The Washington times., 1928-07-07
STRANDED THROUGH THE LONG DARK HOURS
Man Snatched From Riuer Rapids
As Throng Cheers Rescuers
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the canoe as he appeared unable to
handle it and nearly capsized while
holding on to the rope. Unable to
get back to the mainland, Lugen-
beel and Angel took a chance,
shot" the rapids and all but made
the rock where the overturned
canoe of Misses Carr and Anderson
was.
Something went worng with their
calculations and when Angel,
reached out to grab the other canoe
it capsized. throwing them both
into the water. Lugenbeel grabbed
q rock but the swirling water
took Angel and their canoe down.
stream. He grabbed it and mirac.
ulously landed safely on another
rock from where he was rescued
by firemen.
After the fire department rescue
squad had abandoned attempts to
save Lugenbeel for the night at 8
p. m, the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guards anti-aircraft battery
appeared on the scene and from J
O'Clock on tried to keep Lugenbeel
awake with it's powerful searchlight
and a constant blowing Of the siren.
Then the Navy stepped into the
breach, aided by Johnny Sleeper,
an employee of LugenbeePs at the
National Garage and RULED the
semmingly exhausted man off the
rock at $50 o'clock this morning.
The rescue was effected while
hundreds lined the banks and
oh AFP ~ Io
trio as they worked their way from
island TO island until they were
able to pay out" a bateau on the
end of rope to Lugenbeel.
All night long the two Navy men,
Mate George Bier OF the Wash
ington Navy Yard. and Sleeper,
worked tirelessly. Just an island
behind them all the time was an.
other party. headed by Clarence J.
Harrison. ~u~en' >Al's business
partner and foreman at the Ma.
tional Garage.
When the boat was paid OUT to
within 10 feet Of the rock on which
Lugenbeel Lad mainatihed his all
night vigil. the man whom everyone
thought about exhausted, crouched
like frog and leaped the entire
distance into the boat.
Forty five minutes later he had
been pulled ashore. The first thing
he said on landing was:
Get me some ham and eggs
Lugenbeel and Angel were thrown
into the water at 4:30 p. m. yesterday
when the canoe in which they were
trying to recover Miss Carr's body
was capsized when it hit the over
turned canoe in which the girl met
her death.
About 2 D. M, yesterday Lugen-
beel headed an expedition consist.
ing Of himself. Sleeper, r. II. Jen.
kins, also Of the National Garage,
and Mamie Norfold. & riverman,
which volunteered to work their
way to the place where the body
was reported held.
Oscar Pogge. a camper who had
reported seeing the body Thursday
refused to join the party and guide
them to the spot where he claimed
It was. At this tuncture Jenkins
volunteered to be the third man in
the boat. Norfold was taken along
as anchor man. for the island
''hoId back" work.
Pogge claimed the Hyattsville Fire
Department was in charge Of the
work OF salvaging Miss Carr's body
and that he didn't think they wanted
anyone else to attempt it.
The four men rowed to Snake
Island. so yards off the Maryland
shore. The rapids caused by the i'm.
pounding OF water at Feeder Dam
follow the shore of Snake Island to
its iowermost point. The quartet
worked their way cautiously and
ginserly along the shore line. Once
the boat turned over and sunk, but
the man on the bank with the rope
pulled it back with much difficulty.
Norfold straddled one tree and
brought the rope around the other
and "paid it out" as the other three
with paddles kept the boat off the