Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27
DUNCAN M'RAE'S BODY
WILL Be SENT HOME
Services for Victim of River
Accident Will Be Held
This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Duncan McRae
the George Washington University
student, who was drowned in the Po-
tomac river. below Sycamore Island
Saturday afternoon, and whose body
was recovered early yesterday morn.
ing, will be held under the auspices OF
Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. of which
he was a member, at s o'clock this
afternoon at Lees undertaking estab-
1ishment, 332 Pennsylvania avenue
where the body now lies.
The remains will be forwarded to
Macon, Ga, tomorrow morning. Col
Duncan McRae. father of the drowned
man, lives at Macon. A floral piece.
with the colors and design Of the fra
ternity. will be sent with the casket.
The Rev. T. b. Lewis, who will con-
duct the religious services. in accord
ance with the ritual Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. at the undertaken
chapel, was at one time McRae's rector
and spiritual adviser. McRae was con-
firmed in DR.: Lewis church. Later
preparation for entrance into college
Rev. j. Mcbride Sterrett. D. D., LII. D.,
a member Of the fraternity, will as
sist at the services.
Father Telegraphs for Body.
Maj. James A. McRae, u. s. A.. uncle
Of the victim Of the river tragedy, will
be unable to accompany the body to Ma
con. He has received a telegram from
his brother. the father of young McRae,
requesting that the remains Of his son
be forwarded to Macon at the earliest
possible moment
The body will be accompanied to the
Union station by a delegation from the
fraternity No one will accompany the
casket on its journey south.
w. T. Reynolds. a boatman, whose
place is at the foot of 34th street. 10.
Gated the body. Reynolds, who in the
last ten years has recovered many bodies
from the river, when he heard Of the
drowning, went to the vicinity. launched
a boat and took part in the search. 1t
was his trained eye that found the corpse
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. short distance below the point
in the river where McRae sank.
The search party. composed largely of
members of the fraternity, helped recover
the body. John A. Sterrett. Stuart J.
Glass. Allison Miller. NJ: S. Farmer. Ken
Wyman and Frank Bond made up the
party.
Sheriff w. E. Welt of Rockville and
Coroner Joseph Reading, Maryland au-
tHoTiticS ndNIIlS JURISDICTION over the
scene Of the drowning. arrived there at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. After hear
ing the facts it was decided that no in
quest was necessary. and permission was
given for the removal Of the body to
Washington.
Stood Guard Over Body.
The rescue party stood guard over the
body from the time Of it's recovery until
the issuance of the removal permit and
accompanied the remains to Washington
Harold Keats. one Of McRaes compan-
ions on the fatal excursion. grief-stricken
over the tragedy, returned to the frater-
nifty house early yesterday morning to
change his drenched clothing. He was
not seen again until late in the afternoon,
when he returned to the fraternity
house. completely exhausted and ner-
vously wrought UP.
For q while he seemed hysterical. but
became more composed. His friends per-
suaded him to telephone to his mother,
who was in great alarm over his con-
tinued absence. He was taken home and
put to bed. Except extreme nervousness
he showed no signs Of illness.
George Washington University students
will meet some time during the week and
adopt resolutions Of coincidence. Young
McRae was popular with his associates
at the university.