National Republican., 1880-06-30
THE BURNED SEAB;INHIKI.
Further Details of the Fearful Dlsaste,

Further Details of the Fearful Disaster.
NEW YORK. June 9.-Statements this morn
ing of the survivors of the Seawanhaka throw
10 light upon the cause of the disaster nor is
it possible to give the definite number of lives
lost. Henry Arthur, leather merchant OF No.
81 Gold street, who was supposed to have been
lost, is among those saved. William r. Grace
of No. 81 Wall street, reported lost with his
wife and child, is among the saved. All were
rescued after being in tho water for half an
hour.
COLLEGE POINT, J.. l., June 29-Among
the lost from the steamer Seawanhaka last
evening was Julius Frank of Whitestonr, L.
l., fOrty-two years of age. lie was of the firm
of Frank & Morris, dry-g0ods dealers, and a
leading citizen. lie was never on u boat be-
fore. lie leaves a wife and seven small chill
drcu. The body was recovered this morning.
The body Of j. II. Skidnore of Great Neck
was found this morning at the foot of One.
hundred-and. fifteenth street. He jumped over
board from the steamer after shaking hands
with his brother who was saved. The body
at the morguc. supposed to be that Of Rev. j.
w. Diller, ID. d., former rector of y. Luke's
church, Brooklyn, has not yet been identified.
Two more bodies were picked up of Wards
island One was that of man forty years
old, light complexion, sandy hair and whis-
kcrs, and dressed in Il black coat checked
jumper and blue overalls. The other was a
man of about thirty eight, sandy moustache,
dressed In dark pants and checked jumper.
Tho bodies of Mrs. Evclpe d. Bennett aud
husband, A. b. Bennett, Of is and 20 Liberty
street, were identified ut the mOrguo aud ro-
moved to their residence in Brooklyn. Tho
bodies of Mrs. Barbara Rarscher and Miss
Lizzie Shalcr of SO West Fihy.fourth street,
were also identified and removed. Edward G.
Booth, Liherty-street lawyer, was q pas
senger on the Scawanhaka. lie has not been
heard of since the disaster, and is supposed to
have been lost.
NEW YoRK, June 29-Thc following is Il
list OF those lost by the Scawauhaka disaster
whose bodies have been identified; Marie Il.
Beach, aged three aud a-half years daughter
of cx.Judgo Beach of Kings county; Aaron
b. Bennett, aged hrty-scvcn, proprietor of the
bookbndimg munuIactoTy at Nos. lS and 90
Liberty street; Evclne ID. Bennett, aged
fny-thrce, wife of preceding Mrs. George w.
Cotton, of No. 1915 Pacific street, Brooklyn
her husband agent is for The Red Star Steamship
company; David H. Dc Bevosc, aged forty
seven, member Of the firm Of katerh0rn & Dc
Bcvoise, tea aud oil brokers, ut No. $50 Water
street, Jacob w. Dillcr, ID. d., rector emeritus
of st. Lukc's p L. church, Brooklyn
Thomas Flanagan, No. All West Twenty sixth
street, aged forty-iivc, coachman; julius
Frank, forty.one years old, wollknown dry
goods merchant of Whitestone, l.. l.; Nary
Edith Gray, seven months old, of 03i Eighth
avenue; Theodore Gruther grocer, Of No. ~
Sheriff street, thirty-Gve years old; Charles
Hasbrou1k, n colorcd boy, who acted as waiter
on the Seawanhuka. That there are many
persons who are lost and whose bodies have
not been recovered is feared, Many of these
have become known by inquiries Of friends at
tho morgue aud elsewhere,