The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-25
THEIR BODIES
DISCOVERED
Hickman and RAIDER Both
Dead -ClOutrle's Fate Is
Yet Unknown.
THEIR DEATH A MYSTERY
Bodies Found In an Open with
Nothing to Indicate the
Cause Of Death.
ARE HUNTING FOR CLOUTRIE
Large Party Leaves Seaside to Find
the Missing Man and Take
Charge Of the Eodies.
ARE HUNTING FOR CLOUTRIE

since the identnoiilon Of the body near
the Nehalem tral last Friday as thar
~ Samuel Doty. who came 10 this county
some time ago 10 cruise a section Of the
Nehalem timber as representative o. An
eastern syndicate the search for The
other members OF the party known 10
have gone into tho woods with him
has been diligently continued. Late yes.
'cfday afternoon word was brought 10
Astoria of the return OF the searchln.,
party to Seaside with tho news of the
discovery Of the dead bodies OF two
F! other members Of the party-P. E. Helix
mann, formerly city surveyor. and W r
RAIDER who accompanied Doty from
Pennsylvania. as representative OF IN.
same syndicate.
The Inquest on the body OF Doty de-
veioped 40 new facts except as to his
Identity aud relationship to promlnen,
people in the east. among whom is Gov
|crnor Stone. oi PennSivanla. Governor
stones brother reached Astoria satur-
day evening and Immediately renalred 10
Seaside and settled the question OF poly's
Identity and connection with the survey.
Ing party Dotys body was prepared b.
Coroner Pohl Tor burial and shipped cas-.
In care Of his relatives. yesterday morn
Ink
II was learned from AR. Stone thar an
other Pennsylvanmn. ". T. RAIDER. was
a member of the party. and that he had
been accompanied TO this coast by his
wife. who Is ~ In Portland. out OF
consideration FOR Mrs. Raiders feelings
Mr.. Stone suggested that no mention be
made In the newspapers OF the suspicion
which had already arisen as TO tae prob
able death OF others. IL not all OF the
surveying party. This suspicion has
proved only too well grounded as two
more OF the party, and the body OF A. J.
Cloutrir, a well known woodsman OF SEA-
side. who acted as guide for the party.
will likely be brought in also by those
who left Seaside last night to obtain
the remains OF Heikmann and RAIDER.
The searching party consisted OF a
number Of the best woodsmen In ClaIsop
county, one of them being a prominent
character known as Indian Louie. Louie
was seen by an Astorian representative
soon after the return OF the party with
the sensational news Of their later find
TO Seaside this afternoon His statement
OF the circumstances under which the
bodies were discovered Is as follows:
Il WAS notified Of the Disappearance
ot the men on Saturday evening. After
getdng possession OF The notes found up
ON the body ot poty / left with James
Burk for the place where he was found
which was reached about s:9O p, m sun
day. We backtracked Doty's traH three
quarters OF mile and found where he
had struck the Nehalem trail aud taken
to the woods We followed his track un-
III night overlook us, when We camped
until daylight, and resumed the trail this
At 9l5 we came upon the
bodies OF Hickman and RAIDER, and saw
from their tracks where Doty had
orawled on his hands and feet, presum-
ably exhausted, while making his way
out
''The bodies Of Hickman and RAIDER
lay side by side In an open place, where
they had apparently fallen and died.
They were covered with boughs, presum-
ably by Doty, aud lay on their backs
Raiders head being toward Heikman's
feet Heikman's body was partly un-
dressed and his appearance Indicated
that he must have died in great agony,
RAIDERS posture was more composed and
his death was probably easy. Nothing
was found on either Of the bodles-no
instruments. grub nor any,
thing. After discovering the bodies We
all left for Seaside. except Mr., Burke, ,
who remained to continue the search for
the guide, whose body think |
will be found close by,
"My opinion is that Coutrie got hurt
IN some way and they all stayed with
him until he died, meantime eNhausting
all their provisions, matches. etc, After !
Cloutrle's death, they evidently wHre
lost and wandered about seeking to re-
cover their bearings. Whether the sup
position that the death OF any or all OF
the party was due to poisoning from
canned meats or other edibles or not
there was nothing In their surroundings
to indicate.
Cloutrie was one Of the most practical
woodsmen IN this section OF country.
According to the notes found on Doty's
oody the party had finished its work and
was on the way way out The bodies Of
Hickman and RAIDER were fofund at the
foot OF Sugar Loaf mountain. In town
snip north, range 10 west
A party composed Of Indian Louie, Min
Eberman, Joe Grimes, WIN Coftman, AL
bert Thompson, A, Balm, Harry Wheat
ley. Budd steel, George Eberman A. e,
Miller and ], A. Hill left last night to
bring in the bodies discovered. They will
be Joined today by l.. Olds Walter Ball
nna p nharman with q strong team