The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-03
THE M E IT'S.
Twenty-three Dead Bodies SO, Far
Recovered.
LOSS. OF LIFE ESTIMATED At FORTY.
No Invsgigaton Yet and No Inquest Remains
ofsp Unknown woman-A Case Of Mistaken
Tdentity-Efect of the Disaster
The Tide Of Travel
Turned to Railroads
sfoNINGroN, /,

SfoNINGT0N, Conn.,, Stpt. y 1877.
The Metis steamboat horror OF Friday morning is
stil inc chief SUBJECT OF discussion here although
the shock which it gave to the community has been
succeeded by o calmness mixed with grief and
sorrow. The matter of who Is responsible for the
terrible disaster Is much commented upon, and va
Iious opinions are advanced. Nothing has been 4
done by any OF the authorities here or In westerly
towards an investigation, and 1t il not likely that
even an inquest will be held.
The citizens Of Westerly say they have no concern
in the town. and the offlcial who usually performs
this duty here in Stontngton says there y no dunbt
how the unfortunate victims came to their death,
and hence there Is no occasion for an inquest
There only four bodies now in the
dead!house. Up to late hour this
evening they had not been identified
although in or two cases there was evidence to
lead to correct suppostion as to the names Of the
parties. HERALD representative called at the
establishment OF the person in charge Of the bodies
and some Of their effects still damp from the salt
water, We're closely examined with satisfactory
suits, there can be but little doubt as to their
identity. The body marked No. Is Is that OF
AN ELDERLY MAN
who appears not to have been in good circum-
stances. In his pockets were found various minor
articles including two combs, nffty-cent stamp
and several pieces of paper with figures on
them. He was at first thought to be
Harry Brownctt, Of LOudenburg, Chester
county, Pennsylvania, but on the nyleaf OF small
Testament found Is written the address civilian
Thompson, Auburn, N. y" and in his vest letter
of recommendation from the house OF Walker,
Brown &-Son, wool commission merchants, Nos 20
and % Park place, and Nos p and 20 Barclay
street, and signed "a. Avery,n setting forth that
William Thompson is a good grader 1t is evident
that the person mentioned In the letter was in
search OF employment The body marked No.
has not hitherto been identified, but
there IS every reason to believe that
IL is that Of Scion Roche, Of Bolton,
England. In his pockets were some English coins
and u certificate showing that Scion Roche, aged
twenty-five, sailed as a passenger in the ship
Alexander Marshall, from Liverpool, July %, 1872
There were also found on the body letters nclud-
Ing one from Mary Robinson dated Wigan, June
%. The writing on the envelope was somewhat
nlegible, but the words Scion Ro, Bolton, could
easily be distinguished. Under these circumstances
ihc body Is in all probability, that OF Scion
na@sd Hneset las been enea sg
walter on one OF the stonngton steam.
s Of n the Of e e only Seuv
here not satisfactorily identified is that Of woman
s Of Her hair
gray. She had on an overskirt Of Japanese silk,
with black and steelcolored stripes, but
her to assist in identification. The body
OF Mr.. Doblin was taken in charge by his
cry, and conveyed to New York this afternoon. An
additional body, that Of female child about Ave
Island today. which makes the total number OF
bodies recovered Just twenty-four. The juvenile
Mrs. Brasher, OF East Boston, who together
with two small daughters were lost
S older savea Mr. George ~ MowSra
Of Rome, n: y, II viii be remembered was married
n a of
when he lost hts wife by the disaster, but was him
self saved. He reached his brothers house well
nigh exhausted, and the same night what was sup
THE BODY OF HIS WIFE
was forwarded there. The initials on finger ring
were the same as on his wifes ring: though the ring
was OF different pattern and he did not feel quite
satisfied that IL was the body OF his wife. Being al
most dead himself and not able to think much
about 1t, he finally concluded 1t must be her body,
started with i Saturday mornng for his home In
Rome N. Y. His relatives in Pawtucket had never
III S be
however, bis friends saw by the morning papers
1bat the body OF young lady had been picked up
md carried into Newport with q ring on her
finger which answered the description, with the
same initials, and with mans coat around her,
under the life-preserver, which Mr.. Howard had
said he had so arranged before they left the
steamer, and they at once went to Newport, with
photograph, and identified the body as that OF his
wife beyond a doubt. He was accordingly tele-
graphed the fact, and word sent to have the other
same SIZE, and the description OF them agrees In
many particulars The height OF the stranger was
more than the height Of his wife, which added TO
his suspicious; put he finally overcame them, only
to have this new misfortune added to what was
already almost more than he could bear. captain
Hull, the agent of the steamboat company, states
tonight that there were la saved, that twenty.
two dead bodies have been found and that only
two are now missing. Your correspondent, how
ever, figures up twenty-three bodies recovered,
and there reasons to believe that Captain Hulfs
estimate OF the missing is under the actual
number. Tia disaster has had the effect to change
The tide OF New York and Boston travel from the
Sound boats to the railroad routes. The trains via
Bath, the Springfield and shore Line routes to-day
and tonight carried more than twice tier usual
number Of passengers.
Three More Persons Known To Be Lost
Body OF a Male Child Washed Ashore.
Duot u Cant