New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-21
BODIES By THE SCORE.
THE RIVER GIVES UP IO2.
Coroner's Especial Investigation of
Fitness of Life Saving apparatus.
TOTAL OF BODIES RECOVERED 734
BODIES RECOVERED YESTERDAY $500 102
BODIES IDENTIFIED YESTERDAY 80

BODIES RECOVERED YESTERDAY w 1o2
BODIES IDENTIFIED YESTERDAY. 80
II seemed yesterday at North Brother Island
| rs If there would be end to the stream of
bodies of victims Of the Slocum disaster. Dur
Ing the day and early evening ninety eight
bodies were recovered about the island or car
ried there by police boats from points up the
Sound and about the East and Harlem rivers
Scores of the bodies We're drive. TO the surface
When the tide was turning between 10 and l.
o'clock coTpses were bObbing up and down il,
front of the island pier. There were hardly
enough boat crews to answer the calls of those
who were sweeping the water with glasses
The bodies now coming to the surface are so
badly disfgured that Identification will be al
most impossible.
only one body recovered at the wreck,
though the wrecking of the Merritt q
chapman Company worked hard all day. They
are gradually getting chains and wire cables I'M
der the hull, bat It viii he Thursday or Friday
before they will attempt 70 raise her. The threat
ened difficulty between the government inspector
at the wreck ind the coroner over using evi
dence recovered from the wreck at the coroner's
inquest adjusted yesterday. The evidence
will be available for all official Investigations
which will be held.
The news that bodies being recovered
rapidly went through the stricken Lutheran
parish early in the afternoon and a large crowd
focked to the Morgue. The Fidelity took TWEEN
ty-four bodies to the Morgue early in the after
noon, and several identilcations were made
when the crowd admitted.
The graphing crews. which have done such
excellent work. went cut at a. m a heavy
fog hung over the river. and they had to brave
the danger OF being run down by passing steam
ers and tugs. There We're several narrow es-
capes. but the men kept at it. By o'clock
they had recovered five bodies.
After that the bodies came to the island so
fast that no one kept track of the order of their
arrival. The Naval Reserve boat. which has
been acting ferry TO -hundred-and-
thirty-second- picked UP the body Of a
one OF its regular trips. Then came Adj
Olson Brumstead, in naphtha oystet boat. with
the bodies of three women. Two of them he
found AZ Willis Point in Little Neck Bay. five
miles from tho scene OF the WRECK. The launch
Queen. of the Dock Department fleet, brought
four bodies found near the Willis-ave. bridge
over the Harlem River. The wreCking tug w.
f. Chapman brought the body of boy from
Hunts Point. The police launch was sent To
Westchester Creek and TO College Point for two
bodies, which had been picked up by passing
craft. From Whitestone Landing Long ISL
and came the message that the body of wOm-
had been found. So 1t continued all the
morning.
covered several bodies just before they were or
dered to quit. At time just after the no"r
hour eight bodies appeared almost simultane-
ously off the North Brother pier. Six more
bodies were recovered about : o'clock. four or
them the island shore.
Il think II is a safe estimate that there are
least 100 bodies still under water Rounds
Andrew Wood. of the Thirty-hfth Pre-
cinC: who had been special duty in the
waters about the island since the wreck, said
last night This is the first rush of bodies TO
come To the surface from natural causes. To-
morrow fully many more should come up"
AS soon II be done with safety. the
hulk will he pulled up far enough TO admit
diver into the port paddle box, under which IL
Is believed number of bodies pinned.
The wreck was visited by Mr. Uhler and A s.
Rode. Of the United states Steamboat Inspec-
tiOn Bureau. They had conference with Cor
oner OCiorman to the disposition and use of
evidence which may he recovered from the
steamer.
Coroner O'Gorman continued his investiga-
Mons into the condition of the life saving APP
paratus OF the Slocum. Reuben Tudor who lives
the Southern Boulevard. The Bronx. brought
in the body OF a woman to which two life pre-
servers were attached II looked If they had
weighted her down instead of saving her.
The life ring to which two women chung. and
which was brought to the surface Sunday with
their bodies. weighed fifty-twO pounds
How they could ever call this thing life
preserver is more than can see said the cor
oner yesterday 1t heavy though
II filled with leaden fishing sinkers. II it
had been in proper condition it should have
hoated the two women for indefinite period.
II Will be presented to the Goroners jury an
exhibit for the people.
Il have yet To find single reel OF hose Oil the
wrecked steamer which had been opened for
use Most OF II single weave. and not suited
for throwing "A fire stream II might serve af-
ter II had been thoroughly wet. but that would
take at least ten minutes. | consider it of more
Importance. however. to learn what attempts
were made TO use the fire fighting appliances on
board, than 10 prove how faulty it may have
been
The threatened troubles between the coroners
OF The Bronx and the coroner OF Queens was
stra ightened out b. telephone yesterday on
Sunday one of the Queens deputies objected 70
the removal Of n body washed up the shore
of his district. North Brother Island Yes
Oner and persuaded him that II no time to
split hairs
Health Commissioner Darlington announced
that his department had retired from directing
the work of body recovering The police here
after will be left in full charge.
The scenes Mt the Morgue yesterday were
largely repetition of those of previous DAYS |
The body of the siX-mouths old babe which
has received much notice since Thursday and
which was about to be buried with the unden-
titled was claimed Yesterday by Frederick
Schaier, of No. ia East Third St. as his daugh-
ter Julia Joseph Bollmer. of No. 12S First-ave
found the body Of his seven year old daughter
Adelne. and ended search for his entire |
family, consisting OF wife. and two daugh-
ters. all of whom were lost.
dred persons waiting for admittance TO the !
Morgue. They were allowed to seek shelter |
there.
Six bodies recovered at l o'clock |
this morning. making total for the day of 1O2 |
and a grand total of I34.
Among those still missing Otto Gress OF |
No 1874 East Seventh-st. and Clara Gress of !
No 134 East Seventh-st.
NEWLY IDENTIFIED DEAD.