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the Virginia shore and a mile
above Chain Bridge.
The swift. turbulent current
whipped by the wind, made it i'm
possible for the youths to get
ashore in their canoe, and it was
several hours before they managed
to attract attention Of passers-by
on the wooded. steep. boulder
strewn shore.
About 1880. o'clock their shouts
were heard by Roy Lindsey. 81, OF
557 South Twentieth street. Ar
lington, and William Burke. o.
of $50 South Eighteenth street
Arlington, who were fishing.
The young men drove to Chain
Bridge and summoned police.
officers responded from No. 7
and the harbor precincts and fire
rescue squads went TO the scene
from Washington, Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Arlington. Al
lington and Fairfax County po-
lice also joined the rescue effort
The officers at first tried to
throw fishing lines attached to
rocks onto the small island, but
these broke and a gun later was
brought to shoot a small line to
a point where the stranded youths
could reach it.
First Youth Gets Ducking.
Darkness descended while ropes
were pulled across to the rocks on
the light lines and secured at each
end. Police and flremen brought
search lights and megaphones to
give. directions above the roar Of
the river.
Young Hurst was the first to
come across on a life belt which
was pulled along the ropes as 1t
dangled from suspension hook.
The hook caught over a knot In
midstream and the youth was
ducked in the swift stream while
he struggled.
Mr.. Hurst finally was able to
take the weight off the belt by
locking his legs over the support
ing ropes.
He crawled and was dragged
ashore about 10 o'clock and his
companion followed shortly later.
Neither of the youths appeared
any the worse for the experience.
They declined to give reporters
their home addresses.
Other B0atmen Escape.
Other recues following capsizing
were less dramatic.
Thomas F. Donoghue, ~, of 1893
Spring place NV. managed to
swim to safety after his rented
cannoe capsized in the Georgetown
channel. But he lost a billfold
containing $13. and some cloth
ing. he told police.
Robert Brown, az, of 2040 r
street NV, was clinging to the
side of his overturned sailboat
when Pvts. w. ]. King and Lau-
renee Halstead. in the harbor po-
lice cruiser. f1shed him out.
Miss Dolores Croteau. 1855 Park
road NV, was in similar predi-
cament when Edward A. Schmidt,
SO. of 6103 Eastern avenue NE,
went to her rescue in his own mo-
tor boat near Hams Point, police
were informed.
John Banne, 40. and his 16-
year old son. John, of HOT Seven
tenth street NV, were lowed to
the Mayfiower Yacht Club moor
age by harbor police who found
the Banne sailboat in trouble.
Frank Simmons. 80. and Doug
las Lindsay, Is, George Washing
ton University students living at
a fraternity house. 1874 New
Hampshire avenue NV. were
taken aboard the harbor police
cruiser after their sailboat turned
over near Buzzards Point.
Soldiers Escape Unframed.
A report went out early in the
storm that two canoes had been
found beached with no sign of
two soldiers who had rented
them.
Harbor police who found the
canoes almost filled with water on
the Virginia shore between the
and Memorial bridges
said later that the two men had
made shore safely and were >un-
The men, they reported,
were Pvt. r. E. Terry of TT. Bel
voir and another soldier whose
name was not obtained by police.
Dog Among Those Rescued. =.
The harbor police boat went out
in advance Of the storm to round
up any unsuspecting boatmen
caught in the blow.
They first found an cupboard
motor boat tied UP near Hams
Point seawall with engine trouble.
Taken aboard the police cruiser