Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-07-16
MORNING STAR DfSASTER.

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From the cleveland Hdrald. June 2glh.
On last Saturday afternoon the schooner
Governor Hunt was towed out Of the har
Dor and set sail for Buffalo. When eigfil
or ten miles on her way the crew disdoS.
cred the body Of woman floating in the
water. A boat was lowered and the body
was secured by means of o rope and made
fast to the vessel. At the same time the
schooner hove to and flag was run up NJ
halt-mast, that having been agreed upon at
Ia signal for shipping on departing in case
of bodies being found. The signal was
seen from, the -harbor. aud the tug Petal
Smith Immediately steamed out, The
body was placed on board, brought to this
city and placed in the warehouse Of the
Michigan Central Railroad Company ~
This was about halfpast hve o'clock. =
Shortly after the arrival Of this body, the
tug Levi johnson, which left Saturday
morning for cruise ON the lake east Of
this point came in with another, also q
female, which those on board had found
about eight miles down the lake, and two
OF three from shore. II was placed beside
the other and as soon as arrangements
could be made, both were removedto How
lands, TO be prepared for interment Life
preservers were attached to the bodies, by
which they had been supported in the
water By the action of the sun and water,
decomposition was in rapid progress The
whole trunks and limbs were, much swol-
Ism, and the features so distorted and dis
eolofedR as to be entirely beyond lecogni-
ton. The clothing, ETC., afforded the only
possible means, if any, of identification J
The body first mentioned, brought in by
the Peter Smith, was that Of a woman evi-
IDENTIFY from thirty to forty years of age,
although possibly much younger. The hair
was nearly gone from the head, but enough
remained to indicate that it yas black, or
very dark The clothing consisted of q
brown merino dress, balmoral hoop-skirt
and red flannel undef-clothing Upon the
feet were white stockings, and shoes the
latter being cloth CATERS with leather ties.
They were laced up and tied. This, with
the fact of being otherwise completely
dressed, would seem to indicate that the
woman was not in bed when the accident
occurred. In the bosom Of the dress was
an ord fashioned l9athen pocket-book,
containing $3.50 in bills and scrip, No
marks could be discovered on the person
which might lead TO her identity. 9i5Y
The body brought in by the Levi John-
son was undoubtedly that of one of the
German emigrants ON board the Star. This
was apparent from the clothing, which was
Of that dark, coarse material commonly
worn by emigrants, She was quite young,
probably not more than eighteen OF TWEEN
ty. In the pocket Of the dress was found
a handkerchief with the initials "R. w."
upon one corner; also wallet containing
four silver quarters, fifty cents in small
silver change, one ten cent, scrip, and 50
in bills, and an emigants ticket from Bal
timofe to Detroit. HNt s'l
The condition Of the bodies was such as
to require then immediate burial AL the
clothing was removed from both bodies,
and WILDE kept for some time at Howland's
on Bank street, to ahord friends of the
missing an opportunity for their identifca-
tion, if possible. N'"
Two men, Pease and Ward, who were
fishing at Euclid Greek Sunday, found the
body of O child, between one and two years
old, floating in the lake, 1t was probably
one of the sufferers from the Morning Star.
The men brought the body to the city and
delivered it to the police. II was put in
the Michigan Central warehouse when it
arrived at midnight, and the undertaken,
Mr., Rowland, notified, The body was
clothed in blue and white checked merino
cloak, with hood, and blue ribbons on the
hood. .li!.s s.irf,i.l1s
Still another body of child was recoY-
cred on Sunday, some distance down the
lake, off Euclid 1t was apparently child
about three or four years old. The body
was so far decayed that no one could recog-
nize the features. Itwas sent to this city
and placed in charge of Mr.. Rowland, the
undertaken. 1t was necessary to put lime
on it, so offensive was the smell There
was little or no clothing by which the body
could be identified. ttl7- le.'
The safe and American Express trunk.
were raised by divers from the wreck Of the
Morning Star and taken to Detroit by the
tug Relief. .g, 80. ...
BARK CoURTLAND.
Captain W. B. Scott, of this city, has
taken the contract to take of all the prop
erTy of value that can be got at from tie
bark Cortland, and will leave Wednesday
forenoon in company with the tug, S, S.
Coe' and a scow for the scene Of the dis
sster. Il ~ .- srr Isyf yel yA4 af
STEAMER NORTHWEST
The proprietors Of the Detroit & Cleve-
land steamboat company are. in negotiation
with the owner of the splendid new steam
er Northwest, and it is now probable that
she will be purchased and run on the line
in place ofthe Morning Star.
A Splendid Building 10 New York. /,
The New York correspondent of the Troy
Times writes:
"The grandest building which New
York will ever have seen is nov. in process
of erection. It's grandeur will not consist
Of mere size, for it is not to be as large as
Stewards new warehouse, but in the perfec-
ton Of its details and the beauty Of its
architecture. The structure referred to is
the insurance building at the corner of
Leonard street, the plat being about
go feet 'front.' by 1850 feet in depth
This is the most elevated part Of Broad
way, and was originally a hill, which
was leveled nearly century ago, 4, When
we came to New York an old wooden
store stood on this spot, and here Stephen
ConoVer sold hardware at retail. It was
purchased for small sum by the New York
Society Library, which pulled down Como
ver's store, and put up in its place what,
was at that time Q846). an elegant building.
The society sold the property to the Apple
tons, who held it until the building was
burned, and then sold the vacant lot to the
New York Life Insurance Cd! The vast
increase in the value Of Broadway property
may be understood by the different prices
paid for this plat. In 1868 it wasIpurchas-
ed by the Appletops for what wasthen con-.
sidered the enormous sum Of s125, 900.
These gentlemen kept it fifteen years, when
the building was burned down, and its in
surance was collected, in addition to which
they sold the vacant lot for S450, 900. The
foundation Of the building now going up is