The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-18
FIFTH VICTIM FOUND
ANNIE KRoNsTADT's BODY ON HILL
TON HEAD BEACH.
WAS HARDLY RECOGNIZABLE.
BROUGHT TO SAVANNAH AND
BURIED AT NIGHT.

Wierd and Impressive Scenes Mt
the Funeral in Laurel Grove-The
Body Found on Hilton Head by n
Little Girl and Buried by the Peo-
pie on the Island ns nm Unknown.
But One Body Yet to BE Recovered.
With her hair matted in sea weeds
and marsh grass, the body of l6year-
old Annie Kronstadt, who lost her life
at Daufuskie on the II. G.. II. picnic,
Sunday, was found on the beach at
Hilton Head Tuesday morning. The
discovery was made by the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Padrlck.
Badly frightened, the child ran
screaming to her parents and reported
what she had seen. The remains were
brought to land and turned over to the
deputy coroner. who held an investi-
cation. The residents of Hilton Head
had not heard of the drowning of the
six Hebrews and an inquest was held
over the body of the unknown"
A shroud was made, the girl was
placed in a pine coffin and the funeral
took place on the beach, near where
the remains had been found. The spot
was marked, although the residents Of
the island did not expect that the iden-
tlty of the girl would ever be discov-
cred. Yesterday morning 1t was learn
ed that the remains of the elder Kron-
stadt girl had been discovered and the
searchers at Daufuskie left at once for
Hilton Head.
The newly made grave was readily
found, and the remains of the girl, who
lost her life while celebrating her birth
day.in the treacherous water. were dis
inferred. The box containing the body
was brought to the city in a naphtha
launch and turned over to Thomas
Henderson's Sons for burial. Decom-
position had already set in, the waves
had battered the fair form black, and
blue, the fish had sported with II, and
positive Identification was made pos
sible only by the girls hair, and the
bathing suit which she wore. The re-
mains were transferred from the box to
n coffin, and the funeral took place
last night in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
1t was an awe inspiring service, and
there seemed to be something super
natural, and uncanny, about the pro-
ceeding. The night was a cloudy one,
and the grave diggers worked by torch
light, before the arrival of the funeral
van. AT 9 O'Clock several hundred mem
bers of the colony, on the West Side,
entered the home of the dead, each
holding a lighted candle. The flicker
ing flames appeared like as many fire
flies and the procession was a ghostly
one. Silent as the tomb itself were the
mourners, until the untitled grave was
reached. There the Hebrew service was
begun and the odd sounding chant was
taken UP.
AS the words of the rabbi-unintellf-
gible to the crowd that had been at
tracted by curiosity-fell upon those
assembled, the cries of sorrow, and
sobs of pain, could be heard in the re-
! hottest part of the silent burial ground.
The dancing candle lights caused
phantom shadows to appear on first one
vault, and then another, and to jump
from tombstone to tombstone
The remains were buried in the same
lot with Leah Silverstein, Annie
Horovitz and Isaac Sachs, who lost
their lives at the same time. One more
body remains to be found, and the
! searcehrs are still at work A fresh
party left for Daufuskie in the after
noon, and every effort will be made ia
| find what is left of little Ida Kron-
stadt, the only member of the fatal
party of six, who now rests on the
bosom of the ocean. The distracted
parents have not yet given up hope OF
| recovering the body. and until they dc
the III. G. II. will keep men on the wa
| ters