New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-12
BODIES WASHED ASHORE.
TWENTY-THREE FROM THE CITY OF
MONTICELLO RECOVERED.
SURVIVOR OF THE ILL-FATED STEAMER
TELLS HOW THE DISASTER HAPPENED.


urday morning, and twenty-three bodies Of vic
tins of the disaster have been recovered from
the sea, which is still raging with terrific fury
The bodies were arranged in a room in the
public hall. and Coroner Fuller, who held an
inquest, gave opinion Of accidental drown
ing All the bodies terribly battered.
The first body found at daylight. when
the zinc 1ifeboat. which was supposed 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 the
bodies OF MIR. Eldridge. passenger; Second En-
slneer Poole. Mr.. Fripp, a traveller for McGee's
Sons, OF st. John. y. b., and the body OF a sea-
man. All four had lfebelts around them. At
short intervals along the beach eleven more
todies were found. making fifteen discovered up
to noon to-day. They had all evidently come
ashore in the lifeboat, and were killed on strik-
ing the beach, not one escaping
The bodies far Identified. in addition to the
four enumerated above, are those of Rupert
Olive. purser Of the steamer Prince Edward:
the baggagemaster. Wilson. and Johnson. Levi
NiCkerson, Robert Nickerson. Van Renenberg
Austin Wickens. James Cole. John e. Whit
more. Stanley Ringer, Winsow Ringer. Henry
Copeland and David Benham, all deckhands
The watches in the pockets of two of the men
stopped at 12:45 and - O'clock respectively.
BODY OF THE CAPTAIN FOUND.
The body of Captain Harding of the Month
cello has been found az Picnic Point, encircled
with life belt and fully dressed The features
slightly bruised. body supposed to be
that of a traveller for boot and shoe firm has
been found at the same place where the bodies
Of Elsie Mcdonald and Second Officer Murphy
were recovered yesterday. OF the members OF
the crew whose bodies were secured. Copeland
and Benham were not known to be on board un-
til their bodies were identified They were not on
the ships articles. having joined for the trip
only. Several bodies still unidentified. One
body recognized this evening John Rich
mond, OF Essex, N B., a traveller for a boot
and shoe firm He not before known to
have been a passenger. Benham took the place
OF Whitmore. previously reported lost. Cope
land also substitute. but for whom it is
known.
The body OF o. N. Coleman. another CONNER
cial traveller. who was not previously known to
have been board the Monticello. has been
washed ashore and identified He represented
Levi Brothers Co. jewellers, Hamilton Ont.
and carried samples in trunks worth $4,000
One trunk has been found
Wreckage OF all kinds lItters the shore-boxes.
barrels pieces OF ships boats and parts OF the
superstruCture OF the steamer.
James BAN. merchant of Yarmouth. who was
supposed 10 have been on board Is SAFE. he
having missed the steamer in st. john
Rupert Olive crossing the bay from St
John to Yarmouth to rejoin his own steamer.
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THE ELECTION.
Chief Steward Hopkins Of the steamer Var
mouth perished he having taken his brothers
place for trip.
Sven Johnson was taking Elisha Cooks place
quartermaster. and Fred VanenburE
substitute cook for his father The absentees
were off to vote at the elections. and to this
circumstance they owe their lives.
No trace Of more than three women board
the Monticello be obtained. They were
placed in the first boat. One OF them the stew
ardess. Kate Smith. is one of the four survivors,
and she is too III To make statement. Elsie
Mcdonald drowned in the surf and her
body has been recovered. The third woman
was colored. named Lawrence. and her body
was in the breakers this afternoon, but
could not be reached
Some difficulty has been encountered in fig
uring the total loss of life. a number of pas
sengers joined the Monticello at ST John with
out first registering at the booking office. They
bought their tickets on board.
A revised list of the members of the crew pre-
pared at the head office Of the Yarmouth Steam
ship Company here shows that the officers and
crew numbered twenty-eight of whom Captain
Smith. Third Officer Fleming Quartermaster
Wilson Cook and Miss Smith, the stewardess.
saved
The total number Of people who on board
is now placed at thirty-six.
The men saved agree that the cause of the
disaster was, briefly, that the steamer pounded
Tor hours by sea and gale. sprang leak and
nlled became unmanageabe. broke apart ard
foundered The s remembered to have
been so heavy on this coast for many years
STORY OF A SURVIVOR
Quartermaster Cook, one of the survivors, lies
sick and sore in bed the hotel He said: The
Monticello left ST John Friday morning at Ills
O'Clock and steamed through Petit Passage that
evening about o'clock. The night promised to
be fine and we expected the wind TO haul to
northwest 1t suddenly shifted to southwest at
O'Clock. and one hour later the wind was blow
ing a whole gale and the was rapidly rising.
Ore sea was shipped forward clearing off the
forward saloon deck and ripping open the star
board paddebox The engineer reported that
the steamer had begun to leak. Captain Hard
ing ordered the Monticello to be put before the
gale, but she would not steer l had the wheel
and ch ef officer were in the wheelhouse with
me for thirteen hours During her all night
into the wind again. At daylight Yarmouth
Cape was visible distant five miles.
We tried to get the boat off the wind again.
but she would not steer and lay unmanageable
and leaking badly. The water extingushed the
fires and stopped the engines Listing heavily
to port the Monticello began to settle at II
o'clock Saturday morning. Life belts fur
nished the passengers and boats were made
ready The women We're put into the first boat
l was In the boat helping them to enter Cap
tain Harding standing near viewing the
proceedings when 1 last saw him. The star
board boat hauled to the port side and
launched from the first boat davts.
Five minutes after pulled away the Mon
ticello broke in two. The forward part sank
bow first and the afterpart stern first. l saw
the second boat fill alongside. There were about
seven in her and think the Monticello found
cred before they cut clear The third boat was
the zinc lifeboat. That also launched from
port davits, and about fifteen people were In her
They had oars out and were lying near the
Monticello. / did not see her after the steamer