The Portland daily press., 1898-12-01

q REFER and overalls and these together
with his hands, were covered with oil.
He was thought to be one OF the engineers
OF oilers of the Portland. He wore life
when picked up.
The third body at this undertaking
room was that of
HON. E. DUDLEY FREEMAN (.
of Yarmouth. 1t was picked up some
where between Orleans and Nauset life
saving stations. The body was fully
dressed and a life preseryer had been
tied about the waist and shoulders. He
wore black clay worsted frock coat with
block striped trousers, vest and oyercoat
In his pockets were found pocketbook
containing $50 in bills, gold watch,
with his initials. and in his coat pockets
were found letters and railroad passes
addressed and made out in his name
The Identification Of. Mr.. Freepan's body
was complete, and the medical examiner,
Dr. S. Il. Davis of Orleans, will have the
body embalmed and sent to Yarmouth as
soon as possible today. 1t is probable
that Mr. Freeman's body will reach..home
tonight, unless the severe snow storm
which was raging on the Cape yesterday
prevents the railroad from continuing
it's limited train service.
The fourth body found near the Or
leans station and which is now at Or
leans, Is that of
YOUNG GIRL
about 20 years old, blue eyes, dark hair
ana light complexion. She was clothed
only in underclothes and wore wool
jacket and pair of black corsets. On
the little finger of her right hand she
wore a ring with pearls set around the
edge of it and in the centre there had
been a stone of some kind which had
been washed away.
At Undertaken Mayo's at Chatham, is
the body of
GEORGE W. DELANY,
2s years old, who lives in Boston. This
body wore life preseryer when picked
up and was identified by friends Tuesday
night.
Also at Mayo's undertaking rooms is
the body of a mulatto about % or "a
years old, weight about l15 pounds and
about five inches in height. She wore an
opal ring on the second finger of her left
hand.
Here also is the
BODY OF A WOMAN,
of As years, 5 feet inches high, weight
200 pounds. She wore black petticoat
and dark dress. Her gold watch, with
the monogram ~. g. E.. had stopped at
9 90. She wore diamond ring, a horse
shoe brooch with braided gold chain.
Here also is the body of woman of
go years with her face badly disfgursd
and body almost nude. There are no
means of identification unless it be a
blood stone ring with the
INITIALS 81. W. IT,
The body of another colored waiter,
wearing white jacket and blue trousers,
also awaits Identification at this place.
At Nauset station was picked up the
body of another deck hand of the Port
land of whom a description could not be
obtained yesterday forenoon before the
PRESS reporter left. Two other bodies
of which description could not be had
were found at Chatham during the night
of Tuesday.
DR.. S. T. Davis of Orleans has all OF
these
BODIES IN CHARGE
and is keeping description and record
Of each one as found. DR.. Davis is a
most untiringi official. His district en-
braces all Ct that dreary Cape Cod shore
along which every hour finds the body
Of another victim of the terrible storm
coast by the sea. Dr.. Davis assured the
PRESS reporter that he would do all in
his power to preserve the bodies of all
those found and identify them when pos
sible. In order to do this more readily
DR.. Davis wishes the PRESS to ask that
those who have
4 FRIENDS ON THE PORTLAND
O send him without delay photograph
with a full description as to age, color of
hair and eyes whether the person wure a
beard or mustache, If SO, of what shade,
marks upon the body, jewelry of any
Kind. if worn, clothing and its descrip-
tion. In fact DR.. Davis wants full and
complete description to accompany all
photographs and these must be attached
90 the picture in some way. DR.. Davis
urges the necessity of sending these
PHOTOGRAPHS AT ONCE
even if persons may have gone to the
Cape in an endeavor to recognize lost
friends. These pictures should be mailed
SC once to DR.. S. L. Davis, Orleans,
Mass.
Mr.. Williams, Boston agent for the
cortland Steam Packet company was at
he Cape yesterday and is making all pos
ible arrangements to care for the bodies
ound. 1t is quite likely that all bodies
| will be embalmed when taken from tie
water. AT any rate Mr.. Williams wanted
| he PRESS to assure those who may have
| lost friends on the Portland that he
would do all in his power to recover the
| remains af their frieuds To-day Mr.