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A double mind ' is J always a bor rowed one. LONDON. June 16. — A dispatch to the Dally Mail from Constantinople says the consular reports confirm tha destruction of many Armenian vil lages in the Sassun district Tha number of killed is estimated to ex ceed 3000 Dersoru. • .Many Armenian Villages Destroyed. COOK ESTATE SETTLED.— Superior Judge Kerrigan yesterday Issued a decree of settle ment : of the final account ¦ and j distribution ot the estate of. Pardon A/ Cook, deceased. The heirs are his widow, ; Lizzie ' Cook; and daugh ters Lora A. - Cook, Alice C. Swan and Ine» C. Noble. The estate consists of $44,280 In cash, the block bounded by Hush. Sutter Scott and Pierce streets, and other realty/ .-.,, HARRISBURG, Pa., June ti.— Th3 commission of Attorney General KnoX as United States Senator to succeed the late Senator Quay wa3 to-day pre pared and signed by Governor Penny packer and sent to Mr. Knox in Wash ington. The commission runs until the next meeting of the Legislature, which will organize in January, 1905. Kno.x's Commission la Signed* NEW YORK, June 15.— North Broth er Island Is a vast morgue. Bodies of women and children, of young girls, in their teens, with their loosened hair fallen about their white faces, of babes in arms and young boys, lay on thfc ground, with sheets draped over them: • Here was the body of a mother \7ith the child she had tried to save still clasped In her arms. Beside her. would be a little form which the lifted sheet disclosed to be that of a boy, perhaps her son. Only now and then could there be any other identification except by numbers. So there remained nothing for the Coroner anty the police to do ex cept to place a numbered tag upon one body after another before It was lifted Pitiful Scenes While Relatives Are Searching Among the Victlme. ISLAND A VAST 'MORGUE. Whitney made his home in the Easti but spent much time in California. It is, stated that the -estate left by Whit ney is less than $10,000, with liabilities in excess of this amount. "•¦¦ - LOS ANGELES, June, 15.— An inves tigation which has just been com menced In the Superior Court of Or ange County. Into the -state and af fairs of the late Oscar -K. Whitney, for years a prominent and respected citi zen of Syracuse, N. Y., who died In Los Angeles Sisters'- Hospital January 5 last, reveals the fact that Whitney la charged by the United. States Fidelity and Guarantee Company of Baltimore, Md.. with fraudulently appropriating to his own use about $50,000 of the funds of • the People's Building, Loan and Savings Association of Geneva, N< Y., s of which association '¦¦ he was acting as. assignee at the time of- his death. tnto Results In Sensational Developments. Probing Affairs of New Yorker's Es- OFFENSE IS -ALLEGED AFTER MAN'S DEATH Cassroann, Hattle, Infant; Gallagher, Kate. ¦ Fernlsen. Mrs.; Ferhiaen. Emma;' Fernisen, Henry, child: Fernfsen. . Marie; • Flnklngtreck, Kate, child; Flnebuch; boy; Fitrkow, Mrs.'An nle; Frlesae. Ella; Friesse, Adelaide; Frerce?, — — . man; Fries*, Frederick; Furman, Emma. Eagle. Lulu; Bell (child); Eell. Ellle (Infant); Eller, Joseph; Elite, Mrs. Marie. \ Josephine (chlldA; Diehm. Harry Delvlnthal. Sophia; ' Delvlnthal. Mrs. Matti* : Dengleiv Harriet; Denter HattU; Dooerlng. Eda (child): Dooering.- Mrs. Ida; OorhoerTer. Mattla (child): DorhoelTer. . Mrs. ¦ Barbara: Dorrey, Edna.. (child) ;,DuesIer. Mrs. Lena. Canfleld. . Henry, cook, prisoner; Clpse, Softa: Cllne, Mra. Anna; Cllne, Harry. B.'v;--.-;2f.- Beget .Mary; Behren*. Frederick, child- Beh - mm, Herman: Henach. Lulu, child; rierfln" t rfa T r " ; , Blo n m j?, n - Mri v fc«*«w bS?£ Mlr-^t : ' ~ " *"' Bur P n y. M «* Abesser, Kate, child; ,Addlck»es. Mm. Man gle: Anger, Charles: Armand Mrs. Annlr Armand., Stella, child; Attraus, Ernest, child.' NEW YORK, June 16.— Following J« a list of the Injured in the hos pitals: ... , „:,,;. Names Recorded In "the Hospitals of Greater New York. } PARTIAL LIST OF INJURED. LIVERPOOL. June 15. — The man agers of the Cunard .and White_Star lines deny that they participated in any conference here yesterday," at which, according: to report, the terms of settlement of the rate war were dis cussed. Representatives of tho Do minion and Allen lines and of the Canadian Pacific conferred at Liver pool yesterday. They determined to meet the White Star Line's cut by making a'50-shilling rate for third class fares to Quebec and Montreal. Managers of White Star and Cunartl Lines Deny They Participated In Any Conference. SinTLEMEXT OP RATE "WAR IS STILL. FAR OFF The majority of the injured are suf fering from burns, submersion and shock. In addition to tne foregoing, many were treated at; the hospitals and sent to their homes. Zclens, Mary (child); Zclens. Mx«. Kate; Zundal, Mrs.. Maria. i Webber. Annie; Weaver. Edwin, pilot, prla \oner; Wethl. Amelia: Wentraub Carl; Wesser Mrs. Eamestlne;- Woods, James, member of the crew, prisoner; Wolf, Margaret; Wurstich. Arthur (child). Van Schack. William H., captain, prisoner; Vaeth, William; Van Wart. Edward, crew. prisoner. Ullner, JLJzzie; Ullrich. Mrs. Sophia. V. Bchultz. Susj>n: Schultz. Paulftie; Schnatlltz. Fred, child; Schumacher. -*-; Schuman. Mary; Schaefer, Augusta; Schmidt. Fred; Schmidt. Lu!a, child; Smith, Fred, child: Smith. Phll llplna; Schlck. Henry: Scholting. Edward; Sky rodt, Henry. Stranseld. Herman:. child; tha Infant: Streckman. Herman. » child; Stcickel Henry: Stlckney. Mrs.; Stiekel. Mag gie, child: Strangefeldt. Mrs. Christina: Stack erman> , boy; Sudderman, Anna;. Sinner, Andrew, child. . \ V. \ Rice, Louis (child); Reina, Kate; Robinson, Edward, of crew, prisoner; Rose. John (child); Rosen. Grace; Rore. Wilhclmlne; Kumpf, Ada; itumv' Adna. S. VerdMwttz, Kurt: Pland. James: Podenwell, Gus: Porter. Joseph: Poner. Lewis; Post — ; Proddick. Mrr.. Mary; Prandsicke, FranK; Prandslckfe Mrs. Lizzie. Mahlstedt. Anna: Mayer, George; Michael. Georsc; Mclnhardt. Addie, child; Metter. Georpc; Miller, Walter, child; Miller. Samuel; Miller. Herman, chili. Miller. .Louise, child; Msltr. Minnie, child; Miller. Grosvenor, chlM; Miller. Err.est. «MKh MoWer. Louis, child; M.'.al. Mr». Marie: Mueller. Simon; Muth. John;. M*ndct Allies child; Mutz; Clustave. - Mosewlll. Martin; Mohler. ¦ Annie; Mohler. Emil- Oellrtcn, Henry (child); O*mer». Mary. I. • Iden. Anna (child). J. •Jordon. Pauline; Joseph. Marsarette. K. Koh!sh. child; Ko!sh. Magjrle: Kampflre, I Mildred: Kol»h Georse; Kari. Emmi; KafTett saum. Mrs. Nellie: KaffenberKh. Kate: Kaus ,man. JuMa: Kaurfman. Mildred. Infant: Ketch. Mrs. Elizabeth; KetehPr. Stac-y. child; Ko*p, jAnna; Kei(Y°l. K.lna. infant; Kruffe!, Anni°; Kruse, AJbertina; Krubseh. Martta: Kraus. Sadie- KrlnKler, Dora, child; Kllnster. chtM; Kler.ken, Marie: Klwer. William. child; Kruetter. Charles: Kruster. Mary; Knuster. | Mrs. Matilda; Kapf, John: Kubbera. William. L. Lein Hairy. Lincoln. Mrs. Frederick ; Lucda. child; Lude nay. John; Luthjcn. Autust._ II. Heckert. Annie Hlller. Barbara llehl. George , Hcrway. Johanna Hrrn.ann. George Hnnn. Anna H^ml William Hardlneamp. Mary lUrt*. Mr*. William (child) Holdfr. Mary Hartumr. Ksyir (child) Huffman Jlr». EMza-Heldencamp. Jamps . beth Hermann, c'alherlne-- Hortman. Mrs. Bophta Hlller. Sir*. Chriftlana Hardlnramp. MaryHeUs. Frank (chlM) (child) Hells, Henrietta (chlhi) I. Idsn. Grace (child) Iden, Kate Jessler. Dabctte K. Ka^thlf r, Henry Klein, Mr*. Daniah . Kramer, — (woman) Klein, Mrg. Emma •-..« i ¦ >. Mardalene 1j. ' t.ar.n. Amllia Ix>effUr. — . (child) Lutjens, Mrs. Kate Looblnger, Henry Lwdwls, George ' Luedmann, Mrs. Hanna Lander. Louis 31. Mnnh'eur. Mamie Motzer. Mrs. Anna May. Chariot;* Michael. — . (ch!!d> Mchley. Mrs. Minnie Mueller, Helena M«yer. Elizabeth Mueller. Mrs. Valeara Movrr Mr«. Louise Mueller. Helena (child) Mullen. Anna Mayer • Louisa. ..McUran. Michael Miller Elizabeth (In- Mucller, Martha -fant) Ochs (or Knox), child Olfeth, Annie (•ullman. William H. ' -¦•- -K: • Hhrtnger. Meta Hothman. Mrs. Emily Koth. Lena Itolb, Helena Roth, Mrs. Josephine s. K> Schmidt. Kathertne Btlnz. Mrs. August Sehnelzier, Mrs. Lena t'enmldt, A. T. Schwartz, Mr«. Loul?a Heh'ultz', Emma -and a i=!rri<r!n\ Lotta child Smith. Mrs Mary Rchultcr. — . Sobel. Catherine Smith, Mildred Sto«hr. Susie - ¦ ¦ Keman. — . (child) T. Tottebaum. Herman I U. Unger, Kate Ullman, Mrs. Lena V. Vollman. Mary Volkberg, Mary ... r w. ..,.¦ .^. . .- , • Walter. Elizabeth Weiss, Kmlly (child) yUedeman. Caroline .Welw, Lewis Vi elss, Mrs. Tilly Zeitler. Emily : ' . Many of thg children picked up by small boats were lashed to camp stools and other light boat furnishings, show- Ing that some adult had tried to make the little ones safc\ These precautions proved inadequate in 'the, terrific cur rpnt and In the "whirlpools. .. .. • Very few of trie children picked up had on life preservers., Children cannot get at the life, preservers on excursion boats In this harbor.; They are lashed to the ceilings over the decks and can be reached only by a tall person. ~ "When shu was grounded the flames had spre.-id over IM. entire upper and lower decks. There was only a few spots on the boat untouched by' the flames and in these were piled nion and , women who had. fainted and, fall- Ins, pinned others to the deck. "The men from the tugs who could get near the steamship- shouted for those on board to Jump and then the small boats picked them up by the score." , ; . ...'.. - .. ; • "As we made for the shore the cap tain blew his whistle in one continu ous blast and soon. boats of nil descrip tions were making for us from every side of the, river. I was rescued by a launch just as the boat settled close to th«? shore. " "I endeavored" for, a few minutes to break through the mad. crush and get to my mother and little. brother, but I was swept into one corner of the bqat and held there, unable to move. "As the boat kept on her way the breeze drove the flames toward the sifter part of the steamer, whsre those who In the panic had not Jumped over board were huddled, together. - It seemed but a Jew seconds before the flames had swe^t dowrf upon the chil dren, who 'were struggling about the icecream tables, and set their cloth ing'ablaze. They all clashed to the after part of the steftmer. In a stam pede that carried those who were near the, rail overboard against their will. At one time it schemed to me as if the women and children were pouring over the sides like r waterfall.. carried them toward the rocks on both shores. . : \ '• . BIRDPETK VIEW SHOWING THE c6tTRSE FOM^OWED HY THE l.'NFORTKNATE GENERAL 8I.OCUM FROM THE TIMH-SHE LEFT HER pOCK WITH THE EXCURSION P\KTV ON .HOARD UNTIL. HEK CHARRED HULK WAS RUN AGROUND IN THE SHALLOW WATER OFF NORTH DROTHER ISLAND. . ,. John Kdell. 22 years old. one of the survivors of the disaster, gave the fol lowing account of his terrible experi ence, his mother and little brother hav ing b^en drowned before his eyes: "When we left the pier the decks were packed to the limit of their ca pacity. The band was playing, the children were frolicking about, and we were having a flue time. As we neared Hell Gate the children were called down to. the lower deck, where ice cream and soda water were served. They were literally falling over one another In • an effort to , get to the tables which held the refreshments. With my mother and my lHtle brother Paul, I went to the engine-room to watch the machinery. "Suddenly there was a burst of flame that rushed up through the engine room and flashed cut about us. The flames spread with the rapidity of an explosion, setting fire to the clothing of the women and children who were grouped about the engine-room watch ing the machinery. . "There was the most terrible panic as the burning . women* and children rushed out among t'.iose surrounding the Icecream " and soda water tables. In the terrible scramble my mother and little brother were swept away from me and carried toward the. side where the children and women, with ;thelr clothes : burning, had begun-' to Jump Into the water. The flames spread In bursts that soon had the entire /deck enveloped. : ,'¦/.--' "The crew was helpless to render any assistance or make efforts: to check the advance of the fire. We were just pass- Ing out through Hell Gate when the fire started. The captain headed the boat toward North Brother Island and the pilots, whd were with him, yelled fran tically to us to stay aboard until they beached the boat. . But in a moment after the flames had burst from the engine-room j great . numbers began ; to jump overboard. -The women were wild with fright, and picking up their chil dren leaped into the whirlpools that "I got- my wife and daughter out on the rail and then we went overboard. I was in such an excited state that I do not remember whether we were hurled over or jumped. 'When I struck the water I «ank and when I arose there Were scores about me fighting to k-ep afir.at. ¦ One by one, I saw them sink »i round me. But I was powerless to do anything. "With a great effort I managed to keep afloat, but my strength was about gone when a man on one of 'the 'tugs picked me yp." Paul Lebenmv. one of the passengers who was on' board, says a ferry-boat passed near the burning steamship, but offered no assistance. "I believe that ' the first that, fell into the water were crowded over board. After this there seemed to be a general Inclination to Jump. The women and children went over the rail ings like files. - "In *ihe great crush many women fainted and foil to the deck, to be tram pled upon. Little children were knocked down. "When /the fire shot up to the top deck and drove the crowd back the panic wag terrible to witness. The women and children clung to the rail ings and stanchions, but could not keep their holds. I. with my wife and daughter, was swept along! with the rest. S ' Rev. George C. F. Haas, pastor of the church, was saved, but his wife, Ger trude, and his daughter. Anna, are among the dead. Haas told the story of the disaster. "The fire started in the kitchen, In the forward part,' when we were oft One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street," he said. "I understand that some fat that boiled over started the blaze. At that time most of the women and chil dren were Jammed in the rear end of the boat, where the band was playing. "Why the captnln did not point the boat for tho Meadows I do not under stand. He kept on and the fresh wind drove the fire back on the decks. In thr»e minutes from the time the fire Etaftfd ell the decks were ablaze. Such scenes as followed I do think were ever witnessed before! I was In the rear of the bo.it with my wife and daughter. Women were shrieking and clasping their children in their arms. Some others had as many as three or four with them. the dock, where he and Van Tassel pulled a number of nejrsons out of the water. Patrolman Kilt had a similar expe rience. He said he tried to quiet the passengers on his deck, but could not, and when the decks gave way he fell Into the water with them, swimming to "I got on the side of the boat," he said, "and tried to quiet the people, In which I succeeded to some extent. A few minutes later the upper deck gave way and I was carried down with the others into the water. I managed to swim to a dock on North Brother Isl and." >*./'.. NEW YORK, June 15.— One of the first to go to the work of rescue was Rev. Father Oonlan of St. Jerome's Catholic Church. On hearing the news of the disaster Father Donlan gathered other priests arid started for the water front. Although they knew it Wa*s 'a. Lutheran picnk 1 , the priests felt that It was their duty to give religious con solation to all whom they encountered. Father Donlan gave religious consola tion to forty-five persons, forty-three of whom died. • When the news of the disaster be came known there was a rush of tele phonic and personal Inquiries at the home of the pastor of the church, George A. Haas. Geoige A Haas, son of the pastor,, was the only member of the family at home, and it fell to him to inform all those who Inquired that the reports were true. As the news spread in the parish crowds flocked around the church and the parsonage and the scene was a pit iful one. Large number* boarded the elevated trains and hastened to One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street,- Business practically was at a standstill in the neighborhood. The two policemen on the boat were William Van Tassel and George Kilt, both of the harbor squad, who had been detailed on the excursion. Van Tassel was on the main deck, while Kilt was stationed on the upper deck forward. Van Tassel was . one ' of the first to reach the main land from North Broth er Island. He said that he heard what he believed to be an explosion. Every body screamed, and some men assisted women to put on life-preservers, while others appeared to be excited and were unable to do anything. ing Details of Tragedy. Survivors of the Rlocnm Tell Harrow- PRIESTS GIVE CONSOLATION. Meanwhile the Slocum burned to the water's edge. At 12:25 o'clock, two hours and twenty-five minutes af ter the fire was discovered, she sank. It 13 estimated there were; then nearly 100 charred bodies on her decks. Ju~t after the steamship sank the water near by was black with bodies. The tug finally succeeded In picking up eighty-eight charred corpses in Hunts Cove, off Rikers Island, and carried them into the sound. None of these bodies, it is believed, can ever be identified. The scene was pitiable in fhe ex treme as the living and the dead were brought in. Rows of bodies were stretched along the beach. Frantic men went along looking at one after another, searching for children and friends. Women with disfigured faces, their clothing partially stripped -from them, were carried to the Improvised emergency hospital, crying for chil dren who had been torn from them in the mad rush when the boat took fire. As the bodies of living and the dead were taken out of the water those alive were taken to the hospitals on the island or sent across the river to hospitals In Manhattan. Here ambu lances from almost all the hospitals in Greater New York and every 'other scrt of conveyance which could be found were put Into service.' ¦ . For hours the bodies of the burned and the drowned drifted ashore on the isfand and between One Hundred and Thirty-f.rst and One Hundred and Thirty-eighth streets in Manhattan. Some persons came ashore still alive. Many of these died, but others -will recover. The scene on North Brother Island, as described by the rescuers, was a pitiful one. Body after body was washed ashore or brought In by boats and added to the long row on the beach. Fifty-three persons died while the doctors were attending them. The point where the Slocum beach ed was Just off the scarlet fever ward on North Brother Island. The pa tients who had ; been out on the porches and lawns watching the ap proach of the burning vessel were or dered Indoors and the physicians on the island hastened to the assistance of those who were being brought ashore through the shallow water. Many of those who leaped from the Slocum were carried away by the cur-' rent even after she was beached and were drowned. LOXG ROWS OF DEAD. ; ¦•¦ • • the crew of the Tracey,. which re mained alongside until the tug's pilot house took fire. The policemen and the crew were unable to release the bodies without further mutilating them and arrange ments were made to hoist ihc hatch way with the bodies to it to the deck of the Fidelity. Amc-ng the boats that hurried to the succor of the stricken passengers were several tuss of the New York Central and Hudson Railroad Company, the auxiliary catboat Easytimes. the Health Department steamer Massa sert. These, with a swarm of row boats manned by willing hands, ap proached as near the blazing vessel 2rs was possible and rescued scores of people. The Franklin Edson went so close to the burning steamship that her own palni was scorched. The crew of the tug, however, stuck bravely to their work and saved many "women and children from a terrible death. The fire had possession of the boat from stem to stern by the time she was off One Hundred and Eightieth street. The fire boat Sophar Mills was summoned from its moorings at the foot of East Ninety-ninth street and was soon on the scene, its crew lend ing valuable aid in saving life. To-night a crowd is held back by po lice lines formed about the City Morgue at the foot of East Twenty sixth street. The crowd began to gather as soon as it became rumored about the city that the dead would be brought to Manhattan, from North Brother Island and other*- places where at first the dead had been taken. When the Massasert came to dock with eighty-five dead., the work of remov ing the bodies from the steamer pro ceeded slowly until no more were found and the autopsy-room was cleared and the blackened and distorted bodies were placed on the floor there. >j.v" When, finally the Morgue authorities allowed the crowd to enter the Morgue a scene ensued which was harrowing In the extreme. In some cases Identi fications first were found to have be«n erroneous, men laying claim to bodies and afterward discovering that they were not those of their relatives. At the entrance of the morgue the crowd to-night tried to push past the police and a riot resulted. At the height of the trouble a man who had learned that his wife was among Ik* dead tried to stab himself. • All the while men in search of wives, children or sisters were picking their way from one covered forrr- to another and as a face was uncovered and the sheet turned bark upon it there was renewed hope that after all those sought' might be saved." or, at ths worst, were only suffering at one or the other of the hospitals. Now and then a searcher was sadly rewarded. A man would be seen to fall upon his knees beside a form under the trees, but it was seldom that one could hear more than a stifled groan. Mcfct pitiful of all was the grief of one who found not one, but two or three, of hi3 family among the dead, as happened on several occasions, for many a man was left not" only a wid ower, but childless. Boats are still ratroling the section of thA stream where bodies might be found and many are recovered as the search continues. It will be days be fore there can be any certainty that no bodies still remain to be given up by the river. Many of the bodies cannot be iden tified. Heads, legs and arms are burned off and not a shred of clothing is left on 'any of them. What looked like a big hatchway, on which were five or six charred bod ies, was seen floating in the cove at Hunts Point and towed carefully alongside the Fidelity. The wood wai badly charred and bodies seemed to stick to it. into one of the wagons and transferred to a boat which bore it to one or other of the city morgues. In a paper bag, with its correspond ing number, was laid away such Jew elry or other means of Identification 1 as could be found. "No. 64. woman, one gold watcn. one gold guard ring." was the char acteristic inscription for one of these bags. Piled one above another in a basket which follov.ed the Coroner on his rounds, the bags accumulated in in creasing numbers as the first estimates of the loss of Hfe had to give away to what at first had seemed to. be absurd and exaggerated guesses as to the number of victims of the disaster. When a few more than 100 bodies hud been recovered and the task of num bering and tagging them was all un der way. it semed that the end was in sight, though , there were still hun dreds of persons to be accounted for. Many were the pathetic sights wit nessed. Bodies of little children were brought fn. clasped in each other's: arms. So strong had death fastened their hold on each other that whan "lifted into the boat their arms were still interlocked. The work of recovering and tagging bodies went on until more than 100 had been recovered, after it had been hoped that the river had already 1 "en up most of its dead— after the watchers and workers had sighed with relief that the worst was over. It was Just before she beached that her hurricane deck, . the supports of which had burned away, fell with its load of women, and children,: adding to the panic and horror of those on the deck below. Very *oon the after parts of the second and third decks also caved *tn. Just before this oc curred v the tug Walter Tracey had come alongside and 'the burning steamship had been lashed to It Many of the passengers -were taken off by Through all the wild panic, during all that inferno, with fire and- smoke surrounding . them, the officers and men of the doomed boat remained at their poets, but they were powerless to avert the catastrophe. The Slocurn got within fifty feet of the northwest pier- of North Brother Island and there stopped in the shal low water. HEROISM OP THE . CREW. It was an experience harrowing and terrible and that any escaped alive seems wonderful. < -' . • ' In the wake of the Slocum as she hurried up stream was a line of little black specks, showing the heads of those who had sought to escape the roaring furnace of the ship by throw ing themselves overboard. Few of those saved by the small boats had on life preservers. At no time during the progress of the fire was there an opportunity to either lower the lifeboats or to get out the life preservers. This, perhaps, gives an idea of the rapidity with which the flames swept the decks.- ' • — On the' Slocum the first sweep of the flames cut off escape from the hur ricane deck, where a great many of the women and children were crowded together, and soon burned away the light wood of the uprights, which came down with a crash on those be low. It is thought that most' of those on the hurricane deck were burned. As the fire increased the struggle to rain a point of vantage at the stern "became frightful. Women and chil dren crowded against the aft rail un til it gave way and hundreds were pushed off into the river. After this there was a steady stream of persons who Jumped or were thrown into the water. FIHE CUTS OFF ESCAPE. The steamship's whistle was blow ing for assistance and tugs and other nearby craft answered the call. ' Be fore any of the boats coulrl reach the burning vessel, however, the fr.intic ¦women and children began to jump overboard. The current was strong and there are many whirlpools In the channel. The boats that always abound in that vicinity picked many passengers from ihe water, but these v.-ere only a Email number of those who were seen struggling in the swift current. Ey this time the flames were rushing by leaps and bounds from the forward part of the ship aft. The great open decks, built for excursionists, offered a. clear sweep for the fire. As the Slocum dashed forv/ard the flames caught stanchion and cabin woodwork, eating and tearing their way across the vessel. The excursionists, but a few minutes before in the full enjoyment of an ideal summer's day on Long Island Sound, were driven to the after part of the steamship to escape the h'jat. flames ard smoke that were constantly Increasing. Policemen and deckhands aboard the boat struggled hard to quiet the panic, but their efforts were in vein. The wild disc-rder increased as frantic mothers sought their children who had been at play about the decks. Changing the big Fteamship's course slightly, he headed her for North Brother Island, a half mile away. FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD. The steamship after leaving her dock this morning proceeded up the East River, all three of her decks crowded ¦with merrymakers. Bands played and the great sidewheekr was decorated with flags from stem to stern. The Slocum had reached a point near the Sunken Meadows off One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street. Manhattan, which is at the extreme eastern end of Randalls Island, when fire broke out in a luncheon room on the forward deck. The blaze was caused by the overturning of a pot of grease. The wir.d almost instantly fanned the insignificant flame into a fury. The blare spread like lightning. Captain Van Schaick, in the pilot-house, had been informed of the outbreak of the fire and being aware of the danger, decided to send his vessel to shore at One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street. At this point there are a number of lumber yards and several huge oil tanks and the captain was warned that to attempt to land at this point would endanger the property and per haps further imperil the scores of per sons who had already been frightened into a state of almost uncontrollable excitement. NEW YORK. Jur.e 15.— The three decked Fteamshin General Slocum of the Knickerbocker Steamboat Company burned to the water's edge off North Brothers Island, East River, at the en trance to Li.nc Island Sound, to-day, resulting in the death through burning or drownlns of at least 6U0 persons, mostly women and children. Four hun dred and ninety-tight bodies had been recovered to-day' and divers were at work taking bodies from the hold of the steamship. The remains of many j.» -i Ki.iis u ho lea:»ed into the river have not yet been found, and it will bo many hours before the list of dead is any where near complete. The General Slocum, one of the largest excursion steamships in these waters, left Third street. East River, at S:30 o'clock this morning, having on board the Sunday-school excursion of St. Mark's German Lutheran Church, located on Sixth street. Her destina tion was Locust Grove, one of the many resorts on Long Island Sound. The excursion was in charge of Rev. George C. Haas, pastor of the church. The vessel was commanded by Cap tain W. A. Van Schairk. one of the best known excursion beat captains in New York harbor. He has commanded the Slocum for almost the entire time since fhe was built, in 1S91. ALL DECKS ARE CROWDED. Mothers With Clothing on Fire Seize Babes and Leap Overboard.* , H. Hackett' ¦ Maggie (child): Haeff. . Aspics (child)- Hanna. Caroline: Hartman. Clara child)! HartW Minnie: Hencen. Lucr: Ho.* £r 'jaioba; ; H?At. Benamin (child); Hopmmn. Morris; Helckert. Mrs. Eva. child; Graves,. Anna. Continued From Page \ 1, Column 6. Frightful - Panic Follows the First Sweep of the Flames. Identification of Those Who Perished on the General Slocum Proceeds ' Slowly Throughout the Hours of the Night £ MAD STRUGGLE ON THE DOOMED VESSEL'S DECKS GRIM ROSTER OF DEAD IN CORONER'S OFFICE GROWS HOURLY AS BOATS BRING IN VICTIMS OF DISASTER THE . SAN ERANCISCO CALL; THURSDAY, JUNE, 1«, 1904 COLLAPSE OF HURLS HUNDREDS INTO SEETHING FURNACE VESSEL'S HOLD G. GaRc. Grace '• ¦ ¦ Geotz, Katlierlne Gallarr.er, Agnes (In-Grafflnga. Lillle ¦fant) ¦ Grimm, Selma Getscr. Kate Gelsler. Edith Gtotz. Albert 2