Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
FIND GIRL s BODY
| IN POTOMAC RIVER
Police Seek to Identity 1t as
That of Miss Carr. Drowned
Tuesday.

A body believed to be that of Miss
Catherine Carr of Hyattsville, drowned
Tuesday night with Margaret Anderson
was recovered in the Potomac River OPP
posite Fletcher's boathouse early this
afternoon,
James Shugrue, 1880 Eighteenth
street and Francis Bernard. 1898 Van
Ness street, pulled the body TO shore
after it had been caught on the rocks
in the shallow water near the boat
house. The harbor precinct took the
remains TO the morgue for positive lden-
tification.
Meanwhile the search near Chain
Bridge for the body of Miss Anderson
went forward. Intrepid canoe handlers
were preparing TO shoot the rapids at
Little Falls to reach the overturned
canoe beneath which two campers yes
teriay discovered body believed TO be
that of Miss Anderson. They we're
unable 10 bring II 10 shore because of
the current and this morning rise in
the river had put the canoe out OF
reach
Harry Kranz and Oscar Pogge, neigh
boring campers. who shot the rapids
TO the canoe. yesterday made their way
TO the canoe. yesterday found the body.
II was attired in bathing suit
The police boat was sent from
the harbor precinct to search for
the body. but was unable 70 get
closer than miles OF Chain
Bridge due TO the extremely swift cur
rent. They were ordered TO remain
there and TO wait for the body. but per-
sons familiar with the river at that
point think that the body may be swept
into an eddy and remain there until
found.
Warned About Current.
The two young men who made their
way to the canoe yesterday advised
friends of the drowned women. many
of whom were lined along the bank
today, to make no attempt TO reach
the body at this time. It was with eX-
IRENE difficulty that they reached that
point yesterday. they said. adding that
il would be much more difficult today,
due to the rise in the river.
Several different theories of the man.
rer in which the two women met their
death were advanced today by friends.
One was that Miss Anderson and Miss
Carr announced to friends that they
were very tired and were going out on
the water to rest. Miss Anderson with
Wf1Qr1 ATS. carr Was flSIl1llS 1tdO pCcH
in the habit, it was said, Of padding
20 one OF the small islands near the
center Of the stream. tying the craft
to a tree and going % sleep.
That this same procedure was carried
out on Tuesday night, and that the
rope broke. allowing the canoe 10 drift
down stream while the occupants were
asleep, is held probable. 1t is not likely
that they would have been awakened
before they reached the swift current
of the Little Falls and their craft
wrecked and turned over by the rocks.
Another is that they lost their only
paddle.
Girls Relatives Arrive.
Miss Anderson's brother and sister
arrived here yesterday from their home
IN Evanston, Ill, and were today re-.
naming In seclusion in the small cot
tage that Miss Anderson has been
occupying for the past four seasons.
Miss Cars brother, with whom she
made her home at Kensington, Nd,
was also as near the scene of the
tragedy as it was possible for him to
get
Veteran rivermen stated today that
the situation In the river is one OF the
worst that they have ever encountered.