Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20
MORE VICTIMS FOUND
SUNDAYS SEARCH RECEIVERS -
MORE BODIES FROM RIVER.
Section Of Inflated Steamer Brought
Up With Four Women-Some
Pathetic Incidents.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: Sundays harvest of dead from the
steamer General Slocum numbered forty
nine. bringing the total number of bodies
so far recovered up to $50. OF these $50
have been identified. while about forty of
the victims now lying at the morgue have
not been claimed by friend or relative. Dur
ing the day thirty-six bodies were recov-
cred, and 1t was not till after dark, when
the great majority of the searchers had
ceased to WORK, that the other thirteen were
found Most of these came up from the
bottom and floated in to shore. They were
discovered by the police, who were left to
watch all night, While the list of missing
was cut down somewhat by the Identified
lions made today, eleven new names were
added to that roll, thus leaving the total
of missing over 300.
Early this morning the searchers began
anew the work of locating the Slocums
dead. Within an hour they had recovered
thirteen bodies off the shore of North
Brother Island. Three of the bodies were
floating. and it is the general opinion that
many more will come to the surface during
the week
At shutdown when work practically ceas-
ed for the day thirty-six bodies had been
added to the long list of dead that nave
been taken from the wrecked steamer ana
the water in It's immediate vicinity. Most of
these bodies were taken to the morgue, and
a majority of them were identified tonight.
OF the bodies recovered during the hrst
hour one was that of man, six were or
women two of boys, and four of girls, and
one was of an infant.
Victims in Each Others Arms.
A life saver, graphing from a raft,
brought I'D a woman of thirty. and girl
of eleven years, locked In each others
arms few minutes later he brought the
bodies of a boy nine years old and a girl
of six, apparently brother and sister, cling
ing tightly TO each other.
Divers who went to the wreck found the
bodies of a woman, girl ana boy, ana
brought them to the surface Ihey were
burned beyond recognition The divers sald
there are more bodies in the wreck, thus
bearing out the statement made a day OF
| two ago after 1t was thought the wreck
! had been cleared. that many bodies remain.
| ed under the ENHANCEMENT OF timoers ana
| machinery !, -, ,.
| near Rikers Island by the crew OF a four
| nsred barge of the Metropolitan Rowing
! Club while nineteen were brought up from
the bottom along the beach running iIou
| the island down to the channel In the river.
| Dead Hands Clutched Rail
Three men, working with an improvised
erapple. consisting of block OF WOOD, 10
which many bluefish hooks were attached.
| drew I'D the section of the rail OF the upper
! deck of the Slocum about thirty feet IN
| length. The DOQleS VI iouh "ohiSt w.
cIinping to the rail, the fingers gripping the
. tnterlaced wire roping. This is part OF the
rail which gave way just before the steam
| er was beached, precipitating lOo persons
| into the water.
| The funerals of nearly hundred victims
| of the disaster were held today. In many
| instances two caSkets were carried IN the
| same hearse. and in some cases two. and
| even three hearses bore away the dead or
| single family.
| Department officials, for the purpose OF
| obtaining evidence, today went over the
! exact course taken by the General Slocum
| on Wednesday last, the day of the disaster.
| On the police boat patrol which made the
| trip were Police Inspector Albertson, Cor
| oners O'Gorman and Berry. Capt Glider.
| chief of the pilot service of the New Haven
was assistant pilot on the Slocum on the
| day of the disaster.
First Word Of Fira
| Pilot Weaver told of an incident he no
| ticed after the Slocum caught fire. The
| first notification Of the FIRE was received
| from Mate Flanagan through the speaking
| tube into the pilot house. at a point about
| one hundred feet south Of the Bronx Kills,
which Is in the vicinity OF 10th street. At
| this statement on the part of Weaver,
| Capt. Glider was asked by the coroner
| where, II he had been in charge Of the boat,
| he would have beached her. Capt. Glider
| replied without hesitation at the foot of
| East 10th street, which could be made In
| few. moments.
Weaver. who had not handled the wheel