The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-03

New York. July 3.--After dark last
bodies In the vicinity OF the burned
North German Lloyd piers, were pro-
vided with buIls-eye lanterns and cleo
trio hand torches and the force at work
was doubled so that no bodies might es-
cape up or down the river. The turn
ing of the tide Is the time when bodies
are started from the bottom and come
TO the surface, The guard will be
maintained constantly for several days.
River men do not think that any bod
les have yet been carried out 20 sea.
Many OF the AZ bodies found during the
first days search rose to the surface OF
the water between the long lines of
partly burned piles, which are now the
only remains OF the four great piers.
DRAGGING FOR BODIES.
The other bodies were dragged from
the mud at the bottom OF the river.
some, near the bulkheads and, some
nearer the riyer5 ends of the piers.
Scores of men piled about the docks all
day I'm rowboatss dragging the mud
with graphing irons or poking with
long boat hooks. Usually there were
two men In each boat.
One rowed, while the other knelt in
the bow on the lookout. Every floating
object was scrutinized. When the find
ing OF body resulted from the work
the man in the bow would use boat
hook TO bring II alongside.
Then a rope would be passed about
the legs or the trunk. as the circum-
stances warranted. and the man who
had been In the bow would go aft and
tow the body through the water after
his companion sent the boat around the
pier ends and into the basin between
the Bremen and Thingvalla docks to
the fIoat OF the Valencia Boat club.
BRINGING TN BODIES.
Some Of the searchers did not return
20 the float until they had two and
sometimes three bodies. This was es-
pecially true OF those who were at work
down toward the Hamburg piers. As
soon as the float was reached the boat
men would either pass the body over
10 the morgue men or would make IL
fast TO the float and go out again on
the search.
Trip after trip they made during the
late afternoon, when bodies came up in
rapid succession. Men were stationed
down at the Hamburg piers TO watch
for any bodies that might float down
the stream and be carried toward the
bay.
The searchers for bodies were volun-
teer workers. mostly Hoboken long
shoremen. who were thrown out of en-
ployment by the burning Of the piers
and ships on Saturday.
They prosecuted the search without
promise OF reward, eager TO recover the
bodies of their associates who had per-
ished.
LOST TO VIEW.
The New Jersey Naval reserves, on
the training ship Portsmouth, 10 the
north of the Valencia Club Boat house.
saw the body of a woman floating in
the river and made attempts TO recover
it, but trace OF ii was lost while they
were lowering q boat.
II was believed to be the body OF one
of the stewardesses of the steamship
Main.
grocer named Boxberger. 50 years
old, OF Brooklyn, went to Hoboken with
the idea of Identifying friend. He
viewed several bodies in the morgue,
and soon afterward dropped dead.
A HORRIBLE FEATURE.
One of the most horrible features Of
the fire was the roasting OF men and
women who might have escaped had
the portfolios of the burning ships been
large enough To crawl through. Mr..
said thai To make the port holes larger
would weaken the ships. but on this
point prominent naval architect is
quoted as saying that II was entirely
practicable TO make most of the port