The evening world., 1894-06-26
HIS BODY IDENTIFIED.
Andrew Webster WINS Washed
Ashore ut the UigbInnds

Ashore ut the Highlands.
LONG BRANCH. n. ' June 26-Dur-
ing last night and early this morning
number of people visited Undertaken
Morriss morgue to view the dead body
which was washed ashore yesterday.
VIM. Webster Identified the body this
morning as that of his brother. Andrew,
thirtysix years old. Of 5Si East Eleventh
street, New York. Webster was a mar
ried man and had three children. He
was a blacksmith, In the employ OF Lnng
& Co., on First avenue. between Twen-
ty-third and Twenty-fourth streets.
From the description given the man
was first believed to be Alexander John
son. of 800 Third avenue, New York
Mrs. johnson, who Is in n delicate condi-
ton. was too Ill to make the journey to
Long Branch, and ]. r. Dietz came
here for her.
Dietz says Thomas Towson, Of Brook
Ign. who was rescued. presented Johnson
with an excursion ticket to go to the
Fishing Banks on the Nicol a week ago.
and he tried his utmost to rave him Sun
day. but found It impossible to do so
The body was also partially identified
last night by Augustus Meyer hs that
OF his brother-in-law, Theodore Frey. n
fresco painter. Frey lived with his wife
and two children at one Hundred and
Forty-third street and Morris avenue.
He was induced to go on the excursion
by Christian Zahn. who Is also believed
to have been drowned,
Many friends OF the remaining lost
ones are patrolling the beach this morn
Ing between Sandy Hook and Long
hrn rch u.a tph fnr l.Ni
Sandy Hook Life Saving station re
ports that no bodies from the tug James
her has washed ashore on the coast
here. The New York police boat Patrol
Is down the bay. for the purpose of re-
ATLRNTic H1GHLANDs. n J., June
%; Many Borrowing friends Of the men
who went down on the Nlcol are still
here anHiously waiting FOR the bodies 10
1t Is probable that no more bodies Will
come ashore until the wind changes. 1t
Is now blowing directly off shore: The
friends OF the dead have formed into
squads and are pstrolling the beach
from Seabright to Sandy Hook and also
the shore of the bay at Atlantic High
lands. Wreckage from the tug is being
washed ashore
l.. Jaretsky, of 100 Bowery. called at
Police Headquarters this morning and
said that he was convinced his son
Samuel, twenty-four years old, was
drowned from the tug j. ID. Nicol last
Sunday afternoon.
He said that he was sure that his sor
was drowned because the friend that
accompanied him on the excursion and
was rescued said he saw Jaretsky go
down.
shirt, a dis mond stud and silver watch
and chain; his right leg was shorter ORTIZ
than The other. and ne wore hign
cork sSled shoe. He had a woman and
two American nass tattoocd OF '.s H VI
arm. and on his left arm "''' BIS
initials, -. j.
Nell Bonner. an enginer "l BE- crosby
street living at $50 w. i'i.| ,,,r ~
of the tug Nicol at Polit' l..h3Iti.''rs
this morning:
Charles Grambs Ito East ntr'N ,.
Louis BeuermHnn, 1872 i.I' :. hNrH 10.
Valentine Skifington, engn D' g \
fayette place, living in Harl.iI
Max Pfannenschmid. twenty -.our
years old. OF 1893 Seventh street en-.
Houston street, ran around to Police
Headquarters to-day to inquire whether
the body OF his friend. Charles Welt
missing, had been recovered,
He was told that It had not, and he
walked to the missing mans home to
lie returned to his work, and was seized
with a violent mt. and four men sought
to overpower him. lie broke away re-
peatedly. and KICKED and bit at every
one near.
An ambulance was summoned from
ST. Vincent's Hospital. but Pfannen-
schmid had recovered when II had ar
rived. The surgeon declared 1t case OF
epilepsy.
Mrs Octavia Thompson, Of 36 Garnet
street. Brooklyn. called at the Hamilton
avenue police station. Brooklyn., this
morning and reported thar her husband.
John. was one OF the fishermen on board
the Nicol
Thompson has not been heard from
since he left his home early Sunday
morning, and Mrs. Thompson say. she
has every reason to believe that he per
ished with others when the tug went to
the bottom.
Thompson Is thirty-nlne years old. Ave
feet four inches In height, has dark com
pleNion, dark mustache, was dressed
in light blue suit, straw hat, striped
tennis shirt ami laced shoes lie may be
Identified by mole on his temple.