Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-30
FOUND AT LAST.
D. NJ. CAREYS BODY WASHES ASHORE AT
MOUNDSVILLB
And Is Brought to This City Last Night on the il25
Tram Over the B. & O.-Ssrvice to Be Held
at the Cathedral To-Day-The Finding.

After long waiting and watching al
most in vain, and covering period OF
one hundred and thirty-four days since
the fateful morning, the body OF the
late d. NJ. Carey has been discovered.
1t was found yesterday in the river at
Moundsvile. Last evening Mr.. j. ID.
Hobbs of this city received the follow
ing telegram;
j. II. HOBBS
The body of Mr.. Carey was discovered
floating near the wharf about SIX O'CLOCK
this evening, and brought to shore by John
Logsdon. Readily recognized by several
different parties. Watch. diamond pin,
ring with initials, small amount OF silver
with checks, railroad passes and drafts
being sufficient 10 identify the body. No
inquest being held. Justice CriSwell has
charge Of property found on body.
OPERATOR.
Immediately upon receiving the tele-
gram Mr.. J. G. Cleveland, father-in-law
OF Mr.. Carey, who has been stopping at
the Windsor for some time, in company
with Mr.. K. Z. Haley, secured team,
and started for Moundsville. The body
was discovered about six O'Clock by Mr..
Logsdon, as mentioned in the telegram.
Nj. Longston at the time was lying in
the grass near the lower wharf when he
CHANGED to look up aud saw body float
ing in the water about fifty yards from
the shore. 1t was particularly notice
able from the fact that it had assumed
rather unusual position in the water.
The body was floating face upward and
the knees were some distance above the
surface. Mr. Logsdon Immediately pro-
Cured boat and with the assistance OF
friend managed to get the body upon
the shore, where several who soon after
arrived on the scene, recognized the re-
mains as those of Mr.. Carey. A tele-
gram was Immediately sent to Wheeling
TO inform those concerned.
The body was considerably decom-
posed, but more intact than one would
expect to see, considering the long time
it had remained in the water. The face,
10 the casual observer, would be hardly
recognizable, while to those who knew
him best, who carefully scrutiniZed the
features, had no difficulty in estab-
fishing the identity. The face is
somewhat flattened, owing doubtless to
the position in which the body had lain
for so long. The hands, as well as the
body throughout, was bloated to unus-
ual size, and the knuckles are badly
eaten. The mustache is almost entire
ly gone, as is is also most OF the hair
upon the head. The coat and pants are
torn in places, but his clothes are gener-
ally in entirety. Upon his shirt
was the name of the owner
which still further established
the identity, as well as the large bundle
of papers foun1on his person, including
contracts, tax receipts, railroad passes
and personal letters. HIS gold watch
was also on his person and the hands
stopped at 1922. Money was also
found on his clothes to the extent o.
S5.39.
As soon as the news of the discovery
of the body became known, large
crowd gathered on the scene, and when
MesSrs. Cleveland and Haley arrived
they encountered some difficulty in
getting at the body. After satisfying
themselves as TO the identity of
the body, the services of an undertaken
was secured, and the remains placed
in large box and brought to this city
where they arrived over the B. &c O..
road at 1925 last night, Mendel & Co.
taking charge of the body. Messrs.
Cleveland and Haley also came up on
the same train.
A telegram was sent to the widow of
the deceased at Cleveland. This morn
ing at II o'clock mass will be celebrated
at ST. Joseph's Cathedral, and at 2:10
this afternoon the remains will be sent
10 Cleveland over the c. 81 p, thenceto
Mr. Carey's home, DundaS, Ontario.
The reward OF $500 will be paid to
Mr.. LogSdon who first discovered the
remains.
Mr.. Carey, it will be remembered car
ried a life insurance of S10,0 600, and also
the same amount in accident insurance,
both of which have long since been