The Washington times., 1913-03-18
TROOPERS ASSIST
HUNT FORLOST BOY
Join Army Of Scouts and Throng
of Neighbors in Search
of Maryland Woods.
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a baseball bat, at the end of which was
hung two books, tied to the bat with
q towel. One book was Bullfnch's "Age
of Fable" the other Erneston Thompson
Seaton's Manual of Scoutcraft."
Since that hour no man, woman, or
child has been found who has seen the
boy.
The fact that the boy has been ill
all week with the mumps is one of the
reasons why his parents have felt great
er alarm than ordinarily would be felt
by persons in their circumstances. What
bitter cold the boy must have expert
enced last night, If out Of doors, is bet
ter known to his father than to anyone
else. for from 10 o'clock in the evening
until o'clock this morning, the father
was in the saddle riding from one end
of Rock Creek Park to the other. He
was accompanied by his friend, Robert
E Bender who has been on horseback
only once before in his life.
At about i o'clock this afternoon
Dickey called up the War Department
and got Assistant Secretary of War
Robert Shaw Oliver on the phone
Cant the troop of the Fort Myer
Cavalry join in the search for my
sony he pleaded.
TO do anything that he can as an Off
Ger and a father" replied the Assist
ant Secretary of War. Call up Col
onel Garrard at once and tell him
what I say"
Orders Out Troopers
ct certainly wish to aid in any way
/ can" said Colonel Garrard at once.
"A troop of cavalry will be riding
through Rock Creek Park inside Of
half an hour. / hope they find your
boy for you"
The troop which clattered across the
Aqueduct bridge few minutes later
comprised eighty men. 1t is Troop g..
under Capt Warren Dean, and Lieuten-
ants Gordon johnson and Carl Brad
ford.
After making the arrangements for the
military, Dickey conferred with Scout
Commissioner Martin, who told him that
the Tenlytown troop is out searching
the country west of Tenlytown. and that
the Bethesda and Kensington troup are
working in toward the city. Most Of
the city scouts are hunting the parts Of
Rock Creek Park most remote from the
roadways and drives.
After the conference with Martin,
Dickey was prevailed upon by women
friends gathered at home to eat some
thing. He had had no breakfast and
no luncheon. After some time spent
trying to locate a bloodhound, and talk
ing to Mrs. Dickey, who telephoned
mobile for the north of Rock Creek
Park His horse had been played out
but he was not.
Anxious Over Outcome.
The anxiety in the Dickey home, is
shown in the way In which every mem-
ber of the family and friends have
jumped every time the telephone or
door bell has rung. One of the other
cessantly since dawn. Any ring might
mean that word has come that the
boy has been found.
1t was an excellent thing for Mrs.
Dickey Ihat she left the house and went
on the search, 1t is said. At the homo
there has been nothing but waiting and
anxiety Half a dozen Of the Boy
Scouts under her direction tucked them
selves in the automobile in which she
rode The other scouts of this troup
went to Glen Echo by street car.
At the suggestion of Scout Commits
sioner Martin a search is being made in
Mt. Pleasant this afternoon OF all the
vacant houses, new and old. into which
the boy might have gone: 1t was re-
garded as bare possibility that he
might be in some empty house.
II do not believe the boy is in the
park" Dickey said this afternoon. 1T
has been very thoroughly searched and
no trace has been found, nor has any
one been discovered who saw any sign
of the boy. The people leading in the
search say that he is mostly likely in
some countryside beyond. and at some
house where they have not yet read the
papers, and SO has not learned about
the boys disappearance from home /
have yet hope myself that he will be
heard from out in the country some
where
Every one has been as helpful as he
or she could be. All the authority OF
Colonel Garrard. the police, Scout-Co
missioner Martin and the assistant,
Frank Wood, the superintendent of
schools and scores OF neighbors are
doing all in their power to help US n
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