The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-13
BODY found IN river;
MYSTERY VEIL lifted
Ralph Johnson Believed to Have
Fallen from Bridge While
on Way Home.

Alexandria, Va, April 12.-The veil
of mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Ralph johnson. 81 years OLD
missing since Christmas Eve from the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Johnson, who live across Hunting
Creek, a short distance south OF Alex
andria. in Fairfax County, was lifted
today, when the body was found float
ing in Hunting Creek near Hunting
Creek Bridge. from which he is sup
posed TO have fallen Christmas Eve
night while en- route to his home.
The body was removed to Wheat
ley's undertaking chapel. and cor
oner's jury was summoned by DR.. I.
NJ Jones. The jury, after viewing the
body this afternoon. was adjourned
until Monday night. when testimony
will be taken. 1t is composed Of the
following: John H. Fisher. William +.
Hinken, Edward Howell. H. Page
Brawner. Harry D. Kirk. and Max
Rosenfeld.
The body. decomposed, showed no
marks of violence other than a cut about
three inches long on the forehead. This
looked like a fresh cut and was evidently
made when the body came in contact
with debris in the creek.
The body was found floating on the
west side of the bridge by a cOlored boy.
The authorities were notified and Sergt.
Scott went to the creek and notified the
coroner. DIR. NJ. w. OBrien performed
an autopsy.
Johnson's funeral will take place at 4
o clock Tuesday afternoon from Wheat
ley's undertaking chapel. Services will
be conducted by Rev DIR. J. W. Duney,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church South.
The following committees to serve for
the ensuing year have been appointed by
J. NJ. Duncan. president of the chamber
of commerce:
E1erutire-R. 8 Jones' chairman: ". A. smoot
jr.. Il. l.. Payne. q. u. Hopkins W. W. Ballenger.
A. ID. Brockett. Business enterprise-R l.. PAYNE.
chairman; Calvin Butts. J. II. Trimyer. William
Jors. H. h. Field. W. W. Dcmaine Insurance
and legislatiou-Johu ". May chairman: Gardner
Transportation and expressly. A. Snoot. jr-.
chairman; Carroll Pierce. q. h. Kirk. George
T. Burroughs f. :. Leadbeated. Conventions and
celebrations-H. X Field, chairman: Charles W.
King c C. Leadbeater. P. E. Cliff, ]. Louis
Loose. Arbtration-Carroll Pierce. chairman; Wal
ter Roberta John Leadbeatcr. {. T. Nicholson.
I. NJ. Erwin. Advertising and trade-G. D. Hop
kins. chairman; Howard w smith. T. H. Gentry.
F. l.. Slaymaker S. w. Pitts. River and navisa-
uon-Harry Hammond. chairman; W. A. Smcot,
ST.. H. X Field, W. NJ. Reardon. e. ". Wattles.
Municipal-W. ". BalenEer. chairman; Julian \.
Williams. X. S. Jones. r. N. Graham. H. h.
w A. Smoot jr William Jorg. G. ID. Hopkins.
J. William May. Il. L. Payne. Reception and en-
teri ainment-F. r. King. chairman: James II. Bur
roushs. II. u. Gsson. Benedict Wheatley. Thomas
W Robinson W. G. Harvey. +. Mex Baldwin.
Lorenzo wolford. Credits and collections-W- A.
Smooth IT, chairman; H. f. Gentry, Harry Ham
mond A. H. Thomas. J. T. Preston. Finance
Worth Hulfsh, chairman; G. E. Warfeld. W. b.
Smoot H. L. Wilson X. y. Jones. Streets. roads
and parks-A. d. Brockett. chairman: ]. II.
Trimyer DR.. Hugh Mcclure. A. s. Msnkin. George
n schwsrzmann, John W. May. Postal. telephone
and teIesrsph-C $. T. Burke. chairman: Charles
w King H. d. Kirk W. W. Balenger, c. d.
Hubbard Agricultural and immigIation-A. d.
Rrockett. chairman: Wallace Lindsey. J. Louis
Loose, +. l.. SaymAker. r. S. Barrett.
Mrs. Massie Strong Gage. wife OF
Lieut.. Col. Moreton F.. Gage, of the
British army. died at Lakewood. n. j..
last night. She was the daughter of
Mss. William +. Strong. Of New York
City. formerly Miss Alice c. Smith.
who was the daughter of the late
Francis Lee Smith and Sarah GosneL
Smith, of 80 Wolfe street. this city.
Col. Gage was the military attache
of the British Legation at Washing
ton, D. C. at the breaking out of the
present war. At his request, he was
to active service, and is
now at the front in France with the
second English cavalry division.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Kane.
s. years old. who died today at her
home. ITO Maryland avenue. Wash
ngton, will take place at 1890 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from Wheatley's
chapel Services will be
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
-ector of Grace T. f. Church.
The body of Mrs. Laura NJ. Delahay,
widow of Edward H. Delahay, Is years
Did, who died in Baltimore Sunday. !
will be brought here at 1917 o'clock
Tuesday morning and buried in the
Protestant Cemetery.