The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-23
ELEvEN-y[AROLD
BOY SAVES THREE
| FROM RIVER DEATH
Arthur Lusby, Anacostia
Youngster, Proves
Hero.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

ANACOSTA, d. c.. JAN. 20.
Arthur Lusby. 'tha. eleven-year-old son
Of Policeman Thomas A.. Lusby. of the
Eleventh precinct, is 70 hero today, in
the people OF Anacostia, because 1t was
solely through his sfforts yesterday
evening that three school boys were
prevented from drownihg in the Ana.
don, seven years old, OF >i2l6 w street:
Harold Cummings, aged ten years, who
lives at 12ls street: and Arthur
h hndsky about ssto the same age. whose
went TO the river to skate yesterday
evening, in company with other boys,
nnd the crowd gradually br'.ke up into
groups, the trio skating out to the
channel OF the stream at a point op-
posite the washington Navy Yard. The
water is fully thirty feet deep there.
Karl Feddon, who IVES pushing a
block Of ice ahead Of him with stick
ice was heard TO give forth a grinding
sound, and in an instant he had sunk
Into the water Thinking only Of help
ing Their aTsS ~ ysnns
and draw him to a foothold. They
failed, for the Ice gave. way and they
were thrown into the water.
Policeman c. r. Brown, who was scam
ming the ice-covered stream with pair
of field glasses He saw far out. half
mile away. one of the youthful skaters
after the other disappear in the. waters.
Giving the alarm Instantly, he sent
Bridge Waterman Augustus Wright on
wheel to the rescue. while ne followed
Arthur Lsby, skating with his COM
panions few rods only from the scene.
saw the accident and realized what was
needed. Rushing to the very edge Of
the treacherous ice. he threw himself
Hands s ssised Fsadon Ss she har the
youth in the water was gasping, and
he had sunk twice when Lusby reached
him. Dragging Feddon to the Ice,
young Lusby repeated his act as the
other two boys tried to grasp the ice
and save themselves from drowning. He
took them all tc his own home, at 1141
Chicago street, where he revived them.
Taking advantage of an unguardei
office, a thief yesterday afternoon
looted the iron safe in the office Of the
.Anacostia Brick Company. in Good
q sum estimated to be between $50 and
$50 That thu robbery was the work of
men familiar with the surroundings of
the brick yards. Is the telief of the
Raedy and Policeman Horton soon mad
three colored men under arrest.
Mr.. Guide, clerk in the office, left
the building temporarily. and it was In
United. Although the safe wes un-
locked, the thieves found II necessary
to use chisel to pry open the drawer
containing the money.
The men under arrest deny the
charge, and none OF the money was
found in their possession. One Of them
admitted having had a chisel about the
office, however. Through this chisel the
poice hore to be allie t. trace the
thieves.
William c. Wormley, colored, thirty
years old, who has been a patient In
the Government Hospital for the In.
sane, was sent yesterday by the police
TO the Washington Asylum Hospital fol-
observation. He has manifested symp.
toms within the past several days that
led his mother to fear for the safety
OF the family. He was charged with in
sanity. His home is at 1918 v street.
When John Grimes, resident OF
Oxon Hill, Prince George county, Md,
vas crossing the Anacostia bridge yes.
terday afternoon in his buggy. he was
overcome by sudden illness. Augustus
Wright. bridge Waterman, found him
Unconscious. He was taken to the Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Electa Chapter, No. 2, Order Of the
Eastern Star, met last night and COM
pleted arrangements for a reception to
Charles F. Roberts. who was chosen re-
Gently to be the grand patron of the
Grand Chapter of the District