Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-21
MANY PERSONS
STILL MISSING
NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF sLocuM
HORROR UNDETERMINED.
THE SEARCH is CONTINUED
Number So Far Recovered Is 53e-
Divers Report Mass Of Bodies En-
tangled in Wreck-Dynamite
May Be Necessary.

New York, June 18.-Despite the I'M
firing work of the divers and grapplers
and the watchfulness of scores of men
who have given themselves over to
the task of searching for the miss
ing" but few bodies Of those who per-
ished in the Slocum disaster were re-
covered Friday. 1t was stated by
divers who went down into the wreck
at dawn that there are many bodies
still under the ENHANCEMENT Of timbers
and paddle wheels, and that 1t would
be necessary to dynamite the hulk or
raise 1t before they would be reached.
To this end city officials communicated
with wrecking company and an an
nouncement was made that the COM
pany would undertake the work Of
bringing the wreck to the surface.
Later, however, conference between
the marine insurance companies and
the wrecktng company ended in dis
agreement with the result that for the
present at least the matter is in abey-
ance.
Bodies Recovered Number 53o.
Estimates as to the number of dead
still vary greatly, and this may be ac-
counted for by reason of the failure to
report to the proper authorities on the
part of many who, although officially
registered as missing, were in reality
saved. Already 539 bodies have been
recovered, Of which about SO remain
unidentified These include 273 chill
dren, 243 women and 20 men. Thir-
teen officers of the st. Marks church
are among the dead, one Of them being
woman.
Work of Burial Begun.
The sad task of burying the dead
began Friday. Early in the forenoon
meeting of the German Lutheran
ministers of the city was held and q
programme of services arranged.
While in many instances joint serv-
ice will be held over several bodies,
nevertheless, the clergymen of this
denomination have herculean task
before them in administering the last
rites over the dead of their faith. The
superintendent of the Lutheran ceme-
terry at Newton, Queensborough, said
Friday that about 100 applications had
been made for the burial of victims of
the General Slocum disaster, and that
fresh applications were being con-
stantly received. More than SO of
the Slocum's dead were laid at rest
In the burial ground Friday.
To-day there will be 300 or more
funerals, and 80 unrecognizable bodies
which are now lying at the morgue
will be placed each in separate coffin
and in separate hearse and laid
away in the Lutheran cemetery at Mid
die Village, L. l. The city has ar
ranged for their burial, plot large
enough for the interment of $50 bod
les having been set aside in this ceme-
terry. All the unknown dead will be
placed here side by side. r
Many thousands of dollars have been
subscribed to the relief fund. Within
an hour or two after the subscription
list to the mayors relief fund was
opened $4,000 had been collected.
The distressing concentration of the
blow of the disaster is shown by the
Iact that IN one apartment house in
Eighth street there are IS dead, while
in Rivington street house 16 bod
les await burial.
At various hospitals where the in
jured are it was said Friday their
condition was satisfactory. There are
now only So victims of the disaster in
the hospitals.
Terrible Blunder Made.
1t developed Friday that a new hor-
ror had been added to the terrible
conditions resulting from the Slocum
disaster through the over oflcious-
ness Of some person at the morgue.
AS result some Of the bodies Of the
dead probably never will be identified,
and will go to a last resting place In
the humble plot furnished by the citya
charity, WhsH ths tudis& 1sfy tsksa