The Washington times., 1913-08-12
SERGEANT RESCUED
BY PRIVATE QUINN
Navy Yard EmpIoye Dragged
From River lust in Time to
Avoid Drowning.
By CARL D. GROAT.

By CARL D. GRoAT.
BAMP ORDWAY. NEAR HARPERS
FERRY. W. Va. Aug. l2.-The ShcnaH-
doah river today would have claimed a
District guardsman as victim except
for the heroic work of Private Law
renee Quinn, D Company. First Infan-
try, a resident OF Fort Myer. Quinn.
serving as a life guard, jumped into the
stream just in time to reach Junior
Duty Sergeant John J. Kennedy. Navy
Yard employe.
Kennedy was seized with a cramp
when he went bathing early today. and
the river, swollen by a heavy rain,
swept him almost beyond the reach Of
the life guard. Quinn bravely plunged
into the torrent and with difficulty
brought Kennedy back to shore.
Corporal Ellis King, of D Company,
Firs Infantry, and Private Klye Kett-
ner celebrated their birthdays with
joint party, in the cOurEe of which an
nOunCement was made that Corp. Cor
don II. Lyle on detail at paymaster's
headquarters, will take the examination
for second lieutenant in the fall.
Two Under Arrest
Joseph Williams of B Company, First
Infantry, and NJ. T. Anderson of Com
pany, First Infantry, are under military
arrest charged with fighting a comrade
in Harpers Ferry last night. A crowd
of soldiers threatened to take the pies
Uners away from the civil authorities.
but Chaplain Stevenson. pastor of Beth
any Baptist Chuch, Washington quelled
the disturbance and drove the guards
laen back. Then sc obtained the re-
lease of the boys from the civil author
tiles.
He anticipates rIeir 0arly release from
the military arres, because of the fact
that the lads merely resented an IN
suit 10 q .Oung woman of a prominent
Harpers Ferry family, who was in their
company.
The camp is under double guard to-
day, with sentries carrying loaded bay
Onetted guns. because $1,000 is slowed
in the paymaster's tent to pay off the
soldiers in the morning. This is their
Federal pay, but they will not receive
their citizens pay until after returning
10 the city.
Narrow Escape From Death.
Captain McCathran, of the First Regi-
ment, narrowly escaped death when his
horse plunged into the Potomac river
at the pulp mill race near Harpers Fer
~. The horse, in attempting to drink,
missed its footing, and animal and rider
fell into the foaming mill race.
The captain had the presence of mind
TO free his feet from the stirrups just
as the horse plunged over the stone
coping. and as the animal sank under
him, he struck out for the wall banking
the opposite shore. Equipped, as he
was with regulation riding kit, his
progress was seriously impeded. Once
he attempted TO touch bottom to ascer-
tain II it was possible to wade to shore,
but he found that the water was sew
eral feet over his head. Consequently
he struck out anew for the coping.
After few minutes struggle in the
swift running race, he succeeded in
reaching the stone bank, and in pulling
himself up on ii.
Meantime. the horse had headed back
from midstream TO the bank from which
it had slipped, and, by a vigorous ef-
fort, managed to get its feet on the top
Of the stone again.
Horse Also Rescued.
Captain McCathran had started down
the old River road to the ferry accom-
panied by a colored hostler, also mount
ed. The captain tried vainly to keep
mis- animal from the water, but il was
impossible to turn it quickly enough
from the edge of the mill race.
When the accident occurred the host
Ter was several yards behind and dashed
up just as the captains horse planted
.ts feet on the coping. Grabbing the
bride and putting all Of his weight on
the animals head, the hOstler succeeded
in getting it ashore, but nOt until the
animals hind legs were terribly lacer-
ated by the stones.
The Signal Corps early today started
overland for Washington, where they
will arrive about clock tomorro Y
afternoon. They struck their cOIucaI
tents last night and slept in little shell
ter tents The section WAS astir II 4
o'clock today, and ready for the road
shortly before o'clock In these three
hours the Guards mad packed heir
field wireless apparatus, hauled down
the umbrella" wireless station, gath
cred their baggage together, anL po-
Iced their camp grounds.
Only small detail Of the corps
vas left here today They had charge
Of the telegraph and telephone station.
which will be operated until TONIGHT.
Then all Of the tents al Camp OIdWay
WIZ come down and only the pup
shelters will mark the place tonight
Camp at DranesviIle
The Signal Corps plans to continue
on past Leesburg TO Dranesville, whore
thev will cncamp for the night. They
will be on the road early tomorrow
morning. in order to reach Wash!nytoa
in the afternoon
The remaining Guardsmen Will De
.eady 10 entrain early tomorrow aft
noon. No maneuycrs will BE-. held and
the morning will be given over 10 pre-
pairing baggage
Preparations have been made TO send
the first section Of troops out of Sb-u-
andoah city, a half mile from Camr
gTd"aE, at l.3o tOmOrruw afternoon
The second section VIII leave az q
clock, and the third At 80
AboIt nifty Of the guardsmcn had tn,
pleasure OF Attending last night the
mFst turkey tr"t' party of Boliyar.s
ate summer social season Colonel
Graham, soldier IN the civil and Spsn.
!sh-Am"Tlcan wars, WAS the host Tn,
hChoTcd guaTdsmen. after their weeks
conquests ia Bolivar and Harprr.,
Ferry, found no difficulty in obtaiujna
Jaitners 10 take to the party. whi,r
vas held in Colonel Graham's SDariou,
garn. Members OF the First Regimen,
Band were only too glad to furnish m.
music at tn" request Of their old friend
Colonel Graham.
Night Artillery Drill.
For the guardsmcn who had to RENAL,
in camp there was, last night, an ad
diuonal attraction besides the regulsl
hand concert. for the gun in front 0,
the generals tent gave an exhibition o.
artillery drill at night Thirtv-on,