The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-17
Searchers Have Taken
0ut 500 Bodies.
OF THESE IS NOT KNOWN
II is Estimated That 500 Persons
Are Not Yet Accounted
For.


ing the bodies Of 524 persons who lost
their lives in the steamer General slocnm
disaster had been identified, The uniden-
tined bodies number Is, and 900 persons
are reported missing.
Up the sound where the hulk Of the
General slocum lies submerged, showing
only paddle box, scores Of small craft
aided the tugs in graphing for the vic
Tins. Divers went down time and time
again A score OF times, diver reap
peared after his plunge with the body Of a
woman or child Two Of them coming
to the surface together on one occasion
had in their arms two little grls-sisters
--elasped IN each 0Eher's embrace, and
their mother, It was thought, whose dead
hand clenched the skirt Of one OF them.
AS far as It vas within their power, the
divers searched the wreck from stem to
stern but there were masses Of broken
timber through which 1t was almost im-
possible TO explore aud II may be that
some viii find grave under those sunken
timbers until The hulk is raised or the
waters Of the sound wash away the last
trace Of the wreekage.
At this point the water is deep and the
currents are swift, and beyond a doubt
many have been borne along with the
tides to be given mp at later day at
some distant point
There are q number OF places where the
living may have landed and ii is believed
that many that are now reported missing,
are safe, aud eventually win be heard
work In hand.
Many persons were injured in the panic
that followed the breaking out Of flames
on the General Siocum, and at least 200
persons we're taken 10 the hospitals. Not
q death has occurred 10 far among these
aud mony Dc them already have been
discharged
Perhaps the most remarkable case In
many appalling experiences Of those who
were on the Sloeum was that Of Miss Clara
Hartman, who was picked up for dead,
towed behind a boat for several miles,
wrapped In 8 tarpaulin and tagged as
dead, aud then recovered consciousness at
the Alexander Avenue police station. It
Is now believed she will recover.
Although many of the bodies taken to
the m0rgue we're badly mutilated and the
clothing IN many cases almost entirely
burned of valuables have been taken from
them aud are Ia the keeping ef city Off
elals. to the extent Of 100000 OF more.
Some of the men aud women had the say
ings Of a lifetime on them when they per-
ished Much iewelry, 1t Ia reported to the
police, had been lost but an explanation
may be found In the fact that II was de-
stroyed By Ere, rather than stolen by
ghouls,
When the tide turned and began to fall
about $50 clock yesterday afternoon the
current slackeued SO that additions could
be made safely to the searching party.
Sixteen boats were about the suuken
steamer at this time and the result was
that in less than half an hour twelve more
bodies were recovered of the beach and
one from the wreck itself
The body from the wreck was that Of q
young woman, 1t was seen, caught In one
Of the paddle boxes, By the crew Of 81
barge which was passing the wreck They
removed II and laying it athwart the barge
carried 1t 10 the shore of North Brothers
island, where II was turned over to the
coroner.
Mayor Mcclellan has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation;
HTo the Citizens Of New York:
The appalling disaster yesterday, BY
which more than 800 men, women and chill
dren lost their lives By FIRE and drowning
has shocked aud hoFri6ed our city. Know
ing the keen sympathy Of the people of
the city Of New ] ork with their stricken
fellows have appointed committee Of
aitiyans Ia recatya contributions to a fund
to provide for the fit and proper burial Of
the dead, and for such other relief as may
be necessary