New-York tribune., 1900-07-03

the saaIe the Bremen and the Main when those
steamships caught dre and were swept by bill
lows OF fame from the burning piers. some
we're Of Iongshoremen OF 0r6ar laborers. Who
were driven into the water from the Blazing
wharves-
Many Of the bodies found yesterday rose 70 the
surface OF the water between the long lines
Of partly burned spiIes which are now The only
remains OF the four great piers The other
bodies were dragged from the mud at the bottom
of the river. some near the buIkheads and 5, ne
nearer the river ends Of the piers. Scores OF
men Piled about the docks all day in rowboats
dragging the mud with graphing irons OF pos-
ing with long boathooks-
TOWING BODIES IN
Usually there were two men in each boat On
rowad while the other kn=Ir in the bow or the
lockout Every floating object was scrutinizsd
When The finding OF q body resulted from the
work the man in the bow would use a boathook
10 bring it alongside Then a rope would be
passed about the legs or the trunk as the CIR
cumsran-as warranted. and the man Who had
been n the bow would go aft and tow the body
through the water while his companion sent the
boat around the pier ends and into the basin
between the Bremen and Thingvaua docks 70
the float OF the Valencia Boat Club
Some Of the searchsrs did not return 20 the
float until they had TWO and sometimes three
bodies. This was especially true OF those who
were az work down toward the Hamburg piers.
As soon as the hoar was reached the baatmen
would either pass the body over to the Morgus
men or would make TT fast to the float and g
out again on the search Trip after trip they
made during the late afternoon when bodies
came up in rapid succession Men were sta
toned down ar the Hamburg piers 70 watch for
any bodies that might float down the stream and
BE- carried toward The bay The rtvermen DO not
believe thar any bodies have as YET been carried
to sea
The hoat OF the Valencia Boat club IS At
Fourth-sr. just 70 the north Of the North Ger
an Lloyd piers. Al the doar the bodies were
placed in cofHns for removal 20 the Hoboksn
uorEue. As quickly as possible tae closed ecf-
fms were carried away IN wagons 5y employees
of James II ODouneu the Official morgus
keeper
The searchers for bodies were volunteer work
ers mostly HobOkeu longshoremen. Who were
thrown out Of employment by The burning OF
the piers and ships on Saturday. They prose
cured the search without promise o. reward.
eager TO recover the bodies Of their associates
who had persisted. The police kept away from
the docks crowd or vaadals and relic hunters.
permitting only those who were Wiling 10 be of
service in searching for bodies 20 pass through
the lines. Otherwise the police took no active
part in the search chief Donovan was al the
PIERS good part Or the forenoon watching the
scarChers
SEARCH FOR A SAFE
one diver in a divers suit assisted BY men
with an airpurup. went down into the water az
the north side or the ruined Thingvaua pier yes
terday. but he was not searching for bodies
He was trying to ind safe that dropped into
the water from an Office on the pier.
Yesterday morning the search sar bodies was
not productive, In the early afternoon. whsn
the low tide favored the sea7ch. hediss we're
brought 70 the surfacs at short Intervals. Be-