Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-21
A Tug Chartered by the Correspondents
and Sail for the DEVILS Bridge
Wreck.
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
Some Heart-reniing Scenes When
Friends and Loved Ones are Found.
BODIES MUTILATED HORRIBLY.
The SaYed Number 20, Whilst the Lost
Number 81.


lack of system N regard to the disposal Of the
bodies picked up at various points along the
coast. Stray bodies of the
VICTIMS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
by various craft plying through the Vineyard
sound, ard taken 10 widely separated points 1t
is reported thai several bodies were picked up
by schooners and landed at Edgartown, Woods
hall and vi eyard Haven. 1t is positively known
that there now eleven bodies at
Vineyard Haven, but the number at the
other ports cannot be ascertained
atpresent, owing to the fact that there is no
regular communication between these various
ports.
NEWSPAPEE CORRESPONDENTS.
At daylight this morning several newspaper
corresponds is chartered the tug Nellie for
cruise off Gavhead with the object of boarding
the wreck an. make a landing at Gayhead,
which latter point has not yet been visited.
Several gentlemen who lost relatives by the
disaster have accepted an invitation to accom-
pany the Nellie. 1t dawn heavy snow storm
was prevailing, but by O'Clock the weather
moderated sufficiently to warrant the tugs
Tenturing into the sound Within two hours the
Nellie steamed within sighting distance
of the wrecked steamer. Upon approaching
closer, it was ascerained that about fifty feet of
bow and deck ere out of water, the bow resting
upon tne rocks OF the DEVILS bridge, while the
stern was slowed around a point or two into deep
water. From distance it appeared as if
TIIREE BODIES WERE HANGING
to the ratlines Of the mizzen Rigging. By the
time the Ne lie had run within cannon shot dis
tance of the wreck, the snow changed to sleet,
and the wind began blowing farcely from the
northeast, and it was found impossible to ap-
pr0ach vi hin q quarter of a mile
Of the City Of Columbus, owing
to the fact that the ledge forming the
DEVILS bridge extended that distance to the
eastward of the wreck. The Nellie skirted the
buoy on the east and run within an eighth of a
mIe Of The wharf landing at Gayhead, but
the sea was running so high that the tug could
not approach The wharf, and the yawl WIS
launched, in which some of the correspondents
and the visitors set out for Gayhead 1t was
only with great difficulty that the arty landed
as the waves were twenty feet high and dashed
over the wharf. The party proceeded to the
light house, where they ascertained that ten per
sons had landed safely from the wreck, all of
whom are alive, and, under the circumstances,
doing we'll They are
William Spauldng, of Boston, purser.
Henry Collins, Taunton, second assistant en-
gineer.
John Hines, Boston, fireman
Thomas Butler, FRINGE Edward Island, fire.
William N. Mcdonald, Boston, quartermas-
Ger.
Thomas O'Leary, seaman.
Michael Kennedy and Edward A. O'Brien, St.
Johns, N. F., walters.
James Brown and j. Tibbits, passengers
Purser Spaulding was found in the residence
of the keeper of the lighthouse, his head ban
daged and wearing the clothes in which he swan
from the wreck to the life boat. While the Off
GERS and seame, were relating their experiences
to the correspondents, the visitors, guided by ma
tive half-breeds, started off
where the bodies were placed after beng picked
up by the natives along the beach. The first
place visited was the meeting house, dilapi-
dated and orm beaten church, in one of the
widest places on the coast. Here they found
five bodies, four men and one woman AS the
party entered the building and beheld the out
stretched forms upon the floor, a. S. Belyer, of
Lynn, cried out,
THAT'S ny DEAR NIECE ALICE,
and he knelt before the PROSTATE and disfgured
remains, weeping convulsively. The grief of
the man was contagious, and there were few dry
eyes among the party. The name of Belyers
niece was Mrs. Alice Atkinson. Her remains
were horribly mangled and covered with blood
from head to foot. She had on Only her
undergarments and was identified by them J.
W. Currier, Fitchburg, Mass, another of the
psrty who had been walking among the other
bodies, upLfted heavy tarpaulin, covering the
last of the bodies examined, which proved to be
that OF
GEORGE KELLOGG OF FITCHBURG,
in search Of whose body Currier had come.
The remaining three bodies are unid entitled.
One of them is that of passenger who died in
the life boat while on his way from the wreck
to the land, and another was passenger washed
ashore yesterday. Kellogg left the vessel in
the boat with Quartermaster Macdonald aud
worked at the oars until he dropped dead from
exhaustion and exposure. The party then
proceeded to the beach, where it was
reported a number of bodies were lying. AS one
of the natives lifted the tarpauln from the form
of the first victim reached, the Rev. Mr.. Dun
ming, of Lawrence, dropped upon his knees and
.grasped the frozen and extended hands of the
corps, crying
''oE, MERCIFUL GOD,
it's Henry Batchelder, my poor sisters husband
Poor Henry, dear boy, farewell The reverend
gentleman was overcome with emotion and
wept Historically as he lowered the frozen tar
paulin over the corpse Then the gentlemen
started on long tramp over the barren waste,
through foot Of snow, to a hut, where it was
reported there were more bodies. On reaching
the cabin, which was watched By a half
breed woman, the party entered. ar. Belyer
Immediately discovered the body Of his sister,
MIR. A. 3. BELYER, OF LYNN,
who with his niece, Mrs. Atkinson, were on the
City of Columbus. Mr. Belyer was much af-
fected, and Grief bitterly when he saw the
shocking condition of the remains. The body
was horribly mutilated from contact with the
wreckage, and probably by being dashed on the
Jagged rocks at Gayhesd bluff. Unlike the face
OF his niece, that of Mrs. Belyer wore CAIN
expression. Mrs. Atkinson
HAD HER HAND FULL OF HAIR,
which evidently had been torn from her head in
the agony of death. There were five other
bodies IN the hut, four being men and one
mullato woman. No one was able to identify
any of these, and the partv
proceeded on the beach along the rocky shore
back to Gayhead light. Along this stretch of
shore were found nne corpses, all more or less
'disfgured, the face of each wearing
AN EXPRESSION OF HORROR,
calculated to haunt the behoIder None of
these corpses were identified, and all were left
where they were placed by the natives who re-
covered them from the water. Later in the
day they were removed to places of shelter
along the coast, The natives would not allow
the bodies to be removed unless the exnenses of
recovering them were paid. By this time the
storm had begun to increase and
heavy gale blew from the