Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-07
Searching for Bodice 10 the vi.oaya


NEw YoRK. Nov. 6.-The wfeckins
steamer l. b. Merit left Stspleton. s. l.,
at midnight Monday, to search for the
bodies Of the drowned passengers Of ths
vizcaya. The Merritt was sent bv ths
firm If Cebullos 4 Coz, the agents Of the
Spanish steamship line. and the firm have
despatched the tug Fred b. Dalsell on the
same errand. Talrell vas under the direc
ton Of MIR. John Buvil, a. representative
of the firm, and the Merritt under that OF
T. H. Benris, who a'so had general super
vision Of the expedition. On the Merritt
we're William Cooiin and Thomas Christi
snson, two of the most experienced diver
on the cosst.
But little hope was entertained Of recoy-
ering any bodies on the shore, but Ihe
search was none the less thorough. The
Dslzell cruised from Sandy Hook to Lewes
Del, and communicated with every lii
saving station between the two points. No
body nor scrap OF wreckage was found
The Dslzell then joined the Merritt at the
scene of the wreck, and transferred to her
the seven metallic cask.ts which she had
brought down in charge Of Undertaken
Moorey, who came prepared to embalm ths
bodies, that they might be sent to Cuba IL
desired.
1, was just one minute to nine O'Clock
when Diver Cornelius Copher's helme,
dissp peared beneath the waves. lie wss
the first TO 60 down, and he attacked ths
schooner first, in the belief that at the time
of the collision n great many Of the pa'-
scngers and crew of the Vizcsya had leaped
to the schooner's deck He had been down
but five minutes when he signalled to be
brought u A moment later the Grew OF
surf boat Sere pulling carefully at = rop
which he had attached TO some my sterious
object below the surface. Soon white
hard and winter shirt cuff appeared, and
,hsn the arm and finally the body Of one OF
the Vizcsya's cabin walters. He had on
his short jacket and gilt buttons, and his
white tie, though soaked and yellow with
water, was neatly in its place at his throat
HIS collar and cuffs were Of celluloid, and
were as gle aiming and spo,le.s as when he
put them on. lie MAS transferred TO the
Merritt In his pockets were = knife, =
Spanish coin, and key. He vas smooth
shaven, With the biue-bl4ck tracas of q
heavy mousiache and beard on his SAGE. A
ring On his finger, much worn, bore the
Inscription, Garcia"
No further attempts we're made on the
schooner. Coolin, ,he driver. reported her
decks would be next to impossible until the
sails snd debris were cleared away. Pirates
have cut away and stolen everything port
able above water, and the rest has gone
down with ruin to the deck.
Christiansen and Coolin soon after went
down on the steamer and worked for nearly
two hours. They recovered only one body
-thst of fireman He was found on the
deck near the deck cabin. Bo,h his legs
were broken below the knees.
The captain Of the Dslzell and Mr.. Bor-
ril both inspected the yawl Of the schooner
which landed at the Lewes. They agree,
and the keeper Of the life-saving station
agrees with them, that the yawl could have
carried safely at least forty persons. Only
the Hsrgraves 10 severely censured for go
ing away so soon in the yawl and not trying
TO save more lives.
The Dslzell spoke the HsbaBa of the
same line on Monday about noon. The
Habsna was bound for New York, and all
on board were horrfied at the sight of the
Dslzell, with her deck Load of collins, and
still more at the terrible news she carried.
The Habsna veered out of her course to
pass by the wrecks and proceeded to New
York.
The Dslzell returned to this city at mid
night for more collins, and sailed again at .
O'Clock this morning for the wreck, With a
dozen of them on her deck. The search
will be continued for several days. &c
ballo & Go. have given instructions TO re
cover every body rossible If It takes q
month and costs $4,000. All the bcdie'
found will be brought here and buried q,
,he firms expense. They have receive
several despa,ebes from Cuba expressing
gratitude for the energy and feeling the,
have displayed.