The Yacht Idler
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Newspaper Articles On The Sinking Of The Yacht
"Idler"
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July 8th July
9th July 10th July
11th July 12th July
13th July 16th July
17th July 19th July
20th
July 21st to August 2nd 1900
September 29th to October 17th 1900
September 29th 1900
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WAVES GIVE UP THEIR DEAD. |
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Remains of the Last Idler Victim Washed Ashore at
Willoughby. |
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Body Was Discovered by Fishermen and Relatives Notified. |
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| At 6 o'clock Friday morning John Campbell, a fisherman,
discovered the body of a woman floating in the lake near the beach, three
miles west of Willoughby. He summoned assistance and the corpse was
brought ashore. Later it proved to be that of Miss Jane Corrigan. The body
was badly decomposed.
James Corrigan Jr., brother of the girl, and Frank
Rieley, a son-in-law of Capt. James Corrigan, identified the body as that
of Jane corrigan. The identifiction was established by the brown skirt and
tan shoes and a portion of a link cuff button. The remains were taken to
Willoughby by the orders of coroner Phillips of Painesville and it was
there that it was viewed by Mr. corrigan and Mr. Rieley. It was later
placed in a vault and will be brought to Cleveland later in the day. One
arm is missing.
Miss Jane Corrigan was one of the six members
of the families of Capt. James Corrigan and his brother, John Corrigan,
who met death in the disaster to the yacht Idler on the afternoon of July
7.
The body of Miss Jane Corrigan is the last missing
one to be recovered.
Last evening the body was taken to Harris'
undertaking rooms in this city, where they were viewed by deputy Coroner
West. They will probably be placed in a vault at Woodland Cemetery today.
When the yacht went down Miss. Jane Corrigan is
thought to have had suspended about her neck a small chamois skin bag,
containing a number of unset jewels valued at something over $1,000. The
bag was not found on the body yesterday. It may be that the cord was
rotted by the water or that they were stolen or lost in the struggle she
made for her life.
The fisherman who found the body will be rewarded.
It is estimated that Capt. Corrigan has spent a small fortune in his
search for his loved ones. |
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October 10th 1900
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CORRIGAN FAMILY BURIED
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One Grave Filled in Lake View -
Funeral Services of Idler Victims Held Yesterday. |
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In one large grave the bodies of Mrs. James
Corrigan, Ida and Jane Corrigan, Mrs. Charles Rieley and Baby Rieley,
victims of the Idler disaster last July, were laid to rest Tuesday
afternoon. In a single grave near the large one, Miss Mable Hall, a niece
of Mr. James and John Corrigan, who died on Sept. 8, was also buried. Miss
Hall was visiting the Corrigans at the time of her death. The bodies of
the Corrigan women had been placed in a vault at Lake View from time to
time awaiting until all the bodies could be recovered, in order that
the burial service could be held over all the remains at the same
time.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr.
Sprecher of the Euclid Avenue Presbyterian church, at Lake View cemetery,
and were very impressive. Nearly 2,000 people were present. |
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October 12th 1900
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THE IDLER DISASTER.
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United States Grand Jury Considering Evidence Against
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| Capt. James Corrigan, owner of the yacht Idler,
testified before the United States grand jury yesterday regarding the
disaster to the yacht.
The jury is considering the evidence
against Capt. Holmes, with the view of determining whether or not he was
responsible for the accident. |
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October 13th 1900
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CAPT. HOLMES INDICTED.
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The Master of the Ill Fated Yacht Idler is Held
for Manslaughter.
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| July in the United States circuit court
returned an indictment Friday charging Capt. Holmes of the yacht Idler
with manslaughter. The yacht went down in Lake Erie fifteen miles off this
port on July 7 and caused the death of five women and a child.
Capt. Holmes will be tried under a special
statute in the United States circuit court the coming session.
Picture of Capt. Holmes |
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October 17th 1900
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SAID HE WAS NOT GUILTY.
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Plea of Capt. Holmes of the Yacht Idler.
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| Capt. Holmes, late master of the Idler, pleaded
not guilty in the United States circuit court Tuesday to the charge of
manslaughter, and upon furnishing a new bond in the sum of $1,000 was
released pending trial. The bond was signed by Ernest M. Shay. |
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