The Red Cloud chief., 1877-11-15
Relics of

relics OF iHe great railroad disaster still
i the hands of the Coroner:
Your correspondent opened a box at
random. 1t was a small ~pasteboard
box, but its contents were various, and
interesting. There was a broken piece
OF a shell mixed with what seemed TO
he, elegant Chinaware. Several round
dishes that had formed a part of some
child's paint box, attracted attention.
There was a piece of a dolls hand and
arm; next. piece OF an opera glass,
which had been through the awful
flames; some melted metal a Masonic
Charm, which had been severed in two
pieces with the heat, but had not been
burned; a lady's gold finger ring, quite
small; a daguerreOtype of a young
lady very much discOlored; a pin
marked, supposed to be a diamond,
handed in by John Burke" the works
= and a portion of the case of a watch,
No. 66,S44 being barely d~iscernable;
two brass sieve buttons, which did not
match, etc. The Coroner remarked. and
concluded my inspection of this box,
that it had also contained a set of valu-
able sleeve buttons, on which was a
large letter "B." Thinking the latter
might stand for Bliss, they were sent to
bChicagO to the relatives of the late L.
L. Bliss, but it was not long before they
returned unidentified. They were then
sem to a persen in Buffalo who had
been on the train, but they were still
unreco- nized. Finally Mrs. Bradley, of
Chicago, appeared a few days since, and
announced that they belonged to her
when they were given up for the last
time.
REMAINS OF WATCHES.
Another pasteboard box in the CorO-
ner's possession contained a dozen
burned watches. Only a few of the rem
nants of what might have once been
valuable timepieces could even the
number be d~eciphered. Nearly all
were utterly worthless. A few that
could be described may be mentioned as
follows: One silver watch, Elgin move
ment. shell balance. No. Pol, 800; ladei's
gold watch, patent lever. No. 45,9l2;
works simply badly melted No. 1Ol, 297;
gold watch. stem-winder. No 90 SA Oro-
ide watch, OrOide Watch Company,
Boston. hunting-case. No. 1855. In
the watch box l found a part of what
had been a very pretty and likely a cost
ly bracelet. A package of photographs
ia next examined. There are two pic
lures of a young horse jockey; one OF
two young men, n standing, the other
sitting, both beardless and good looking;
woman. who has very plain features.
standing; a mans face, his features
rather large. and lower lip pulled out
somewhat, and whiskers are seen grow.
ing from the extremity of the chin.
The photographs bear the imprints of
artists in Birmingham, Stockton on
Tees, and Bristol, England.
YOUNG LADY'S LETTER.
There are more paStbOard boxes of
various trinkets, papers, etc, such as
!, have described. but a letter in the midst
of a quantity of articles in a wooden
box that has been slowed away under
the table attracts more attention ana
curiosity. This communication is
complete, and consists of about eight
pagesO of paper aboutsthe size of CONNER
cial note, written in a plain and pretty
ladies' chirography. The place of writ
, ing is not given. the letter beginning
and ending as follows:
JUNE s, 1876.
DEAREST GEORGE: Don't think that
liz this long time you have been forgot
ten by your little COZ; far, far from it.
Weeks, months and years can never
eface the tender hold you have on me.
| can scarcely express my sorrow
that YOUR beloved Annie has been taken
now, when you can ill afford to lose one
heart from out the precious band of
true ones. How little she thought sc
soon to follow poor Mary. Oh! George
darling. how I longed to comfort you
when you came from poor Maryt
grave WdilUCu W pun NY An
around you and tell you she has moi
left YOU, but that her dear eyes are ever
following your onward and lonely ca
reer. My hand is too tired tt
write longer, though not my heart
God help you. my own dearest cousin,
with a heart full of love, and faithful
,v vours. LULU.
Whether George" was among thu
lost or saved, the Coroner was unable
70 say. and it was also as impossible TO
me to gain any information respecting
any of the passengers who once pos
sessed the variety of articles that [ wa
engaged in examining. There was an
other letter, written Dec. q. 1876
where could not be told-reporting TIT
O eighteen inches thick. good, stou
weather. etc. The writer gave consld
cradle neighborhood information in
brief space. saying that Aunt Jull'
buried Charles Browns last snd thlrt
child: We have a girl ten years old,
and other similar news of vital impor
lance to some one, which may result il
the Identification of a person yet un
known as lost in the wreck. Near thes
letters in the wooden box l discovered
package of cards tied up with a piec