Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-17 | Page 1 | Will Push Inquiry

. WILL PUSH INQUIRY. Kelatlves of Dead Man Will Ask: a Pcigid Investigation. WASHINGTON, July ic. tt'Js state'd at the Statp department tlmt cv'er since the disappearance of F. Kent Loomis a quiet but fay-reaching' inyestgation has been energetically conducted, and is still being cuirried on. A 'great riiany details have been ascertained, but 'io facts lending to Indicate iho exact lime or manner of blslsappearanco from tho st?amm- of Jli-'. Loomis. As-soon as tlie Associated Press dis-pulch dis-pulch from London was handed lohim, the ' Assistant Sccratary oC State, T'Yancis 33. Loomis', cabled to the American Amer-ican Consul-General at London, Mr. Evans, requesting-, .him to have tho body carefully examined for any marks of violence. The number of the last man's watch' already has beeu sent to the Consul-General anO If ft coincides with thei found on .the body ih&'idtir- -tiflwUlop will he- .oijnaidriaL xknliV&ii and arrangements for sending the body Will be made. It has long1-been the theory of tho relatives of F. Kent Loomis that he went on the hurricane deck to get a glimpse of tho JCngltsh shore and accidentally acci-dentally stepped overboard.