The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-30
10 FIND THE N|Col.
Two Wreoking Tugs Are Making
Another Attempt To-Day.
I Unsuccessful the Quest will Be
Continued Tomorrow.
tapleton's Dead House Visited by
Relatives Of the Drowned.

4 Another attempt Is being made to-day
fasten to the tug James ID. Nicol.
= hich lies in about seven fathoms OF
iter Off the Highlands of Navesink.
I, rhe tugs Sammy, Capt. Thomas. and
"a & H. Garrison, Capt. seely, left at
Z lock this morning with a wreckins
!. w and appliances for the scene OF the
r asser.
n ant. Reeves, OF the Reeves Towing
mpany. stated this morning that II
r, ,cess did not crown their efforts to-
= tho two boats would go down again
& morrow and continue the work.
:, Al told in 1.-THE Evening World" the
= reck of the Nicol was located last
|, rednesday morning by means OF crap
ing irons, and a portion OF her deck
!, ,use was dragged to the surface and
(. ken aboard THE Evening World" tug
: assistance, and later II was positively
, Identified by Capt. Thomas and other
employees of the Reeves Towing Com
pany as belonging to the Ill fated Nicoi'
ON Thursday the Reeves Company
chartered the tug Assistance and her
commander, Larry de Noyelles to &c
down to the Highlands and locate the
Nicol. An account Of their days doings
was printed in THE Evening World
vestertay. They began dragging at 10
o'crock in he morning and )ust before
10 "a they caught hold OF the Ntcol, put
their drag slipped of, and though they
continued the search until CLOCK 4 NJ
they did not again IND her.
The nve tugs of the Mutual Towns
COMPANY were constantly on the LOOKOUT
for bodies when down the bay YESTERDAY
They report that nothins IN sne VA !"
WI continue their wa'ehfuiness until al
hope Is abandoned
One OF the places most freauented b,
relatives and friends of the Nicois pas
81 rers is the Morgue at Stapleton. l
Coroner George r. Schaefer told The
Evening World reporter that sine,
Monday there has been a constant sirins
>snf p@ople eage- to md something ina
would dispel tie suspense under whief
Esthers are looking for sons, wire:
GEEK husbands and sweethear's theii
Two bodies lay there for. Identification
yesterday morning. and. OF course, eacr
Newcomer felt compelled TO make 9
personal examini;ion OF the r renh d,
extent that IL was found necessary &c
bury the bodies, retaining only pieces
OF the various articles OF clothing foi
means Of Identification.
The two bodies Inferred at the Count,
Farm AT Richmond Four Corners yes
terday are described as follows;
Body Of a man 6 feet tall and weigh
ing l75 pounds, picked up opposite Oak
wood station. South Beach; wore cheal
striped cotton shirt. wide stripe;
trousers. black diagonal vest. chevfo
cutaway coet.
This body WIS declared to have beef
In the water at least three weeks an
possibly a month, and was 80 badl.
the wearing apparel was rendered I'm
possible. A coin purse. containing
! short. thin key, evidently designed I
Mt a paddock, was found In one OF tn
pockets. Between the thumb and inde
= found tattooed. This would seem t
!, render Identification In this case YER
easy.
The other body was picked up on tn
Quaran tine station. 1t was that OF
man five feet nine inches tall and abou
white cotton shirt. no collar or neckti'
Z jean unoerpants, thin cotton m.rin
i undershirt. mixed dark heavy trousers
heavy tweed vest brown socks and wa
the water only four or Ave days. bu
was quite badly decomposed.
Charles .Kirchner, OF 1894 Second ave
nue.. Chairman of the Committee c
Arrangements OF the Herring Fishin
Club. visited the Morgue at Stapeto
who went down with the Nicol. II
quest proved frutless. To an "Evenir
j World" reporter he stated that to h
4 positive knowledge there were SO sou
aboard the Nicoi when she foundere
( His statement OF those on board is Z
follows:
= Tickets taken up........................
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