The evening world., 1904-06-17


His watch had stopped at 1919 clock OF forty-four
minutes after the fire discovered on the boat This
indicates that he remained the boat for that length of
time and shows that for than half hour while the
flames were devourng the Gen. Slocum Capt Van Schaick
held her for North Brother Island.
In the pocket of the crippled boy waSan account book
In which appeared the "Schott. 90 Seventh Street,
The other boys about thirteen and eleven years
old respectively The eleveny boy carried Sunday
school card One of the attendants North Brother ISL
and saws he saw this little fellow kneeing the paddle
box praying just before the whole upper part of the boat
caved in
The seachers for bodies of victims of the Socum dis
aSr to-day recovered just before noon the corpse of girl
about fourteen years old found at the spot where
the steamboat beached and where so many lost their
lives by fire.
The girl wore checked skirt and white waist Her
ewelry comprised gold snake ring ring set with an
opal and small diamond locket on gold chain The
iucket was marked "W. A. c.
Inspector Albetson of the impression that there are
hundreds of additional bodies in the water in the vicinity
of North Brother Island and that the list of dead will
finally number close to 1000
The diver working off the north shore of North
Brother Island signaed that he wished to be drawn to the
surface at o'clock this afternoon. He brought with him
two bodies those of boy and girl
The boy was about nine years old. He wore his hair
closely cropped and had on nickerbockes of dark goods
and poka-dot necktie.
The girl was about eleven years old, She gold
ring set with three urquoises gold ring set with ruby
and three pearls and pair of gold earrings.
There is serious difference of opinion between the
Menitt- Chapman divers employed by the Knickerbocke
Steamboat Company and the divers of the Dock Depart
men The Merritt Chapman men abandoned the wreck yes
tday, saying that they had explored every part of it and
That 1t contained more corpses. la
John Rice, the Dock Department diver says that he
has discovered many bodies ammed in the paddebox on
the side of the boat that on the bottom These
he he hU the hoafI
over or by blowing the wreck to pieces with dynamite.
Ek The steamboat companys divers say that they went
o the paddle box referred to by Rice and that there is not
single body init This report they made to the Mayor in I'll
person while he was at North Brother Island yesterday
The number of bodies recovered remains $50 Reports of the
covey of bodies during the night widely separated points
venfed report that fifty bodies taken Alexander ot
station the day the disaster and this number should be added
o the number received the Morgue mistake All the bodies
cved at the Alexander station with the exception two three
were removed to the Morgue. I"
There have been 400 ienicatons The number of unidentified m
Saead s43 in
Just after the divers and policemen went to work search
for bodies to-day the Grand Republic sister ship the Socm
came up the rv ammed to the guards with exconis band OF
yng and banners waving she passed North Brother Island full speed va
although the pilot had been gnad that there divers working off
until police launch crossed the bows of the Grand Renb
did she slow down. While passing North Brother excrons
waved handkerchb and cheered to those shore. h
To the surprise of everybody connected with the investigation out
Vide of the DAoeys office the DisctAtoney went to AXE h
ve Conn., yesterday afternoon He expects gone until Monday an
and in his absence has ordered that reports proceedings
fthe Coroner be made public. att
sLIFEBOATS TIED FAST
The ifeboas with which the supplied are said TO have m
been made fast the boat by wires making impossible them to be
poosened and lowered into the water time the lives the pas
Sensers.
These few of the points the officials of the company will have rt
explain to the authorities tns ts
Capt Van Scack and six of his still patients at the eanon
" O0'N'
zach mans bed. lie
GIRL SAW HOSE BURST. ho
with
esgation he
Aosenage thirteen
With the
mother The mother lost but both The child