The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-21

NIv BEDroRD, Mass, January 2O.-Thi.
morning several newspaper correspondence
chartered the tug Nellie ior, a cruise of
Gay Head, with the object Of boarding the
wreck and making landing at Gay Head,
which point has not yet been visited. Sew.
eral gentlemen who lost relatives by the
disaster accepted an invitation to accom-.
pany them The Nellie, steamed within
sighting distance Of the wrecked steamer,
and upon approaching closer i was sscer.
tanned that about fifty feet Of the bow and
deck were out Of water. 1t was found i'm.
possible to approach within quarter Of a
mile OF the wreck.
The Nelie landed at Gayhead light. The
sea was running SO high the tug could not
approach the wharf, and the yawl was
launched In which some Of the correspond
ents and visitors act ont for Gayhead.
TEN MORE PRRsoNssAvED. r.
The party proceeded to tho light house,
where 1t was ascertained that ten persona
had landed safely from the wreck, all Of
whom are alive and doing well. They
are: VIM. Spaulding, Boston, purser; Henry
Collins, Taunton, second assistant rgineet;
John Hines, Boston, fireman, Thomas But.
ler, Prince Edward Island, fireman; Wm.
W. Mcdonald, Boston,, quartermastey;
Michael Kennedy and Edward O'Brien,
St. Johns, N. F., wai.ert; JAS. Brown and
J. Iibbetts, passengers.
While the officers and seamen we're re-.
lating their experiences to the correspond.
ents the visitors, guided by native half.
breeds, started Oft to various points In the
vicinity where the bodies were placed
alser they were picked up by tho natives
The first place visited was an old church.
Here they found five bodies, four men and
one woman. As the party entered the
building and beheld the outstrstched forms,
A. s. Belyea, Of Lynn, cried out "that's
my dear niece, Allce," and he knelt before
the PROSTATE and dishgured remains weep
ing couvulsigely. 81. ~
Another body was recognized as that
Of George Kellogg, Of Fltchburg. The
remaining three bodies were unidentified.
The party then proceeded along the
beach to where other bodies were lying.
Rev. Mr.. Dunning identified the body OF
Henry Batchelder, his brother.in.law, and
~AAs Sosy 60 NAcSOSCACO tuo UVuy VI ulb BE
ter, Mrs. A. B Belyea, Of Lynn, and her
niece, Mrs Atkinson. [S'
The bodits Of four men and one mu.
latto woman were found, but no one was
able to identity them. Along this stretch
OF shore were found nine corpses, all more
or less dishgured. d
THE SURVIVORS.
The following is corrected list Of the
survivors: Passengers-H. Waterhouse,
Bath, Me-; Jas. Brown, Lawrence; J.
W. Fairbanks, Gerham, Me; Capt. S.
Vance, North Truro, N. S; Geo. Farms.
worth and Herbert IFarnsworth, Town:
send, Mass; Fl. Weidman, Lawrence, Mass !;
John l.. COOK, Portland, Me-; Capt. +. H.
Hammond, Gouldsboro, Me-; Eugene Nc
Car.hy, Somervilis, Miss; J. r.. Mbbs,,s,i
Someryille, Mass; q. 7. Whitcomb, FHud-
son, n. y Officers and Ursw-Capt. g.:
q. Wright, First Assistant Engineer q. a.
Phillips, Second Assistant Engineer H.,
Collins, Purser William II. Spaulding.i
Qlartermastar R. Macdonald, Stew;
ard, A.A Pitman; Porter, E. 7. Bri9gs;
Seamen, Jno. Madden, Jno. White, Ed
ward Lsary, Robert Gallant; Firemen,
Thos. O'Leary, John Hines, Thos Butler;
Walters, Furber Hanson, Edward O'Brieu,
II. Kennedy. ~ -,
The number Of lost is now definitely as.
certained to be 97. slis i