The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-11
THE DEAD OF THE ATLANTIC.

Arrival at Last OF Several OF the Bodies
of the Victims OF the Wreck Who Were
Residents or New Yorkshire Delays Of
Their Sad Journey and Anxiety OF the
Friends OF the Deceased-IOw the Conn
pany Have Acted When Applied To Tor
Help by Survivors.
The dead bodies of several OF the cabin passen-
gers Of the steamship Atlantic arrived in this city
yesterday. The fact that they did not reach here
before has been general surprise to everybody,
and to none more so than to the Borrowing rela-
tives of those unfortunate people. 1t seemed to
them quite sad enough that they should have lost
their best loved in this terrible manner without
the additional blow Of receiving their remains IN
a putrid condition. This, however. has unlortu-
nately been the case, and of the several corpses
brought to this city yesterday, probably but one
coffin will be opened to allow the relatives to
take last view OF that which was mex
pressbly dear in life The correspondence OF
the HERALD from Halifax has already given
full accounts OF how the divers around the
sunken lcviathan have sought more for cargo than
for bodies, and the relatives of the dead complain
bitterly, not against the divers, poor people, but
against the cupidity OF those who pay them for
their work. The bodies OF the dead, it Is held
ought to have arrived several days ago, and the
delay has taken away one of the poor consultations
OF the living-that of taking last view Of the re-
mains OF the dead.
THE MERRIrTs
Tie remains OF Mr.. w. Ii. Merritt, one OF the
cabin passengers on the Atlantic, and OF Miss
Mary r. Merritt, arrived in the city yesterday. MI.
Scrymser, the brother-in-aw OF Mr.. Merritt, went
on TO Halifax about week since co take charge Of
the remains OF his relatives, and day after he got
there he found the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt
Oh the desslate beach at Prospect.
They were forwarded to HALIFAX, and Mr. Scrym-
ser had metallic collins prepared Tor their rccep-
ton. they were then sent on to New. York by
Eastern eXpress-that Is. by boat from Halifax to
Portland aud by rail the remainder OF the way
Mr.. Scrymser remaining in Halifax to look after
the recovery OF his two sisters, Mrs. Merritt and
Miss Scrymser, who had not then and have not
yet been found. The remains OF Mr.. and Miss
Merritt, after an unaccoun table delay in the first
York by Adams Express, arriving here yesterday
morning, at six O'Clock. They were packed in
ordinary rough pine boxes outside the coilins and
were treated as ordinary freight The arrival was
a great relief to the relatives. Mr.. Merritt,
brother, and Mr.. Keys, a brother -in-law OF the
dead, have been constantly at the express office Tor
two days vainy waiting for the remains. The arrival
yesterday was cause OF much relief as they had
begun TO fear that same mishap had taken place.
The remains OF the two persons were taken shortly
after their arrival to the Grand Central depot by
Mr.. Merritt, and two passenger tickets taken out
for them on the half-past ten train to Poughkeep-
sic, Mr.. Merritt accompanying them. There they
were received by the aged father, who Is broken
with grief. The funeral will take place in Pough-
keepsie IN which city Mr.. Merritt had been mer-
chant for many years. to-day, and will be attended
by all the notabiltes OF the place. The collins, IL Is
believed, will not be opened.
Mr. Scrymser VIII remain In Halifax until the
bodies OF his sisters are found. They viii probably
be taken charge OF by the Scrymscr family and
buried In Greenwood, and thus viii end the last
episode OF this saddest OF wedding trips.
MIR. JOHN u. PRICE.
When II was ascertained that Mr.. Price was GER
tatny q victim OF the disaster Mr.. John T.. Dicken-
SEN OF the firm Of Mcdowell Il Dickinson, an inti-
mate Trend OF Mr.. Price. went on Immediately to