New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-03
ROBES FROM THE PORTLAND.
TWO MORE WASHED ASHORE MAKING
TwENTY-THREE IN ALL.
SEVENTEEN OF THE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN DEN-
1-rrrrn - WATCHING FOR BODIES AND

SEVENTEEN OF THE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN DEN-
11rrrn - WATCHING FOR BODIES AND
wREcKAoE ON THE CAPE COD COAST
Orleans. Mass. Dec. 1.-TWO more oodles h",'
come ashore from the wreck Of the Portlano'
making twenty-three In ALL One OF tho latest has
been identified as that Of A. Gosselln. Assistant
City Clerk Of Montreal. Canada. and the other rs
a deckhand. In the pocket OF Mr. Gosselins waist
coat was n gold watch in which was the following
inscription: Presented to A. Gosselin by the
Union ST. Pierre in consideration OF faithful ser
vices" The three bodies which were reported from
Chatham last night those Of Ansel Dyer. quar-
ternaster Of the Portland; Walter l.. Benis. or
Auburn. Me-. and Edwin Dunbar. or boothoay'
Me There have been seventeen identifcations.
great amount Of plankng has como ashore
since last night. but It has tho appearance vi
part Of barge or schooner.
wRECKAGE FROM THE PORTLAND.
fev Mecca O, the steamer Portland. as we'll as
freight have como ashore since yesterday At
Peaked Hill Life Saving Station. and sevsra per
sons have been heard to express the OPINION TIM.
the hulk OF the Portland is not far or shore. IL
this be So It is thought TO be likely that PROVINCE
town fishermen will locate the wreck II IL IS any
whore within three or four miles OF the northern
part Of the Cape The sen has been so 'urpuien.
that none Of these fishermen have been able 10 get
out for more than week MOST OF 'he iha'ei .ai
which has come ashore recently, ana WHICH chh no
connect ed with the Portland was from upper "orKs
Ike that which was found earlier. The keyracK
from the purser's Office gong, part OF the music
rack OF the piano and ruby huhureu A"e-P'0
seryers have been picked up
A renort reached here this morning 70 the erect
that Captain Michael Hogan. OF tho schooner nun
Martin now her way from Provlncetown 10
BOSTON had seen the Portland on Highland LishI
early Sunday morning. The captain 'housht sue
had attempted TO run into Provincetown Harbor'
IN, had zone too far east. II Captain Hogan was
not mistaken he WAS the last mariner, ms 1ar as
known to sight the steamer before sho foundereh.
There Is considerable doubt thai 1t was tho fort-
land which Captain Hogan saw
While great majority OF mariners on tho CApo
ara satisfied that all on board the Portland per-
ished eome Of them say there is very slim chance
that one or more OF the passengers or crew. having
lashed themselves TO nferafts or pieces OF the
upper works OF tho vessel may have survived until
late Sunday afternoon or Monday. In which case
there was a chance Of rescue
AT PROVINCETOWE.
The confusion which had developed over tns
Identification Of one Of tho bodies from the Port
LAM, which is at Provincetown. was settled AT
midnight Thursday. when f. p. Hanson. OF Cor
ham. Me. stated positively that the body was that
of willard E. Mosher Mosher was foreman OF
Mr. Hansons livery stable He had gone to Bos,
ION 70 s spedd 70 stay over until sunday but had
promised to get back and he started on me steamer
in Rocfiand and two other sisters i've in Gorham
George O. Chsckerng. OF Weymouth. and T. a;
Ieary in search Of Mr.. Chickerings VIE and
sIster-in-law, Mrs. i. A Wheeler. have viewed the
body OF the woman at Provincetown, put they
faied 10 make n positive Identification. NO one hss
boen able 10 identify the coorsd boy whose boay
also is there and he is thought to nave peeh
cabin boy on the steamer. III, ..o,.
Tho weather to-day 1ne ana milo ABOUT
half hundred relatives and friends OF passengers
we're still here this forenoon eagerly awaiting re-
rorts from points up and down tho coast ne
Search for bodies has not slackened M any pon,t
along the coast but those engaged In inc Work
between High Head and Nauset have FOUND noth-
ing TO encourage them either as far as wrecKase
is concerned or with respect to traces Or polles
from the Portland. AS was predicted by the
mariners of the Cape. all debris has hoaed TOWARD
the south and the lookOuts to-day expected tnal
any bodies that might come IN would lana AT Ut
leans or below. 1t Is thought by some mere 70 pe
probable that some bodies may even be found on
Nantucket and the other Islands In Nantucket
Sound. -. $500. .. 49,.
bodies which have been identified TO Boston ana
this morning those Of e Dudley Freeman. or var
mouth Me- Solomon Cohen, OF Portand, Me;
Susan H. Kelly OF Boston. and Mrs G. NJ Mitchell.
of North Easton, taken away on the early
morning train.
Chatham, Mass. Dec 2-While patrollns tho
beach last night Mr. Ellis Of the Old Haroor LILO
Saving crew. found the body OF man, supposed
TO be c. c. Tinkham. who IL probably anotheI
victim Of the steamer Portland disaster. The bodv
was that OF young man,