The Portland daily press., 1898-12-01
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taining several small diamonds. He wore
no ring gold watch found in his
pocket had stopped at $50 o'clock Ihls
watch had no initials on 1T of any kinu.
In his vest pocket was found q seae
check in the Park Square theatre. slssueu
Friday night. In one of his pockets was
also found handkerchief BEARING 'A0
letter an" embroidered in oae eoriier
The PRESS reporter had never
SEEN THIS MAN BEFORE,
and desc not think he lives in Portland
One other Portland man who also came
to Proyincetown "Wednesday morning
looking for the bodies OF felasises' a'so
said he had never seen this man.
At another undertaking room In PROV
,pcs,owu was the body of colored man
about so years old. He had on blue
shirt such is as worn by the saloon boys
NJ the Portland Steamship line. In his
pocket was found bunch of keys be-
longing to the Portland This man had
on a life preseryer when found and had
undoubtedly made brave struggle for
his life Mr.. Williams, agent for the
boat in Boston, who viewed this body
early Wednesday morning, was confident
that this colored man was an employe OF
the line. but he didn't know his name.
These were the
FIRST BODIES FOUND
and they came ashore near the Peaked
Hi bay life saving station early Mon
dav forenoon, These bodies are still IN
Provincetown.
Two bodies came ashore between Nanset
and Orleans. One Of these was that OF a
man about 80 years of age, clad in cheap
shirt and checkered overalls. be had
a sandy mustache. When the PRESS
reporter left Cape Cod. Mr.. Williams,
the agent of the line, had not seen this
body. 1t is believed by those who found
it that this man was deck hand on the
Portland. He had on a life preseryer
when found.
At Orleans at o'clock Tuesday after
noon the body of woman was. picked
ND This woman weighed 200 pounds at
best. and her description corresponds to
that given of
MRS. DANIEL ROUNDS
of Portland. She had on black skirt
with silk stockings, and shoes with cloth
tops. She wore a fancy waist. She
also wore a gold watch with the letters
"a. L. R., engraved upon it. Suspended
about her neck by silk string was
pin, crescent shaped, sset with nine dia-
monds. She also had upon her fingers a
solitaire diamond ring and gold ring
The woman's hair was slightly streaked
with gray. The body of this woman is
at Orleans.
At wellneet the body of another colored
man was found. He is supposed to have
been a
WAITER ON THE PORTLAND.
Mr.. Williams had not seen this body
when the PRESS reporter left him. The
coIored boy hsd on white jacket and q
pair of blue trousers. He was about q
years old. Some letters were found in
this mans pockets, but the envelopes had
been destroyed. They will aid in hi:
identification. This body is at Orleans
at North Eastman was found thu
body of woman about so years old will
some stresks of grey in her hair Sh
was almost nude when found and Their
are no marks by which she can be iden
titled excepting by friends.
at j. B. Shields's undertaking ROOM
at Chatham are four bodies The frs
of these found on the beach at Chatham
is that of woman 40 or 90 years old,
feet inches tall. blue eyes, brown baii
streaked with gray. She weighed about
l6O pounds. The body was almost naked
when found. On her finger was plain
gold ring bearing the words,
"FORGET NE NOT"
Near to the place where this body was
found was that of man about 30 years