The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-30
TWO BODIES RECOVERED.

TWO BODIES RECOVERED.
Description of Two of Victims of Port
land Disaster.
Proyincetown, Mass, November 3d.
Undertaken Taylor of this place has
brought here from Highland Light, two
bodies, probably from the steamer Port
land. One was that Of we'll dressed
man in black suit and overcoat, white
shirt with gold studs and opal in the
centre, light blue necktie, tan shoes, size
Tia. light hair and mustaohe. A trunk
key and stateroom key, No. rs, gold
watch, gold ring, three dollars in
money, two handkerchiefs and one
marked s.W" in corner, were found about
his person. The man was about feet
9, weight about $50 pounds. The other
body was that of q woman found with
only shoes and stockings on; age about
40 years, weight about l75 pounds, light
hair, about s feet 9 tall.
A sACO BOY A VICTIM.
Saco, November 29.-Earnest E. Floyd
of this city, recently employed by the
Boston Shoe firm who has been living on
Massachusetts, avenue is thought to have
been q passenger on the Ill fated steamer
Portland. He was intending to return
here on Saturday nights steamer and
nothing has been heard FROM him since
then.
THE GATE CITY STORY.
Boston, November q. 1.-The arrival in
this oity from Cape Cod tonight of a
party of hunters, has added to the excite.
ment attendant upon the report that the
Portland had been wrecked on Cape Cod.
One of the hunters, In an interview TO-
night, says that as the steamer Portland
is undoubtedly wrecked north of that
station, there is a possibility that the
Gate City was only swept by seas and
some of her deck fittings were washed
away.
The Gate City sailed from this port for
the South on Saturday.
A PROVIDENCE VICTIM.
Providence, November 29-It is believed
that Joseph Buckminster of East Provi-
dence was one of the passengers on the
Inflated steamer Portland Mr.. Buck
on the Portland steamer leaving Boston
on Saturday afternoon.
PARENTS LIVE IN PORTLAND.
Worcester, November 20 William I.
Chase, who with his son Philip, was q
passenger on the Portland, was chief in
the draughting department. in the Cromp-
ton Knowles loom works. He came here
from Athol and was graduated from the
Worcester Polytechnic institute In 1877.
He has for years bean secretary of the
Alumni association. Mr.. Chase is best
known as the organizer Of a good roads
movement that after q two years cam
paign succeeded in making complete
revolution in the street department. of
Worcester. He WAS about 4S years old and
leaves a widow and daughter He started
for Boston Saturday to visit the Me-
chanics' fair and then to take trip TO
Portland, where his father and mother
reside.
INSURANCE ON THE PORTLAND.
Manager Liscomb says there was $50, 900
marine insurance on the steamer, placed
among several companies. through the
agency of George H.tSmith & Hicks of
New York. He believed that the cargo
was fully insured
The insurance on the cargo was placed
by Albert b. Hall of this city. Mr.. Hall
said tonight that blanket policy. which
was issued annually, covered the cargoes
of the two steamers of the Portland
Steamship company's line. The total in
suraaoe on the Portland's cargo was, ap-
proximately, $4,000, distributed among
eight ''outside" companies, most of them
English companies.
ERNEST FLOYD ALL RIG HI.
Saco, November 30. The relatives an d
friends of Ernest E. Floyd of this city,
who it was feared had sailed on the
steamer Portland, Saturday night, were
telegram from Boston saying he did not
sail and was safe In that city.
ARTIST YOUNG persisted.
Newton, Mass, November a9.-Among
the passengers on the steamer Portland
was MIR. Henry De NJ. Young of Auburn
dale, well-known artist. Mr.. Young
Left home early Saturday morn ing and
sailed that night for Portland, where
here was intending to exhibit some of his
pictures. Nothing has been heard of him
since and it is feared that he persisted.
He was "a years old and had resided in
Auburndale six years. He was married
and resided on Oak Ridge road.
A wESTBRooK WOMAN.
Newton, Mass, November 29.-Miss
Rowena III. Hea1d of Cumberland Mills,
Me, is reported to have lost her life on
the steamer Portland: Miss Head came
TO Newton Upper Falls, Wednesday nd
spent THANKSGIVING with her sister, Mrs.
j. Ii. Stanley OF High street. She sailed
for Portland on the Portland. She was
As years old and employed In paper
mill ct Gum herland Mills,
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