New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
WATCH VESSELS TO-DAY.
INSPECTORS ON SOME.
Police Estimate Total Dead al ,03I
-i446 on SI0cum.

nsve been issued from Secretary Corteyou at
Washington TO guard against the overcrowding OF
srcursion steamers on Sundays and holidays To-
DAY force OF inspectors vii! be stationed at every
ixaer from which runs al excursion boat They
will keep account OF the number OF persons VINO
no Ola board the steamer. and, where the vessels
make long runs. the Long Branch boats. the in
spectors viii go board and make special IN
rnection OF life saving apparatus during the run.
No orders have been recsved yet for a reinspec-
zion OF the passenger steamers plying IL this har-
Dor, says James A Dumont, supervising inspector
ss this port. He says he thinks such move would
hardly be for, in spite OF all the pubic
loiamor with the public mind in seni-hysterical
Aeondition seeking for flaws. extremely few com
plains Il poor life saving apparatus had been re-
neived by his Office, and many people were using
Ahe excursion boats. as usual
Were going 10 take special precautions on
Sunday TO guard against Overcrowding on the
BOATS" said he. AT every pier there viii be IN
spectors mingling with the crowd watching me
number of people on board and checking that Oh
with the capacity of the vessel also watching how
rhe steamers people handle themselves. Where
the boats make long trips. our men viii go with
chem and make special inspections during the imp
II don't know whether the jury is going 10 tnc
aus guilty Of setting fire 10 the Slocum. but feel
surs that nothing this bureau should have done
-vns left undone. The entries on our books VIII
show in how many cases compelled alterations
TO be made before we would issue licenses OI
course this Office has to depend on suoordlnates
fEt they are men IN WHOM We mas bAN-1 '~"-
.dence It has given a black eye. in some degree
20 our side OF the case because Lundberg refused
10 answer questions on the stand. He wanted to
snewcr everything. TO be perfectly frank but he
was acting on the advice Of his lawyer
Inspector Max F. Schmittbergers long task OF
tabulating the dead. injured and missing. came 10
an end yesterday. ana he made his report TO COM
missioner McAdoo According 10 his hgures' when
were most carefully prepared. the total OF dead
recovered Is 93S and the missing list foots up 20
IfV to Ia. do Il
the inspector. lie places the entire mortality Of
the disaster al l.03l. OF all board 256 persons
escaped unnjured I7s were injured. The photo
graphs Of the dead. taken AT the Morgue, have
been put on exhibition under Inspector schmitt-
1bergers supervision and seven have already been
identified Inspector Schmittberger's figures would
indicate that 46 persons were on the slocum when
the IRE broke
Besides obtaining facts for the mortuary tables.
she inspectors patrolmen also obtained statements
from some OF the survivors, which nave been
1urned over to the District Attorney for such use
as he chooses. They tell Of the poor life preserv
ers which spilled cork. and the crew, which
sn the wafer before most Of the passengers
The last session Of the coroner's jury will be held
so-Tnorrow. Captain Van 6chaick viii BE- the prin-
cipal witness. Coroner OGorman viii tell Of what
ne saw on North Brother Island and the captains
OF the Massasolt and the Fidelity will probably
sestfy. It is likely that the testimony viii be fin
sshed. the case may to the jury in the after
noon
BURNETT GOING OVER TESTIMONY
Following the coroners inquest the investigation
before the federal grand jury Will assume greatest
Importance The county officials are practically
holding of in OF the federal authorities who
have the greater Jurisdiction in this case. The
federal grand jury VIII meet on THURSDAY. Prac-
aically the same witnesses who testified before
Coroner Berry viii be called United States DIS
STict Attorney Burnett is famliarzng himself with
their testimony He will instruct The jury 10 re-
surn many indictments possible and the feel
arg IS that the company, IN spite OF any attempts
10 shift responsibility 10 the inspectors Will not
be held gutless.
The bodies OF twelve unidentified dead-seven
girls ana Ave boys-were buried with the other
unidentified at Lutheran Cemetery yesterday after
noon There VIII be many other burials TODAY
Nine unidentified bodies. three Of which were
merely fragments Of humanity, were sent from,
North Brother Island 20 the morgue. With them
went Che body OF Blanche A. Roberts. thirteen
years old, OF Brooklyn. There are nCw 10 bodies
the island
The regular church services viii be held at St
Marks to-day. The Rev. Mr. Haas will be IN
charge. assisted by the Rev :. u Holstein of
brooklyn who preached in the church last Sun
day. There win be music to-day OF memorial
character
Coroner O'Gorman, who had experienced svnp-
toms OF blood poisoning from a wound received
while handling body. much better yesterday
The swelling IN his hand and arm had subsidized
Brother island yesterday. and aiterged 10 his
duties there and at the wreck as usual
The wreck % the Slocum will be flowed down N
Robinss Dock Erie Basin. at about O'clock this
morning where she will remain IN drydocg until
her further disposition is decided upon Coroner
o'Gorman said that the printed report that the
elocum's boilers were not good was wrong bur
that her cylinders cracked. lie ordered the
articles found IN the storeroom. where The fire is
supposed 70 have started removed yesterday ana
sent down 70 the inquest as evidence Among the
things found IN the storeroom were a number of
Kerosene and machine oil iaTres paint kegs boxes
OF glassware. packed IA straw, a large reed chair
Saa sumo bags Of charcoal.
G.aie the A.2l Reserve launch Sene-a vV,s
oaLt.-l OUT lfon The pier at North Brother Island
u-c-i mole ~ her null. She foWed ID o-,l ~
ttte Merritt hapman wreckl floats stationed ~
tls >ioc-in wreck, and was raised from the water
slet hIu %as patched after which she
lowed 10y her sister launch, Oneida dory,,
TIE naval Reserve ship NeR-Hampshire
- 5ilhSailan Republican Club on Thureaay
sufferers from the SOcum disaster a contr,im
III Wa sent te ne RELIEF fund. The fund now
SssteTaav %e sgO sr u AMONG the contributors
q Co. 500; Mitchell !. Erlanger SO, ara p ~
lantine q Sons. 500 49, O i'''-
Mrs Margaret MauTer wife os Tandmaster
slocuin, died last evening at her home No a9i
t9ast Ninth-st. Death was due 20 pneumonia and
70 die as result OF the disaster her dauebferss
lily. fourteen years and Clara twelve wears nav.
lIs lost their lives with their father. ONLY two
Gensn nm As aaay remain a daughter Mrs. Charles
Mnsn the fire broke out the band was plavsne
ena Ars Aaurer and the children were sitting nea-
the bandmaster dropped his baton ana telling
men Ders OF his family TO follow him. ran TO a