The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-18
60 - BoDIEg.
More Victims Found in Paddle Wheel
of the Slocum.

More Victims Found in Paddle Wheel
Of the slooum.
New York, June livery hour adds
to the horror of the excursion steamer
disaster of Wednesday when the Gene
eral Siocum was burned to the water 8
edge near North Brother island, Dir
crs had explored the wreck of the
steamer yesterday and reported that
no more bodies were TO be found there,
but today diver who was at work ON
the suuken hull found a large number
of bodies packed tightly inside of one
of he paddle wheels Just how many
there were was not known. but tt was
planned to- remove them as soon as
Coroner O'G0rmau reached the scene.
The coroner had arranged 90 visit the
wreck today for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning, 1T possible, what evidence Of
culpability ON the part OF the Knicker-
booker steamship company or of the
officials of the boat. if any could be Sc
cured to present TO the COrCuer'S in
quest. Therefore it was determined TO
take out the bodies at that time.
AT various hospitals where the In
juTed are visited today it is said their
condition is fair. There are now only
Efty-three victims Of the disaster in
the hospitals.
An Added Horror.
Today it is said another horror has
been aQdeq 90 the terrible conditions
resulting from The disaster through
the -Ohlciousness Of some person
at the mOrgue. As result some of
the bodies probably never viii be iden-
tiled and viii so to last resting
place in the humble plot furnished by
the City's charity. When the bodies
were taken by hundreds from the wa
ter and laid in rows ON the grass al
North Brother island each was tagged
with a number. That number was
carefully recorded and the papers. val
uaDles and tTiukeJs which would have
served TO positively identify the bodies
We're removed and placed I'm separate
packages each package bearing
number corresponding to the number
on the body from which the articles
were taken These packages were then
placed iu the custody of the coroner.
Scores OF the bodies at the mOrgue
were burned or bruised beyond rec0g-
milton. but 10 was. hoped that all might
be claimed by friends by means Of the
papers and jewelry.
Boxes Were Numbered.
When the bodies were taken to the
morgue they were placed i'm numbered
boxes, but i'm many cases these num-
bers did not correspond with the fg-
uFes the bodies previously had borne
As a result the plans were completely
upset and the numbered packages of
Faluables became practically worthless
as means of Identifying the owners.
one case which came TO the attention
OF the officials today was that Of A. r.
Hill of Williamsburg. Mr.. Hill called
az the morgue yesterday and identified
the bodies of his br0tEeT-iu-law. VIII
liam Richter, and the wife of the lat
ter, and they rs ere removed to the Of
nee OF am undertaken I'm the after
noon the bodies of Catharine and Lii
nan Richter and years old re-
spectively. also were Identified by him.
Wneu 0e called at the mOrgue today
with an undertaken who was to attend
90 the burial of the bodies. tEey could
not be found. The bodies were num-
nered ll5 and 40. respectively, and the
authorities at the m0Tgue have no rec
ord of amy such bodies having been
given i3 anyone. though they had a
record Of identification made by Mr..
HIH yesterday. 10 is thought that some
undertaken was given the bodies iu
place of two others which he should
have taken, through confusion I'D the
aUmbers.
Careless Pilot.
While the divers and others were
busy looking FOR bodies today the
steamer Grand Republic, the sister
ship of the General SlOCum. passed up
the river with a party of eXcursi0nists
on board. Every deck was crowded. As
the vessel nC8red the point where the
divers were working ON tie wrecked
vessel the police boat patrol whisued
for The Grand Republic TO slow down
sd as MOI 20 disturb the divers, but ac- +
cordine 10 the police. no attention was
paid 10 the warning signals. Ii was +.
only when the Grand Republic was at {
last upon the divers float and the .
waves made by the vessel began to 4
make The float rock and sway that the I
pilot seemed TO reaI-ze that he should /
)net the .gua'S, and slowed down
slightly. By the time the Grand Re /
public was abreast of the wreck. how /
ever. all steam was put ON again and /
the boat proceeded up the sound.
Cortelyou in New York.
Secretary Cortelyou. who had a long
Conference with Robert =. Rode. in .
speCtOr OF The Second district of New
j ork. after his arrival here. said to-
lay that be would give his personal at
.enuon 90 the federal investigation of
ne slocum disaster Mr. Cortelyou
said,
81 wish TO say that a most thorough
VIII be made into the
most awful tragedy, and that no stone
'll be left untuned 60 lay bare the
whole truth with regard 90 &c.
As secretary of the department of
Commerce and labor, J am the head of
he federal Inquiry into this affair. and /
propose to give DC my personal and 4
insofar - possible. my undivided att
eutlou until the matter is finally set
led. As soon as practicable the board
II inspectors VIII get together and take
estimony This inquiry win be sepa- +
ate and distinct from any proceedings
brought BIZ city. state OF county ON
ials.
= want to correct an impression chat
lceHtinoed 90 Pase TRo1