The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-21
REAR ADMIRAL SON
MAY HAVE DROWNED
@ Jack Ramsay'S Friends
Think Body May Now Rest
in the Potomac River.

The fear that the body OF George d.
Ramsay, son Of Rear Admiral Francis
II. Ramsay. retired. who has been miss
Ing since September s, may lie al the
bottom Of the Potomac river. increases
as day after day passes and nothing is
heard from the missing man last seen
on a Norfolk and Washington steamer
just after IL left Alexandria
The police ot Norfolk, who for sew
eral days have been investigating the
disappearance Us the young man, have
reported 20 Lieutenant Peck, In charge
OF detective headquarters. that they are
unable 10 find any trace OF the miss
ing Washingtonian, nor are they able
10 develop the fact that he ever landed
IN Norfolk
Dwight Anderson. the last nerson who
talked with che young man. has in
formed the police that ne had a con
versation with Ramsay after the boat
left Alexandra on the night trip Sep
tember 2. but that ne does not recall
seeing him leaNe the steamer at either
Old Point Comfort or Norfolk the next
morning.
1t is generally conceded among Ram
says friends that he left washington.
abandoning mis- position and family. be
cause Of marital differences which have
existed since June, when Mrs Ramsay
separated from her husband, but none
OF Ramsay's relatives are willing 70
consider the theory OF sUicije or foul
play.
Admiral Ramsay. It Is said. had tele-
graphed and communicated with friends
in a number Of nearby cities. with a
view to locating his son. but al TO no
avail. As day after day passes and
nothing Is heard from Jack" as be Is
faniliarly known the admiral becomes
more and more respondent.
Detectives Get no Clues.
It developed today that some days be
fore the public was apprised Of the dis
/ appearance Of Ramsay. Admiral Ram
say. his father, had asked the aid Of
the Washington police. and that de-
! tectives had been at work on the case.
Lieutenant Peck said this afternoon that
I his department had been unable thus
/ far 10 obtain the slightest clue. other
! than that Ramsay left Washington on
I the Norfolk steamer and had never been
seen IN the Virginia city.
! Detective Barbee. Of the Central Of
I fee, spent yesterday at Clarendon Va
a report from D. B. McCabe, OF that
place. having reached headquarters that
I a man answering Ramsay's description
/ had been seen there on Thursday night
/ The detective was unable 70 confirm
! this theory. and Ramsay's wherea bouts
| and movements remain amystery still
| Separated From Vile.
/ Mrs. Ramsay, the missing mans wife.
| in a statement made exclusively TO a
/ reporter for The Times admitted that
/ she and her husband had been separ-
! ated since June. and that he had made
! several efforts to effect a reconciliation
/ One Of Mrs. Ramsay's friends. when
/ asked today If she contemplated d.
| Vorce proceedings, replied that she had
/ no such intentions. especially at this
/ time when the whereabouts Of Mr. Ram
( say are unknown, and there is a DOS
I sibiity that he Is dead. The three chill
/ dren are in the custody OF the mother.
/ and are now at a Virginia resort.
| The condition of Admiral Ramsay IS
/ said 10 be Of grave concern 10 his
/ friends. Although the aged admiral
! holds Up well. il is plain TO see that
/ the strain Of the past two weeks Is
/ telling upon him. but he is untiring "a
! his efforts to locate his son.