The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-09
MORNING STAR DISASTER.
More bodies. Rocovered-Tvvo Child
rem Found on the Euclid shore-Un-
recognized-RRising the safe-The
Cortlend.

More Oute HocOvered-EVvO Child
rem Found on the Euclid shore-Un-
recognized-Raising they sRfe-Tbe
Cortlend.
From the 6ievelAud Herald June 2sth.l
On LAST Saturday afteFtoon the schooner
Governor Hunt was towed out of the bar-
Dor and set sail FOR Bnffalo. When eight
or ten miles on her way the crew discov-
cred the body of a. woman floating inthe
water. A boat was lowered and the body
was secured by means of 0 rope and made
fast to the vessel. At the same time the
schooner hove to and a flag was run up at
half-mast, that having been agreed upon as
a signal for shipping on departing in case
of bodies being found. The signal was
seen from the harbor, and the tug Peter
Smith Immediately steamed out. The
body was placed N board, brought 10 this
city and placed in the warehouse of the
Michigan Central Railroad Company.
This was about half-past five O'Clock. ~
Shortly after the arrival Of this body, the
tug Levi johnson, which left Saturday
morning for a cruise on the lake east Of
this point, came in with another, also o
female, which those on board had found
about eight miles down the lake, and two
on three from shore. Il was placed beside
the other, and as soon as arrangements
could be made, both were removed to How
lands, TO be prepared fof 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 NO distorted and dis
colored as TO be entirely beyond recogni-
ton. The clothing, etc, afforded the only
possible means, II any, Of Identification.
The body first mentioned, brought in by
the Peter Smith, was that Of n woman evil
IDENTIFY from thirty to forty years of age,
although possibly much younger. The hair
was nearly gone from the head, but enough
remained 10 indicate that IL was black, or
very dark The clothing consisted Of a
brown merino dress, balmoral hoop-skirt
and red flannel under-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 wos not in bed when the accident
occurred, In the bosom of the dress was
an Odd fashioned leathern .pocket-book,
containing $3.50 in bills and scrip. No
marks could be discovered on the person
which might lead TO her identity.
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 or TWEEN
~. In the pocket Of the dress was found
a handkerchief with the initials 'R. ""
upon M conner; also q wallet containing
-four silver quarters, fifty cents in small
\ silver change, n ten cent scrip, and ~
in bills, and an emigrant's ticket from Bal
timore to Detroit.
The condition Of the bodies YVES such "a
10 require their immediate burial. All the
clothing was removed from both bodies,
and WILDE kept fol some time at Howlands
on Bank street, TO afford friends of the
missing an opportunity for their identihca-
ton, II possible. r .. ..."
Two men, Pease and Ward, who were
fishing at Euclid Creek Sunday, found the
body Of a child, between one and two wears
old, floating in the lake. II was probably
one Of the sufferers from the Morning Star.
The men brought the body 10 the city and
delivered ii TO the police. II was put in
the Michigan Central warehouse when IL
arrived at midnight, and the undertaken,
Mr.. Rowland, notified. The body was
clothedin a blue and white checked merino
cloak, with hood and blue ribbons on the
hood. .. .. .f. fsiI
~stilhanother body Of u child was recoy-
cred on, Sunday, some distance down the
lake, off Euclid. IT was apparently a child
about three or four years ola. The body
was 30 far decayed that no one could recoB'
nize.the features. II was, sent 30 this city
and placed in charge Of Mr.. Rowland, the
undertaler. II was necessary TO put lime
on il, so offensive was the smell. There
was little. or no clothing by which the body
could be identified. .... ... ~.
The safe and American Express trunk
we've raised by divers nom the wreck Of the
Morning Star and taken 10 Detroit by the
tug Relief. - Hs. ..H ....
20 BAR 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 the
bark Cortland, and will leave Wednesday
forenoon in company with the tug S. s.
Coe and a scow for the scene Of the die
aster. .
HTEAAER NORTHWEST. ..
The proprietors Of the Detroit a Cleye-
land steamboat company are in negotiation
with the owner Of the splendid icy steam
er Northwest, and IL is now probable that
she will be purchased and run on the line
in place ofthe Morning Star
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