The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-26
BONES IN THE SLOCUM'S HULL.
FIND MADE AT CAMDEN, WHERE
THE WRECK NOV LIES.
Police to Make . Further Search what
Is Left OF tho Horror Steamer Is
to He Used ~ Lumber Barge by
the Man Who bought II At Auction.

CAMDEN. n. j., June 25-Bones OF the
victims OF the excursion steamer General
Slocum, on which 1881 lives were lost In
the East River. New York a year ago
we're found to-day in the hull Of the Slocum
at the foot Of Twenty-seventh street, East
Side, Camden, to which point what Is left Of
the vessel was towed from Perth Amboy
The discovery created some excitement
and Immediately sftsrward all persons
were warned against boarding the hull.
The discovery was made by Adam Riok-
enbaok OF 1918 North Twent y-seventh street,
East Side. About 10 o'clock Riokenbaoi
rowed out TO the boat, which Is moored to
a number Of pilings. After looking about
the deck for some time he went below.
While walking In the hull on the sand.
which In some places Is several feet deep,
he noticed a dark objec prof ecting about
two inches He released 1t from the sand
and found that 1t was q bone Of human
arm. He was about to retrace his steps
when he stumbled across thighbone.
He at once left the boat. Later the police
were notified, and made a cursory search
Of the hull. There were few more smaller
bones, all human. found. The search will
be continued tomorrow.
Il believe there are lots OF bones there, >
said Rckenback. -The sand Is several
feet deep in places and 1t did not look to mo
As II an attempt had ever been made to
see what was in there
Tho General Slocum left Perth Amboy
Thursday In tow Of the tug Ivanhoe. On
board the Slocum were Frank and Michael
Smith, brothers, employees OF Frederick
Dreamer of s32 East Girard avenue, Phila-
delphia, owner OF the boat. From noon
Friday until the breakwater was reached
there was a succession Of storms that
threatened to engulf the boat. For several
hours tug and tow we're compelled to lay to
in order to prevent the hull from laundering.
Several Of the seams opened and work at
the pumps was continuous.
Frederick Dreamer. the owner, said.
4 bought this boat at marshal's
sale because I believed could make some
money, believed her hull was intact,
that it was only filed with sand and that 1t
could be raised without much trouble.
"She was raised and towed over to Perth
Amboy, where she was stripped and the
stun sold for junk. 1 made up my mind
to convert her into a lumber carrying
barge, and for that reason decided to
bring her over here. As nearly all OF her
deck beams were gone left the sand in
her to stlffen her for the sea voyage.
haven't the slightest idea what Is in the
sand.
-On the way over the boat came very
near being lost. She was twisted consid-
erahly out OF shape. but that can soon be
fixed. Work will begin on the alterations
tomorrow and when completed she will
be used to carry lumberfrom Southern ports.
She will have capacity Of about 1 500 tons.
Hundreds OF river craft filed with curl
Gus people sailed or steamed about the
FIRE Scared hull to-day. The North Cramer
Hill ferryboats we're packed and tho cap
tains ran the boats "a close to the hull a.
vas cousIstent with safety