Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-12
Two Captains, Four Privates and One
Civilian Killed Last Night.
BODIES ARE RECOVERED TODAY
Twelve Others Inured-Drvers of Both Cars Held By
Military Authorities Pending Outcome of Probe
Started Today-Bg Truck Goes Over Causeway at
South End of Hunting Creek Bridge

it was necessary to turn the trucl
over. This was done by exactl.
twelve men who waded out up t.
their knees in mud and water and az
compished this feat.
News of the accident soon reached
Alexandria and despite the lateness
of the hour number of motorists
from this city went to the scene an5
gave what assistance they could ir
! rescu;ng the bodies.
Greusome Scene
1t was a rather grewsome scene as
the bodies one by one were hauled
silently from their watery grave tt
shore with the moon shining
brightly and ffckering lights frcm
the motor vehicles standing nearby
furnishing light to the rescuers.
In the meantime Camp Humphreys
was communicated with and Maj.
Charles l.. Marsh arrived on I
scene and took change of the work
Maj. Marsh at once began an in
vestSgation and he completed the work
of identifying the dead and making
notifying the relatives of the dead
men. All delatives of the men were
notified by noon today.
! The bodies are now at the mortuany
chapel of Demaine and Son and it is
expected that many Of the relative
Of the dead men win be here today
or tomorrow and arrange to have the
bodies shipped home.
Probe Of Accident. Started
In addition to Maj. Marsh the au-
thorisies at Camp Humphreys at once
started probe. Drivers of both
Trucks were taken in custody by the
camp authorities. and are held at the
camp pending a complete investiga,
ton Of the case. Maj. Marsh today
declined to make public the names Of
the drivers pending the outcome Of
the investigation.
By. order of Maj. c. A. F. Flsger
an investigation board was named
this morning. 1t is composed of the
following: Grl. Robert P. Howell,
chairman: Maj. Walter L. Simpson
Capt. E. R Klam and Capt. John
John H. Conroy, the last named OF
the medical corps.
All of the passengers in both
trucks will be the only witnesses be-
fore the board in addition to the
drivers of both machines. The driv
ers of the machines escaped seriou:
injury.
At the camp today>it was statef
that none of the men apart from
Turner was seriously hurt. 1t vii
be couple of weeks before Tune,
rs able to leave the hospital it i:
thought
Victims Had Been Visiting
The men who were aboard tht
truck had been visiting here and il
Washington. Some had been t.
rarties and entertainments in botl
cities and they boarded the moto
truck at King and Alfred streets. A
already stated all went we'll unit
i they came to cross the bridge.
grating sound was heard just as tn
machine started to 90 over and wit
cut any warming whatever all VIII
could were scrambling for their live
: in the water and marsh into whic
they were so unoermonlousl
thrown. That the heads of some Q
the men struck rocks at the bottol
there is no doubt.
Casts Gloom at Camp
All of the men killed were popula
among the men at the camp an
the news of their deaths was re
ceiyed with general regret anon
their associates at the camp an
cast gloom among them.
Following tho accident Coroner
: NJ. Jones # this city, was notifie
However, the military authorize
will have complete charge of II
{ case it is sated.
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