The Portland daily press., 1898-11-30
THE PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS.
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been spending Thanksgiving at Hyde
Park, Mass, with his sister, Mrs Emer-
son Rice. Judge and Mrs. Remission and
daughter are in California, left
Maine early in November for two
months trip.
Miss Emma l.. Plympton was teacher
in the Maine School for the Deaf and be.
lonsed near Boston. She had been home
to spend Thanksgiving with her family.
Miss Eva To5ten of this city, was not
on the boat. Her people have recently
moved here from Boston. She had planned
to come down on Monday but changed
her mind and started Saturday.
Chief Engineer Thomas B. Merrill was
sixty years of age but a. fine specimen OF
physical manhood. He was for years an
engineer of the line, and when the hrm
{ Quinn & Coyle was formed he went In
as book keeper and cashier to represent
the Steam Packet company. After II
firm failed, Mr.. Merrill went to the Por
land as Chief Engineer He was sterling
man, very popular, a past master Of
Ancient Landmark lodge OF Masons and
also of Portland Commandery.
Miss Sophia B. Holmes who boards
with Miss M. w. Blake, 21 Locust street
was undoubtedly one of the victims of
thi appalling disaster. Miss holmes has
lee teacher in the North grammar
school for nearly four years. She is an
attendant at the Second Parish church,
but is not Der having pref rrei TO
retain letter from the church at her home
which is in Mercer. Somerset county. She
has no near relatives, they having diei
S ssral years ago. She has stepfather 10
..4ercer, her native town. Miss Holmes
mas not taken vacation for great while
nd SO determined to make her friend,
Miss Annie Hanson former teacher in
the Butler school, a visit Miss Hanson
is teacher in Boston. Miss Holmes age
was about 81 yeasr.
Miss Emily L. Cobb, whose home Is
with her mother, Mrs. Julia D. Cobb. 256
Cumberland street, was on the Portland.
when she left India wharf Mrs. Cobb
said that her daughter left the Y. W. 9.
A. Boston and in company with Mrs.
Baker, was seen TO go aboard. Miss Cobb
eft her home Thursday night and was to
return Sunday morning in time for the
rehearsal Miss Cobb being member of
the choir of the First Parish church. She
,iued the choir last May. She
ttsnded the High school but owing to ill
health was unable to graduate. Her age
was 90.
Daniel P. Gatchell of Boston, was q
brother of Mrs. SWEET, the wife of POST
mastsr George L. Swett He was tailor
and left Boston on the i'll fated steamer
saturday night to come to Portland to
spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Swett
he was about forty years of age and was
William Beardsworth was one of the
most valuable employees in sthe Portland
Rolling Mills at Pleasantdale. He was
about SO years of age and although born
in England, came over to this country as
an early age and settled in Cape Eliza
beth. For many years he had been the
foreman at the works and last April he
was promoted to the resp ,nsible
position of sur erlntsndent. He had left
here on the steamer last Thursday night
70 SPEND few days with relatives at
Braintree and it was his original inten-
ton to return home by the way of train
on Sunday evening. He leaves wife and
two daughters.
One of the youngest of the victims was
George Alonzo Bonney. son of Mrs.
Annie Bonney who lives at 48 Stone
street Mrs. Bonney is hard working
INDUSTRIOUS woman who came to this city
from the South q number of years ago.
Her husband served in the war and ded
DON after its close at Taunton, Mass.
The young man who was drowned in the
frightful wreck was named after his
father and he was in the twentieth year
Of his age. Since last spring he had been
working at Frye's mandatory on
, reble street. He had a younger brother
Fred and four sisters, two of whom are
married and reside in Portland and one
If whom lives in Boston. The young
man was in the party that had gone with
MI. Frye to Boston and which started to
,eturn Saturday night
Miss Maud Sykes, was clerk in the
store of Owen, Moore & Go. She was
1lece of MIR. Frye and boarded with him
1t his home, 81 Portland street, Her
parents both live in Boston, her father
,eirg conductor on one of the railroads.
She was with Mr.. Frye and his daughter.
Miss Sykes was about ~ years old and she
vas engaged to marry the late Charles
Lowell. the young Portland soldier who
vas among the first Of those TO die at
"a early the past summer.
Mrs. Howard Leslie Baker and her
laughter, Miss Harriet A. Baker, who IS
teacher in the Chestnut street school,
vent to Boston last week to spend the
holidays. They were &C.
G1t-L1 y1.<.