Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-25


tered along The beach. have collected all .ne
yaluables / could, aud have found some money
$500 in money belt belonging 10 SONG 80, "
the passengers. The friends a'd reial,ves OF .le
licensed can have all the necessary lnlSImhtion re-
on rdns ibe effects of those dFowneu by inquirihs
for me at Manahawin, New jersey;
Cant EpwARp Jennings, Wreck Master
| ,,Nrs or THE LOST AT PRESENT AscsRTA1NED.
Ilbe7 correspondent of the New York Herald,
who visited tie spot where the baggage and por-
lions of the wreck, which had doaed ashore, were
being piled up, says
About thirty Trunks with goods in them Law piled
luptogether, among them several of the seamen's
chests and the trunk of the first mate, Ambrose
KingSland Rogers, in which were several letters,
pieces of poetry, a daguereotype likeness, clock
of ladyS hair, and q number OF shirts, under
clothing, coats andpantaloons.
All along the shore for ten miles was scattered
the re INFANTS of the chests and trunks of the pas
sengrTs, many OF them having names inscribed on
the lids and sides. Feather beds, cooking utensils,
empty casks and pieces of The vessel, were TO be
seen on every side. Letters OF the dead were
scattered here and there. and bibles AMI prayer
books lay gstening in the sun, the whole desoia-
ton presenting n melancholy and heart rendng
scene. From various papers collected aud from
the inscriptions on the baggage, we are enabled 10
give The following names of those who were on
board The fAted ship at the time OF her destrnc
ton: -r.s $3.50 q sslsr
Crep-C Captain James Meyes. Baltimore; A. R.
BogerS, mate, N. Y, VIM. Harvon. second mnte,
Nd, Benjamine Harn-s, steward, N. y, John
Powell. seaman, Md. Francis Powell, DO do, Mar
tin Ehin, do N. Y, Vim. Walton, do. do, N.
Morris, do, Wash Seville, do. do, Foster Bronon
do, Jno. Fonchell, do. do, A. johnson do. Penn,
John Johnson. do. do, VIM. James. N. York.
4 book containing the names of several pas
sengers, as follows:-Christopher Juber, Frederike
Bauer, Scharlotte Weber, Marie Weber, Jacob
Bauer, George Weber, Colt Bauer, Josef Bauer,
Christian Bauer, -WeLer, Jos. -, E. Bauer,
WilheImine Schneider.
Passcngers.-Carl N. Kivehner, Jacob Freid-
rich Zull, Won Schreine, Joan Mullor, via Havre;
Jacob Ackermann, Sebastian KuIbach, of Berli-
chinegan, Jacob Bulkhard, Oondelsherln, Philip
Schmidt, Have; Paul Sculer, karolina Tocejner.
Havre ON his way 10 Philadelphia; Mr.. Bost's
sons, Miss Marie Grieshaber, Christopher Heck,
IS years of ag-, born III GonGesheun, Baden, Ja-
cob Kiien, HemreIch Cane, Johanna Setter, Chris
toni Werner, WIhelmine Schneider, born i'll Gross
Coltmar, i'll Wurtemburs, the 4th JAM, 1882;
Christof Bauer. OF Kleinbottwann, Miss Johann
Schroeder. Ia ticket for six persons Tor the Erie
Railroad, order of Mes rs. Wood q Co., corner of
Reade and W tSl Strett-fve above Twelve years
and one under three;) S. Lii, marked on money
belt, which contained twenty franc pieces. twelve
five francs, one American eagle, and three gold
dollars; letter addressed by NJ. David Kornar,
from Affotterboch, in Wurtemberg, TO Mr.. Buk, N.
| V; direction of Geurge Abere, III Hammond ST.
N. Y a hair trunk, with the following directions:
"Ce coffre appartient Georg Mitz, qui voyage
pour PAmerque."
| A letter dated Absecom, April 20, says
Gone OF The women found about % yes rs
of age, of handsome features, aud apparently an
American. The clothing of another ot the vic
Tins. about 30 years OF age. showed her 10 oelohg
to the wealthy class of Germans. She was a
! beautiful looking creature. even as size lay III
death. On her fingers she wore two rings-one
plain and the other huvingsa heart attached to II.
| They wee marked 'P- s. and sB. 81 1884
Among the bodies is a man WHO was apparently
one of the officers of the vessel.
! About fifty bodies have been taken to Smithville
for interment. Most of the people here are afraid
| TO touch them, which leaves the work for lew 10
perform. A number of the women and children
washed ashore had nothing on but Their night
clothes. One interesting little gil, about years
OF age, was in her bare feet; her right eye Was
knocked out and the right side of her face was
| black and blue. A little boy, about eight years
o. age, came alongside of her. His face was swol-
len to double its natural size. man, apparent
| ly sailor, who came on shore at the same the,
had his skull broken. The bodies hau The aplenr-
| ance of having been dashed against the wreck
| report from Little Egg Harbor states that a
German was picked up there alive. He has been
delirious eveI since, and of course we cannot get
any information from him. We have just receiv-
cd a report that The captain and mate OF the
| Powhatan have been say ed on Long Beach. Sieve
raj of the dead bodies OH Bngantne Beach are re-
ported 10 have been robbed"
The Baltimore Sun slatesthat despatch re-
ceived in that city states that $50 bodies have
washed ashore. Sew, raj of them were found &c
and 70 miles from the scene of disaster.
The Powha,an, it is believed, had no cargo or
board. She was owned in Baltimore, jointly, l.,
Messrs. A lexander Brown & Sons, and Capt. VIM
Graham, and was insured. it is said in that eli,
and Philadelphia. Two large pieces Of her hui
lie The beach, also. large portion OF her waist
and the sarboa-d side. of her qudrter, in winch is
4 lodged an iron tank that fitted i'll her Some
of the ships papers came ashore in the Captain:
desk, and were sent on by the resident magistrate
signed Peckworth 10 the consgnees in N. York
She was loaded with iron for ba last, which is tn
reason probably why her bottom has not come
ashore.
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