Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-02

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 1.-The body of the
woman picked up and carried to Newport has
been identified as the wife of G.. w. Howard, a
victim OF the Metis disaster, married but two
days before. lady supposed TO be Mrs, How
ard has 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.
dispatch from Watch Hill tonight says:
There are no new waits of the Mets. 1t is re-
ported that the body of a lady has been discov-
cred embedded in the sand a mile east of the
wreck, one foot only being visible.
James McMurche's carpet bag was reclaimed
from plunderers. The jewel case had been
robbed of its contents, excepting eighteen gold
rings.
The clothing and ether relics from the bodies
not yet Found are in the custody of Capt Bur-
ton awaiting the inspection of friends of the
missing passengers Among the things found
were a gentleman'S handkerchief marked Gun
bingham and vest marked Thos H. Berney or
kierney, U. S. navy, handkerchief marked
Henry Green; number six has also been reclaim
ed by Mr.. Walker.
The condition of the few sufferers remaining
proves favorable. Mr.. McBrien is still lame and
his wife suffers from severe bruises. Mfr. Nut
ting's child has fully recovered. All are cared
for in the kindest manner by the hotel pro-
prietors and supplied with clothing and money
by the guests.
the calamity was preached in the parlor of the
I.arkn house this morning by Rev. Arthur
Potts of New York. Of the 1855 persons on
board the Mets 1O7 are saved; % bodies have
been found and 26 are now missing
One OF the bodies from the Mets has been
recognized as Abraham Dablin of New York,
who was coming here to commence the tailoring
business.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The number of lives
lost by the Nets disaster is now reduced to
twenty-five. Several bodies at Watch Hill
await Identification. The following is a list of
the dead so far identified: Mrs. w. E. Sheridan
wife OF Mr.. Sheridan of the Globe theatre, Bos.
ton; August Heminway, piano maker, Boston;
Mrs. Mary Wilson, Williamsburg; Mrs. G. W
Howard, Rome; Laura Brasher, East Boston
S. e. Martin, Manchester; James Harberger.
Newark; P. H. Field, Geneva; Henry Gross,
Providence; James MCMurChie, Providence; j.
S. Easton, Boston; G. IL. Bliss, Providence; two
children of Mrs. Garrard of Providence; two
children of Arthur Werum, broker, OF Brook
lyn. The latter were in charge of G. c. Adams,
who made every effort to save them, but they
died in his arms in the water, from exposure
J. S. Bradley, son of Chief Justice Bradley of
Rhode Island, when about to sink from exhaus-
ton, was saved by second engineer Doane of the
Metls, who pulled him up on q skyight on
which he was floating.
THE DEAD, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-The following is a list
of the bodies of the twenty-five persons drowned ;
Two children of Frederick Garrard, Providence;
August Hemingway, Boston, Mrs Mary Wilson,
Williamsburg, l.. l.; Mrs. G. w Howard Rome,
N. T.; Laura Brasher, East Boston; Arthur
Wierum, child, Brooklyn, aud Carl Wierum,
Brooklyn; S. G. Martin, Manchester; James
Harberger, Newark, N. J.. Twelve bodies have
been recovered, but not identified, as follows !:
No, l, white woman, striped steel and
black dress; No. 2, colored man, elderly
with white shirt and heavy gray beard; No
3, elderly white man, gray whislSers, light over
coat; No. 4, middle aged man, black suit,
watch, gold chain; No. 5, white woman, chemise
stout, about 35; No. 6, middle aged man, black
coat, brown pants; No. Z, middle aged man,
black suit, watch and chain; No. s, middle aged
man, gray suit gOatee; No. O., middle aged
man, gray coat, watch and chain
NO ~, aged man, gray beard, gray pants; No.
II, elderly man, watch and chain, heavy beard,
black coat and dark striped pants; No. H. a
woman picked up by schooner A. b. Belden of
Elizabethport; she had a plain gold and seal
ring marked IN. A." on her left torefnger.
BosToN, Sept. 1.-The late train from Provi-
dence and beyond, last night, brought the bodies
of Mrs. w. E. Sheridan, Laura BraSher, August
Heminway and James S. Eaton, victims of the
Metis disaster. Mr.. Sheridan and Mrs. Brasher,
survivors, were also on the train.
A CHARGE OF cARELEssNEss.
The statements of eye witnesses agree that
sumclent examination was not made of the hull
OF the Metis Immediately after the collision, and
that fatal mistake was made in proceeding on
the voyage, and refusing assistance from the
steamer StoningtOn. Nearly an hour elapsed
between the collision and the sinking of the
Nets, during which the steamer could have
been beached Only fifteen minutes before
the steamer sunk the passengers were warned to
save themselves as best as they could. After
that everything was in confusion, and the wild.
est panic prevailed. Passengers were left TO
take care of themselves, and the crew, deck
hands and passengers crowded indiscrminateIy
into the boats, though Cupt. Burton and other
officers behaved nobly in refusing to leave the
ship till the last moment. They seem to have
lost control over them.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The following state
ment, made by officials of the Neptune steam
ship company, and with full list OF passengers,
officials and crew Of the steamer Metis, shows a
hundred and siXty-hree persons were on board,
and hundred and forty-one are now alive
The bodies of the other twenty-five have been
found Many have been reported to-day from
various sources who were thought lost
NORWICH, CT, Aug. 31.-The bodies of eight
victims of the Metis disaster are at Watch
Hill and eighteen in the dead house at Stoning-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.-The acting secretary
has telegraphed to the government steamboat
inspector at New York to ascertain all the facts
and report fully TO the department concerning
the collision in Long Island Sound which re.
suited in the terrible disaster to the steamer
Nets.