The Washington times., 1904-06-21
.SLOCUM FUND
GROWING FAST
Over Fifty Thousand Dol
lars Subscribed.
TWELVE MORE BODIES FOUND
Raised to Surface by Severe Storm
Coroner's Inquest
Resumed.
TWELVE MORE BODIES FOUND

NEW YORK, June 21.-Up to S'eI5ck
this morning twelve additional bodies.
victims OF the General Slocem disaster.
had been recovered, making the total
number so far recovered 40. rnere are
slxty-four unidentified bodies in the
morgue
A severe storm, accompanied by tnun-
der and lightning. passed over this
vicinity early this morning. II caused
the bodies recovered today to come to
the surface Of the water
Raised to the Surface.
Eight bodies were found floating near
the place where the steamboat was
beached. The bodies of three women
were recovered at wItzels Point. The
twelfth corpse hoated close to the shore
at College Point.
People are responding generously to
the call for financial aid for those who
suffered from the disaster Jacob H.
Schif, treasurer Of the general relief
fund. reports that Yesterday he received
500, ,9-0.45. making the total thus far S53.-
332. .15.
Contributions were also received at the
mayors Office aggregating thousands OF
dollars.
Inquest Resumed.
When the inquest into the Slocum dis
aster was resumed before Coroner Berry
end a jury this morning. Deckhand
Daniel O'Neil swore he had never par
tIcipated in a fire drill on board Of the
Slocum.
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
created something Of a sensation in the
court by questioning the witness reIa-
tive to another fire which occurred on
the Slocum the day before the disaster.
Asked If 1t was not a fact that a fire
fore. O'Neil said:
Il never heard of any fire"
A Graphic Story.
O'Nen told a graphic story Of the fire
aEd declared the fire hose burst so soon
as the water was turned on He swore
ar attempt was then made TO bring the
deck hose into use. but that the cou-
pling did not fit the standpipe
O'Nen admitted that when he saw
the fire he jumped overheard into a
small boat. which capsized, and that nc
then swan ashore
O'neil said there were five barrels
filled with hay and stray in the forward
cabin IN which the fire originated. He
said the Slocum was in Hell Gate when
the fire was discovered.
Everett Brandow. second engineer on
filled with hay and straw in the forward
| been on the SlOcum for six seasons. The
! fire-tighting apparatus consisted of the
two standpipes, and the donkey engine
which pumped the water into them
There were no appliances on the steamer
! for flooding the holds in case Of
emergency
OFF He'll Gate.
He was first notified Of the fire by
I Mate Flanagan, about 1890 He BE-
lieved that the Slocum had passed Hell
Gate some four minutes when he heard
/ of the fire.
| At that time they had just reduced
the speed on the steamer. Almost I'M
mediately the Jingle bell sounded for
full speed ahead" "
! He was on the main deck at the time.
| He Immediately relieved the first engi-
neer in the engine room. The latter
| left to handle the fire
/ Following this. came tho order to
''slow," and four seconds later an order
stop" Then came zone bell" mean
/ ing "go ahead slow and he ran at this
rate until the SlOcum was beached
| THE bell signals came almost tOgeth-
1 err he swore "ss thoush some one was
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