The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-02


fast as the corpses were claimed they
were taken in charge by their friends
and removed to their homes The
utmost confusion prevails, and even at
present it is impossible to secure a
complete, list of the drowned, but
many prominent citizens and their
families are included in the number.
The number of bodies recovered so far
is variously estimated at from one
hundred and thirty to one hundred
and sixty, and more will probably be
fonnd during the day.
THE CITY WRAPPED IN GLOOM.
When the water was let off by the
removal of the plash boards this
morning search was continued for those
under the lower deck, and twenty
more bodies were brought to the sur
face, making about two hundred in all
recovered. 1t is not known how
many more, if any, are lost. The
City Council met to-day and passed
! resolutions of coincidence. a settled
gloom rcigns over the city to-day.
Many business places are closed. Il.
! 0. Montgomery, a leather merchant of
! Toronto, was on board but escaped
and succeeded in saving many others.
He states that on the passage up the
Captain went among the passengers,
urging them to keep on the other side.
To one boy he said For Gods sake,
keep on the other side; if you don't
you'll have to swim for it.n y little
later Mr.. Montgomery saw the water
pass in over the deck and the boiler 90
by the board, when the crash imme-
diately took place.
THE FUGERAL PROCEEDING.
Almost all business is at Il stand-still
and crowds line the streets discussin g
the sad calamity. The funeral of the
victims is at this hour l2:3O I. NJ pro.
ceedng. Solemn stiffness prevadcs
the city. Flags are at half-mast and
bells are tolling.
Up to this time C1O:30 P. NJ 238
bodies have been recovered 1t IL
believed that there are several yet be-
meath the wreck.
BURNING THE VICTIMS.
London, Ont, May l5.-Increaaec
gloom prevails among TIM community
here to-day. From Nh early hour th'
bells have been tol!iue and runera
professions vending through ever
street on their way to, tie scycra
cemeteries, All the places Of busiue#
are closed and a Sabbath stiffness ba
settled upon the city. LvcIy kind q
colin is IN use, and the dead are heiu.
conveyed to burial places in every
class Of reAjcles The remains o
1Ir. William Mcbride were oayriec
on light wagon followed Oy pro
cessioI mile long. The longest pro
cesaion was that attending th'
remains of Willie Gja4s ani NjH
Cooper, VINO We're engaged to b.
married next month ami who pcriahei
together in the water. Two hunire,
; vehicles attended and tuc hears"
passed along side by SIDE. No on'
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