The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-03
Work at Orleans and Other Points Has
Been Brought DOxn 10 aSystem
MANY UNF0UNDED RUMORS AFLOAT
One Was 10 the EffOct That the Upper Part Of The
'-fated Steamer Had Been Washed
Ashore al GfeWsiers.

Orleans. Mass, Dec. 3.-After having
been here only II hours. Chief OF the
Massachusetts State Police Rufus X.
| Wade started for Boston this morning.
and nine bodies from the wrecked
steamer Portland went on the same
| tram. Among them were those of Mrs.
Jennie @. Edmunds OF East Boston,
Mrs. Augusta Wheeler of South Wey-
mouth, Mass; Peter Collins, deckhand.
| and John Jones. second cook, of the
steamer, and Alphonse Gosselin of
Montreal, and four unidentified, in
cluding that OF the man which UP TO
yesterday was thought to be James w.
Flower OF Lewiston, but which has been
declared by Mr.. Flowers brother not
10 be his relative; the bodies of TWO
young men and of the young woman
found at Nauset on Wednesday
| The body of Mr.. Gosselin was i'm charge
of Detective Guerin of the Montreal
police. Chief Wade was responsible for
the others.
Up TO o'clock this morning no other
bodies had been recovered from the
wreck, and as a result Of the effective
work OF the state officials. matters have
assumed routine nature that Is with
out unusual incident, save when some
runner ef-etifer, as is frequently the
case, spreads from place TO place and
causes a momentary excitement. AL
most invariably these reports have been
found TO be groundless upon investiga-
ton. AS an example. the story that
the upper part of the Portland had
come ashore on the inside of the cape
at Brewster. TO which reference pre-
Viously has been made in these dis
patches, may be cited
The great event along the cape yes
terday was the arrival of Chief Wade
of the state police with authority from
GOV. Wolcott to take entire charge OF
all bodies recovered from the wreck of
the Portland. and To arrange for the
immediate shipment TO Boston.
Chief Wade had previously sent down
two officers. as well as DR. Lewis of the
state board of charity but the latter
was taken i'll almost Immediately. and
the two officers could accomplish very
little, their authority in the matter be-
ing limited. At one time yesterday it
was feared that DR.. Lewis was critical
ly i'll. but he became easier i'm the even
ing and passed a fairly good night.
Ten minutes after Chief Wade ar
rived here he was in close communica-
tion with Medical Examiner Davis ar
ranging necessary details. He inform
ed DIR. Davis that IL was the desire of
Governor Wolcott that all bodies now
remaining on the cape that had come
ashore from the Portland be shipped at
once To Boston,
The chief presented a letter from At
torney General Knowlton i'm which that
official stated the law i'm the matter
showing that the governor and his rep
resentative had the necessary author
ity to move the bodies in any direction
Another letter was also given TO Dr.
Davis from his excellency himself I'm
which the governor requested DR. Davis
10 turn all the bodies over to Chief
Wade.
The only hitch i'm the matter came
over the question as to whether the
governors order applied 10 identified
as well as unidentified bodies but after
a few minutes discussion the matter
was settled easily by the medical ex-
aminer who decided to deliver all bod
les.
Three bodies which had been identi-
fled before the CHIEFS arrival, however,
were permitted to remain i'm the Gus
tody of friends. This included that of
Mr.. Gosselin for which Detective Guer- |
i'm of Montreal had come and Miss In |
graham, the young mulatto girl. After |
the plans of the authorities had been !
completed the two nearby undertakers |
Mayo of Orleans and Steele OF Eastman |
were called i'm and given the necessary |
order for delivery by DIR. Davis.
The latter also took a receipt from !
Chief Wade for six bodies i'm Orleans, /
two i'm Eastman. These bodies are |
among those taken by Chief Wade this
forenoon.
The bodies Of the two mon delivered |
to the chief had been at Undertaken
Mayos for two days and no one had
recognized them. The young womans
body was picked up az Nauset on
Wednesday but no one recognized II.
Before he left here today. Chief Wade
arranged with DIR. Davis for the delivery
of six bodies at Provincetown. These
include the body OF Mr.. Mosher Of Cor
ham. an unidentified colored man. and |
four other scamcn from wrecked
schooner. All will he sent to Boston by
The state authorities.
This also will be done with the four
bodies at Chatham. Ansel Dyer Walter
l.. Bemis. Capt. Albert Dunbar and
Charles G. Pinkham The identification
" the last mentioned from discharge
papers in his pocket. from the Conncc-
lieut. state militia and other evidence
IS believed TO be positive. N was thought
~ first that th body might be that Of
George ". Kenniston. Jr.
-Four officers who came with Chief
Wade yesterday have been sent in vari-
lus directions over the cape, and NUM-
Jer Will henceforth look after every
hing which comes ashore from the
Portland.