Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-14
THE DEAD OF THE wAwAsEr.
Recovery of the Body Of Mr.. Hazard
Arrival Of Remains I'm this city
--latest from the Scene Of the Dfsas-
ter-The Reburfnl Of the Dead.

Recovery of the Body Of Mr. Hazard
Arrival OF Remains I'm this City
Latest from the Scene Of the Disas-
ter-The Reburinl Of the Dead.
About 10 O'Clock last night the tug boat Mary
Lewis (which left here yesterday morning to
carry collins and a burial party down to the
scene of the late disaster on the Potomac) ar
rived at the eth street wharf, bringing the
bodies Of Mr.. III. ii. Hazard and Daniel LYNCH
the latter having been disinterred where il was
buried above Chatterton, and the former
brought up from near Hampstead, two miles
below Matthias Point, King George county, Va,
and about twelve miles below the scene Of the
disaster.
LONG AND SUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR THE BODY
OF MR.. HAZARD.
us probable that the body of Mr.. Hazard
sunk in the channel and rose on the ebb tide
ana wss carried down to the point named. The
body Heated ashore Sunday night, and was
buried on Monday morning last, after having
been identified by pocket knife belonging TO
which was engraved a Masonic emblem, and
some papers found in his pocket designating
the street and number of his residence in Wash
George county, Va. and had not VISITED his Oh
home for nearly forty years. On board the tug
last night were the two sons of Mr. Hazard
Harvey and Willie-also, Mr.. g. W. Pratt, his
sOn-in-law, all of whom have been in constant
search for their fathers body since the disaster
On Sunday they spent the entire day on the
virginia shore, running from point to point
whene yer they could bean of a BODY being drawn
from the water On Monday thew got a boat
man to set them across on the Maryland side.
near NanJemoy, where they traversed the shore
down 20 near Port Tobacco, and returnIpp ex-
tended their searches to above Maryland Point
and then recrossed the river to the
fish houses this side of Chatterton and after
getting Refreshments laid down to get some
rest az the house of a Mr.. Grant, aud were
awakened Tuesday morning and told that the
body Of their father had been found about
a mile below Matthias Point and twelve
below ChattertOn. Thither they turned their
steps, and arrived after a tedious journey, and
had the body disinterTed. They were much
gratifed to find IL in remarkable state of pres
ervation, very little changed in appearance
free of bruises, and not touched by the crabs
Capt; Gedney, who heard of the finding of the
remains while at ChattertOn, dispatched his tug
with coffin, in which the body was placed and
brought to this city, as stated above These
young gentlemen have shown wonderful energy
ana perseverance, under chain of difficulties,
from their first landing on Saturday night at
Stewards wharf until their arrival last night.
1hey are all three nearly exhausted physically,
anu had II not been for meeting good friends,
though strangers to them, they would hardly
have stood it so well.
The bodies of Hazard and Lynch were taken
in charge last night by the undertakes to pre-
pare the m for burial.
TIE REBURIAL OF THE DEAD AT CHATTER
TON LANDING.
Captain Wood arrived last night on the tug
with Captain Gedney. He spent the dav At
ChattertOn landing, doing what he could to
have the dead properly buried. He says the
We
Ire site selected for the burial ground is on
high bluff about twenty yards from the bank
ana In an open field surrounded with trees, at
Cbatterton- The work of refinement will be
continued to- day, and it is thought all will be
finished by to- night. a piece of the DRESS a
shoe, or other article by which friends will be
able TO identify bodies are retained in each
case. Yesterday, a breastpin was found on
one of the cOlOTed women which had been over
cked when the body was temporarily buried.
Captain Gedney and President Howlsou, of
theierry company, are extending all the facil-
ities IN their power, in procuring Transporter
ton OF bodies recovered to the surviving friends
wherever they may be.
THREE MORE MISSING PEOPLE.
coiored woman named Gray, residing ON
Washington street, between 4th and 5th, was
on the Inflated steamer with her child, aud no
tidings have been heard of either.
Nj. 4. Richards writes that Matilda Hayne,
who has been in his employ for six years past,
vas on the steamer To visit her parents.
STORY or ANOTHER sURvIvOR-AN OLD coll
ORED WOMAN.
An old cOlOred woman gives the following
satemen M as 10 now she escaped - tell you
what, chile, got cited when 1 saw de flames
an de smoke got frightened shure, and run
back as FUR as | could. was too skeered fur
women and chiilen screamIn' and some Jump
in over. DE fire got closer and closer and
when II commenced to lick right roun' me, |
tnk dis old woman might as well drown as bun
up in de fire. Den, honey, / Jump and helt
my BRET while went down. When come up
i cotch holt of white man, and he turn roun'
wench, If you don't let go i'll drown YOU" Den
L let go again, and l hole my bref and d1wn
go 10 the bottom agln, and when | come M dis
Old head strike agin peach box, and tells
you held on to II tight. didn't mo whether
1t would hold me or not, but clutched il and
houudered rOun' little, kicking in the water
and IN little time nv feet tech something. 4
keep hold of de box, and didn't know but dat
de water would be deeper. and I ken puttiu'
one foot atore de other and gets on de shore
but held on to de box Til got way up on de
shore, and was mighty glad, tell you, when
got there"
DESCRIPTION OF THE BODIES REQUIRED YES
TKRDAY.
The following are descriptions of the corpses
which we're permanently inferred Yesterday on
the bluff by Mr.. BurgdOrf :-Colored woman,
= or 30 years OF age, white dress, black BODY
small vine stripe, lasting CATERS, morocco tin
ped; colored woman about same age, black
dress, blue body, lasting CATERS; cOlored man,
80 or 40 years of age, black cloth coat, alpaca
vest, herring bone pants, brogan shoes, coiored
woman, 20 TO . years, black dress white BODY
with black stripe, cloth shoes foxed; coIured
woman about GO years old, white dress black
and white striped body, and flower in the stripe
white apron trimmed with black or brown
braid, breastpin with red set, leather belt aud
blue beads on neck; cOlOred woman, So or co
years old, black dress, leather shoes laced on
the side; eolored girl about eight years of age,
small crimp on bottom, and brown leather
shoes.
THE BODY OF MISS sANDEY IDENTIFIED.
The brother of Miss Patsy Sandey (not Sands
as mas been published whose body was brought |
up on Saturday, arrived this morning from hls |
home in Essex, Westmoreland county, Va. and
identified the remains, which have been in the
care of the undertaken, Mr. Henry Lee since
morrow morning from Mr.. Lees and the inter |
meIt will be made at Alexandria. |
RetrOcession Of Alexandria