Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-21
TWO MEN DROWNED
Sunken Bateau Loaded With
Iron, Supposedly Stolen.
COMPANION ALSO MISSING
Richard Langley and Alexander Cog.
hill Victims of Tragedy.

The bodies Of Richard Langley and
Alexander Coghill were found floating in
the river beside sunken bateau near
Giesboro Point early this morning by
William Lewis of Alexandria, who was
cunning in that vicinity.
The men were two of three who started
out from Baileys boathouse, under the
Anacostia bridge. about $50 O'Clock Wed.
nesday night. Since that time Mr.. Bal
ley from whom they rented the boat
has seen nothing OF his craft nor the
men who took it out.
Pig Iron in Boat.
When found the boat was loaded will
pig iron. taken, supposedly, from pile
under the Anacostia bridge, and
which the men are believed to have
started for Alexandria to SELL
The harbor police removed the bodie:
to the morgue. where they We're identified
His sister recognized Coghill, a plasterer
whose home was at 1927 l. street south
east. Langley, whose address is no
known. was identified by his brother. who
works in the navy yard
The time and the manner of then
drowning is unknown. The last the,
were seen alive. so far as can be learned
was when they in company with anoth
err man. pdlle1 away from Bailey
wharf in the 4ateau, supposed, bound
for a point up the river after raft o.
firewood.
From the condition of the bodie
when found it could not be ascertainet
when the drowning occurred.
Boat Owner Bailey's Story.
Accordinp to Mr. Po;Io1- tho mon +ur
of whom, Langley and Coghill, he knew
came to him Tuesday night and hired Z
boat. The party remained out all nigh
and returned to his wharf Wednesday
afternoon. saying they wanted larger
boat.
Bailey suspected the party intended tt
do some fishing in. violation Of the hst
law and told them of his suspicious
Coghill replied that they were going {
little way up the river to tow down q
raft of logs for sale.
The party started out in the direction
of the Pennsylvania avenue bridge. Th'
boat was found a little more than fou
miles away in the opposite direction, be
tween the boathouse and Alexandria.
The iron found in the boat is believed t.
have been taken from large pile of pi,
iron under the Anacostia bridge. The Dis
trict, In testing the strength of the cemen
pavement on the bridge. borrowed larg'
quantity of this iron, which was dumped
in pile and left practically unprotected
after its use.
The men are thought to have made
practice of selling this material in Alex
andria. Neither of them is known t
have done steady work for some time
The iron pile has diminished rapidly il
the last few months.
Storm May Have Wrecked Boat.
1t is believed the accident happened
Wednesday night, while the party was
laying up preparatory to making Alex
andria Thursday morning. The rain ant
wind of that night. together with the fac
that the men had been drinking heavily
before starting from the boathouse. i:
thought to point to that theory.
A sudden wave might have put the
heavily-laden boat awash. After that il
would be but matter of a few minutes
before 1t sank.
Richard Langley, according to his
brother, came to Washington about foul
months ago from Prince George county
Md, where he Is we'll known about Oxor
Hill. Silver Hill, Fort Foote and Piscat
away. In his pockets were found paper:
granting him permission to gun on sew
eral Maryland estates