The Portland daily press., 1872-09-02
NEW YORK.
The Metis Disaster.
Only Twenty-Five Lives
Lost.

NEW YORK Aug 31.-The following is the
statement made by the officials of the Neptune
Steamship Co:
The full list of passengers, officers and crew
Oh .ne steamer Metis shows that 163 persons
were on board. One hundred and forty-o are
awe. The bodies of the other % have been
found. Many have been reported to-day from
various sources who were thought lost.
The lIctis Disaster.
New YORK, Aug. 31.-The schooner which
collided with the Mets was the Nettie Gushing
from Thomaston for New York. The captain
says that he was run into. He hailed the
steamer to lay by but finding his vessel was not
sinking, made for New London where she now
The body of the woman picked up and car
RED to Newport has been identified as the wife
or u. A. Howard, a victim of the Mctis disas-
ter, who was married but 2 days before. A body
supposed to be Mrs Howard had been sent to
sharon Springs, where the funeral was to be
held to-day, when the mistake was discovered
Both wore rings with the same initials.
The Journals despatch from Watch Hill to-
night says there is no new waits from the Me
tbs. 1t is reported that the body of lady has
been discovered imbedded in the sand a mile
east OF the wreck, one foot only being visible.
Jas. McMurohie's carpet bag was reclaimed
from the plunderers The jewel case had been
robbed of its contents, except 10 gold rings.
Clothing and other relics from the bodies not
yet found, are in the custody OF Capt. Burton
awaiting the inspection of friends of the miss
ing passengers Among them are gentlemans
marked Thos. Berney, or Kerney, U. s. navy.
A handkerchief marked Henry Green, No. 6,
has been reclaimed by Mr.. Walker.
The condition of the few sufferers remaining
herels favorable. Mr.. McBrien is still lame,
and his wife suffers from severe bruises. Mr.
Nutting's child has fully recovered All are
cared for in the kindest manner by the hotel
proprietors, and supplied with clothing and
money by the guests.
A discourse making appropriate reference to
the calamity was preached in the parlor of the
Larkin House this morning by Rev. Arthur
Potts of New York
OF the 155 persons on board the Metis, 10Y
are saved, % bodies have been found and % are
now missing.
Names of the Dead.
The following is list of the dead so far as
identiied:-Mrs. w. E. Sheridan, wife of Mr..
Sheridan of the Globe Theatre, Boston; A
Hemenway, piano maker, Boston; Mrs. Mary
Wilson, Williamsburg; Mrs g. W. Howard,
Rome; Laura Brasher, East Boston; James
Harberger, Newark; p. H. Field, Geneva;
do; c. H. Bliss, do; two children of Mrs. Gar
rard, do; j. S. Eaton, Boston; two children of
Arthur Wierum, broker of Brooklyn, the latter
were in charge of c. c. Adams, who made
every effort to save them but they died in his
arms in the water from exposure.
Prize Fighters.
A delegation of sporting men were in Albany
yesterday on their way to Canada to see Ed
wards and Chambers fight. 1t is probable that
Mace and O'Baldwin will meet in the same
ring with Edwards and Chambers and fight for
the stakes in Arey's hands.
Paper Collar Patents.
The patent of Walter Hunt being the origin
al patent on paper collars and cuffs and bos-
oms, and the patent of Andrew A. Evans for
reversible cuffs, have been sustained by Judge
Blatcbford of the United States Circuit Court.
Legal Ku-KIuxing la soufh Carolina.
A Columbus, S. c., special says that Bill Lu-
cas- and Ned Harris (colored) were hanged yes
terday, for the murder of John Simpson and
Pat Murphy. Owing to the ropes being i'm
properly adjusted, the culprits had horrible
struggles, lasting ten minutes, in desperate Of
forts to free themselves.