Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-17
The Search for and Recovery Of tn
Bodies.

Details Of the disaster as lar as developed
have been given in the previous issues OF
the GLOBE, but it needed the recovery OF
the bodies to make the sad story
complete. That has now been furnished,
the noble band of searchers having been
rewarded yesterday by the recovery of the
remains of all three of the unfortunate
men, and also of the Inflated boat in
which they sailed to their death.
The system of search adopted was told
in yesterdays issue of the GLOBE. Dur
ing the day (Monday) obstacles to the
graphing hooks were encountered, but
no one led to any connection with the
tragedy until q few minutes
before IL O'Clock p. M, when
one of the hooks took hold of an object in
a manner suggesting to the searchers that
they had found that for which they were
hunting. Anchoring buoy over the
spot the tired searchers withdrew for the
night.
THE BOAT FOUND.
Yesterday morning the search, with the
anchored buoy as guide, was renewed.
Fortunately for the search the lake was
perfectly quiet yesterday morning, so that
the sunken boat, though lying in water at
depth of some forty feet, was easily
seen from the surface.
TIE LOCATION.
From this discovery it appears the &C.
scident happened about midway between
the shore on direct line from Leip's to
Spirit island, some three-quarters of a
mile from the latter point, and about a
mile and half distant from the Will
llams House shore. The boat lay on Its
side with the mast pointing to the east of
the Williams House, its bow touching the
bottom and stern elevated several feet, in
dicating that finding the wind too strong
an attempt had been made to tack, in
which the boat had swamped, due to the
heavy ballast, and gone to the bottom,
leaving the occupants no support.
THE BODIES.
This theory of the disaster is sustained
by the position in which the bodies of
the occupants were found. The raising
of the boat occupied until nearly 10
o'clock, when the drag hooks were
trailed out, and in very
few minutes an obstruction was
met, which, upon being brought
to the surface proved to be the body of
Mr.. Young. A little later, and only a
few feet distant, the body of MIR. Moore
was recovered. These bodies were found
only few feet from where the boat lay,
and their appearance indicated that they
went down with the boat, dying almost
without struggle, the position of their
limbs and facial expression showing only
the contraction naturally resulting from
the chill of the water. Mr. Glassick's
body was not recovered until some four
hours later. Unlike the other two he
seems to have made desperate struggle
for life. His body was found
some twenty-five feet distant from the
others. In his efforts for life he had re-
moved one boot entirely, and the other
partially, opened his vest and torn his
suspenders loose, this latter seeming to
have been his last dying struggle.
BROUGHT TO ST. PAUL.
The bodies, as recovered, were taken
to the Leip house, where they were
visited during the day by many SYM
pathizing friends. At 4;45 the three
bodies were placed on the train
and brought to St. Paul. Arriv-
ing here the remains of Messrs
Young and Moore were taken to the resi-
dence of Dr. G. G. Higbee, corner of Rob-
ert and Ninth streets-an intimate per-
sonal friend of both of the deceased-and
Mr.. Gossick's to the undertaking estab-
lishment of Stees Bros.
THE FUNERALS.
The general funeral will take place
from Plymouth church, Rev. DR.. Dana, at
8 O'Clock this afternoon, the associates of
the departed in the offices of The Chicago,
St. Paul & Omaha road furnish
ing the escort. The remains of
Messrs. Young and Moore will be sent
east this evening in special Pullman
car by the Omaha company-the former
to Rockford, Ills, and the latter to Oak
Grove, near Chicago, their former homes
for interment. IIr Gossick' s remains will
be deposited in the Oakland cemetery
vault for the time beng, where now are
the remains of their child, who died last
winter, to await the final determination
as to the disposition of his remains by
Mrs. Gossick, who is now so Frustrated
as to be unable to signify her
wishes in the matter. Indeed, the lady
is in a very critical condition, being
threatened with brain fever, and is caus-
ing her physician grave apprehensions
Mrs. Young bears up bravely under her
terrible affection, in which she is sup
ported by the tender ministrations of
many friends.
The aid Of O. W. Hilyard, President
Porter's private secretary; D.Sullivan, of
the Omaha road; j. II. Horton, Capt.
Lehman, who manned the searching
feet; Messrs. Leip and Williams. and all
the citizens Of White Bear, in
the search for the bodies,
and the kindly sympathy extended
the bereaved families and friends, de-
serve more than the mere mention we are
able at this time to give them.
Mr.. Young, we understand, had life
insurance of $4,000 in three companies
and Mr.. Moore for $4,000, in the Travel
er's Insurance company. Itcould not be
learned whether Mr.. Gossick bad any in
surance on his life.
The time when the accident occurred
is satisfactorily established by the fact
that the watches on the persons of the
deceased were stopped within fraction
of 12:l5-that worn by Mr.. Young point
ing to exactly that time, while Mr..
Moore's was about quarter of second
slower.
Discovery Of the Boat.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WHITE BEAR, Mimi, May 1.-THE
search was continued during the night
and was rewarded by finding the boat,
and as soon as daylight set in they COM
menced raising the same. 1t is thought
the bodies will be found within short
distance Of the boat, and it is confidently
expected that all of the bodies will be re-
covered within short time.