Evening journal., 1904-06-18
400 ARE STILL
UNACC0UNTEDFOR
Magnitude of the New York
Harbor Horror Grows
More Appalling
FUNERALS BY THE HUNDREDS

Vessels Owners and Wreekins Com
pany Could Not Agree on Price For
Raising Hulk So City Will Take
Charge Of Work.
New York, June 1S.-Despite the un-
firing work Of the divers and grap-
piers and the watchfulness Of scores Of
men who have given themselves over
to the task Of searching for the miss
ing" but few additional bodies OF
those who perished in the Slocum dis
aster have been recovered during the
past twenty-four hours II was at nrst
stated by divers who went down into
the wreck that there are many bodies
still under the entanglement OF timbers
and paddle wheels aud that II would be
necessary to dynamite the hulk or raise
II before they could be reached. To this
end city officials communicated with q
wrecking company, and an announce
ment was made that the company
would undertake the work OF bringing
the wreck to the surface. Later, how
ever. a conference between the marine
insurance companies and the wrecking
company ended in a disagreement, with
the result that for the present at least
the matter is In allegiance.
Secretary Cortelyou Of the depart
ment OF commerce and labor viii per
sonally undertake the investigation in
to the disaster In behalf Of the govern
ment. District Attorney Jerome's as
sistants are working energetically on
the case. and officials of the coroner's
Office have made considerable progress
in the way OF gathering evidence.
which viii be presented on Monday,
when the coroner's inquiry Will begin.
There Is In the coroner's possession a
stand pipe taken at his direction by a
diver from the submerged wreck The
valve of the pipe is closed tight, show
ing that no use was made of this pipe
IN fighting the flames on the Slocum.
Statements have been made to the
coroner by several OF the steamboat
; employees who will appear as witness
es at the inquest that the captain OF
the Slocum sailed his boat a distance
OF between three and four miles before
Bleaching her. Several watches showed
that more than half an hour had
elapsed from the breaking out Of the
fire until the boat was run ashore, an
the watches which were taken from
bodies of the drowned stopping be
tween 1910 and 1920
? Estimates as to the number Of dead
still vary greatly, and this may be ac-
z counted for by reason Of the failure TO
e report to the proper authorities on the
part Of many who although officially
: registered as missing. were In reality
i saved.
The Dead and Missing.
D.. Already 500 bodies have been recOv-
I cred, OF which about fifty remain uni
{ Identified These include 2T3 children.
e 243 women and % men. Thirteen
officers Of st, Marks church are among
. the dead, one OF them being woman.
Together with the announcement
D from the morgue that the number Of
d recovered dead was 800 came the state
! ment that about 425 persons are still
2 unaccounted for. There can be no
doubt that very many Of these are
{ dead, because for forty-eight hours and
more relatives have been searching for
4 them. Some of the watchers-from
= mere boys to aged parents-have kept
their unceasing vigil at the steps Of the
e morgue.
r The first funeral from among the
/. victims was held yesterday Il was
e that Of a young girl who is believed TO
have died Of heart disease from fright.
b No signs Of death from burning OF
b drowning were found. Her funeral
was followed by a score Of others,
which were attended by thousands OF
persons from the east side community,
I where most Of the dead had lived.
= Today 800 or more funerals have
[ been held in the district, and thirty
two unrecognizable bodies which had
been lying at the morgue were placed
I each in a separate coffin and in a sep.
+ arate hearse and laid away in the
Lutheran cemetery at Middle Village
N. Y The city had arranged for their
burial, a plat large enough DIR the in
r terment OF 25O bodies having been set
Z aside in this cemetery. All the un.
z known dead will be placed here side by
I side.
I Many thousands Of dollars have been
subscribed to the relief fund, and mon.
ey still continues TO pour into the
E hands OF the treasurer of the mayors
= relief committee for the benefit Of the
4 widows and orphans. Within an hour
or two after the subscription list was
opened $4,000 had been collected.
Dispute Over Raising Vessel.
Because OF dispute over the price
to be paid the Merritt & Chapman
Wrecking Company for raising the
Iwrecked General Slocum the clty an.