The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-24
QUEST FOR BODIES
STILL CONTINUES
The East River Still Giving UP
Bodies of Slocum Victims
A SEARCHING INQUEST IS ON
a. rnst a. Important Evidence f"
Adduced n VIII he l"ih ne
fore the Federal Gra""
Jury.

New 1Ofh. june ~Ae fhtf
East river from North Brothers
land down to what are known as 'iie
Sunken Meadows, search is Oe M uiaNe
for bodies az unfortunates who lost
their lives in the disaster 10 lEe eN."A
sion steamer General slocum' iasl
Wednesday. Although more than o'o
bodies had been recovered up io Sun-
dav hight. reports from the hrst IS"
minutes OF work, Monday morn'hs'
added FIVE more 20 the total These
were found al widely separated points
and the searchers were Of the opinion
mat before the day ended the list OF
missing would be greatly decreased.
They believe that the big steamers ana
other craft viii SO stir up the water 50
rs 10 cause the bodies lying al the bot
tom of the river to rise 10 the surface
rncounterine New Difncultie".
Wreckers at work on the wreck 81
the slocum encountered new dilhenl-
ties. They were at work about me nun
Of The sanken steamer when they found
that instead of the hull resting in mud
as they thought. that il rested on rocks
which were never known 20 exist IRIS
they say. will delay the work some
what
Several more bodies were recovered
during the day, some OF them IN the
/ vicinity of the wreck OF the Slocum-
There are four divers al work near
North Brothers island reaching for
bodies one diver reports that. al a
depth % IS feet he has discovered q
large hollow in which he says there
are large number OF bodies
4 Host of Witnesses.
More than 200 witnesses have been
summoned to appear at the inquest
which was scheduled to BEGIN before
Coroner Berry. II also was planned %
have present an assistant United States
district attorney and stero grapher
with instructions from the department
Of Justice 10 take down all testimon,
offered. As fast as the notes are trans
crinea the evidence VIII be examined
by United states District Atiorne.
Burnett. who will. in turn, forward The
evidence. together with his opinion
thereon. 10 the department.
Federal Grand Jury VIII Act
III the evidence warrants t.. sal
Gen. Burnett. Il shall NOT wait unit
the end Of ihe inquest before moving y
the matter. II the evidence is stronl
enough the fedora, grand jury Viii b
considering certain phases Of the cas-
long before the inquest has closed.
In addition 70 the interest Which ~
departrrent OF Justice is atkins IN "a
inouesr II X. Smith the legal repre-
sentative Of Secretary Corielyon 81 th
DEPARTMENT of commerce and labor
wa Under instructions TO keep that Dc
partmant thoroughly advised as the IN
quest progressed.
some, striking Evidence Expected
II ts expected that striking facts vi
be aaauced az the inquest for an add
,ion ~ TIE proof that the life prescr'
.rs we're rotten. that the FIRE ho'
burst that the lifehoat davH won
/ not work and that the life RATS we
, so ia ened ia the de1Ss that ih'
! could not be moved Coroner Berry
n said 10 have evidence thar many 81 y
+ ring prcser1ers were so heavy that th'
: sang like lead TWO bodies We
5. found on the bottom o. the river vi
/ these ring preservers around them.
n Another Charge 60 Invcstignte.
% Another charge which the coroner
c 10 investigate is one 10 the effect that
portion Of the guard raj! % which 70
bodies were found clinging when IL "
/. raised from the bottom Of the riy'
= was rotton and worm-eaten.
y A resident Of Jersey City, nan
i Work nan. who lost two daughters a
! son ir the disaster. returned hoi
i last night after having visited
a scene Of the wreck and after attendi
e. memorial services during be day. q
II blew out his brains with receiver