The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-23
WENTOVER CRASH
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE DRAW
BRIDGE DISASTER.


BRIDGE DISASTER.
The Body OF an Excursionist Picked
Up in ST. Augustine Creek-Taken
IN Charge by the Coroner and Buried
Without Identihcation-The Condi-
ton Of the Injured-The Repairs to
the Drawbridge to Be Completed
To-Day-An Incident of the Collis-
ion.
Another victim of the Inflated Bruins
wick excursion was found yesterday morn
ing floating in St. Augustine creek, about a
quarter of mile from the drawbridge, on
the Thunderbolt side.
Coroner Dixon was notified and went
down on a special engine in the afternoon
and found the body Of a colored man, in a n
advanced stage Of decomposition, tied out
on the marsh, where it had been left by
sailors on board of some of the rosin sloops,
who had discovered the body floating in the
water and Immediately went out in small
boats and towed it ashore.
The face was so badly disfgured by the
crabs that it was impossible to identify the
man by his features or hazard a Onjecture
as to his age. His ears were eaten of, one
eve was eaten out and the right side Of his
face had been devoured, and within few
minutes of the time when the coffin reached
the place a monster alligator. seeming the
dead, came swimming up in the direction
of the body, but was frightened off by
those who had collected about the dead man.
Supt. Cobb of the Tybee railway fur
nished hand-car, and the body was brought
to the city at O'Clock, but the decomposi-
ton was so rapid that it had 10 be Inferred
Immediately, and the coroner said that be-
fore the cemetery was reached the corpse
burst the coffin.
HAD AN EXCURSION TICKET.
Coroner Dixon said that he could not
have believed that the body was one of the
victims Of Saturday nights accident, the
decomposition had been 50 rapid, had it not
been for the fact that a Brunswick excur-
sion ticket was found in his pocket showing
that the dead man bad been knocked off
the boat by the collision. There were no
signs of violence, or bruises about his body
and there was nothing found on his person,
by which he could be identified. In addi-
ton to the excursion ticket brier root
pipe, a rubber tobacco pouch, small white
handled knife with one blade broken and
an iron door key were found in his pockets.
The following description Of the dead
mans clothing Is givon, with view Of af-
fording some olew by which some surviving
friend or relative may be able to fix upon
his identity:
Coat, black diagonal in corded squares.
Pantaloons, gray ground with black stripes
about one-quarter OF an inch running
through them. White shirt, apparently
new, and under this a white merino under
shirt. Blue overalls under his dress pants,
and under the overall cotton drawers Blue
cotton socks with white tops. Pointed tip
shoes, laced up. The man had short,
straight mustache and a small goatee.
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
None of the wounded in the collision have
died. Dr. Wegefarth reports probably the
most serious case, that of Mary Willis, who
lives at the corner of East Broad and iBay
streets. Her injuries are principally
internal, and she is not expected
to live. Her injuries indicate
that she was caught between timbers
and pinned down so that she could not
extricate herself She Is a middle-aged
woman and unmarried.
DR.. Dunn reports that Mary Giles, living
at No. 1515 Charlton street, is in a critical
condition. Her injuries consist of broken
thigh and arm. She suffers great deal,
and it is doubtful if she RECEIVERS.
A. Egan, the white man who was hurt,
was sent to the ST. Joseph's Infirmary yes
terday. He is better
Drs. Nichols and Weichselbaum reported
ment improving, and none OF them are
likely to die. Title Williams, whose inju-
ries were a sprained back, broken wrist and
some internal injuries, DIR. Weichsalbaum
pronounces in a much better condition.
DR.. Boyd reports that Sallie Robinson is
in critical condition. 1t is doubtful if
she will rally sufficiently to endure the am
putation of her leg, which was crushed
from the knee to the hip.
Supt. Cobb of the Tybee road, had a
large force of machinists and laborers at
work on the st. Augustine bridge yester-
day, and he expects to have it in working
order this morning some time. Several
rosin sloops are lying by waiting to come
through
HE DUN TURNED UP MISsIN'.n
A colloquy in West Broad street car,
gives some idea of the wild rumors of miss
ing excursionists from the st. Nicholas. A
colored man boarded the car and said to
the driver: Henry Holmes is loss. He
dun turned up missing"
''Go away from heah," was the drivers
reply, Henry is live as you is. Him's not
loss'.n
Eyes he be. Nobody's hearn from her
sens las Satday night"
''Pshaw! Didn't Henry ride down on dis
heah cab, dis mawnin'1 He did for a fac
Come right down on dis heah berry cab, an
l ak him how is yer Hennery and whah is
you gwine? And HeDnery, he says, I'm
gwine down to Montgomery dis mawnin
and dah's whah him is now"
well, dat's strange. You can't believes
muffin you heahs now days. Dey dun tell
me Henry Holmes was turn up missin' and
dun loss. Pze real glad TO heah you taw-
kim dat way