The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13
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Provincetown, Mass, December Ia
The tugs A w. 1hesterton and W. ii.
Galiison under command of Lieut. Hal
made cruise outside today in search
of traces of the Portland but returned to.
night without having sighted snything
of Importance. The tugs left early IN
the morning accompanied by divers and
ran down alongside from Race Poin5
to Pame5a life saving station. As tie
tugs were well off shore and as the man
who came ashore tonight had little 10
say it is not known as yet whether or
not any soundings we're made.
Inc weather was calm nearly all day
although a heavy swell was made to the
eastward. The tug herald was expected
here tonight and if the snow storm which
commenced about dark terminates wi5Ll-
out much of a blow all three of tbs tugs
] VIII probably make run outside IN the
morning. The cruise of the Chesterton
and Gallison today were in the nature OF
a preliminary survey and not with any
l'e1pectation of finding any thing of dsff-
mite character. --
All the local authorities place the loca-
tion of the steamers hull somewhere oH
Peaked Hill bars, off the north coast Cf
Cape Cod. the only dispute bcing as so
how far off shore the Port and sank. The
q quantity of small rope for dragging
the bottoIn lhe method of proceuure
is to weight the rope with pig iron and
sink the blight on the bottom. The two
ends are made fast to two tugs boats
which move parallel to each otner at
distance of several hundred Jaras They
steam ahead slowly and If the drag catches
on any thing the exact spot is noted, the
auxiliary schooner is anchored over it
and an Investigation made by a yer.
Agent Williams after a careful survey OF
the beaches has decided that by far s,ie
greater part of the steamer hung together
when ii went down.
This would give promise of finding the
missing passenger list and pernapS the
bodies of the officers with perhaps Salu-
able papers on them.
Although the captains of the life saving
stations are keeping sharp lookout
hey have little hope that anything more
will come ashore.
10 HUNT FOR BODIES OF POHT~
LAND VICTIMS
Boston, Deoem ber 12. Acting under in.
structions from Governor Wolcott, Chief
Wade of the state police has chartered
from the boston Tow Boat company the
sea going tug herald Captain Hersey to
search for the victims of the steamer
Portland disaster. The tug sailed FROM
Lewis wharf this forenoon with Captain
w. H. Proctor and two officers of the
state police department on board. She
will proceed direct to Provincetown.
where her future movements will be de-
termined. The tug was chartered for
period OF not less than week, with the
option Of retaining her as much longer as
may be found necessary in the prosecution
of the search for bodies. If any bodies
are recovered the Herald will put into tie
nearest post where a medical examiner
can be- found from whence they will 5s
sent to the rnorgue for identification.
LOOKING FOR PORTLAND.
Provincetown, Mass, Deoem ber 12.s-
The tug Herald from Boston with Inem-
bers of the state police and others on
board put in here this noon and shortly
afterwards began cruising along the coast
in search of bodies from the wrecked
steamer Portland
ONLY A RING TO IDENTIFY Hin.
Chatham. December 12.--The body of q
man from the Portland, which was ra-
covered here last night, was viewed by
Medical Examiner Munsell this morning.
The ring found on the left hand had no
mark which would giveasy ci6w toward
Identification 1t was small gold band,
becoming larger toward the setting. with
quite large blue stone having some red
lines in it Undertaker Cahoon says tie
body is in such a fraiI condition that Le
cannot clean il or embalm it. That the
hair was black is about the only thiag
that can be said of the appearance OF the
head in life