Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-30

Loss OF THB PROPELLER WISCONSIN,
A telegram from Cape Vincent, a small
town in Jefferson County, N. Y, at the
head Of the st. Lawrence river and foot
of Lake Ontario, informs the public Of
one Of those startling accidents incident
to steam navigation. The telegram
states that the propeller Wisconsin, Of
the Northern Transportation Line of
Ohio, left her dock at Cape Vincent
about II o'clock on the night Of the
Dist inst, and when at the head OF
Grenadie- Island, and about two miles
from shore, she was discovered to be on
fire. The Inflated boat was Immediately
headed for shore, and the attention Of
her officers turned to the task Of saving
the lives Of those on board, including
about 70 passengers and crew Of 20.
Their efforts were well directed, and had
it not been for a panic which broke out
among the passengers, all would doubt
less have been saved, as the boat was
safely landed and those remaining on
board were taken on shore and properly
cared for, In the panic which ensued
some IS or 80 persons, including several
Of the crew, jumped overheard, and
most Of them were lost, We notice that
the following Vermonters were on
board the Wisconsin, all Of whom were
saved
A. W. Joiner Royalton; Rev. J. c.
Armous, wife and four children, Crafts.
bury Alvin Richards, Manchester.
The following is a list Of those known
to be lost
Mrs, G. Chisholm, Chautaugua, Miss,
Mrs. Mary Ann Chisholm Master Thos
Chisholm, Miss Nancy Greed, POtsdam
Mrs. Catharine Greed, Frederick Greed
Mrs. Gallagher, H. + Morrison, LIST en-
gineer, OF Clayton; A. W. Morrison, ..
engineer, of Clayton John Powers, Isl
mate, Of Ogdensburgh Edward MCCor
mick, Ogdensburgh Edward Torrin
Prescott.
THE DISPOSITION or BooTH's BoDY.-
Gen. Baker, chief Of the detective ser
vice Of the government, is about to pub
fish q book giving a history Of the secre
service. From the extracts from tb,
advance sheets in the Tribune, we give
the following
"The various newspaper accounts re
ferring to the mutiIation Of Booth
body, are absurd. Gen. Barnes, Sur
geOn-General U. S. A., was on bOOrd tn
gunbOat where the post. norton eXamina
ton was held, with his assistants. Gen
Barnes cut from Booths neck about twO
inches Of the spinal column through
which the ball had passed this piece 0
bone, which is now on exhibition in tn
Government Medical Museum in Wash
ington, is the only relic Of the assassin
body above ground, and this is the onl,
mutiatiOn of the remains that ever OC
Cured.
With the assistance Of Lieut.. L. 1
Baker took the body from the gun
boat direct to the old Penitentiary, ad
joining the arsenal grounds. The build
ing had not been used as a prison 70
some years previous The Ordnauc
Department had filled the ground foo
cells with fixed Gmmunition-one of tn
r largest OF these cells was selected as tn
burial place of BOoth-the ammunitiO
was removed, large fiat stone llltec
from its place, and a rude grave dug
the body was dropped in, the grave file
e up, the stone replaced, and there rests t
! this hour all that remained Of job
-, Wilkes Booth"
OF Mrs. surratt, Gen. Baker says
During my visit to the prisoners, befol
? their execution, Mrs. Surratt conlesse
/ to me her completely with the conspir,
tors so far as the intended abductio
was concerned, but affirmed that she r,
luctantly yielded to the urging of Boot
in aiding the plot Of assassination. H
0 insisted that her oath of fidelity bOun
a her to see the fatal end of the COnspirs
- Cy." q.
/ ILLEGAL POssBssIoN.-Th Troy Time
e of Monday says: