Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-27
nd BODY At
''... DRY DOCK
Not Identified YETI May Be
Anton Hsgnestad.


Walking ashore from the canal boat
uenesse at the Perth Amboy Dry Docks
this morning about 2 O'Clock Captain
Lafayette rlrieh was both --arprised
and Mortified to discover the body of q
man floating in the water near the slip.
He Immediately notified Superintend-
emit w. b. Black, of the dry docks,
who got in touch with Sergeant Dun
ham at police headquarters. Coroner
Terd Garretson was notified and view
cd the body, the identity of which is
still unknown.
When Coroner Garretson got to the
dry docks he found that the body had
been left where it was found at the
head Of No. 8 dock, except that 1t had
been secured by a rope. 1t was re-
moved from the water and taken to
the morgue Of the ron A number
Of people viewed the remains today
but up to a late hour 1t had not been
identified. The only man known to
have been drowned in these parts with
in the past few months is Anton
Hognestad, who was drowned off the
Perth Amboy Dry Docks by a small
boat upsetting on the night OF January
81, 1911. The body was not recovered.
The description of the body found to-
day does not answer to that Of Hogne-
stad, however, neither in the clothes
worn nor appearance Of the body.
Hognestad was supposed to have worn
a dark raincoat, a blue coat and vest,
dark striped trousers, and a green tie.
Description Of Body.
The body found today was clothed In
a pea Jacket, flannel shirt and russell
shoes. Hognestad at the time of his
drowning was clean shaver. The body
just Xund had a weeks growth Of
beard and q small moustache. 1t
would probably weigh 100 pounds and
il shout i've feet nine inches In weight,
The arms are tattooed. On the right
arm Is a crucifx and the initials Oh.
r. g." with a sort Of q setting sur be-
heath. On the left arm Is an American
nag with eagle, 3 FIVE pointed star and
two right hands clasped. It is not
known whether Hognestad had any
similar marks or not.
In the clothing Of the man found
was $8 In bills, about So In change and
. package OF chewing tobacco. There
was nothing else to help the identified
tion Of the body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson, Of Al
Broad street, who came from the same
Norwegian town that Hognestad did,
viewed the body this morning and fail
ed TO identity the body as that Of their
friend by the clothes and general ap-
pearance. The face OF the man Is dis
figured by several months in the water,
which makes Identification difficult.
Captain Linblad, In charge Of the
barge blackwood declared the body
this morning as that Of Hognestad,
however. He said that he could tell
by the shape Of his head.
Hansen Il In Doubt
Nels N. Hansen, of 2S1 Maple street,
this city, who was In the boat with
Hognestad, at the time OF the upset
and narrowly missed losing his life, is
in The Marine hospital, Stapleton, 8. T.,
under treatment from a recent Illness
and is not able to view the body or
give his views as to whether or not 1t
is that Of his companion.
Hognestad was in Coroner Garrett
sons Office In reference to some lodge
dues which be owed on the morning
OF the day he was drowned and Cor
one Garrctson failed to identify the
body found today with Hognestad, ac-
cording to the appearance he presented
at his visit. Upon proof of Hognes-
tad death, his mother, who Is in Nor
way, viii receive $500 from an in
sairancs company.