The Washington times., 1914-11-12
OFFICER OF ARMY
IS FOUND DROWNED
Believed to Have Fallen Off
Bridge Mile and a Half Below
Alexandria.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 12.-The
laedy of a noncommissioned officer OF
sibe United States army, supposed to be
connected with the coast artillery at
Fort Washington, seven mics below
alexandria, was found in three feet of
water at the south end of the electric
car line bridge which crosses Big Hunt
ing creek, a mile and half below Alex
andria. today. The body was discov-
cred shortly before O'Clock by y. B.
Williams, a lineman employed by the
Observation-Disclosures Railway Company.
i. l.. Cliff, superintendent of the rail-
way company, was notified, and in
structed Williamson to tie the body to
one of the electric line poles and notify
Coroner Kirby, of Fairfax county. The
authorities at Fort Hunt and Fort
Washington were also notified, and an
effort is being made to identify the
body.
1t is thought that the man attempted
last night, after missing the last train,
which leaves here at 11:50 p. m, and
tell off the bridge. From Fort Hunt
a launch carries soldiers across the
Potomac to Fort Washington. The
body had been in the water only few
hours when found.
Upton ID. Davis, an employe Of the
Washington Southern railway, en-
ployed as clerk in the freight depot
near the Union Station, dropped dead in
the depot yesterday afternoon shortly
after 5 o'clock. Davis was sitting on a
box talking to some of his felloW-em,
ployes, when he fell forward and died
Immediately. Davis was unmarried, and
resided with his sister, Mrs. Mamie NJ.
Davis, at oil Prince street.
Today is patrons day at the Wash
ington street school, and large num-
Der of parents and friends of the school
children visited the school and saw
the pupils at their regular work.
Funeral services for Charles H. Dar-
ley, a locomotive engineer of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion Railway, who
died yesterday at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs. Julia V. Nails, Sl7 South Al
fred street, will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock from his sisters
home Mr.. Darley was a member Of
Lynchburg Masonic Lodge, and the Ma
sonic funeral services will be said at
his grave by officers Of Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. 2. The lodge
will meet at o'clock tomorrow in Ma
sonic Temple. A delegation Of members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, of which Mr.. barley was
member, will also attend. The Rev. w.
+. Watson, d. D., pastor of First Bap-
list Church, will conduct the services.
Funeral services for Samuel Posey
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock and will be conducted by the
Rev. G. A Luttrell, pastor of Trinity
NJ. Z. Church.
Miss Lula B. Holmes. daughter of the
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Holmes, former pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church,
and George b. Potter were married In
harrington, Del, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Orlando III. Kirk, OF this city, was
matron of honor, and Newell S. Green |
away. of this city pl2yed the wedding
march. |
ChaHes King & Son have sent to |
Chief r. z. Gronau, of the Alexandria |
Fire Department. check for 500 to be /
divided among the three fire companies /
of Alexandria, in recognition of services |
by the firemen at the King fire on Oc- |
tober II.