Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-22
All the Bodies Recovered Brought
to New Bedford-No Prospect
Of Any More Being Recov-
cred at Present.
NEW BEDFORD, Jsn. 81.

New BEDFORD, Jsn. 81.
Ten bodies which we're landed At Vineyard
Haven. and whose description has been tele-
grzphed TO Boston, arrived here today on the
steamer Manophanset and were Immediately
forwarded BY train to the Office of the Savan-
nah Steamship Co. They will probably be
placed in the hands of medical examiner.
One was identified as Mrs.. Daniels Of Bos-
ton. vinevard Haven fishermen say there is
bank ortside Devils Bridge buoy With emily
fifteen feet of wftr, which thev have long
known. and is called by them the Muscle
Bed.
The sea seems to have given up all the
dead bodies of the victims Of the terrible
disaster to the City of Columbus that re-
NAMED floating in Vineyard Sound after the
catastrophe. The coast has been searched
from Vineyard Haven to distance of six
miles east of Gay Head, and every body
found has been brought here except that OF
Mrs Batcheider which was forwarded TO
Boston this morning from Woods Holl.
Today has been one Of great excitement in
this city. The wharves were crowded all
day by strangers and citizens anxiously
watching the arrival of the steamers with
eargoes of precious freight. At an early
hour that gallant craft, the steam tug Nellie,
set out for Gay Head with the associated press
correspondent on board to bring back the
bodies left Yesterday. As she steamed out
from the wharf she was cheered by the crowd
on shore who appreciated the grand efforts OF
the tug since the disaster, On every occa-
sion when the Nellie had gone in search of
bodies she had brought back load of corpses.
In fact mention that the Nellie was coming
| in or going out was sufficient to attract
crowds. This morning the Nellie steamed
down and when few miles out spoke the
U. S. S, Verbena which reported that the
steam tug Storm King had taken ten bodies
| from VINEYARD Haven to Woods Holl and
there transferred them to the steamer Ma
nonhansett, who was en- route thence to New
Bedford.
In few moment, the Manonhansett came
| in sight and announced that she had on board
the ten bodies from the Storm King. The
Nellie proceeded on toward Gay Head intend
ing to take of and bring back the bodies left
there on the day previous. When the tug
reached there it was found that the Storm
King proceeded her there, and that the ma
tves had already collected the bodies. The
life boat manned by a sturdy half breed,
when the tug arrived, was conveying nine
bodies and the remaining five survivors to
the Storm King. The associated press re
porter was transferred to the latter vessel
where he witnessed the examination of the
bodies by Medical Examiner William Leach
of Vineyard Haven.
The examination was held 40 the Storm
King was r-pidly steaming for New Bedford.
The survivors were: Passenger J. lib
belts of We t Some-ville, Mass, and seamen
Leary, Kennedy, o. Brien and Giant of the
City of Colpmbus crew.
The bodies taken aboard at Gay Head
Il Il Al g
the Storm King and were numbered from
IL to 20. Those having been forwarded to
New Bedford in the morning had been num-
bered from to IL. The examination made
by DIR. Leach resulted as follows:
No. u, known to be Charles F. James of
Everett. Mass,
No. l3, male, 81 I, ct kight. weight $50 to
100 pounds, dark brown hair, gray nous
tache, dress, good black suit, congress boots
lie had package containing two white
handkerchiets and a brass key. One of the
handerchiefs had the letter two inches long
in white on it. The package was tagged,
Schooner Nellie +. Sawyer, care of Joseph
B. Robinson, Savannah" The direction
was written on the back of card of Ryan &
Kelsey, ship brokers, Portland, Me.
No. IA is kno~n to be Daniel McCarty,
the ships cook.
No. Is is known to be Thomas Gallagher,
second cook.
weight lis pounds. age 80 years or more,
white hair, tull whiskers; dark blue pants
fall 'front.' blue stockings with white toes
| No. IL, female, ) feet 8 inches, 1856 to lao
pounds, gray hair. had no clothing when
found except black Isle stockings with
white toes and heels.
| No. Is, male, height feet 10 inches, 15O
TO l55 pounds, black hair and heavy nous
tache. 40 to As, dress dlsck and new boots.
| No. 10, female. ) feet inches, weight $50
to 200, grayish brown hair. 80 or 55 year.
old. gray wooden dress, red WOODEN stock
ings.
! No. 20. male. height feet Z, I40 pounds
40 years of age, light sandy hair, short nous.
tache, stylishy dressed in dark sack coat and
mixed pants, blue handkerchief white blue
and red dots. had envelopes directed to
George +. Hart. Taunton, and Edward F
Leonard. 20 Purchase street, Taunton" and
'John Forbury. Maxwell street, Taunton,
one light chased ring.
| When the Storm King reached the wharf
there was as usual an immense throng con.
gregated there. After the vessel had tied q,
wharf many who had lost relatives wen,
aboard and two more bodies we're identified
| These were l6 and 10. The former vas
| identified by his son. an employee in q New
| Bedford Office, as bis father, Joel Nourse Of
/ Boston. No. 10 was recognized by Sylvanus
| Rich of Boston as his mother Mrs. Tamson
Rich.
The bodies were turned over BY Dr. Leach
to Examiner Taylor of this city and were
| taken to the fifth ware room. The BODY sen,
to Boston this morning, supposed to be Mrs
Rich. is now thought to agree better with the
description Of Mrs. Caleb Richardson O,
Everett. The Stern King returns tomorrow
to Vineyard Haven and DIR. Leach will for.
ward to Or. Taylor all the bodies which NAV
come into his charge.
| Chss. Z. James a nephew of James r.
Hazard, whose remains wer placed in the
church at Gay Head, died. so Mr.. Hazard
Vas told by Quartermsster Mcdonald. in the
boat.
Capt Baker, of the Baker wreckine Co
who has been with the Storm King ever since
the disaster. has attended personally to the
collection of bodies and their proper disposal.
There are at present no more bodies on the
coast. Col. Arnold A. Rand of So fremont
street, Boston, is here and will leave on the
Storm King in the morning with Capt. Baker
for the purpose of establishing patrol along
the entire beach from vineyord Haven to
Gay Head. The surviving seamen taken
from Gay Head say they think many are
still in the hull of the steamer Il il proba-