Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-25
Another Body Found.

Supposed to be That of Leicester Sargent -Ths Complete IdsnttncatfOn Of the Body Of fHavEfns-The Yacht Mystery A Dfauafch Last Night that the Boat is Found.
 Later news regarding the Mystery tragedy received last night stated that MT. Glenn had divers at work at the Hen and Chickens searching for the wreck of the Mystery with the possibility in view of finding the remains of the two young men whose bodies are not yet found. Two of the bodies which the sea gave up are identified beyond doubt; they are those of Rupert Sargent and Robert Flaw kins, but the search yesterday recorded noth- ing further. The gold watch carried by young Hawkins helped strongly to determine the identity of his body. It was watch MT. Sweezy had presented to him as testimonlal of esteem. The features of the deceased were so eaten away by the fishes as to be unrecog- nizable and from this circumstance it is | judged that the bodies had been at the mercy of the waves for several days. The clothes remaining on the body also aided the identi fcation. There WAS no life preserver found with the body from which it is surmised | that the young men were overtaken | by sudden disaster. Everything in their | power was being done yesterday at West Fal- | mouth to forward and prosecute the quest The tragedy continues te strongly excite pub | lie attention, but enquiries are less numerous, 1 it being generally believed that the question | of the fate of all is determined. Mir. Sweezy telegraphed yesterday that he 1 intended to leave at 1O:3O last night to bring | on Hawkins body, and would arrive in New Haven between 4 and m. The body of Rupert Sargent will be buried to day or to- l morrow at Nantucket. Mrs George H. Sar- gent originally came from there and has friends residing there now. Two of the bodies-those of Leicester Sargent and young Bartlett-are still missing. MT. Glenn, the father of Mir. Leicester Sargent telegraphed early yesterday that diver has been hired to further investigate the boat reported as be- ing sunk near the entrance of Buzzard's Bay There is possibility that the two unrecov- cred bodies may be on board of this boat, provided the craft turns out to be the Mys- tery, az is now believed.
 The report that man was seen standing on the Hen and Chickens reef on the 18th inst. by four gentlemen who were on the Alice M. Ridgeway is verified One of the gentlemen says: It was between Il and 12 o'clock in the morning and all hands were looking sharp for buoys, whom a figure was noticed on the reef a mile or mile and 8 half away. With the glasses he could be
 
 over'his head and waved a white signal of some kind. He wore pants of some light material, with a dark shirt. The boat which the vessel carried could not have lived in the sea and would have swamped beside the schooner had it been lowered. The gentleman who made this state ment IS not person who would shrink to risk his life to save another's, and he has al- ready distinguished himself by rescuing sev- ernl persons from drowning But he is con- vinced that any effort which could have been made by the crews would have been folly, although he says it has made him sick to think. of leaving the man to die. The reef is exposed at low water, and man could easily gain foothold there.
 It is also stated that the man on the rock gave Masonic signs. It Was thought there fore that he must have been MT. Bartlett who was the only Freemason in the Mystery party.
 LATEST UP TO MIDN1GHT-ANoTHER BODY RE
 CovERED-THE YACHT MYSTERY FOUND.
 A private dispatch was received last even ing from MT. Thurlow Weed Barnes from West Falmouth, Mass, stating that another body had been found at Pocasset floating in the water near the shore. The dispatch stated that MT. Barnes expected to leave inn mediately for Pocasset for the purpose of identifying ths body if possible. Word was also received here that the search by the divers had to be abandoned yesterday after noon on account of the roughnesso of the wa- ter. It will be undertaken to-day. A private dispatch late last night announces ] that the yacht Mystery had been found and positively identified by the divers. The search had therefore probably been resumed kho roRkE kE.a,
 The following dispatch was received late last night
 NEW BEDFORD, Aug 24
 The Mystery has been raised aud lowed into rort l tonight. GEO. W. PARKER. MT. Parker is the owner of the yacht Star ling and is member of the New Bedford Yacht club DIVER EXPLORES THE MYSTERY.
 The following press dispatch received last night gives the result of the divers explora tion of the sunken yacht:
 NEW BEDFORD Mass, Aug. 24.-The wreck of the sloop yacht on Hen and Chick ens reef, previously reported, was again visit ed this afternoon by diver accompanied by party of friends of the yacht Mystery of New Haven. The diver clad in armor des- cended while relatives waited above After remaining down about quarter of an hour the diver ascended and reported that on the stern of the sloop he had read the name Mys- tery. In few minutes he again descended and with boat hook recovered an oyercoat and blue sack coat from the cabin. The par ty identified the handkerchiefs in the pockets and on a thorough examination found a note book in which was the name of Rupert Sar- gent. tug made fast to the wreck and lowed it to point opposite Slocum's river when the line parted. The effort was aban. doned. The attempt to tow her into port will be renewed tomorrow.