The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-20
FORTE.NINE MORE BODIES
SUNDAYS HARVEST OF DEAD
 FROM THE SLOCUM.

Number of Recovered Now 632 and of These 559 Have Been Identified
 Bodies Coming to the Surface-Coro- ner Orders Detention of Captain,
 Pilots, Engineers and Crew-Heard
 They Were Trying to Escape. New York, June 19.-Sunday's har- vest of dead from the steamer Slocum numbered forty-nine, bringing the total number of bodies so far recovered up to 6S2. Of these 559 have been identified, while thirty-one of the victims now ly- ing at the morgue have not been claim- ed by friend or relative.
 While the list of missing has been cut down somewhat by the identifications made to-day, eleven new names were added to that roll, thus leaving the to- tai of missing almost as it was on Sat |urday- something more than three hundred
 Early this morning the searchers be- gan anew the work of locating the Slo- cun's dead. Within an hour they had recovered thirteen bodies off the shore of North Brother Island. Three of the bodies were found floating, and it is the general opinion that many more will come to the surface during the week.
 Up to 10 o'clock at night forty-one bodies had been added to the long list of dead that have been taken from the wrecked steamer and it's immediate vi- einity. A majority of the bodies were identified during the day.
 Of those recovered during the first hour one was a man, six women, two boys and four girls, one an infant
 A life-saver grappling from a raft brought up a woman of thirty and girl of eleven years locked in each oth- CTS arms. A few minutes later he brought the bodies of a boy nine years old and girl of six, apparently broth Ter and sister, clinging tightly to each other.
 Divers who went to the wreck found the bodies of a woman, girl and q boy, and brought them to the surface. They were burned beyond recognition. The divers said that there were still more bodies in the wreck.
 The funerals of nearly hundred vic- tims of the disaster were held to-day. In many instances two caskets were carried in the same hearse, and in some cases two and even three hearses bore away the dead of a single family.
 Department officials, for the purpose of obtaining evidence, to-day went over the exact course taken by the General Slocum on Wednesday last. Coroner Berry said that he was entirely satis- fled with the results of the trip. He said also that he had issued an order for the detention of the captain, pilots, engineers and crew of the slocum.
 T learned" said he, that they were trying to escape, and I asked the police to detain everybody who was employed on the boat as witnesses. Some of them have escaped and we may never be able to get them. But we are after them and will leave no stone unturned to get them within our Jurisdiction"
 Secretary Cortelyou, of the depart ment of commerce and labor, visited the scene of the disaster to-day. He was accompanied by H. K. Smith, dep uty commissioner of corporations of the same department, under whose super vision an investigation will be held; Supervising Inspector Uhler and Inspector Rodie.
 Secretary Cortelyou remained at North Brother Island long enough to witness number of bodies being taken out of the water. He refused to discuss the situation.
 Mir. Cortelyou left for Washington to- night and will consult with Assistant Secretary Murray, of his department, tomorrow morning. MT. Murray will then come to this city to be present at the investigation to be made by the steamboat inspectors, which will begin probably on Wednesday.