The evening world., 1894-06-30
TO FIND THE N|COL.
Two Wrecking Tugs Are Making
Another Attempt To-Day.
II Unsuccessful the Quest Will Be
Continued Tomorrow.
Stapleton's Dead-House Visited by
Relatives OF the Drowned.

Another attempt Is being made to-da,
to fasten TO the tug James ID. Nicoi
which lies in about seven fathoms o.
water OF the Highlands OF Navesink.
The tugs Sammy. Capt. Thomas. anc
T.. II. Garrison. Capt. Seely. left at
o'clock this morning with a wreckine
| crew and appliances for the scene OF the
| disaster.
| Capt Reeves, OF the Reeves Towing
Company. stated this morning that II
success did not crown their efforts to-
| day the two boats would go down again
tomorrow and continue the work
As told in THE Evening World" tho
wreck OF the Nicol was located last
Wednesday morning by means OF crap
ping irons, and n portion OF her deck
house was dragged to the surface and
taken aboard THE Evening World tug
Assistance and later 1t was positively
identified by Capt. Thomas and other
employees OF the Reeves Towing Com
pany as belonging to the III fated Nicol.
on Thursday the Reeves Company
chartered the tug Assistance and her
commander Larry de Noyeles. to go
down to the Highlands and locate the
Ncol. An account OF their days doings
was printed In THE Evening World
yesterday. They began dragging at 10
O'Clock III the morning and Just before
1870 they caught hold Of the Nicol. but
their drag slipped of. and though they
continued the search until o clock L. Nj =,
they did not again find her.
The five tugs OF the Mutual rowing
Company were constantly on the lookout
f,r "a Anxyn the hay Yesterday
They report that nothing In the way OF
bodies or wreckage was sighted. They
will continue their watchfulness until all
hope Is abandoned.
One OF the places most frequented by
relatives and friends Of the Nicors pas
ser gers is the Morgue at Stapleton, - l.
Coroner George F. schaefer told The
Evening World" reporter that since
Monday there has been a constant string
of people eager to find something that
would dispel the suspense under which
Fathers are looking for sons, wives
seek husbands and sweethearts their
lovers.
newcomer felt compelled to make a
personal examination OF the remains.
Decomposition had set In to such an
extent that II was found necessary 10
bury the bodies. retaining only pieces
of the various articles OF clothing for
means OF Identification.
The two bodies Inferred at the County
Farm at Richmond Four Corners yes
terday are described as follows:
Body OF a man 6 feet tall and weigh
ing 175 pounds. picked up opposite Oak
wood Station. South Beach: wore cheap
laced shoes. no under pants. cheap
striped cotton shirt, wide striped
trousers. black diagonal vest. chev.ot
cutaway coat.
This body was declared to have been
in the water at least three weeks and
possibly month, and was so badly
decomposed that Identification outside OF
the wearing apparel was rendered i'm
possible. a coin purse, containing a
short. thin key. evidently designed to
mt a paddock. was found In one OF the
finger Of the left hand a heart was
found tattooed. This would seem to
render Identification in this case very
easy.
The other body was picked up OF the
Quarantine station. 1t was that OF a
twenty-five years old. 1t was clad in a
|. white cotton shirt, no collar or necktie.
jean underpants, thin cotton merino
undershirt. mixed dark heavy trousers,
heavy tweed vest. brown socks and was
minus coat; This body had been, In
was quite badly deeomposei.
Charles Kirchner, Of 1894 Second ave.
nue.. Chairman OF the Committee OF
Arrangements OF the Herring Fishing
| Club visited the Morgue at Stapleton
yesterday in search If two brothers
quest proved frIitless. To an "Evenina
| World" reporter he stated that to hi,
positive knowledge there were Sc SOU,
| aboard the Nicol when she foundered
| His statement OF those on board is as
| follows