The Washington herald., 1915-07-26
DROWNING MAN
SMILES AT CHUM
III. Leonard Reed Sinks in Po-
tomac While Swimming
from Canoe.
FRIEND TRIES. RESCUE
Alfred G. Moss Nearly>Loses Own Life
in Attempt to Aid Victim
of Cramps.

Alexandria, Va. July 25.-While bath
ing ON the Maryland side of the Potomac
River opposite Prince street dock. Alex
andria. H. Leonard Reed. IS years old.
was drowned this afternoon and Alfred
c. Moss, teller at the Alexandra Ma
tional Bank, had a narrow escape from
drowning in his efforts to save Reed.
Reed is supposed to have been seized
with cramps.
The body was recovered by the crew
of the harbor police boat Major Sylves-
ter after dragging for forty minutes.
Reed, Alfred Moss, and Harry Wingate
left the wharf here in canoe TINS
morning. They stopped at Fox's old
ferry and Reed and Moss went In bath
ing, while wingate. who was unable 10
swim remained in the canoe.
The two men had been in the water
fifteen minutes when Moss noticed Reed
struggling. Moss swan to his assis-
lance, although Reed made no outcry.
He spoke to Reed and the latter seemed
to smile Moss caught Reed and tried TO
hold him up. but Reed slipped from MIN
and went down in twenty feet or wa
ter.
Moss and wingate padded to Alexan-
dria and told the news. Reeds wife was
RIG, and John NJ. Reed and James w.
Reed. brothers of the drowned man. set
out in a launch to the point where Reed
was drowned and remained there until
the body was recovered.
The body was brought here and taken
to the clubhouse of the Old Dominion
Boat Club, after which 1t was turned over
to Undertaken Wheatley. Later the body
was removed to the home of the deceased
in Rosemont Mrs. Reed was Miss n
VERNE Harris. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
]. W. Harris, Of Rosemont. The WHO"
and two brothers survive. Reed was an
accountant with W. B. Moses & Son. OF
Washington. and formerly held similar
position with Charles King & Sons Com
! many this city. Reed was a member oil
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons ano
Post F, Travellers Protective Associa'
ton.
There will be a meeting OF city council
| Tuesday night, when the board OF alder
men will take action on the resolution
appropriating S1S,sO0 for road improve
ments in the recently annexed territory.
! A communication will be received from
| Mayor Fisher. who will return to coun-
! Gil without his signature the twenty-five
year franchise to the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company for the use
of AleNandria's streets and alleys lot lts
service. 1t is expected that council will
| adjourn for the summer.
| Wholesale merchants at a meeting al
is o'clock Monday night at the chamber
/ Of commerce will decide whether they
will join retail merchants in testing the
constitutionality of the act of the legis
lature requiring merchants to pay omit
! ted taxes.
Members Of Company q. First Regi'
| ment Virginia Volunteers. known as the
Alexandria Light Infantry. returned
| home shortly after o'clock tonight
after a week at Virginia Beach in camp
with the Virginia militia The members
4 of the company. headed by Capt. w. NJ
King. marched down King street to Ar
| mory Hall. where they put away equip
ment and were discharged.
The number of dog licenses issued by
City Auditor f. F. Price for this year Is
4e3