New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
THE GRANITE STATE DISASTER.
No FURTHER SEARCH FOR THE LOST MADE.
LITTLE SALVAGE FROM THE wRECK-REsCLTs OF
THE CORoNER's INQUEsTs.

NO FURTHER SEARCH FOR THE LOST MADE.
LITTLE SALVAGE FROM The wRECK-REsCLrs OF
THE CORoNER's INQUEsTs
rvov . SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNE.l
GoopsPEED's LANDING, Conn, May l9.-At
the SCENE of the burning OF the steamer Granite state
matters to day had resumed their humdrum monotony
Al intervals the OF the day parties OF In crested
or curious persons would visit the wreck halt a mile
fron the wharf but beside this and the talk on the
hotel porch and post Office there no Indications that
AN, thing unusual had happened All the employees oi
the steamer except Mate Ross, aud all the rescued pas
.epgers left the village yesterday afternoon, and with
,he,r deuarture nll efforts TO discover whether
the loss OF life exceeded three pcrsons, Mrs Man the
colored second cook, Jackson, aud the German hnmi
grant. babc. were suspended 1t was said yesterday
afternoon that the NewYOrk and Hartford Transports
non Co,ppany would send apparatus for making more
Thorough search Of the rivers bottom llah
VIII. uo.sibo with the primitive method employed
In the recovery OF the bodies OF Mrs Main ana JACK
SON but up to u0ou nothing had arrived. Inc hre
oousumcd nil the woodwork above the submerged hull
.,ceo, . norton Of the paddleb0xes. the stem ana
rudder post and 1t possible at high TIDE Tor row
hoat to mass over greater portion OF the vessel
A superncal examination was MADE lor the oico s"e'
and wrecker, Captain Scott made nasty ihsPcc'o" "
sec whe her there anything IN the wreck "oEh %"
inc lie gave It a. opinion that the boiler was uhh
undt hat
nnestionabIe whether the work could be done WIN
"a, The salvage on the cargo is restricted to the iron
,,oh tho seaner carried and q few barrels OF
,ro,oum which we're found floating in the river some
of this aotsam was picked up at chester ahu o'nei
nla,ce, further down the Connecticut River.
The Coroner's inquest yesterday was primitive ana
,opeshtt AFFAIR Nobody in the village seemed to know
MIN, ,he occasion required and the bodies OF the recov
cred dead were permitted TO lie in full view o
= oroul NJ gaming villagers while the Justice OF the
p.,ca and hs urymen scanned the lsw-books to learn
something about the primary forms used on snch DC
co.ons Very little testimony was TAKEN anu no ohor'
wo. made 10 discover whether any OF the steamer
onicers or crew had been guilty OF negligence
u.ncs no censure was passed on them oE
,ho comnany hiring them, and the possible dis
coyery Of the origin OF the IRE was leit 10 pe
Iarned nv private inquiry the investigation when
will in all probability be made Dy the Uhited o'a'o' "
twhstanding that the evidence is far from con
plete on the point officers are Inclined t. The
sion that the whole loss of NE Is known ana Is
| 1n the three already mentioned. The only ptoui
npon NJ which tue impression is based Is t9a. ot
| of the recognition OF friends among ,c .ne
Saved dozen persons travelling sinsy aud mi, mskiaS
IN acguaintances the trip may nave Deeh os. anu @
nobody would be any the wiser iOr tnere ehls1s @ nU
record OF either tho names or number OF on
hoard The flames spread with terrnc iuIy' uua ~ -
noI innoasiblo that the escape of some pcfsOhs
no. as emf OH aud that they were suhocated
to death the cabin MopeT ,bei Seeh ee Noise
tbe alarm was great that II 10 almost
anybody ooSa as Wing awake at The time of discovery
OF The ire IN forward stateroom hal no tlo 70 -, 80 M
Tue stern am,dsSps %, LnI With his wife. lie claspet
| her in his arms and clung 10 tue hawseI '.t al -, i
%r was He rose with her twice. but the third tlm
me nm alone aud crawed into the wheel whence N
80 yes,urd Hc said to THE TRIBUNE reporter yesterda
vantn1 thmL Captain Dbbel told him tne hic sthttc
i'm thc Oh room, almost directly unler tne % Yr
nccun,ed by hn and his wife. The Guy oil New LOT
osfns Granite states place at Per "a, Easi klVe
to-day