The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-05
and then was washed off bv the sea- The

and then was washed off by the sea. The
captain says the stories of the mutilation
OF bodies by the crew are false and the
reports OF robberes are largely exagge-
rated. lie says the people at Prospect did
all they could for the living and the dead.
but among the crowds who flocked to the
place from the surrounding country there
were some who riaed the bodies whenever
they could get chance. The collector of
customs is awaiting instructions from head
quarters, and will probably commence an
investigation this evening or IN the morn
ing. The captain can give no explanation
OF the cause OF the disaster except mis-
calculation as to the current and the yes-
ssels speed. Great numbers of people are
leaving in the steamers going down to the
wreck.
One hundred and sixty-four is the exact
number of bodies found up to this morning.
The work OF burying them has commenced,
and gang of men will be sent down this
evening to help the fishermen in that work.
The bodies of John III. Price, Henry S.
Hewett, Mr.. Merritt and Miss Merritt. of
New York, Albert Sumner, of San Fran
cisco, and Henry Metcalf, the second
officer, were brought up to this city.
| HALIFAX, April 4.-No stone will be
left unturned to recover the following
bodies: Mr.. @. M. Fisher and wife. OF
Vermont; Mr.. W. j. Sheat and wife, son
and daughter, of Nevada; Henry L. We'll
llngton, of Boston; Mrs. Merritt, Miss
Scrymser and Mr.. Krugen. of New York
Miss Brode and Miss Baker, of Chicago
MIR. Brindley, Mrs. Davidson and daueh.
ter, of England. Besides what were re.
ported this morning as recovered, this COM
pletes the list of cabin passengers who are
lost.
Captain Williams and his assistants
searched the islands around the wreck
thoroughly last night, and picked out from
among many bodies brought ashore those
reported this morning, which have been
telegraphed for by friends. The bodies re-
ported recovered this morning have been
dressed and placed in metallic collins. and
await the arrival of friends and relatives
to take them in charge. It is thought
that the bodies will hardly remain in a con-
dltion to be examined. The coffins have
all been sealed and made tight. Another
trip will be made to the wreck tomorrow.
The stewards and men acquainted with
the passengers have been left in charge of
the wreck, to take cafe of the bodies as
they are washed ashore. John Brindley was
lost. Ills name was put on the list as
saved by mistake, one of the passengers
having mistaken another for him. 1t is
now proposed to bring all the bodies to
this city and bury them together in the
public cemetery, and erect monument
over them. The city council, on the APP
plication of the Colonial government, re-
solved this afternoon to place a lot in the
cemetery at the disposal of the friends of
the dead.
MISSOURI.
The Recent Railroad Accident-Ver.
dict of the COrOner's Jury.
ST. LOUIS, April AT the inquest
upon the bodies of the three persons killed
on the st. Louis and Southern railroad, the
jury returned verdict that conductor M.
Ward, and engineer John Tanning, of the
construction train, were grossly and cuIpa-
bly, negligent in starting ahead of time and
running at too great speed. They also CEN
sure the conductor of the passenger train
and the officers of the road. The names of
the killed are Mrs. John P. Lusk, Morgan
county, Mo. James H. Walls, Chester,
III; and Miss Griffin, of McLeansborough,
Illinois.