The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-11
The Body of Mrs. Al. Win cheII is Recovered By Divers of the Deep Sea
 Salvage Company
ON THE SALOON DECK
Body Was Not in State room as Had Been Re- ported from Search of
 Former Diver

After months of persistent effort 10 secure the ooiy of hls wife Who
 was one of the passengers on the Princess Sophia at the time it was wrecked last October, Al. Ninchell }
 pc: severance was rewarded %hen
 Jack Donovan, diver for the Deer Sea Salvage Company, secured Mrs. Wihcheli. body yesterday. It vas brought in last aight with four other bodies as follows:
 Unknown woman. wearing a dark | blue or green silk drCss ard short fur trimmed reddish cOlored coat and large maple leaf breast pin and rough gold whshbone pin.
 Chinan.an. unidentified member of Prin cess Soph a crew.
 Charles Lockhardt Queen. Vancou- yer, carried a gold watch and si0o.6o Dan A. Mcdonald of Flat, Alaska Member of Pioneers of Alaska. Car ried S420 in travellers checks and gold watch and chain.
 Mrs. Al Wiuchell. Iditarod. The body of Mrs. Wiuehell was found outside of room 40 on the saloon deck, and on the opposite side of the shir from her stateroom It vas reported last winter when divers were searching the Sophia for Mrs. Winchelrs body, and the story was published that her body had been located in her staterOom, room 35 with that of another woman. It was llso said that it was impossible to secure her body without further as
 distance because of the manner ir which the berths had loosened and 'ammed against the door. Unable to lpen the door, the diver had broken
 he window, it was said. but was lnable to rescue Mrs. Winchelfs oody Mir. Donovan said that it was 7vident that some mistake had been
 made because the window of room B was intact, and that there was no )ne in the room.
 Mir Winchell arrived in Juneau rom Iditarod as soon after the wreck If the Princess Sophia in which Mrs. Winchell perished as he was able to get here. He waited for days while searching was being made of the shores neighboring the wreck, hoping hat one of the bodies recovered would be that of his wife. Finally, when it was determined that the boa; still remained intact and could be searched by divers, he hired them 70 board the ship and search for Mrs. Winchell. After days of unsUc- cessful work, Mir. Winchell left for the south, satisfied that everything had been done that was possible al that time, but still anxious to get more help He returned about tive months ago with the representatives from the Deep Sea Salvage Com pany, and since they have been work ing on the wreck, has accompanied them on each trip to the sunken yes sel hoping always that among the bodies they were recovering, nc would find that of Mrs. Winchell.
 Two of the. unidentified bodies which have been brought in to Ju neau from the Princess Sophia wreck on previous trips of the Clopek by A. J. Dawson, Jack Donovan and others of the Deep Sea Salvage Com pany, have been identified through the efforts of ]. s. Byron, actlnf agent of the Canadian Pacific a: Mrs Sam Henry of Dawson, whose husbands body was recently recov ,red and Billy O'Brien. son of MT md Mrs William John OBrien of Dawson. who were also aboard the Princess Sophia. The body identified as Billy OBrien was that of the small boy wearing the miniature Royal Northwest Mounted Police uni form.
 Among those who come in on the Clope' last night with bodies iron the Princess Sophia are A. J. Daw son. who is managing tho work o' the Deep Sea Salvage Company IT Juneau. Jack Donovan. diver Tor the concern and Paul R. Triple. re prcsentative of his father, the trustee appointed bv the court Canadian Pacifc's shit for limited liabilities
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