The Portland daily press., 1898-12-07
FOUR MORE BODIES COME ASHORE

Chatham. December 6.-Four more
bodies from the steamer Portland came
ashore during the night Alifof them APP
parently had been buried in the sand and
uncovered by Sundays gale. Ore of the
bodies ia that of a woman; of the others
one is colOred man.
This makes total of thirty one bodies
thus far recovered Five are unidentified,
including the four found during the night
and the one reported from here yesterday.
Each of the latest bottles found has been
picked up by the life savers patrol. and
in the number founa last night each
station shared alike, for one body came
ashore at Monoinoy, one at Orleans, an
other at Old Har or and tho fourth at
Chatham. The one at Orleans was the
woman and the one at Old Harbor was
the colored man. 4ru-s
The bodies were taken to the nearest
uudertaker's establishment and the
medical examiners were notified and they
attended to their duties today
Nothing was found about either body to
indicate It's identity
At the Chatham station is the body of
a smooth faced man 20 to 80 years of age:
five feet eight inches tall, 100 pounds
weight, He has reddish brown hair He
was dressed in a dark cea5 and light
striped trousers. He had key ring and
chain and tag marked nj. Go. l37. At
years old, bald, not over six feet, tall and
Slim. He had on dark suit and fall
overcoat. There was plain ring on his
left hand.
Another body at Chatham is dressed in
an officers uniform, and is that perhaps
of an engineer.
The body Of the man found at Nauset
this morning was that of a person As
years of age, five feet ten inches tall, 2n0
pounds weight with red moustache. He
wore brogans and was probably o deck
hand.
BODIES AT NANTASKET BEACH.
Nantasket Beach, Mass, December g.
Five bodies have been recovered since last
night in this vicinity. One is chat of a
colored man The others were apparent
~ baraemen or sailors. Nothing was
found on any body to indicate its identi-
ty, and each has been taken to the morgue
to await possible recognition
One body was that of a colored man, feet
ID inches in height came ashore on
Atlantic rocks. The four others came up
at Kenber and the following desorip-
ton may lead to Identification:
No. l., body of man B feet inches
tall. sandy complexion and light hair.
No. q that of man. feet s inches
tall. sandy complexion; gold ring on
finer of left hand.
The two bodies were partially dressed
in re- gged oil Clothes
No. 3, that of man feet inches in
height, dark complexion, dark hair, over
ais over trousers, and a shirt composed
his dress
No. 4, body of man feet 4 inches in
height, dark compls xion, reddish
rnoustache and dark hair. A silver watch
was in the vest pocket, the hands OF
which were missing. There was gold
ring on the right hand. Body was dressed
in q brown suit.
The bodies were in a good state of
preservation. They are now at the Hull
morgue. awaiting Identification.
BODY OF L. J. METCALF.
Provincetown, Mass, December Ga
body of a man which was found by Pa
trclman Birch of the Race Point life saw
irg station, after dark last night, is
thought to be that of Lewis j. Metcalf
of Auburn, Me-, victim of the Portland
wreck.
The body was found mile off Race
Point The face was badly disfgured
The clothing included dark coat and
vest and ribbed trousers, apparently dark
lne. Attached to the vest WAS watch
chain and charm, but no watch. The
man weighed about leo pounds and had
false teeth.
On the shirt front the name III. j.
Meteslf." was found, which Ia taken 10
be sufficient proof OF his identity, as the
name aupsared on the list Of PASSENGERS
on the ! Gamer. The BODY israD Tayi !
undertaking rooms.
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