New-York tribune., 1900-07-03

tween 1880 and . p m. thirty bodies were re-
covered at the docks. one was that # Chief
Engineer Wahlau. of the Saale. 1t ~as idenu-
fed at once by gold watch, a badge ana some
papers i'm the pockets of the clothing. The
watch had stopped at 4:07 p. m. Saturday.
marking the time OF the drowning NJ The chief
engineer. Before the mans body vas sent to
an undcrtaker's place the watch was handed to
DR.. S A Helfer. president Of the Board of
Health Of Hoboken. for safe keeping. Having
been identified. the chief engineers body vas
not sent to The Morgue.
Another OF the bodies was identified as that OF
Ludwig Meyer a steward on the saale. Meyer
came from Blenerhaven, and on one 0t his
fingers was gift ring wi'h the inscription. F.
Lockman. 30-tI- 96."
In the POCKETS Of the clothes If another hody
were found watch. chain and locket and the
locked contained pictures Of a woman and boy
one body was recognized as that Of Herman
Tinker, a fireman on the Saae, whose home was
in Germany. Tinkers brother, who lives al 70.
4O5 First-st.. Hoboken. Identified the body,
ring in which was engraved the rame j.
Kaufmann' was on the third finger of the right
hand of one mans body There was a silver
watch in the pocket Of the mans waistcoat
LOCKED IN EACH OTHERS ARMS.
Several OF the bodies were believed to be those
of stokers Of the Saale. having been found in
the dock where the steamship was m1ored at
the time Of the fire. Two of the men evidently
had gone down in death struggle, and their
bodies were locked fast in each others arms.
The bodies had to he separated by sorce after
they were removed from the water.
Between > and 7. m. seven more bodies were
found and before 3 p. N. ten more re-
covered making forty-seven bodies which had
fpen he
One body rose TO the surface within few yards
of the Valencia Boat Clubs float shortly before
: o. m. II apparently was that of a fireman
from one Of the ships. Or. Helfer, who was
present when the body was taken ashore said
that many more bodies might be expected to
rise when gases generated in them sufficiently
20 make them float.
The New-Jersey Naval Reserves. on the train
inc ship Portsmouth. to the north of the Valen-
cia Clubs boathouse. the body Of woman
floating in the river and made attempts to re-
cover It, but trace of It was lost while they were
lowering a boat. It was believed to he the
body of one Of the stewardesses of the steam
ship Main.
Nearly all the bodies recovered at the docks
yesterday were in a condition to be identified
easily They had escaped burning except that
the hair had been singed from some heads. a
few were nearly or quite naked as if the men
WHO were drowned naQ thrown OH IneT ClOIn-
ing in the hope Of being able to swim to safety.
STRIFE OVER THE CORPsEs.
There was unseemly strife yesterday after
noon between Coroner Charles Hoffman and
Morgue Keeper O'DonnelI as TO the disposition
Of the bodies taken from the water Both men
gre undertakers. They saw in the burial Of the
bodies means of revenue. The Coroner wanted
some Of the bodies taken to his own 'morgue. e"
O'DonneH insisted that the bodies must be
taken to his official morgue." Mayor Fagan.
President Helfer of the Health Board and
Chief Of Police Donovan were drawn into the
controversy TO some extent.
Coroner Hoffman said he had arrange
ment with the North German Lloyd Company
to bury the unclaimed bodies of the victims OF
the fire. The company had purchased a plot
in Flower Hill Cemetery. at North Bergen. for
the purpose. he declared. O'Donnell said. and
the other officials agreed. that the law gave