Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-24
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attached to the life belts broke easily
when subjected to strain, and where
the canvas covering was torn and the
filling OF granulated cork released. Nu-
merous witnesses testified that much
graduated cork was seen floating, on the
surface of the water in the vicinity OF
the burning steamer while the work OF
rescue was going on.
Paul LiobenoW, u passenger on the
Slocum, who lost six members OF his
family in the disaster, declared tnat
when the wires by which the preserv-
ers We're secured in the racks would
not give, he took hold of the praservers
and they crumbled like SO many soda
crackers.
Known Dead 907.
Twenty four additional bodies were
recovered yesterday, bringing the num-
Der of known dead up to 90I. One hun
dred policemen who have been making
Ia canvass of all districts where persons
were reported TO be missing completed
their work last night. and the number
of dead, including the missing, is esti-
mated at about 1000. The hull of the
Siocnm was raised. but no more bodies
We're found.
Other witnesses said they thought
the captain exercised good judgment in
beaching the vessel on North Brother
island
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
said he hoped to complete his inquiry
Monday. to which day the case was adj
journed.
With the approval OF the district at
torney, the members OF the crew. who
were held Mt the house of detention,
We're released from custody.
The bodies of fifty-one unidentified
victims of the disaster We're buried In
the Lutheran cemetery, Long Island.
The bodies OF fifty identified victims
also were Inferred. a majority of them
being relatives OF victims already
buried.
Jacob H. Schiff, treasurer of the COM
mittee appointed by the mayor to So
licit subscriptions for the relief of the
victims, reported that the committee
thus far had received over 100000. Con-
tributions, he added. have been on such
generous scale and the amount al
ready, so large that a further swelling
OF the relief fund seemed to him both
unnecessary and undesirable.
Policeman James Collins testified
that with another policeman, Farrell he
got yawl and rowed over to North
Brother island, where the Slocum was
beached. They made three trips and
took fifty women and children from the
paddle boxes and picked up sixteen
bodies He saw many life preservers
floating and lot OF cork floating. hus
none OF the persons picked UP wore life
preservers.
AS Herbert c. Farrell. the policeman
who was with Collins took the stand to
corroborate Collins story, Capt. Van
Schaick was brought in on a stretcher.
It was decided. however, not to cali
Capt Van Schaick yesterday and he
was taken back to the hospital.
The Slocum could have been beached
at the foot of 131st street and from
three to Ave minutes saved. according
to the testimony Of John Van Glider,
superintendent of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad lighter ser
vice. Van Glider said he went over the
course taken by the Slocurn and con-
tended that 131st street could have been
reached by slightly changing the
course. the flood tide would have helped
and the wind would have carried the
flames outward instead ef Inward. The
reputation of Capt. Van Schaick as
commander was declared by the wit
ness to be first class" TIe had no
doubt the captain had done what he
thought best under the circumstances.