New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-01
ONLY 200 BODIES NOW ON BOARD.
THE WORK OF UNLOADING THE C"oo'-
NEARLY COMPLETED-DEATH ChN-
TIFICATES MISSING.

vyorl, won, on rapidly in unloading the bodies
Of the dead soldiers from the transport crook NoS
ter,iay About three hundred were taken ou' al"
there still remain about two hundred Ihese WI"
be removed to-day. and by night the last % Wv
collins will he on the way to It's destination
hos hoe, M hitch in the work. This has largely
been duo to the admirable arrangements mauc ~
Cantain Patten, who Is superintehu'nE '"o W"
for Colonel Kimba, the depot quartermaste'. ~,
svs,on, Of checking and billing does away WIZ" "''
possibility Of error. ...o,d
Yesterday II looked for time as IL 'here "oD ''
be a serious delay in shipping those DouieS
from, Porto Rico This was through no 'au" 20
49,, oc,o,,ls I'm New-York however 1t was louhu
,ha, tho doath certificates. In which the ARMY uo'
tors certify that the bodies arc not coh'"'ni',''
with the germs Of any contagious disease CIV
safe for shipment. had been LETT oeh'iio ~
oase of the bodies from Porto RICO 'ne9
cates must be turned over to the loc@ pV"
Health which in turn issues tranapol 49,,
der when 1t was found that the Porto noo $3.50
,tco.,os wore not with those from Sah',aeV
moro was some consternation II SCENE" mn
that the 1sj bodies from Porto RICO "ou'u ~" 49,,
remain on the pier until tho next snip ,., pasir
.,,a, ,Ioco \ tug was sent down to the ERE P'o"'
70 mako 4 search on the Mississippi ioi w
~, or.iecotes hut they could not be iounu'
NE -, -, ~ uyrnes the Registrar OF Vital o''-
.,.t.s ~ tho Brooklyn Health Department. w."
oolled down TO the pier. and he cohse"teu " s,t.
tho ,-orsnortation certificates on receNine ,,
fed list of the bodies The dean as soon a. they
be filed with the BoHru "
can oS Knba told Tribune reporter M
gay ria" ,be label probably the Dody irtners
Scbeed Of Company F. list NeT-nHo,t oe containing
had oSeh - Robert Kelly of COMPANY g. 20 20 Mdnnfi
cbusetts Volunteers. ana mus w Of each had
ficaiion so distressing to the re'"'''
been had been so carefully arrange ,n or
# tbn
few OF tne nreferrng to leave everything ne ~
We we var ' bcpartment. Some distressing eomc;
towsyer wgrg about the disposition OF IRE Ere
body OF Michael Coleman o., rs Tho bodv on Tues
glneers, ngins TO have a funeral at her H }
in Rrooklyn Yesterday TWO pioonr, rayo onened in
6os Iside n j. and wanted TO have inc h
start for there from the pier Both te w tES pier
Woii ,,, aftrrnoon They spent an hour OF ILL.,
disputing among themselves Spog, ~ several out
or me Spoilv II was decided to allow the COY
eminent TO ship the body 10 0""O' S''''
vi" The o body Of J. Russell am TGwrSrk e THe
unteers would have been sent TO cstsrday lust as
!, was 80. being taken from the Crook II WI" u"
oIri'S s un Of cases of that nature yesterday
Il cndeavoy whenever have an oPpo' r1nans 70
rorsuode relatives who have not tne means "
burv their dead in beautiful cemeteries %ro"
the Government 10 take ne noules orbio fhing
to be buried In such National c"mrtorH, ~, Iii
,Hsrn Is always tho knowledge that the Bl,Ien ~
me- r. r"gioctcd In the coming years Many Oh
he relatives who scarcely have the means TO outE
ia bodias i'm good shape. Insist upon cldllii..nns
IN "ithoueh il would BE- much better were inc
dead soldiers taken 10 Arlington. 49,, . ,
All except three OF the fourteen Dodies OF Hle"I
bers Of the fist Regiment had been taken GUY ol
the boat yesterday afternoon 1t was SAD , INA.
the guard OF honor would escort the BODIES rom
thc her TO the armory at 10 o'clock this MOI nlhs
The funeral ;rain OF the Peunsyiyania hairC !h
v6ch il 10 convey the unclaimed bodies OF inc
soldiers 10 the Arlington Cemetery. III washington
is ready First-st.. Jersey cry. ne Iraln GU
sfsts OF a passenger coach ard six baegaSe-carS'
All are suitably draped with emblems OF mourning.
IN either side Of each car X an American ll1s
Amy feel bv twenty feet. and tn" nags extend the
wholc length OF he cars. They are ooped IN tng
nntr Of each ear and the stars are AT the Forward
end There IS strip OF black cashmere at the Top
Of each car on both sides. ana three strips on each
sde They are IT the front and rear ends ana IN
IN, middle and extend from IN" top 10 the bottom
OF tho cara. on the sides of the baggage-cars AZ
tho doors the cashmere strip l. ooped, so 1t Will
not interfere WIKI the hanqung OF the conlns, DuL
when the cars are filed the doors VIII ne closed
~. fIc str will he nailed In place.