New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
THE TlC7IMS or the EXPLOSION

THE poDy OF MR. sIssoN FoUND-DEYMFs TO BE
YugIED IN HARIFoRD-MRs sIsSON's FUNERAL
Two boatmen recovered the body of Charles
s,,.or who WAS lost In the Riyerdals disaster Tues
day AZ the foot OF Pier A. North RIVER yesterday They
gave their name, ~ Thomas kiordan aui Gus White.
aud stated that they lived al No 32i Cherry-sL Their
story was follows: They were "worklng the river
wnen a. S45 n IN, they put down the Longs
of Pier Al No hing seemed to reward them. and White
lad Just raised tbs tongs to the surface OF the water ana
Rordan had dipped his preparatory TO moving down
,resn when body rose beside them not ten feet away
IL WAS slack water at the time and the body was face
downward They rld It and padded In to the
bnlkhead. There they examined II ana found caro-
he,rng the name OF &c g. SissOn upon 1t.
The body was very much dishgurel. the lett log and
right arm b. ing broken. tho bead aud breast swollen,
and the flesh was soaldc1 from the face 10 was carried
10 Merrtrs undertaking establishment In Eghth-aye'
and Mr. sissons relatives In Tarrytown were informed
The two boaimen were much excited over tneir dis
covery report having along the river 'front.' that
rewad OF $500 had offered Tor the recovery OF MI
sis,on's body. The report proves to nave Dceh I'M
founded The body, after having been viewed oy tue
Coroner was ncosed in a coffin and IL Will be semitic
Torrytowu to-day. The Coroner experienced consider
able diicuty in deciding whether Mr. ssson died as
vdower or ms married man. the certificate demanding
abatement OF one kind The other on this point. Inc
Coroner cond not OF course. know whether MI sssoh
or Mrs ssson had died first, and In the case
Of either dying in'ehtate the point
4. of considerable legal value. Finally
a. Uas concluded that Mr. ssson had died first and an
entry TO that effect made IN TIE death certincate
The bow OF wreck was raised H. airy TWO ioo. ye9
,eray Nv means OF hydraulic jacks Al TINS fate u VIII
fequre six days TO raise IT, and coroner Martin n
nuast Will have be post pOned TO th9 emu Vi thas
line Thirty feet day Is consldered go9u
,york In tsng wreck when all the draws are at WORK
ncond claIn was passed behind the Dow-chan yes er
dav Afternoon and IL thought that the work tolnor
roy viii be more rapid. No necessity for the services OF
diyers having vet arisen and Captain 1mmans hesltat
inc 10 involve any unnecessary risk no ono mas yet gone
down in the null. - Ill, -, Ia h,red In tho
pntfer's Field Yesterday friend OF the deah man Nv
Inc i'm rford Conn., asked that bis body DO sent taere
a"d ms was done, The bodies OF the Kew ho"oh
Gardner aud Thomas Gregg wlli DC DllIeu tory.
Tne funeral OF Mrs. Ssson took place a. $4,000
vest,rday AT $50 D. me- at her late nome IN focanlcos
e. cv DR. A. Todd conducted the services, at the con
dIon Of which the body temporarily laid IN the
receiying vault in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. IL VIII %
bnr.d with that OF Mr. SissOn IN plot III sleepy hooW
Cemetery owned by Mr. SIssOn The pail bearers WeTe
ID. A. Rowe. George Andrews James H. heo' H. L.
Pauding, u. A. Capp and j. NJ swirl