The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-26
HIS BODY IDENTIFIED.
Andrew Webster Was Washed
Ashore Mt tho HiRhlanda.


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 534 East Eleventh
street, New York. Webster was a mar
ried man and had three children. He
was blacksmith. In the employ OF Lang
d 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 a delicate condi-
ton. was too Ill to make the journey to
Long Branch, and ]. F. 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 save him Sun
day, but found 1t impossible to do 30.
The body was also partially identified
last night by Augustus Meyer as that
Of his brother-in-law, Theodore Frey.
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
Branch watching for bodies.
SANDY HOOK. N. j.. June 26.-The
Sandy Hook Life-Saving station re-
ports that no bodies from the tug James
d. Nicol or anything whatever from
her has washed ashore on the coast
Is down the bay. for ~,he purpose OF re-
covering bodies II any can be found.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. n. j.. June
who went down on the Nicoi are still
here anxiously waiting for the bodies to
be washed ashore. Fishermen say that
come ashore until the wind changes. 1t
is now blowing directly of shore; The
friends of the dead have formed Into
sSadss and are nGY HOOK and aso
the shore OF the bay at Atlantic High
lands. Wreckage from the tug Is being
washed ashore.
L. Jaretsky, Of 16o 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 ]. d. Nicol last
He said that he was sure that his son
was drowned because the friend that
accompanied him on the excursion and
was rescued said he saw Jaretsky go
down.
shirt, a diamond stud and silver Watch
ii tyhN Lou
than the other. and he wore high
cork-soled shoe. He had woman ana
two American flags tattooed on his right
arm, and on his left arm were MS
Neil Bonner, an engineer. Of IS Crosby.
street, living at 43O West Fifty-seventh
street reported these missing passengers
Of the tug Nicol at Police Headquarters
Charles Grambs, It's East Fourth street I;
Louis Beuermann. 1882 Eighth avenue;
pase nfns in Haniem at II
ployed as an elevator man at 81 p East
the body OF his friend. Charles Welt
ling, of 226 Chrystie street; one OF the
He Was told that it had not, and he
walked to the missing mans home to
| tell his mother of the fruitless search;
he 10 MS WOIh, anu NdS Sei6Sh
with a violent At, and four men sought
| to overpower him. He broke away re-
peatedly. and kicked and bit at every
one near.
An ambulance was summoned from
St Vincent's Hospital. but Pfannen-
| schm!d had recovered when 1t 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 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-nine years old five
| feet four inches in height. has dark com
| pleXion, dark mustache, was dressed
| In light blue suit straw hat. striped
| tennis shirt and laced shoes. He may be
| identified nv n rnn1a n hic fep1nle