The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-28

The Supposed Body of q. VI. FISHER
Eoupt.

A special dispatch to the New York Her
od, dated Halifax, May 90, gives the fol-
lowing account of the operations of the d-
vcrs, and the horrible mangling of the bod
les by blowing out of the side of the wreck.
a body supposed to be that of G. NJ Fish
cr of Vermont, was found. The dcscrp-
ton given of the body would lead his
friends to suppose it to he him.
Captain Merritt of the Coast Wrecking
Company, came up from Prospect last eve
ming where the divers have been opera
ting during the past week on the Atlantic
wreck. lie reports large quantity of
cargo still in the vessel, which may occupy
the best part of the Summer to recover.
The divers experienced no little difficulty
in getting at the cargo, in consequence of
the sides of the wreck having fallen in
among it. The blowing out of the side of
the wreck resulted as many feared, so far
as the bodies Of the passengers supposed to
he still in the vessel were concerned, in
having manglcd them beyond all possible
recognition. Divers say that heads, hands,
arms legs and feet torn from bodies from
continual contact with the broken and jag
gcd iron of the vessels under tow near The
wreck, were strcwu on the bottom in!cvery
direction. Even bodies that are found in
tact require careful handling less they fall
to pieces while being hauled up to the sur
face
THE SUPPOSED BODY or MIR. FISHER.
On Thursday line was made fast to a
body. but in the act of being taken up. the
head was severed from the body. That
same day Louis Guillandcr of the wrcclling
company, descended for the purpose of
making an inspection of the wreck Wcdgcd
in among quantity Of iron stanchcons and
plates which had fallen in from the vessels
side was the body of stout man with
mousiachc, and drcssd in black clothes,
evidently cabin passenger from the heavy
gold sleeve buttons and shirt studs. and
watch and chain. An attempt was made
TO bring the body up, but the iron on the
legs could not he looscncd without tearing
the legs from the body. This the diver did
not want to do. as from the description of
the body he supposed it to he that of Mr.
Fisher, Of Vermont. Another effort will
be made to recover it, The body of fc-
male and two bodies of male steclage pas
sCngcrS were recovered.
The salvage portion of the cargo recov-
cred by the Halifax divers is being sold
here and brings good prices. The cargo of
tho schooner Annie Brown, which had been
chartered by the wrccking company to con-
yey wrecked goods to New York, was
! seized yesterday by the Marshal of the Vice
| Admiralty Court. at the suit of Edward
| Ryan, James Coolan and others, resident of
| Prospect who claim compensation for say
/ ing life and property at the time of the
wreck Of the Atlantic to the amount OF
| $4,000. 1t is believed the matter will be
arranged by the company giving bonds
here
Since the above was in type. we find in a
special telegram to the New York Times,
that body was seen ON Thursday, wcdged
in among the debris of the wreck. 1t is
supposed to he that of Mr. Fisher, of Yer.
mont An effort will he made to recover
it. We are inclined to the opinion that the
dispatch TO the New York He1uM is found
ed upon the telegram in the Times and en-.
larged upon. Mr. Fisher wore full beard
instead of a simple moustache, and ii is
strange that the diver did not bring up the
watch, which he could have easily DONE il
he could not get the body. The watcl
would have settled the question of its
being the body of Mr.. Fisher as it had hi:
monogram engraved thereon. Ii is ques
tionable whether the body is that of Mr.
Fisher.