The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-11
THE AWFUL ARRAY
OF THE VICTIMS or THE DISASTER
sun iner'aLns Day ty Day-Thr.s Nor. Bodies
Pound Hero r.st.rday--Ths Lost believed
A to DO Not all KneWs.noth ofthe Pilots
Suip.hded-Ths InItstigatlon.

Yesterday morning parties crossing III,
suspension bridge noticed u body Of mar
floating in the river, which had just beer
washed 10 the surface by the waves Of
passing tow.boat. tS%
None Of the observers having skill, tho
body was permitted TO float on down, bu
opposite the Belmont mill It was recoverc,
and taken ashore, and Squire Philips bein.
notified held an inquest. The body wa.
not identified at tho time, but when It wa!
sent TO East Liverpool It was recognized Us
that Of Arthur lloagland, OF Wellsville.
When the workmen at the dry dock.
went 10 work short time after, they fount
the body OF boy floating Ia the eddy wa
about tho docks Squire Philips wa.
notified, and had the body towed over Il
the whnri, where an examination VII,
made md the body was recognized, from
the description In Yesterdays ISrEillury
CEN, as that Of Lincoln Dear,lmorc.
Another body was picked up near West
Wheeling, and lowed 10 this side, where
Squire Webb held All inquest. The body
was that Of II woman, and could not bt
identified, but when taken 10 East Liver
pool was identified by acquaintance o.
Mrs. Michael Emmerling rs her body.
This leaves but one body missing ut East
Liverpool, that Of Albert Snow. lie had
on dark sage.green suit, one knee OF his
pants darncd, ring Oh his left hand with
dark green set. An old English watcl
was in his vest pocket. lie has dark lail
and is about u years old.
The entire list OF missing Inns probably
never yet been ascertained. Capt. W. W
l.cslie,a river man from Wellsvillc, In.
formed reporter that buggies and spring
wagonShad been driven into Wellsyille ant
East Liverpool on the 18th, and had re-
NAMED there yet without any owner call
ing for them. This Is taken rs evidence
that there are others lost, but SO far in The
excitement they have been unable to fine
nytrace OF who the occupants OF the We
hicles were.
Sidney Burrows, aged 25, Of East Liver
pool, was added 10 the list Of missing yes
tcr,lay. ie -, s.l'
AS IN lSTELLIGESCER man WAS standing
in the Wellsburg depot, yesterday, he
learned from very reliable authority thu
Geo. Medill and family, OF Smithticld, Ohio
were missing, and the general impression il
that they are victims OF the awful calamity
They left their home on the afternoon o
the Fourth, intending to 20 to Portland
and then take the train for Steubenvillc
where they proposed visiting friends. ],
is known that they missed the train anC
took passage on the Scioto rs it came along
They have never returned home, nor have
their Stcubenville friends seen them. The
family consisted Of Mr.. Aledill and wife
and three chi dreu.
Some OF the papers still persist In cata
logning Frank Hall, OF Bcllairc, among the
missing. lie was reported all right in the
lSTELLlGESCEE last Friday, and the Bell
nire Independent OF last evening says he va:
not lost when the Scioto went down ri
Mlngo, but lIe had narrow escape. Ilt
was on the boat and was plunged into Tho
water with all his clothing and his shoe:
on, but he struggled for the shore, remov
ing his shoes and coat while in the water
When he reached near shore where thu
water was shallow he was assisted out
completely exhausted and minus his hat
coat, shoes and watch.
TIE rlLoTs SUSPENDED. Z
After looking over the situation and TAX
ing into consideration all the circumstances
OF the collision so far rs known, Superyis
ing Inspector Fehrenbatch yesterday con
clnded TO suspend both pilots, Dave G
Keller, OF the Scioto, and b. J. Long, Of thu
John Tomas, pending the investigation
What the final action Of the local inspector.
will be will depend entirely upon the de
vclopmcnts at the investigation, but unit
their report is reached the order OF SITS
pension will remain in force. Mr.. Feb
renba,ch said TO reporter yesterday tha
the investigation would be searching, ant
that no favor would be shown anybody
but the responsibility must be allowed Il
rest Just where the testimony places it, b(
the consequences what they may. The in
quiry will be public, and to accommodate
the large number OF people who will doubt
less desire to hear the evidence, the invcs
tigation will be held in tho United States
Court room, at the Custom House.