The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-01
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From Me Cieueidad PiaindeaiT.
Nor. Bodies found on Sunday Incidents
Of the wreck OF the Griffith.

| day, twelve on Saturday, and six on Sunday
! making in all now recovered, TWO HUNDRED AND
| THIRTEEN. as near IA can be astertained II is
| ptobable that several more Will yet be found
| which, added to those which will float away and
those burned up, will make the sum total of lost
| not lar from TWO HUNDRED ASD PITY. Of those
tound on Saturday, we have the following descrp
| tons:
| NJ. Foster aud wife, from Buffalo Sandusky,
supposed To reside at Albany: had on his person
| $3.50 in gold.
| An American, twenty seven twenty eight
years old, about six feet high light hair found on
| hs person one common silver watch and silver pen
cal purse containing S22 in silver, and fifty cents
bogus in wallet one sovereign, free ticket 10 To-
| ledo paper found. with Mr.. c. Stevens, jr, cor
ncr of Long Wharf and Front street Buffalo, N. Y
| German girl, aged eight nine years.
| An American, Marshall, aged twenty five /; tick
eted to Toledo had on black frock coat, veat,
| pants, and fine boots found in pocket one gold
watch, one $40 bill, eleven SO gold pieces, two,
: 10 gold pieces, one 81 90 piece and fifty cents
ia silver; gold ring on left little finger.
German man, aged 20; had on cot'.i. checked
pauts, cotton drawers, white cotton shirt, cash
more Jacket metal buttons; light hair; III pocket
strng of keys, brass lock- knife, comb, white cot
ton purse containing Sc cents in silver, five franc
pieces fifty cent pieces, and one bogus dollar
| \ woman, fore gner, aged 25 had ON cotton
| dress, blue and white under dress, straw bonnet,
gloves, purse containing shillings, cents IN
pocket
| \ supposed to be an American, aged %;
had ON black k irock coat, black figured vest figured
Cashmere pants striped shirt, high heeled boots; in
pocke black cloth wallet containing two 20 cent
pieces one key, silver ring finger,
| An American. aged 80; had black pants, white
| shirt fine boots; held in hand large pocket knife
OPEN in pocket large silver watch, leather wallet
| containing - cents, one trunk key.
| An Irishman, aged % or 2o had on pants,
Ihucn shirt; one cheap silver watch; IN pockets
| ! IS in belt body, 81 five franc pieces,
| and two guider pieces. No papers.
| woman, aged 80 or more; had on plaid gng
ham dress, colored pettcoat; nothing found on
/ person of value
| An Englishman, aged 80; stout, had cordu-
Troy kncc.hreoches, plush jacket, leather CATERS,
| " hite shirt, flannel undcrshirt; III pocket, eight
| lsoycreigns, knife and comb
| An English boy, aged 10 or IA years; coarsely
Idrcssed
| An English French woman aged 20; red me-
rno dress, boots; in pocket, half sovereign,
one - cent piece, three English pennies, far
| thing, three keys and a comb.
| An Irshman, aged 20; stout; had coarse
| bla, X frock coat and pants, black satin vest; in
purse, tied with codline round the neck, 81 81 III
| silver.
Coroner Schuh has good many articles OF cloth.
ing left IN his possession, mostly childrcn's and
| women wear, for Identification
| j. W Fitch has portion Of the effects secured
GA Friday.
A letter dated Montp. licr, VI, May 18th, was
found directed to "Ar. Haskell, On the outside
is this memorandum in pencil-"Sunday, June
| 10, $780, left Buffalo at 10 a. III. the steamer
| 6 ritiith, for Toledo" Other memoranda show
that hc dealer in wool.
BoDIEs FOUND on SUSDAy.--An American lady,
from % to 80 years Of age dress green mcrno,
ton quilted skirt white flannel pettcoat, cotton
chcmise, drawers trimmed with lace, shoes, slips,
No. 4. Nothing found upon her person.
| young lady, recognised Elizabeth Clark,
supposed To be 3 years Of age dress black mcrino,
white flannel pctticoat, calico quilted skirt, cotton
handkerchief with Lords prayer on the edge, dark
brown hair Nothing found.
An English lady, supposed 10 be 20 years of age,
dress light calico brown cotton petticoat, chemise
marked c. F., coarse shoes, found upon her person
| Sl2 10.
An English child about eight years Of age, dress
black bombazine, spotted purple apron, high boots
brown hair.
A German girl, from 10 To IS years old, dark
dress, flannel cotton chemise marked v. low shoes.
| Nothing found.
An English lady aged about 25 years, dress dark
calico, white flannel pettcoat, cotton chemsc
marked II. w, found on her right hand middle
finger, gold ring; knife, pair Of gloves, sovcr-
| cign, set OF ear rings. The effects of this lady
were delivered by Mr. Stone Treasurer Of Will
loughby Township, to Mr.. Herbert, of Cleveland.
The above six bodies were found some four miles
from shore floating in the water.
Mr.. Stockcy Is in possession OF the wreck at pre-
sent, aud his laburs arc worthy of all praise.
! PmATEs ABOUT the WREcK.-N Notwithstanding
the vigilance Of our own citizens and the attention
of the friends in Lake county, il ia pretty certain
that robberics have'becn committed on the dead Of
the Griffith. by those land sharks and night. prov,
! lcrs WHO iniest every community. There has been
no regular night watch established until recently.
tage of this fact. hooked Up bodies i'm the night,
searched them and let them go again. The first
suspicion of this arose from TIE steamer Diamond
passing the wreck one night last week and seeing
man lying Hat in the bottom OF a skif. with his
hat over his face, pretending to bc asleep. II
/ a bright moonlight night, and the boat very
/ near him.
/ Another suspicious individual was chased of the
\ bank by Fitch aud Gallagher, Friday night,
who had been ubscrved to come there several days
IN succession. and to leave soon after daylight lie
pretended he had uncle on board, that hc
/ looking after, but finally acknoW lcdgcd lac had
/ none. It j. y htuc remarkablc, to, that on the
nineteen bodies found ia this county, where no one
\ supposed there could be any, more money was
saved than from the whole oi those, some one hun
drcd or more, taken near the wreck with the cx-
ccption of what found On ind, idual,
Muusou.
\ little German boy. II years Of age, was ia town
yesterday, who had lost father, mother, three
! brothers aud four sisters by the burning Of the
Griffith lac being the cole survivor of the family
I His name is Balthaser Best Of Hcsso Daunstadt.
Germany
\ MANtAo FROM rHg GRIrrIrH. Yesterday
uau W14 caught up in the street, and taken to the
Jail. "a ravng maniac. lie was Of fine appearance,
intelligent look, and the remnant Of his clothes not
torn "a showed that he had seen better day-. u
was soon asccrtainCd that hc Of the suryi.
,rrs of the wreck had lost a wife and -x children,
which calamity bad destroyed his reason Hi-
name j. Bausiurd How be- got ashore. Of where
be- has bren since tho wreck, no one knows lie is
now ia the poor house, aud object Of the deepest
sYiupat!y
GoErHE ANp SCHuLER.--By many friends of