Alfest, Gustave

d. 9 Dec 1877

R 4 S 192

Found drowned December 9, 1877 while attached to the R.S. Wyoming. The Evening Star, December 10, 1877 A Marine Drowned in the Canal      Officer Hellmuth yesterday found the body of a man floating in the canal at the corner of G and South Capitol streets. It was dressed in the uniform of a marine, and word was sent to the Navy Yard. The body was identified as that of August Alfalb. The coroner, after viewing the remains, decided that it was a case of accidental drowning, as there were no marks of violence. The body was then turned over to the friends of the deceased for burial.