The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-06
BENEATH TIE WAVES.
Tho Dlvcfs' Search for Victims or tho VIZ.
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A. AZ .LlL,1 wv IT, shJN bitnftcr. hll lIal IN t'ilt
NRw foRE, Nov. 5.-The wreckipc
steamer J. B. Merritt lelt staplelon, s. i,
at midnight Monday to search for tho
bodies Of the drowned passcnsers OF tho
VlScaya. The tug Fred B. DALI oil was
later sent out on the same GRAND, with
two Experienced divers, Christianson
and Coollu. F : '''s'e' : :
The Dalxell cruised from Sandy Hook
70 Lewess, aud communicated with eyefy
liie saving station between the two,
points. Not body or scrap OF wreck
age was foand. Tho Dalzell then Joined
tae MeFr'tt at the scene OF the wreck,
and transferred to her the seven metal.
nc caskets which she had brought down!
IN chafge Of an undertaken who car a
prepared to embalm the bodies. tiatt
they might DO sent to Cuba IL desired -!
~ Was just one minute to 8 o'clocl.
when Diver Coolin's helmet Disappeared
beneath the waves. He was the first 10
60 down, and he attacked tho schooners
nrst, 10 the belief that at the timepf S[fie !.
COLLISION great many OF tho passengers +
and crew Of tho Vizcaya had iIeaped 10
eae echooaer's deck. Ho had been down
put hye minutes when he signaled to be
brought up. A moment later the crew
OF the surl boat were pulling carefnilv
at a rope which he had attached to some
mysterious object below tho surface
Soon white hand md n whlter ehirf,
Gul appeared, aud then tho arm md
hnally the body Of one Of tho .Viycayas
cabin walters. He Ind on his sho,t !
jacket and gilt buttons, and His (,
white tie, although eoakcd and yellow
y Nun water, was neatly in its place at bis
throat. Lis collar and cuffs were ii
cellulold, and were as cleaning ard
sspotless as when put them on. He Was }.
transferred to the Merritt. In his pocE.
ess were d knife, Spanish coin and i
Key. ne was smooth shayen, with Tie 4
bluck-back traces Of a heavy lnoustacbe
ana beard on his face. A ring on his
niger, much worn, bore the inscription.
Garcia" No further attempts were 4
made on the schooner. The diver re. Z
ported that her decks would be next to
impassable until the sails and debris i
were cleared away. Thieves have cut 5
away and stolen everything portable
above water and the rest has gone down X
with ruin to the deck. g55, T'y '7IyS
s christensen and Cooiin soon after
went down on the steamer and worked
lor nearly two hours. They recovered Y
only one body-that OF a fireman. He
was found on the deck near the deck
cabln. Both his legs were broken below 6
Inc Knees. The captain of the Dalxell 4.
u and mr.. Horrlll inspected the yawl Of 4
u The schooner, which landed at Lswes.
They agree, and the keeper OF the lie. 4:
saving station agrees with them, that tho q
yawl could have carried safely at least
iorty persons. Only seven got aboard OF
her. Captain Allen, OF the Harerayes. ia 81
severely censured for going away SO
'oon IN the yawl and not trying to save
more lives. I - y .'as'gss ~
The Dalzell returned to this city at
for more collins and sailed
'gain at 3 o'clock this morning for the
wreck, with dozen Of then, on her 4
decks. The search will be Continued
several days. Ceballos & Go. have given
Instructions !, to recover every body posi-.
Ole II It takes month and costs $4,000.