Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1873, Page 1

THE EVENING 87a. | Published Daily, Sundays Exeepted AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. aY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, #. MH. BAUFPAANN, Pres't. ——$_¢——— EVENING STAR is served by carriers to wate neriters st Tax Geers Pan wnan.or FORTY FOUR CENTS PER MONTH. Copies at the counter Two Cexts each. By mail—three »@ six months, $3.00; one year, $5. ia WEEKLY STAR—Published Fritay— j one SF Lovariably in advance, in both cases, .ad Bo paper sent longer than paid for. BF Rates of advertising furnished on apptication. Sa Se SPECIAL NOTICES. Wagnaxten RE CRE Awp UNADULTERATED, For General and Medicinal Use, ‘This is the article we have pow vold for w} of five years with universal satisfaction; put 5 large bottles at One Doilar per bottle, or can be had ip any quantit. S7 Notice, that we will retare the money if this ph ‘not give satisfaction or prove as repre- sented by ‘Also an excellent stock of Cal*fornia Wines— Port, Sherry, Angelics, Muscatel, Hock Claret; also Kelly's Island Catawba and’ imported Liquors of all ARTHU Kinds. R NATTANS, jyi2-tr Corner of #1 sad D streets northwest. diseases incident to the period of teething in children. It relieves the child from pain. cures wind colic, regulates the bowels, and, by iving relief and healih te the child, gives rest’ to ye mother. sure and cal) for - “MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP.” _L—__—— The V%, 42—N2, 6,362. Epening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1878. Washington News and Gossip. Interwat Revexve.—The r:ceipts from this source to-day were #543,561 01. Szcretary Bevxnar will return to Wash- ington to-morrow morning. POSTMASTER GENERAL ORESWELL retorned | from Elkton to-day. Gov. Cooxe left for New York and Long Branch on Friday evening last, and is expected to return to-night. LEAVE OF ABSENCE for three months has been granted Surgeon Josiah Simpson, U. 8. A., on surgeon's certiticate ot disability. New York City wants a million more posta ecards. This ts the fourth order from that city tor a like amount. AN Ex-UnITED States TReasvRER applied to Gen. Spinner, present Treasurer, a few days For sale by all drnegiate jyH-e6n EXCURSIONS, PIC NICS, &e. Ts EXCUR: the benefit Scu BAPTIST CHURC b. ts IND: refunded ther 3 aug) ©. 0. MEADOR, Pastor. FESTIVALS. Qnraane’ FESTIVAL. ‘The annual Festival in sid of ST. JOSEPH’S OKPHAN ASYLUM, will take place on MONDAY, AUGUST 11, AT THE SCHUETZEN PARK. Tickets, 50 cents; ehilaren accompanied by their parents baif price A sufficient number of cars will ran from the ter: mination of the 7th street line to the Park. ang’ No wy jon Exhibition and sais Ney No ‘Tru Br = Tru Sr. MARKRITER’S, Bo, 439 7th street, between D and E streets, eight doors above Odd Feliow’s Hail. Choice Oil Paintiogs, Kogravings, Obromos, &c. Ais, Isrecst stock Parer Hanging-, Wind Pi ) Brame+, Picture Gords and Tas c., im the District. er Name and Number. jel-ly™ T-OFF WEARING AP- jetween 6th and 7th n. Ww. Notes by mai! prom ated to. Oash paid. 113 LD, SILVER, BRASS, COPPER, Erc., fair prices for @ New York house, Bought and sold. | Notes bi aded to by AUGENSTEIN, a3t-ly* SUMMER RESORTS. IVERSIDE HOUSE. H. HECKENBURG janston Hall,”’ on th z ho se x & plessaut resort a ane fruit of all a» ys by steamer Arrow daily.or by B & P. rail- reed. Address Du GH HEOKENBURG augt-ectw Ac + Fairfax county, Va. QCMMEB BOARD can be had at YATTON, sita 8S ated in the finest part of Loudoun county, Va. Good references mired! Address A.O. WIG) P. loun county, Va. USH HOUSE, BELLEFONTE, PA—This first-class summer resort among the riven if re- T, Bound, 3 mountains pow open. For particulars address jyi-im* W. A. WILKINSON Bi ¥. FENWICK'S HOTEL AND SUMYER RESORT. teat ALL THE DELICACIES OF THE SE. iN. Geod accommodations. erms: @1.50 per day; LEONARDTOWN, MD. BE PINEY PuINT HOTEL, (Formerly * The Pavilion,”) PINEY POINT, MARYLAND. ‘This delightful Summer Resort, situate on the P tomac river, equi-distant from Baltimore, and Washington, nincty miles, bas been . Jeased by the undersigned for a term of, FSU tnd will be open for the reception une, Under the new rship, the house has been thorceghly rescvatel, making the eppotarunente fer Superior to any former seasch. ‘Fhe table will be supplied with alt the delicacies of the season from the Norfoll Amore apt , Barr ashi markets. J yyy ing. Fish- 5 5 act A ES Grab st Oyster Leaachs will Ne sereed daily. eaeaTmE 9 Der day, $10 ver week, $35 por month; Phen half ond a \B, Proprietor. iyb-3m CHAS. B. PABK Ss UMMER B OAR D. >. addit! ARDERS oust at eELdipow 1N8T! ZOTE, on moderate terms. Gved fa Has constantly on Bard @ fine assortment of IMPOBTED BONNETS, STBAWS, CHIPS, FLOWEBS, RIBBONS, &e., ail of the newest designs. Ladies CAPS and COIF- BFUBES just received mS-tr ‘HE LABGEST ASSORTMENT OF LADIES SUITS, selling at rednced prices, at as S. HELLER'S, 719 Market Space. RE AND SAVE YOUR MONEY. = who have Hair Switches that have faced from us gn nave them restored to their natural shade in superior mauncr. We have = very large Guortment of @1 Curls; very long handsome Bwitches very cl + Now is the time to buy at MADAME ESTHEN'S Hair Factory, 615 13h esr G street. ah STAuPing DEPOT. 617 SEVENTH STREET, foS1-tr Opposite Patent OMoe a REAL BSE SW LICH ES, Price 99, soliing f 96, st 8. HELLER 'S, 713 Market Space. =a ADIES 4 128 FRENCH STARCH ENAMEL fs the best article in the wor'd for deing up Linen or Mostin. It imparts @ beaatiful gloss to the fapric. For sale by Grocers. BURNHAM © CO., Mannfactarers, 160 W ost Lombard street, Baltimore, Maryland. (COnNS REMOVED WITHOUT PALN BUSIONS, CLUB AND INGROWING Nalts, AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE FEET SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY DR. WHITE, SURGEON CHIROPODIST, No. 534 Fifteenth street, Opposite the United States Treasury, Office Bours from 8a. m. to 6p. m. FEE ONE DOLLA. (EBeablishedin Washington, D. ©.. 13m ) E“= NE GOLD SPECTACLE oo Ont BCH. R, jan, a H. HERPLER, Optician, "=e — aie BEST WOOD BUBNT LIME at @1 per barrel, janie-ly iyto-tt delivered to all 'HOMAS {BY. loth street, mS om near La. svenne. northwest. *_ J. HEIBERGE ~ . coor . CrivarkS\ aR BRCHA a bah LOK. ™ .{ late Brown’ F aay RS, A 7 Spain Scere ame aoa 108 CBEAM PAVILION NOW OPEN. Wamilice end partice suppiicd at reasonable terms. “tm —s-Bo 613 4% Sreesr. Sovrawasr,' since for a position as messenger in his ottice. THE contract of the Navy department with the owners of the Tigress is fur the pay- ment of $00,000 for the vessel, the late owners having the privilege of repurchasing it from the govervment for $40,000, Sramrixe Postar Carps.—The Postmaster General orders that the practice of stamping postal cards on the back of the cards where the writing is placed must be discontinued, and that bereaiter such cards must be stainped on the face only. Naval Arrarrs.—Lieut. Commander G. C. Wiltze and Surgeon G. R. Brush have been de- tached from the naval rendezvous at New York and placed on waiting orders. The resignation of Assistant Surgeon F. K. Hartzell, detached from the naval hospital at Washington, has been accepted, to take effect Dee. 31, 1573. Pzxsonat.—John P. Hale, of Dover, N. H., ex- United States Senator and Minister to Spain, is likely to recover from the injuries lately re- ceived by falling in his library, as the fractured parts of his broken hip bone are reuniting. ----Mr. George Wilmuth, one of the oldest boatswains of the U.S. Navy, died at Bramp- ton, Canada, on the Sth instant. Post Orrick Dxcisien.—The Postmaster General has decided that the postage upon let- ters from postmasters addressed tothe Treasu- rer of the United States containing currency for redemption, must be prepaid by the sender wicn the ruil legal rate of postage,the same as ordinary , letters. Postmasters should not use their official stamps in payment of such postage. It is, how- ever, their duty to register such packages free & of charge if the mailing party request it. MovEMeNTs oF Navat Vesseis.—The Pow- hbatan left Norfo'k August 7th for Halifax. She will return to New York about September Ist. the Monongahela, fitting out at Portsmouth, N. H., is now ready for her officers. She will, so far as the vessel is concerned, be ready for sea August 25th. The arrival of the Narragan- sett at San Francisco, California, on the 0th inst., is announced by telegraph. ' She toached for coal and provisions, and is on surveying ser- vice in that region. News FROM THE YELLOWSTONE Expgpt- Tion.—A dispatch has been received at the War department from Col. D. 8. Stanley, com- manding the Yellowstone Expedition, in which he gives a detailed account of the operation of the expedition, and announces the general good health of the command. He is now en- camped e Yellowstone, fifteen miles above Glendives creek, from whence he will proceed to Muscle Shell. He expects to return to Gien- dives creek on the 15th of September. Work ON THE New Nationar Tuearen is progressing rapidly, and it is expected the the- ater will be entirely completed by the end of October, so as to admit of the season being in- augurated by the middle of November. 1 building the ee oe is being exer- cised as to strength comfort. The entrance will be thirty-three feet wide to the orchestra circle. Instead of the occupants of the upper circle meeting those of the lower circle at the main entrance door, as heretofore, separate entrances and exits will be provided. The walis of the building are 22 and 27 inches in thick- ness, each led with various exits. An exit of at width is also cut in the rear wall of the b ‘ing, leading from the stage. No fire will be in the main building of the theater, a sep- arate building being erected for the boilers. ‘The interior arrangements will be first clase in every respect, and as a whole the theater is in- tended to compare favorably with any in the coun Mr. Rapley and M: Saville re- main daily on the ground, giving the erection of the bufiding their own personal supervision, both being determined that it shall be substan- tial and first class in every respect. THIEVING APAcHES PuNISHED.—An order has been received at the War department, is- sued by Gen. Pope, announcing the brilliant result achieved by Capt. G. W. Chilson, 8th U. S. cavalry, and a detachment under his com- mand in a recent pursuit of Apache Indians in New Mexico. The tacts in the case are as fol- lows: At 11 o’clock on the night of the Sth of ay Capt. Chilson, commanding Fort Selden, N. M., received intimation that eleven head of horses had been stolen vy Indians from Mr. R. S. Knight, a citizen of the territory of New Mexice. Within two hours after the receipt of the information Capt. Chilson, accompanied by Assistant Surgeon S. 8. Jessop and ten enlisted men of company C, sth U.S. cavalry, left Fort Selden for the ranch of Mr. Knight, trom whence, accompanied by the latter and two trailers, they started on the trail of the Indians, For four daysand nights the command followed the trail over an extremely ragged country taking but brief rests during that time, an marching with great rapidity. Atnoon on the fifth day the Indians were overtaken in a canon where they had taken refuge on perceiving that they were pursued. After a brief skirmish three out of the four Indians composing the rty were killed, and the eleven horses recov- ed. Captain Chilson’s loss was one man led. In bis official report of the affair Cap- tain Chilson makes especial mention of Ist ser- geant J... Morris, Sergeant poral Frank Bratling (killed) Snerin, and Private Henry Wills, and recom- mends that the above mentioned survivors have forwarded to them the medals of honor from the War department. DEATH OF AN OLp JoveNawst.—The an- bounce ment of the sudden death of Col. A. G. Allen, at Providence Hospital, yesterday morn- ing, will be rcad with feelings of profound sor- row by those who were fortunate enougt to pos- sess the triendship of the deceased. Gol. Allen was born at Cornish, New Hampshire, in 1818, and was consequently fifty-five years of age. He studied law under Franklin Pierce, (subse- quentiy President of the United States) at Con- cord, dnd a few years later,was elected clerk of the New Hampsiire House of Representatives. After the election of Mr. Polk to the Presiden- cy, Col. Allen was ppolnted to ofice in the Navy department by Hon. George Bancroft, at that time Secretary. He performed his duties with great fidelity, and while in office contri- buted articles and letters to different news] pers. Seon after General Pierce's election Col. Allen was made avy agent for Washington, a position which he held for about two years, when he resigned to enter thi of ism. He was for atime associated John W. Forney in the Union newspay city, and later went to Baltimore a: ns “ spondent of the Baltimore Sun \ifters, which were fine specimens rae aes this city, und al friend, Col. Forney, and an editorial contributor to the aclear and forcible writer. F Chronicle of yesterday contained his pen, whi 1 wrote. 'H picture of manly beauty seldom A BEAVY sToRM, aes a unusually ad slarp THE WAWASET TRAGEDY. Special Report fer The Star from the Scene of the Disaster. Rough Experiences on the Trip— Contes it om the River ‘Shore A Meal of Roasti Ears_Ter- gg Pe The’ h by Fi Searc! A Sorrowful Story. [Special Correspondence of the The Star.) CHATTERTON’s Lanpina, ig August 10, 1873. The dreadful disaster last Friday by the burn- ing of the steamer Wawaset off Chatterton’s landing, some forty miles down the Potomac, and destruction of many women and children by burning and drowning is the subject which most engrossess the attention of the public at thistime. In order to give the readersof Tax Star the latest and fullest particulars of the shocking affair obtained directly from the scene, on Saturday evening a STAR reporter took passage on the steatner Georgiana, Capt. Field, bound down on her bay trip, and by the kindness of the captain was put ashore at Stewart's landing, some five miles below the point of the disaster. The boat left the wharf foot of 7th street at 6 o'lock, with a large number of passengers bound for the seve- ral landings, most of them for Point Lookout. Before she reached Alexandria, the tugboat “Mary Lewis” was passed having on board Captain Samuel Gedney on his return from the fatal spot, where he had spent the day in DRAGGING FOR THE BODIES gf the drowned. In passing, the effects of his day's work were plainly visible on the deck of his tug, several rude boxes being ranged side by side with green boughs covering them, Cap- tain Frank Hollingshead, who was on board the Georgiana, hailed Captain Gedney: “How many bodies have you recovered, Captain’ “Twenty odd” was the answer, as she shot t- towards the city. This information CAST A GLOOM over the passengers, and many an expression of sympathy was uttered by them. After stop- ping at Glymont a few moments the boat pro- ceeded ou her way, making no other landing until she arrived at Stewart’s Landing, about 10.45 o'clock. Some dozen friends of the ‘lost passengers here went ashore with the view of learning some tidings of the lost ones. Finding no accommodations for sleeping here (except the bare wharf), the party started on foot tor Chatterton landing some five miles above. This undertaking of walking five miles on the old Virginia shore by moonlight was, by the advice of the keeper of the landing at Stewart's, who assured the party that good shelter could be obtained there, and the dts- tance was not above two miles. The party thought differently when they arrived at Boytl’s Hole about 2 o'clock, wet with perspiration, shoes filled with sand, and completely worn out. All the way along, the beach was strewéd with CHARRED FRAGMENTS OF THE LOST BOAT, and when about halffthe distance some recent? hurriedly made graves were passed. The next object was the body of a colored woman which had floated ashore, and was rocking up and down by every wave which came surging in. The sight was not a very pleasant one, and as there was no danger of the tide taking it out again, the party plodded on. She appeared to be a very large woman, and was dressed in homespun. A little farther along the body of a colored youth lay dead; next were found the bodies of four more colored womon, which had been dragged ashore and ranged side by side on the sand. Further along were two small col- ored children and another colored woman, who was afterwards ascertained to be the wife and children of one Hoban, who lives on a small farm about four miles inland. They were all removed by Hoban himself yesterday, there being no one to assist him. THE SEARCHING PARTY. Our party were as follows: Messrs. Harvey H. and Will. H. Hazard, of this city, who were in search of their father, one of the passengers of the Wawaset, who has not yet been heard from since the disaster; their brother-in-law, Mr. George W. Pratt, in one of the government de- partments; Mr. W. R. Reed, brother of Police. man Joseph W. Reed; Mr. Thomas Norficet, in search of friends; Mr. Paul T. Lantreup, artist for the New York Graphic, and Tae Star re- porter. Being strangers to the locality, Boyd's Hole was mistakened for Chatterton, and no shelter in sight, we started out prospecting about the country for some habitation, and after traveling for miles came to the conclusion to return to the shore and camp out uutil morn- ing. A supply of roasting ears from a corntield was first secured, and on arriving on the beach A LARG PIRE WAS MADE ON THE SAND, and after a meal of roast corn and river water all hands threw themselves on to the sand by the fire and got a few hours rest before day- break. Early in the morning stragglers began to make their appearance about the shore, both white and colored, and from them we learned that breakfast could be obtained about two miles above, at ‘Eagles Nest,” a large farm with an old Virginia mansion, owned by Mrs. Edmonia Grymes. The walk was at oncoun- dertaken, and a sorry looking party of seven soon presented themselves before the astonished household, where a good breakfast was s00n spread out, and to which ample justice was done. Here we found Miss Kate M. McPher- son, Of Pamunkey, Charles county, Maryiand, who was the companion of Miss Virginia Mar- bury, of whém no tidings has as yet been heard, STATEMENT OF MISS KATE M’PHERSON, Miss McPherson states that she went aboard the Wawaset with Miss Marbury at Glymont, and kept with her during the first part of the excitement, until the smoke drove them down the gangway; that she missed her on the main deck,and the rush of colored people was so great towards the tife-boat that she could not turn to find her; that she was hustled overboard after the life-boat was stove in, with many others, by the rush of the colored people toward the gan; ; that she immediately sunk and Tose twice, and knew nothing more until she found herself in a boat and being carried ashore. She was taken to the residence of Mrs Grymes, when it was found that she was uninjured, with the exception of a slight burn on one shoulder, She described the scene on the burning boat as most terrible to witness. The flames burst out all around and swept af, driving women and children over into the water. She saw four littie children hanging by their hands on the waist of the steamer, and one after the other drop into the water, the flames driving them off. The colored people were perfectly wild, a1 no re- monstrance on the part of the officers was heeded, they jumped into the boat, piling it Miss McPherson is very,intelligent, and could picture very vividly the distressing scenes she witnessed on board the steamer. She was pulled up out of the water some ten yards from the boat, just as she was sinking the last time, by Mr. Robert Adams and taken ashore in an in- sensible condition, and she feels t.at her escape was almost miraculous. Mr. Adams, with a number of his compan- lons, deserve much credit for their exertions in saving many from drowning. After breakfast we returned to BOYD'S HOLE, where a crowd of persons had assembled, and all along the shore, @ distance of five or six miles, groups of men and women, both white and colored, were seen straggling along the beach, in search of bodies. SCENES AT CHATTERTON. Our party started at once for Chatterton land- ing, and on the way several bodies were passed, which had floated ashore. Noar Chatterton landing was found a grave containing two white children, a boy and girl. From the description of the clothing, this girl was thought to be the missing daughter of Mr. Reed. Many incidents are related by the boatmen living on the line of the river. They state that THE SCREAMS OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN could be heard for miles; that all the boats lable were at once brought into service, nd every effort made to extend relief. On the way up to Chatterton several bodies of colored men ard women were passed, which had been dragged ashore the night before, The wreck of THE FATED STEAMER lies about two hundred and fifty yards below the landing and probably one hundred and fifty from shore. The boiler, smoke stack, and all the metalic portion seem to rest firmly on the bottom, and nearly all the machinery is exposed to view at low water, not a particle of combas- tible material remaining of her, and the iron work burned to a whitish tint. The shaft seems to have either bent or broke in the middle, showing the tron work of the wheels careened outon each side. On arriving at Chatterton only tworow boats could be found, one of which we secured, and our party proceeded to the wreck. The tide being high, the oarsman thought it imprudent to attempt to board her, fearing some iron snag might damage the bottom of the boat, and we made a circuit around her, keeping at a safe distance. At this time two bodies were seen floating at some dis- tance northeast, but the crew of the other boat seemcd to have got the start towards them, and our boat returned to the shore, where Mr. Lautreup, the artist, took a sketch of the wreck. During this time the boat landed the bodies of two colored men just below us. Their faces and ears were completely eaten off by crabs, leaving the teeth, and bones of the face clean. In the pockets of one of these men were found a memorandum book, from which it ap- peared ,that his name was Roda Rice from Washington. He was evidently a young man, A silver watch, with gold plated chain at- tached, was found in his vest pocket; hnen pants, black coat. The other man was so mucli disfigured about the face that recognition would baye been impossible by his nearest iriends He was dressed in dark clothing and gaiter boots. While sitting on a log of drift wood where Mr. Lautreup was engaged in sketcliing the wreck, the body of a colored boy drifted ashore near by and was dragged outon the sand. By this time the shore was DOTTED FOR MILES with people watching for bodies afloat, and all the row and sail boats available were manned and put out to pick them up. The wind fresh- ened up, making the water rough, which had the tendency to bring up the bodies, and for heurs the boats were incessantly occupied in grappling them and towing them in. Between Boyd’s Hole and Chatterton the shore was lined with pieces of the wreck, among other things many peach boxes and hen coops, and about half-way between the points named was the ill- fated life-boat, with her entire sternout. Shreds of clothing, HATS AND BONNRTS, PANS AND SMALLER AR TICLES, were floating promiscuously about in the surf. During the morning five more bodies of colored women were caught and towed iu, and the stench from all these corpses after the sun beamed out hot was intolerable. At Chatterton we met Mr. ©. G. McClelland, & magistrate of King George county, with a corps of laborers, who set to work burying the bodies at the base of the river bluffs. Also, Messrs. Robert Adams, (who saved Miss Mc- Pherson,) George T. Lee, Price Hamilton, Na- thaniel Burchell, and Dan’! Mifflin, who stated that they had recovered nineteen bodies daring the forenoon of yesterday. These gentlemen all have done good service, both in saving per- sons from the wreck during the fire and since in recovering bodies from the water. Mr. Mc- Clelland stated that be had been authorized by Capt. Gedney to bury the bodies, take charge of any valuables which might be found on them; take A FULL DESCRIPTION of the clothing, and number the graves, retain- ing a full record of such descriptiun correspoad- ing to each grave, so that friends of the lest can have the bodies disinterred at their leisure. Just north of Chatterton landing was found a grave where, we were informed, were buried two childr&n, a white boy and girl. From the description given of the girl, Mr. Reed, one of our party, thought it must be his little neice, daughter of Policeman Reed, and later in the day the children were uncovered, but Mr. Reed failed to recognize her, and the little children were covered over again. 4 FATHER AND DAUGHTER Savzp. Here we found Mr. Chas. Haburn, who lives near the court-house. ‘This gentleman, with his little daughter, about five years old, was on board the Wawaset, and seeing the confusion, he seized his little girl and jumped overboard in deep water, and swam ashore safely. Later in the day we came across Mr. McClelland, who stated that be had buried twenty-two bodies; that it was impossible to find a colored man who could be prevailed upon to assist him, aad his assistants were all white men. The qvlored people there ali seemed to have a superstitions horror of TOUCHING A CORPSE. Col. Lewis, a neighboring farmer, was present, and hailed a colored man named Dan, who was looking on while the men were at work digging graves. Dan came up, and Col. Lewis asked him why he did not jump in and assist in bury- ing bisown color. Dan his shoulders and replied, ‘I can’t get up the heart to do it.” Said Col. Lewis, “You mean that you are afraid to work.” “No,” said Dan, “I never would have any more luck if I should touch one of them poor corpusses.” It appears to be the general belief among the colored people in this section that bad luck will follow them if they touch a dead person. DESCRIPTION OF THE BODIES FQUND. From Mr. McClelland a description list was obtained as follows: Grave No. 1, unknown colored woman, 20 or TWO CENTS. No.6, unknown white boy, about 7 years of age; gray cassimere pants, checked calica bod- dice, Ince boots, No.1, unknown white female child, about 5 years of age; white worked dress and pan- telettes. No 8, unknown colored boy. about 10 years of age; dark dray suit, lace morocco boots; about 4 feet high. No. 9, unknown colored woman; black striped dress; about 25 years of age; quite dark and stout. No. 10, unknown colored woman, about 30 years of age; purple calico dress; black lasting gaiters. No. 11, unknown colored woman, about 25 years of age; large-figured red and white calico dress; black lasting gaiters, with top edge blue. No. 12, upknown colored woman, about 30 years of age; calico dress of madder color, mage plain; black lasting gaiters, foxed. No. 13, unkuown colored woman, about 30 years of oge; light dress, body or sacque white, dotted with green spots; ring on left fore-finger, with black pocket-book containing $1.92; no papers, No. 14, unknown colored woman, age 25 or 30; black skirt and blue boddice. No. 15, unknown colored woman, about 20 or BM years of age; light calico dress, with dark binding, made plain; on her person was found @ green morocco pocket-book containing #4.16. No. 16, unknown colored woman, 4 feet 6 inches high; hair short nap; green dress, black overskirt, white apron, black gaiter shoes. No. 17, unknown colored woman, about 30 years of age; black-ground dress with red dots; boddicg of light calico; cloth gaiters; two plain gold rings on left hand. No, 18, unknown colored woman, about 25 years of age, very dark; hair short nap; red calico dress. A letter was found on her person from a Mrs. Scott, of Washington, to Mr. Thorn- ten, enclosing one dollar for Salem church. The above are all the descriptions taken up to abont 11o’clock, the last time Mr. McClellan was seen by our party. There were many bodies lying about which had not been exam- ined by him, description of which will be given as fast as procured. About 11 o’clock THE BODY OF MRS. REED was brought in just above Chatterton. It was so much disfigured that it could only be recog nized by the clothing and jeweiry. Her brother, Mr. George W. Walker, and the brother of Mr. Reed were present, and after consultation it was deemed advisable to put the remains in « coffin and remove them to Mount Holly, King George county, for burial. Mr. Reed was very loth to consent to this, having promised to havi it sent to Washington for burial with the child ren; but the body was in such a condition that he concluded not to do it now, leaving it for the future. It was placed in a wagon ani started immediately off to @s destination. About this time au unknown light colored woman about 25 or 20 years of age, with long black hair nearly a yard in length, very poorly dressed in blue calico dress, with drown stripes, body of dress dotted with pink spots. This body was seen to rise sudaenly about one handre! and fifty yards from shore, fully one-half her length coming above water and then falling immediately back, floated off with the tide. A boat was sent ont and ina few minutesit was brought in. Ina brown leather pocket book, which was taken from her pocket, was found $8.06; around her waist a black leather belt with clasp made of imitation silver dollar hay- ing the appearance of brass. She was terribly disfigured about the face by the crabs, and was buried above Chatterton. About this time another body was seen to rise near the same place. On being brought in it wa< found to be that of an aged white man. On one little finger was a plain gold ring, and in his purse was found #9; a briarwood pipe, some smoking tobacco, vial of medicine; leather bag containing two keys, one of brass, the other of iron, but no papers by which his name could be identified. On one foot was a boot, and the other foot naked, having the appearance of a sore on it; the hair was quite gray, with short beard of the same. The body was buried yes- terday afternoon above Chatterton. On bearing of this circumstance the Messrs. Hazard, with Mr. Pratt, hastened upto the spot, but failed to recognize it as the body of their father. THE BODY OF MR. GEORGE W. COOK, of South Washington, was brought in between Chatterton and Boyd’s Hole, about 12 o’clock, by Mr. Robert Adams, and was at once recog- nized. On his person were found $51 and a silver watch. By the papers in the pockets he was at once known, and the body sent aboard the Vanderbilt, which had arrived down off the wreck. ‘The body of a colorea man rosed about the same spot shortly after, and was towed in. It had on a striped colored shirt, striped pants, and black frock coat. No one could have reeng- nized him except by his clothing; every part! cle of the flesh being eaten from his face, h: eyes and ears gone, and lorge spots eaten tot! skull-bone. He was buried at once. Another colored woman suddenly appeare further up. When she rose her white apro appeared to cover her face, and all on sho supposed it tobe a white woman until she w floated in. On the body was a white and blac!. striped dress and black leather boots. About this time two boatmen came in from the wreck, and reported that they could see down in the hull, and that the bones of THE CHARRED BODIES there looked to be about knee-deep. One of these boatmen was W. H. Lee, and the name of the other was not given. The Vanderbilt took a circuit up and down the river, approaching as near to each shore as possible, probably a distance of 12 or 15 miles, during which they picked up five bodies, one white girl and four colored men,one of tue bodies of the men was at Oheé r8cogiiized as that of George Tibbs, the deck hand on the Wawaset. The other three men could not be identified. THE BODY OF THE WHITE GIRL was picked up near the can buoy, Maryland Point. She seemed to be about 12 or 14 years of age, buff dress, blue silk sash around the waist plain gold ring on the third finger of the right hand, hair jet black, green top gaiters. The body was placed in a box, with ice, and brought tothe city last night. No one could identity it, About 2 o’clock the body of an elderly color- ed man was towed in near mm, dressed in gray pants, black coat and vest. In one of his vest pockets was tound a white cambric handkerchief carefully folded; a red leather pocket-book was found in his pants,in which were ten one dollar bills; also, a letter directed to Samuel Bailey, Northumberland county, Va., signed by J. H. Wiggins. ‘The letter ap- Hats Hl Hi i STATEMENT OF A SURVIVOR. Hiram Smith, a colored man who was saved, states that he was present and witnessed the loss of the life boat. As soon as she was lowered to the main deck the colored men took posses- sion of her by force, and no threats or persua- sion of the officers could prevent them. The doat was heaped full of baggage and men, and he saw a yellow man cut the bow » and she fell headlong down with such force as to tear out the stern, because of the dayit holdirg at that end, and all in her sunk; that the boat floated off, some two or three persons hanging to her; he was forced by the flames to jamp overboard, and saved himself by swimming. The Vanderbilt, after cruising about the river, sent a boat on shore with Capt. Wood, who com- manded the Wawaset, and a gentleman from Alexandria, cousin of Miss Marbury, the lat- ter to look for the remains of his relative, and the captain to aid in taking care of the dead and perform such other missions as ciroum. stances may suggest. H. 0. N. A Distressed Mother, This morning Mrs. Margaret Lewis called at THE Stak office and stated that she had been to the steamboat landing, where she was told thata reporter of Tue Star had returned from Chatterton last evening and might give her tidings of her four children who were on board. She seemed in great distress of mind, and sald she had walked from Laurel, Md., on Saturday last to Washington, having heard of the disas- ter; that her daughter, and three sons yeunger, were on board the no ps Nob could be extended her, she returned to the ladding to watch and wait for tidings. She tated that she has twin infants remaining to her, and that about one year ago the body of her’ husband was returned to her crushed be- the bility of reco; m by a > Tood accident ~ en eee Statement of a Boy who was Saved. A GRAPHIC NARRATIVE, Leslie Cook, son of George W. Cook, one of the victims, about thirteen years of age, was with his father on his way to see his mother, who was visiting some of ner relatives near Stewart's wharf, about five or six miles below the scene of the disaster, and he reached Wash- ington last night with bis mother in the steamer Columbia. He is quite a smart- talking lad, but seems to be greatly depressed | in spirits by the loss of his father. He this morning made to a representative of Tuk Star the following statement ;—1 was right in front of the engine-r00m a little before 12 o'clock, when I saw smoke coming out, and just as / noticed it a man came runnin, out and raid to one of the engineers, who was standing by the bar-room, « The boat's afire.”” I got frightened and ran back towards the sa- loon, and the place was fall of smoke, and sa father when he came down the steps, and we went on that place round by the stern and climbed over. I believe they call the place we came on the waist. We got on the rudder chains and held to them, and we could see the smoke and flames above us. All thistime the people were screaming and hallooing, and we were both frightened. The people kept jump. ing over the stern and tung on the rudder chains, and Iwas crowded off; but I got hold of father and clasped him round the waist, but we were both shoved off and sank. I let go my hold and went to the bottom, but I rose in abont the same place, and got hold of the chain again. I looked around for father, but did not see him again. { was not on the chains very long—but it seemed a long time—before a boat took me off, and when [ got to shore I went over towards the Rappahannock, and Dr. Price sent me to where my mother was.” Mr. Cook was a member of Harmony Lodge, Knights of Pythias, as alsoa member of ity- land ebapel, and during the war was in the confederate service, serving as captain in the th oe cavalry. He has been in the gro- business latter/y on 7th street southwest ‘The Search Continued. A party started down at 6 o'clock th morning on the tug Mary Lewis, and will spend the day in cruising about for bodies, re- turning late thisevening. They took down with them some cofhns and boxes, also lumber with President How'son, of the mpany, was on a visit at Fredericksburg when the d aster occurred, for the purpose of bringing to her home in Alexandria his invalid wife, who was quite feeble, and after seeing her home, came at once to Washington, arriving here late op Saturday. gio, iar that Captain Ged- ney and his crew, who had gone down with the tug-boat, would spare no exertion in extending succor to all who had escaped, and that there could be no hope of the drowned rising uuttl the third day, he declined the proffer made b Capt. Hollingshead of his yo acce] the offer of the Vanderbilt, and himself, Capt. Gedney, and his crew, went down to the scene of the disaster, and spent the entire day, as al- ready stated. Farther Particalars. The failure of the boats of the Wawaset is explained as follows: Mrs. Reed and children and one or two others were to havelanded at Chatterton, that place being 4 miles from ber father’s, Mr. Walker, and one of her brothers was at the landing pocescuse J her landing. The boat had . been low so that ies, could have stepped direct from the deck, and the rc , baggage, &c., had been pieced in it while the cler! ad gone up to bi ¢ ladies. The Wawaset had perhaps five m' utes to run before the boats would be lowered and in the meantime the ery of “fire” was raised, the panic commenced, and the boat ‘was ‘taken possession of by the first comers—the colored ple. ‘The crew were all forward fighting the fire, and the parties in the boat vainly called for some one to wer it, and finally some person in it gettin, impatient cut the ropes at the bows, and it fe: one end first, the stern giving, way and the whole load was lost probably, the boat rendered useless, —_ store in. There were on board the boat 420 six-pound cork life preservers and 75 four-and-half-pound preservers. Last winter, when the boat was being over- hauled Capt. Gedney was requesced to super- vise the repairs, and he superintended them ersonally, using the greatest cire. The open- ing in which the boiler was placed was enlarged ove foot, and lined with iron, aud a new jacket wae also laced in it. An Investigation Ordered. ‘The supervising inspector of steamboats fur this District was at the Treasury department this morning examining the papers of the Wa- waset, and will commeuce the investigation of the disaster on Weduesday morning. The cer- tificate of inspection on file in the Treasury department shows tiat the Wawaset was only authorized, on her regular trips, to carry £fty assengers, with officers and crew, numbering nm, making altogether sixty-five persons, and was required to have lifeboats to accommo- dateall. For eae —— to carry more passengers w! @ spec mit as asked for and obtained, but it wastuen required that she shovid bave a sufficient nuam- ber of “member gh Niet Sopp aA oan where the: beg le in any emer- ency. will Se held in Wasitington, and will be conducted by the local beard, Mess. 3-0. Lowry and WB aeons It will be their province, by the examination o! to whether the officers o: boat did their duty, and whether i es Properly ieertbatet for witnesses will be issued to-mor- Faneral of Four of the Reed Famil, Yesterday a great number of the friends « Officer J. W. Keea called at his residence whe: were the bodies of four members of his fam'!;. who lost their lives on the Wawaset, namely: |: sy atinemeecs, wees: Sarees 3, i 8 fs i a ae £ i i. fiting she in the of the ob The Sunday schoo! i, and be hymn, “The Bright Forever, after the pastor read the psalm ee. Ss under the lead of Mr. Reb: pa welaekargatcanes — solation tohim so suddenly stricken by the sweep= OR nel tee ee forbel, Although iu'tumily are fon “he'may enabled, = ef vad eo the ‘say, “The Lor, : Lord.” Approptiate selections ef Scripture were then read, after which the h: | Pe the ‘coke, partes the chares the ——s parts, res by ° a single coffin we can go with but broken spirit. But when the thu ther and fall with such fury as here, er desolation, then, traly, is sym) Here God bad’ spoken in "tones of terror. could not He ve the sad detail of what had oc- otwithstanding the terror wi delivers his strokes is not be forgotten. fr God, whose counsel forever. They should lay it to heart when these bodies are committed to the earth, that God has a purpose in all his doings, and’ not return to the secular affairs of the workd with indi - They shduld feel that it is not all of life to live and all of death to die. In conclusion, he exhorted the friends and relations of the de- ceased to look forward to the day when their loved ones will be met with again. The choir sang an appropriate bymn in conclusion, and the ene were returned to the proceeded to the Congressional 'y, where a large crowd of persons had assembled. ° Not since the Arsenal disaster has euch a dis- tressing scene been witnessed in that cemetery. As the four bodies (of six dead in > family or © public vault, where they were deposited, the anguish of Sin Reed expressed itself in heart-breaking sobs, which so affected those present that there was nut a dry eye among those assembled. The burial service of the church was read and the bodies passed from «ight, but the lesson of this dreadful visitation will long remain. Funeral of Another Victim. The funeral of Mrs. W.S. Mase, another of | the victims, took place from the residence of Mr. George Tucker, 4 relative, on F street, | near 9th, yesterday, and was very largely attended. The boty, which arrived on Satar- day morning. was taken in charge by Mr. Hoary undertaker, and was in a remarkabli of preserva It was incl 2 a mabogany coffin. Kev. C. C. Meador, of the Sth Baptist church, officiated at the funeral, preaching @ very fecling discourse. The maine were interred at the Congressional Cet eiery. The body of the only child of the de- ceased, which was also among the victims, has not been found. Scenes he Wharf in this City. The excitement in this city, occasioned by the news of the disaster, continued after the latest edition of Tux Stax was out on Satarday, and hundreds of persons remained around the steamboat wharf until a late hour, anxious to know the fate of loved ones whom they had Teason to belicve were on the ill-fated As is usual on such occasions, there were all sorts of rumors in circulation as to the number lost and.saved. The arrival of the tug Mary Lewis, on which Captain Gedney left the city Satur— day morning for the scene of the disaster, wae awaited with feverish anxiety. The tug. which arrived after y seven o'clock, ee, three bodies only—a child of Policeman ; a girl 12 years of age; his cousin, Miss Bettie Reed; and the body of a colored woman named Willie ‘Warrington. terred in th coffins. description of each was made out and the graves numbered. As the bodies were they were taken &@ committee of Harmony Lodge No. of Pythias, who wert torearch for the iy of Mr. 'W. Crook, which was recovered. ‘The tug dobnson Brothers left here last even- ing for the scene, having on board Mr. J: Reed and others who have relatives among | missing, but were passengers on the boat. The Wawaset Disaster. Mn. Epiror: { would like to know how it was that Captain Wood (who was such great presence of mind some swimmer to go ashore wit! the oe from ‘drifting, and ime ive reachance of sa themselves by taking had of this line Ry a by some one) and that way shore? Wasnrncros, D. C., August 9, 1872. Emror Stak: Two months ago, while on aw excursion down the Potomac, wi the Wawaset and another boat ted with pleasure parties, and a learned of this city standing by my side remarked to me: “i see a terrible calamity in store for those vessels; my horoscope tells me there will be a terrible loss of life during the month of August.” 1 paid no attention to the remark, and might per- aps have never thought of it again had it not been for the news received this morning, which verifics in one instance his prediction. OL» Sunsorreep. ———— We would suggest that some measnres be taken by the press fraternity here to pay proper remarks of respect to the memory of Mr. A. G Allen, who was both loved as a man and es teemed as journ: list. A Ca ——— ! -w Wants a Wife (or vives) from the T 4 The following letter was received st the Treasury department to-day : JACKSON, MADISON Co., TEXN., Aug.7, 18T3. Ladies of the Treasury Department, U. 8, Washington, D.C.: °° Jud Dear Lapres:—The writer was in Washing- ton on Monday last, and among the many scenes, which fell within his view, of curiosity, art and beauty, tke finest of them ali was the general appearance of those fair ones whodwell walls of the great cash bouse of the Ft 5 i H He ne FF; a3