New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-20
GET FORTY-NINE MORE.
Thirteen Bodies Discovered By the
SearcherS IN an Hour.

Forty-nine more bodies OF victims of the disaster
We're found yesterday near North Brother Island
and the wreck. The searchers began work at
a. m. In an hour they recovered thirteen bodies
one man, six women. two boys. three girls
and one baby. Three OF the bodies were found
floating. and Coroner O'Gornan said he thought
that within the next week many more would
hOatto the surface. Just off the end of the
North Brother Island pier where the Franklin
Edison was lying, the body of a woman foated
10 the surface. Just off the beach the bodies Of
a woman and baby were found floating. One
Of these thirteen bodies was identified as that of
William Kolb. barber. aged seventy-three Iiv-
ing at No 643 East Two-hundred- and second
st, Bedford Park. His wife. who lost her life
in the disaster. was being buried about the time
Of the recovery of her husbands body
In the morning the big steam yacht Helenita
flying the pennant of the New-York Yacht Club
bound south passed the island. The police boat
Patrol signalled the captain OF the yacht TO
slow down. but it seemed to the searchers as
II the man put on more speed. The yacht was
almost Immediately surrounded by launches and
other warning signals were given but the COM
mander kept in his course. and did not slacken
his speed until after the island had been passed
Two searchers said they lost bodies through the
action OF the Helenita's commander
When Inspector Albertson heard Of this he
was angry. and declared that II was a deliberate
insult for the commander of the Helenita to
disregard the warning.
"A general request has been sent out and
has been published said Inspector Albertson
that unless commanders Of vessels slow up
the work OF reco yerng the bodies will be ham
pered. sun they disregard the signal. 1t may
be necessary TO appeal to the United States au-
thorities to patrol the channel at that point with
revenue cutters"
From II a. m to 4 p m twenty-five more
bodies We're recovered. The finding OF seven Of
the bodies corroborated the stories told by sur
vivors Of the horrors of the disaster. The divers
said there were more bodies IN the wreck.
The other fifteen bodies were found on the
beach running from the island down 10 the
channel in the river. s. II. Berg drew up a
section Of the rail Of the upper deck Of the
Slocum about thirty-nve feet long. Four bodies
OF women were clinging 10 the rail. the fingers
gripping the interlaced wire roping between the
upper and lower brace bars Of the rail proper
According to the stories told by survivors, part
Of the rail on The upper deck had given way. and
about one hundred people had been thrown into
the water. That just before the steamboat
was beaohed. The rail found well inshors.
showing that the people had been crowded
the shore side OF the boat. All the bodies cling
ing to the rail were more or less burned, At
tached to this guard rail French life buoy
to which was attached coil Of rope. The rope
had not been uncoiled.
Four additional bodies fioated to the surface
North Brother Island about .. and
wers' taken to the shore They viii be sent TO
the morgue to-day.
The police recovered five more bodies off North
Brother Island between and 10 o'clock last
night with graphing hooks. Two were OF
woman and a boy about five years old. locked
in each others arms. From the resemblance
they bear TO each other they thought to be
mother and
Two additional bodies found late last
night just off the west shore OF North Brother
Island. They were bodies OF women and had
foated to the surface Men walking along the
shore discovered them.
About / o'clock this morning graphing crew
recovered two more bodies off North Brother
Island. one the body of a woman and the other
a little girl OF six This makes Il total OF forty
nine bodies recovered during the day, and
grand total OF G32 recovered since the disaster.