National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-11
TIE POTOMAC DISASTER.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY.


Thirty.one Boiics Recovered Yesterday
six brought to this city and Four Re-
cogpizrd-Pinr-si six Victims Reported SO
rsr-scrne- ut the scventh-street Wharf
Description Of tho Dress Of tho I'm
known nncrsi OF Oniccr Recd's
Family.
The fearfulTtrngedy enacted on the Potomac
river by the burning Of the steamer wawaset on
Friday last, and full account Of which up to
9:sO O'Clock on Saturday morning was furnished !.
TO tho public by means Of our regular aud extra
editions, still continues the general topic OF con-
yersation. Aslihe facts develop aud fresh VIC
tins are discovered worse and worse appear the
results OF the disaster. On SATURDAY last, Capt.
Samuel Gedney, accompanied by q number Of
men, visited the scene OF the burning, aud on
his arrival Immediately made arrangements for
the interring OF the bodies unrecognlZed.
At the head OF each was placed board, on
which was written complete description OF the
remains there buried. The tug, with the captain
bringing up three bodics-Miss Bette Reed, q
child Of Oficcr Joseph Reed and q colored woman,
on whose dresa was pinned piece Of paper with
the name "Willie Harrington" Mr. Burgdof,
undertaken, took charge Of the remains Of the
listfnamed.
Thtrteen U0sllea were recovered during the tAy.
and ten OF them buried, A partial dissertation
was obtained as follows:
No. !. Colored woman, supposed to be twenty
one or iwenty.,wo years q age, very dark; light
white body, with small blue spots; about i've
feet two inches In height; low lasting shoes,
No.2. Colored woman, eighteen or twenty years
dress, black skirt, with three nounces and over.
skirt; body, white ground with double black
stripe; black lasting CATERS, with faced morocco,
NJ ~ nu ~ a " ~ mi
Of age; black alpaca dress, aud black lasting
CATERS
No a Small colored pIrl about four years of
age; bright calico dress with red stripe, white
pantalettes, black morocco shoes,
| No, =, Colored infant.
o,i. wSlte dress. WORKED skIrt AMI white psntae
| lettes,
| me body OF white boy noatei ashore ut
| heiuht anbnrn hair gray ewes: casslmere
/ checked body- pants TO hls knees blue paiter
shoes and scar on right hand near the thumb.
| Colnrcd female child from Ave 10 ak Years OF
are: sir,ped dress, black sscaue.
/ Colore1 woman. from twenty to twenty Ave
years OF age; striped calico dress, made plain.
| Yester,iay morning AZ I O'Clock the stcamer
i Cbariotte yanderbIIt made another visit 10 the
i scene OF the disaster, and returned about $3.50
| O'Clock. bringing up six more bodies, among
i them Mr.. George W. COOK, who was picked up
/ near the wreck, having upon his person a watch
/ And pocket book Containing ssi, Ills remains
/ were taken jn charge by Harmony Lodge
/ KNIGHTS Of PythIas OF which he was n member,
lie also belonged 10 the relief of this
| or,,er. having Joined ouiy few months since
/ and il the fiTst member they have lost, The
| other bodies were three colored men, George
/ Tibbs a deck hand Of the Inflated steamer.
Rich ,rd Murray and ono other unknoyn An,
other was a colored woman named MARY Black.
/ well The other was a white Qlrl, SUPPOSED to
/ he the daughter OF Mrs Grant whose body was
/ brought up on SATURDAY last She wore 4 bun
dress an blue sash and green QNtters
/ There was thirty-one bodies recovered yester-
day. and up TO this time twenty-six have been
/ buried on the shore, near where the steamer
/ burned. Among those recovered was the body
/ OF Mrs, Reed, whose remains were taken charge
i Of by her father, who resides near that point
/ Thus far 20 dead bodies have been recovered and
II IA Thought the list OF victims will be sweel to
/ Io' The tug Johnson Brothers left here last
evening tor the scene, having on board Mr..
| Joseph Reed and others who have relatives
| among the missing, but were passengers on the