Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13
WITNESSES TESTIFY
AT CRASH INQUIRY
Will Continue Tomorrow,
Findings to Go to Ad-
jutant General.
WAR RISK BUREAU ACTS

Eight witnesses yesterday were ex-
amined at the investigation being
conducted by the military authorities
at Camp Humphreys into the plung-
ing over the causeway at Hunting
creek OF the big motor truck. which
caused the death of six soldiers. in
Guiding two officers. three privates
and a civilian.
The inquiry will be continued to-
morrow at Camp Humphreys. and the
board of inquiry will report its find
ings to the adjutant general of the
War Department.
One Driver Freed, the Other Held.
AS a result of the investigation
thus far the driver of the big motor
truck which contained eighteen pas
sengerS was released from custody
The driver Of the police motor patrol
truck, however, is still in custody
of the military authorities.
The investigating board is composed
of Col. Robert P. Howell. chairman
Maj. Walter L. Simpson. Capt. f. X
Klam and Capt John H. Conroy. the
Other members of the board are OF
the engineers. The board was sum
moned by Col. c. A. F. Flagler.
Bodies of the six men are still beine
held at Demaine's mortuary chapel tr
Alexandria. but it is expected tina
some of them will be sent to theil
homes today and the others tomor'
row.
Hears From Relatives.
Mai. Charles L Marsh, who made
the first investigation of the case ant
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dead men. said last night that he hat
received word from the relatives o
Capt. Charles H. Jabureck, 2216 New
bold avenue, New York city. direct
ing that the body be sent to that city
He also received word from relatives
Of Corp. Albert p Ehni. McKeesport
Pa. asking that the body be sen
there.
1t is expected that relatives of tn,
four other men will arrive in Alex
andria today to take charge of thu
bodies.
Injured Are Improving.
Private Edward Turner, who was a
the Alexandria Hospital. the only on
of the twelve injured requiring hos
pital treatment last evening wa
Humphreys. His hip was not broken
as first thought, and he is rapid.
recovering. The other men in tn,
motor truck are able to be about.
War Risk Bureau Acts Quickly.
The war risk insurance bureau es
tablished a record for speedy actor
in the cases of four OF the men VIII
were killed in the accident.
BY o'clock yesterday afternoon
Just sixteen hours after the truck wen
over the embankment, the bureau ha'
mailed claim blanks for the collec
ton of insurance to the beneficiarie
of the two captains and two Of tn
privates.
+. Carried Insurance.
lecapt.. Heilmann carried the full
SIC. 900 insurance, his beneficiaries be
ing Mrs. Anna r. Heilmann. wife. an
Mrs. Emile S. Heilmann. his mother
capt. Heilmann's wife was left $3.50
insurance. She will be paid S46.0l
plus the $35 compensation for hersel
and child. His mother will receiv
$1,000 insurance and will get $S.6
every month for twenty years.
ance, making his brother. Josepl
Ganske Of New York. his beneficiary
Joel E. Spetz of Brooklyn. n. Y
made his mother, Mrs. Ingborg Spetz
beneficiary. She win receive $57.s
every month for twenty years.
Corp. Ehni of McKeesport, Pa. mad
his sisters. Miss Elizabeth Ehni ant
Mrs. Henritta Weiner. Mc1,eesport
Pa, beneficiaries. Every month 70
twenty years they will each ge
s2s.75.