The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-20
The Lady Elgin Calsmity.
TIE SEARCH FOR THE DEAp-rwKNrY-FoUR

fFrom the Chicago Press and Tribune, Sd III
The search for bodies Of victims Of tn Egm {
lamity was prosecuted with vgor au6 pn Satr
day. The steamtug Mcqueen len at nv6O A. n I
cruise along shore and returned about ~ P. n wi
twenty bodies me number We: increased By four oshs
me total number Of inquests thus Ar u one hundr
The search was 70 be continued On Sunday, which, bel
The ninth day, would bring Of the yet unre,over
bodies 10 the surface spccal train on sunday over
Milwaukee road viii bear 70 that city those Of ths Del
Up 70 this point but one Of the Iumsden family has I'D
found and none Of the Garth family the son Of h
M. Ingram, nor that Of The lamsnted Mr. Hall, Of
rora and the jealous search by the friends OF these
others, In private behalf doing much 70 give compile
nees 70 operations.
Az was necessary and proper from the state OF the
jury Was on Saturday transferred 10 the city oemst
me inquest being held In the building erected by
Saturday.
The twenty bodies brought by the Mcqueen reached
cemetery Just at dark, and were laid in CHASTITY row
the turf Large fires were kinded, and by the light
there the many friends In waiting chiefly from Iilw
hee, eagerly sought marks for Identification saccciu
II constituted a touching and striking scene pev-
DC Forgotten. the nuul play of the drcgnt the VIII
monuments among the dark foliage Of the ctr Of
dead tbe grief stricken groups passing 70 and FRO see
their own and turning ava, sad al being denied The
viicge Of last tribute Of affection 20 some one OF m
poor corpsts ~ their loved aud lost; The mingled e
tors OF grief aud JOY displayed as here and there q
mourper claimed The remains u relative: shs bussl
undsrtakers and assistants they selected alIed
cioeed tbe collins; tho busy coroner and his twelve
adjufors In the task OF inquest the CLEAN OF lAn.
p@sing TO and no, all nvstcd that usaaly stil don
al night hour with scene strange thai Il 90
oot oncc In . lifetime. May 10 not occur ofseaey.
And over and above al shot out upon the mort
SKY the weird flashes OF those mysterious II
never 10 rs more impressive than when
STRAINED ont above the scene referred TO- len
81 times pale reflection 10 The lake whose va
scarce stirred Into waves, seemed never 70
been swept more rudeiy than by the night
wing, and yet the and source OF all
miscry, and stil appealed 70 by % many OF
stil upeatisned throog 70 give back their dead
have the ties Of love and knshp been more
tested than by the patient waiting throng from our
city, who throughout last week hang eager and anr
about the deadroom
The condition Of the bodies recovered On Saturday
rhhes The not unexpected warning that the desire Of
watchers cannot be fully satisfied even In the en-
thcse Nbose friends recovered A special train
today take what viii probably be the iast sen, b
Milwaukee, committee aud theucslorward regard rs
sAsty Of the living VIII demand THAI the bodies belos
In Milwaukee and recovered m b.rsss hsre go
thoee instances WHARF burial casss o. Deadcn coyin
provided 70 rccciys the poor dhngurcd remains for
In transportation BY railroad and for delayed cercm
Of inserment, cheap pine COINS longer safe or
abs We do not vTiss from authority Ia this m
ous the hce one apparent 10 eli Who have been ooxu
the events Of the past day OF two In ths counesti
0psain Browne, 81 ths schooner Racine, repor,
wankeGan, on the 1lth that he passsd about one mi
nodhs noAuug n the water. The wind was % high
wss Impossible fos him 70 recover them.