the neighboring
towns and cities. Canada's friends i'm the
meantime kept up a search in the hope of
finding him within this city or in a near
by community, the opinion being that his
mind had become impaired. The suspi-
cion of suicide was also aroused
Late last evening orders were issued to
the commander Of the harbor precinct to
send the police launch Major Sylvester
down to the river to bring the body to
this city The boat will leave the pre-
cinct station at o'clock this morning
and 1t is estimated it will take about nine
and a half or ten hours to complete the
round trip.