Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-13
BODY RECOVERED.
THE REMAINS OF ARCHITECT WELLS FOUND
BELOW BENW0OD.
Brothers Of the Deceased Organize Successful
Searching Party-SOme Of the Circumstances
Of the Discovery, and the Condition Of
the Remains.

The discovery of the body, for which the
bereaved family and friends Of the late T.
w. Wells have so long hoped, and almost
in vain, was effected early yesterday morn
ing The remains were recovered at 9:3i
in the forenoon, about a mile below Ben
wood. by men working under the super
vision of the brothers Of the deceased.
Ever since the fatal accident OF last
Wednesday quite number of parties have
been engaged in constant search, and va
rious methods have been adopted TO as
cover the whereabouts. Among others VINO
have particularly interested themselves IN
the search are many of the townspeople oil
Wellsburg, and last Saturday twenty-five
persons from that town came TO Wheeling
and volunteered their services. Iney
formed into different parties and WORKED III
various sections of the river with graphing
irons and other appliances until along IN the
evening, but without success, when most Oh
them returned home. \ few OF them re-
NAMED here. however, to continue the
search.
Sunday a party of Wellsburg people,
consisting of George Hall, James Dugan,
James West and David Miller, procured a
skiff and rowed along the shores OF the
river. probing the water at Intervals.
When about "a mile below Benwood, Mr..
Miller threw the irons over, and upon
drawing them up was somewhat startled al
the sudden appearance OF human leg;
The hooks bad caught in the clothing anu
brought the body TO the surface, Dut Delore
they could secure it, the hooks broke loose
| from the clothing and the body again
sank They remained about the spot crap
ming awhile longer, but in vain, and then
returned TO Wheeling and communicated
the fact 10 some other of their Wellsourg
friends who were stopping here, and also
to relatives of the deceased.
Yesterday morning party was organ
lied consisting of Homer Wells, brother
of the deceased. G. G.. McCleary, eX-mayor
of Wellsburg. and 7. NJ. Hudson, an eX-
deputv sheriff of Brooke county. They
started out at twenty minutes past O'Clock
in the steam Yacht Hazel, and were accom-
panied bv George Hall, who was in the
party Of Yesterday, in order that he might
/ locate the spot where the body was seen
Sunday.
The boat was in charge Of Engineer
| George Engel. who also had charge OF the
Gertrude, and was sitting beside
Mr.. Wells when the boat capslzed.
The party proceeded Immediately
to the scene. and had been in that vicinity
but five minutes when the remains were
grappled and brought TO the surface. They
were discovered about 10 feet from the
West Virginia shore, about mile below
Benwood and nearly opposite the Heather
ington coal works. II was in swiftly
moving current, yet the body was found
only about 20 feet from the spot where II
was seen Sunday. The irons caught the
body in the back of the overcOat, and
as they were being slowly raised
to the surface. the back Of the victim head
soon appeared above the water when
Homer his brother. exclaimed MY God
/ II is Edgar" The body was considerably
swollen. but otherwise the remains were
intact. and considering the length OF time
in the water, the features were remarkably
preserved and easily recognized One side
of the nose had been torn slightly, prob
ably by some graphing appliance, and there
were few scars on his forehead, while
his clothing was torn in one or two places.
The body was taken into the boat which
then steamed up 10 BenwoOd, where the
two relatives Of the deceased went ashore
and telephOned to the firm Of Klieves,
Kraft * Co TO have an undertaken ready at
Benson's Ferry, about two miles down the
river. The boat then proceeded up TO Ben
sons Ferry, where IL was taken IN charge
bv the undertaken. and the occupants OF
the boat, with the exception Of the en-
gineer. boarded the ears and came to
Wheeling. Mr. Homer Wells took down
the names Of Messrs. johnson, McCleary
and Hudson. and the reward of 800 will
be probably divided among them.