Evening journal., 1900-11-12
Only Four Persons Escaped
Watery Graves
SEA HEAVIEST FOR MANY YEARS
Survivors Say Steamer Sprang Meak
and Filled, Became Unmanageable
and FOundCred

Yarmouth, n. s., Nov. 1.-THE shore
of this country for ten miles east and
west is strewn with the wreckage Of
the hull and cargo Of the steamer City
of Monticello, which foundered Sat
urday morning, and % bodies Of vic
Tins of the disaster have been recov-
cred from the sea, which is still rag
ing with terrific fury.
Many people have assembled at
Rockville, near where the first body
came ashore, and numerous relatives
of members of the crew, who nearly all
belonged to points on this coast, have
arrived to identify the dead.
The bodies were arranged in a room
In the public hall and Coroner Fuller,
who held an inquest, gave an opinion
of accidental drowning. All the bodies
are terribly battered.
The first body was found at daylight,
when the zinc lifeboat, which was sup
posed by the survivors of the first boat
to have been swamped, was discovered
on the shore. The thOle pins were
broken. A few yards distant were the
bodies of Mr.. Eldridge, a passenger;
Second Engineer Poole Mr.. Fripp, a
traveller for McGee's Sons, st. John,
N. b., and the body Of seaman. All
four had life belts around them. AT
short intervals along the beach IL
more bodies were found, making 10
discovered thus far. They had all evi-
IDENTIFY come ashore in the lifeboat and
were killed on striking the beach, not
one escaping. The remains so far
identified in addition to the four
enumerated above are:
Rupert Oliver, purser Of the steamer
Prince Edward; Baggagemaster VIII
son, Deckhands Johnson, Levi Nicker-
son, Robert Nickerson, Van Renen-
berg, Austin Wickens, James Cole
John e. Wetmore. Stanley Ringer
Winslow Ringer, Harry Copeland and
David Benham. The watches in the
pockets Of two Of the men stopped at
12:45 and 1:25 o'clock, respectively.
The body of Capt. Harding, Of the
Monticello, has been found at Picnics
Point. encircled with a life belt and
fully dressed. An unknown body sup
posed to be that of a traveller for
western boot and shoe firm has beer
found at the same place with the
bodies of Elsie Mcdonald and SeconC
officer Murphy, recovered Saturday
OF the members of the crew whose
bodies were secured Copeland and Ben
ham were not known to be on board
until their bodies were identified. Thel
were not on the ships articles, having
Joined for the trip only. Severa
bodies are still unidentified. One bod!
was recognized last evening as Johl
Richmond, of Essex, N. b., a travele
for a boot and shoe firm. He was no
before known to have been a passen
ger This swells the known death rol
to 80. Benham took the place of Whit
more, previously reported lost. Cope
land was also a substitute, but TO
whom it is not known.
The body of o. II. Coleman, anothe
commercial traveller, who was not pre-
viously known to have been aboar
the Monticello, has been washed ashor
and identified. He represented Lev
Brothers & Co., jewellers, Hamilton
Ont, and carried samples in trunk
worth $4,000. One trunk has bee
found.
Wreckage of all kinds litters tn
shore, boxes, barrels, pieces OF ship
boats and parts of the superstructure
the steamer.
James BAN, a merchant of yarmouth
who was supposed to have been 0
board, is safe, he having missed IN
steamer in st. John.
Rupert Olive was crossing the ba
from st. John to Yarmouth to reJoi
his own steamer.
Chief Steward Hopkins, Of Ii
steamer Yarmouth, perished, he havin
taken his brothers place for one trip
Sven Johnson was taking Elish
Cooks place as quartermaster, an
Fred Vanenburg was substituting ;
cook for his father. The absente'
were off to vote at the elections, an
20 this circumstance they owe the
lives.
No trace of more than three womC
having been on board the Monticel
can be obtained. They were placed
the first boat. One of them. Stewar
ess Smith, is one Of the four survivor
and she is too i'll to make a statemer
Elsie Mcdonald was drowned in Il
surf and her body has been recovere
The thi1d woman was colored, nam
Lawrence, and her body was seen
the breakers, but could not be reache
The total number of people who we
on board the Monticello is now plae
at SO.
The four survivors are Capt. Smit
a passenger. Third officer Flemir
Quartermasser Wilson and Stewarde