The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-04
Article in The Times Leads
To Discovery of Hart
mans Remains.
SLAIN BY LIGHTNING
ON RIVER LAST JUNE
Identification Made After a Long
Search Mother Is iii and
Helpless.

Unidentified and lying in an unmark-
ed grave for three weeks. the body of
Alfred 4. Hartman, the land Office clerk,
who, while IN trip down the Potomac
in June WaE struck and knocked over
board by lightning. has been discovered
as the result OF an article in The Times
regarding his death.
The body win be sent TO Washington
for interment IA Rock Greek Cemetery
as soon as the Maryland authorities
have complied with the law governing
such cases.
The story of 5IaTtman's unusual death,
as carried in The Times. gained circula-
tion i'm Maryland and lead finally TO the
Identification OF the body as that OF
the Washington clerk.
Mother Is Ill.
Mrs. Emile Hartman, mother of the
young man, whose only son he was, is
suffering the tortures Of neurasthenia
brought on by the shock Of her sons
death ana the fruitless search for his
body that was carried on by the police
authorities of Washington and Mary
land
Alfred Hartman and Roy Freeman
were on a pleasure trip in a launch on
the Potomac river. During severe
thunder storm Hartman was struck bv
lightning and Freeman stunned. Hart
mans body fell into the river. As soon
as he recovered from the shock Free
man attempted to recover the body, but
could not find it. The police authorities
in Maryland were notified and a care
ful search was made but with no result.
Offered Reward.
Mrs. Hartman was notified Of the
death. and the failure OF the searchers
10 and the body. Left destitute, except
for the small savings from her. sons
meager salary. she nevertheless offered
a reward for the recovery Of the body
Freeman worked hard to ind the body
of his friend, but made no progress.
4 few days ago Mrs Hartman receiv-
ed word that a body had been found on
the beach near where Hartman was
killed, and a piece of the clothing on the
body was fOrwa ded for identification.
Freeman Immediately Identified the
piece of cloth and went to the scene
as soon as possible. He returned to
formation that the body was found
three weeks ago and was buried near
where it was found.
Seen In The Times.
An article published IN The Times
July . was seen by some of the resi-
dents Of the locality and the body was
exhumed and a sample of the clothing
secured and sent to Washington for
Identification. Freeman states that the
Maryland authorities are required TO
hold a coroneT's inquest and comply
with other formalities before the body
can be sent away from the locality
where IL was found. This probably will
be done within the next day or Two.
Arrangements have been made for
funeral services 10 be held at GieIs' IN
dertaking establishment as soon as the
body arrives. The Rev. Dr.. Guthrie, OF
Hamline NJ +. Church. will conduct the
services and the interment will take
place at Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mrs Hartman is left without means
and without relatives by the tragic death
of her son Alfred is the last of her
children and she, a native of Germany,
has no one to look TO for support She
is in extremely poor health at this time
the result Of her terrible experience Of
the past few weeks.