The evening world., 1894-06-26
HIS BODY IDENTIFIED.
Andrew Webster Was Washed
Ashore mt the HiRhIands

LONG BRANCH, n. j., June 26.-Dur-
Ing last night and early this morning a
number of people visited Undertaken
Morris's morgue to view the dead body
which was washed ashore yesterday.
VIM. Webster identified the body this
morning as that Of his brother, Andrew
thirty-six years old. OF ga East Eleventh
street, New York. Webster was n mar
ried man and had three children. He
was n blacksmith. in the employ OF Lang
Co. on First avenue. between Tween
ty-thlrd 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 Il delicate condi-
ton. was too Ill to make the journey to
Long Branch, and J. 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 Il week ago.
and he tried his utmost to gave him Sun
day, but found 1t impossible to do so.
The body was also partially identified
last night by Augustus Meyer as that
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 Xahn 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
Branch watching for bodies.
SANDY HOOK n 4 Iuna 26-The
Sandy Hook Llfe-Saving station re-
ports that no bodies from the tug James
ID. Nicol or anything whatever from
her has washed ashore, on the coast
here. The New York police boat Patrol
is down the bay, for the purpose of re-
covering bodies II any can be found.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. N. j.. June
T:-Many sorrowing friends OF the men
who went down on the Nicoi are still
here anxiously waiting Tor the bodies to
he washed ashore. Fishermen say that
IL Is probable that no more bodies VIII
come ashore until the wind changes. 1t
Is now blowing directly of shore. The
friends of the dead have formed into
from scabrlBht to Sandy Hook. and also
the shore of the bay at Atlantic High
lands. Wreckage from the tuS Is beng
washed ashore.
l.. Jaretsky. of 100 Bowery. called Mt
Police Headquarters this morning and
said that he was convinced his son
Samuel twentX-tour years old. was
drowned from the tug j. -. Nicol last
Sunday afternoon.
lie said that he was sure that his son
was drowned because the friend that
accompanying him ON the excursion and
was rescued said he saw Jaretsky so
down.
The missing man wore "A soft outing
shirt, n diamond stud and silver watch
and chain, his right leg was shorter
than the other. and he wore nigh
cork -soled shoe. lie had n woman ana
two American flags tattooed on his right
arm, and ON his left arm were his
initials. IS. j."
Nrll Bonner, AN engineer. of IS Crosby
street, living at iS0 West tlity-seventh
street. reported these missing passengers
of the tug Nicol at Police Headquarters
this morning.
Charles Ciramhs l75 East Fourth street;
Louis Beucrmaun, So Eighth avenue;
Valentine SkIiiington, enSineer at II La
Max Piannenschmid, twrnty-four
years old, of 1879 Seventh street, en-
ployed as IN elevator man at 81 East
Headquarters to-day to inquire whether
the body of his friend, Charles Welt
linz, of 226 Chrystie street, one OF the
missing, had been recovered.
He was told that 1t had not, and he
walked TO the missing mans home TO
tell mis- mother of the fruitless search
lie returned To his work, and was seized
with a violent tit, and four men sought
to ov.rpower him. He broke away re-
peatedly. and kicked and bit at every
one near.
An ambulance was summoned from
ST. NinCent's Hospital, but Pfannen-
Schmld had recovered when II had ar
rived. The surgeon declared it IL case of
epilepsy.
Mrs. Octavia Thompson. OF sc Garnet
street, Brooklyn, called AZ the Hamilton
avenue police station, brooklyn, this
morning and reported that 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 says 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. five
feet four Inches In height, has dark com
pleXion. dark mustache, was dressed
in light blue suit straw hat. striped
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