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LAUSCHE, Morris, 60 years, of 1518 Webster avenue. Captain Van Schaick decided not to beach on the river's Bronx side, since lumber yards and gas tanks lined the shore there around 130th Street. Each participant takes an active role in this powerful learning experience. At the morgue, Coroners Joseph Berry and William OGorman oversaw the policemen and Coroners Department workers as they labored to lay out the hundreds of corpses as they arrived. The Bequest of Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon, left to The New-York Historical Society this spring illustrates the tragedy's impact on the family. Spouse. ], ELLAR, Elsie, of 219 East Thirteenth street, ELLAR, Matilda, 46 years, of 219 East Thirteenth street, ENGELMAN, Lena, 39 years, of 425 East Twelfth street. Wholesalers will be introduced to the Value-First Selling System, a state-of-the-art sales process designed specifically for todays inside wholesaler selling in todays unique financial marketplace. Mark's German Lutheran Church hired the General Slocum Steamboat for their 17th Annual picnic to Long Island New York on June 15, 1904. Over 1,000 people died in Inside wholesalers will learn the art, as well as the science, of prospecting, qualifying, selling to ideal prospects, time management, creating new profitable relationships, referral generation, setting up effective call rotations, etc. ca. MOELLER, Mrs. Matilda, 35 years, of 20 St. Mark's place, identified by husband, Henry. ], SIEDERWAND, Henry, of 194 East Third street, SIEFERT, Henry, 28 years, of 215 West Twenty-third street, SIEGMOND, Annie, of 225 Fifth street [SIEGWART on missing? KOLIDER, Henry, 12 years, of 315 East Thirteenth street, identified byuncle. NUNCLE, Arthur, no age given, of 11 Seventh street. ], ROBERTS, Clara A., of 190 Guernsey street, Brooklyn, ROSE, Addie, of 222 McDonough street, Brooklyn, ROSENAGEL, Annie, 38 years, of 129 Fourth street, identified by husband Charles. On June 15, 1904, more than 2,000 people boarded the General Slocum at the East 3rd Street pier for a day at Locust Grove on Long Island Sound. Paul Liebenow Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum Topics. The three put out in a small rowboat, and worked as a team to Some huddled in City officials vowed to conduct a thorough investigation and within weeks, Captain Van Schaick, executives of the Knickerbocker Steamship Co., and the inspector who certified the General Slocum as safe only a month before the fire were indicted. Not a single lifeboat would float and the firehose all burst. Survivors poured over the railings into the water. Little Anna's body was recovered, and her shoes saved. BELUNKEN, Anne, 13 years, of 344 East Forty-eighth street, identified by Herman, the father. BUNHARDI, Anne, 5 years, of 614 East Ninth street, identified by brother,Henry. Edward ODonnell: Im Edward T. ODonnell. REKANSKI, Wanda, 10 years, of 337 Fifth street, identified by mother. [same as above? ], FLEGENHEIMER, Lena, of 608 Greene avenue, Brooklyn, FOELSING, Fred, 8 years, of 194 Third avenue, FOELSING, George, 10 years, of 194 Third avenue, FOLKE, Dora, 79 years, of 257 Avenue B., identified by Carl KREGLER, same address. 356), ROSENBERGER, Mary, of 417 East Sixteenth street. What I cant understand is how the inspectors ever allowed a boat like that. ADDICKS, Margaret, 12 years, of 49 Avenue A. ALBRECHT, 44 years, of 201 East Tenth street [same person as above?]. Terrible, terrible! Several of them grabbed ladders being used to renovate the facility and used them to bring the survivors off the ship. Survivors poured over the railings into the water. Furious at the ship surviving captain and the Knickerbocker Steamship Company, both Anna and Paul Liebenow saved newspaper clippings, photos and correspondence which they pasted in large scrapbooks. Reporter Starlee Kine observes what would have happened if the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada in 1983 had been decided not by Ronald Reagan, but by a bunch of middle schoolersand she remembers a class trip to the Nixon library, where Nixon aide HR Haldeman spoke. KOHLER, Henry, 40 years, of 315 East Thirteenth street, identified bybrother. She lost two sisters in the tragedy. Edward T. ODonnell is completing a book on the General Slocum tragedy, to be published by Broadway Books later this year. The General Slocum Disaster of June 15, 1904 Marian Fontana's husband was a Brooklyn firefighter who was killed on September 11, 2001. [REICHENBECK ], REISS, Annie, 2 years, of 70 First avenue, REISS, Kate, 32 years, of 70 First avenue, REISS, Lizzie Marie, 6 years, of 70 First avenue, REISS, Rosie, 16 years, of 70 First avenue, REISS, Susie A., 3 years, of 70 First avenue. WEIDLER, Laura, 35 years, of 411 East Ninth street, WEIDLER, Laura, 55 years, of 411 East Ninth street. above?]. June 16, 1905. Nor did the 3,000 lifejackets on board. [SCHULTZ ], SCHUMACHER, Catharine Louise, 14 years, of 434 Sixth street, SCHUMPF, Mrs. Elizabeth, 40 years of 208 Avenue B, identified by husband. haul in bodies and living victims. What do they say was the cause? Participants will learn the blocking and tackling skills needed to close more sales from the inside by asking smart questions, actively listening, and handling objections. Sadly the majority of deaths at sea in recent times have occurred as a result of overcrowding on many small vessels, often unnamed and unregistered, carrying migrants so they do not appear on this list. Victims, Survivors & Heroes Of Slocum Disaster Stories abound of the heroic fireboats and tugs, which raced to the scene, picking up victims along the way. ADDucations list of maritime ship disasters was compiled by Robert Junker and last updated on Jan 16, 2023 @ 3:45 pm Slocum - Records Search - German Genealogy Group The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum NBC New York New-York Historical Society170 Central Park Westat Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)New York, NY 10024. MARK H. SLOCUM Those interested in giving or obtaining information, can visit the following web site for more information: [Top of Page][NYCHS Meanwhile, flames rapidly consumed the wooden stanchions supporting the decks, before the captain managed to ground the ship's bow on the rocky island shore (visible today from the Triborough Bridge). Participants will receive a roadmap for success with a comprehensive, strategic, and tactical approach to inside wholesaling. WEISSO, Emily 12 years, of 216 East Eleventh street [WEISE ], WELTER, Mrs. Elizabeth, 67 years, 337 Sixth street, WENZ, George, 11 years, of 421 Fifth street, WIERETER, Mary, 84 years, of 826 East Twelfth street, WINGERT, Ethel, 7 years, of 409 Fifth street [WENGERT on missing? KOPF, Ellis, 1 1/2 years, of 337 East Ninth street, identified by father,Marin. The General Slocum Centennial Scrapbook contains the uniquely personal recollections of the survivors and their families, the good [HEIDENKAMP], HEERZ, Mrs. M., 32 years, of 412 Sixth street [HERZ on missing? HELLER, Christina, 68 years, of 404 Sixth street, identified by son William. and where appropriate, linking the families. Related NPR Stories Each story is unique, just as each household was unique. Those who put them on sank as soon as they hit the water. BRUNNING, John, 44 years, of 215 East Twelfth street, identified by brother,Fred. There, the Organization of General Slocum Survivors will commemorate the 100th anniversary, as it has solemnly done for five score years. (Body No. 453). She escaped, along with the rest of her office, and now is trying to figure out what it means thatshe's alive, and how her life is different now. Strangfeld, Christina Strangfeld, Augusta When the ship finally beached at North Brother Island, only a few survivors were pulled from the wreckage. ], KUBERA, August, of 375 East Fourth street, KUCHER, Katherine, of 185 Russell street, Greenpoint, KUCHER, Margaret, of 185 Russell street, Greenpoint, KUNZ, Gussie, 20 years, of 889 Broadway, Brooklyn [KUNZE on missing? at 138th St. or the pier near Bellevue Hospital at 26th St. Black crepe draped City Hall, and schools cancelled graduation ceremonies. Image ID: PS_MSS_CD8_109 The Aftermath For days afterward, Another "before and after" set of General Slocum images reflect (above) the festive face of the excursion steamboat on the East River and (below) its smoldering wreckage beached on North Brother Island near Rikers. Now you are talking straight, Mr. Crimmins. MEYER, Albert, Jr., 19 yrs of 434 East Fifteenth st, identified by father, Colonel MEYER. Before the disaster was over, bodies had arrived at Rikers Island, by boat and by current. They were held for transport to the temporary morgue Almost everyone aboard was from one neighborhood in New York, and by The story of the General Slocum has been retold many times. When the Slocum was sighted, fully ablaze, covered in smoke, and heading for North Brother Island, John Merther and Dan Casey, both prisoners literally compelled Dr. Broder to take them over to the scene of the rescue efforts. Just as with Sept. 11, no one seemed to know where to go. On the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the northern end of Tompkins Square Park is a small stone memorial to what was -- until Sept. 11, 2001 -- the worst disaster in New York City's history. HOORWAY, Johanna, 38 years, of 313 East Ninth street, identified by brother William. Beginning a Family History in the 21st Century. [MC LOUGHLIN ], MEDDLEN, Frederick, 9 years, of 338 Fifth street, MEDDLEN, Robert, 11 years, of 338 Fifth street, MEIKE, Daisy, 11 years, of 504 East Sixteenth street, identified by father,Otto. Ship Disasters List WebHusband of Anna Wolf. COLIOS, Freda, 106 Avenue A. Every inch of the island was used in the rescue, and then in the inevitable recovery of the dead. ], MICHAELS, Carrie, of 171 Avenue A. WALTER, Mrs. Elizabeth, 67 years, of 337 Sixth street, identified by son, Philip. J.G.SCHULTZ of Madison street, Mt. Erected 1905 by Survivors and relatives of the General Slocum disaster. [121 ], DIECKHOFF, Edward, 121 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, DIECKHOFF, Marie, 124 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, DIECKHOFF, Willie, 4 years, of 124 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, identified by father, Fred. The rise and fall of a school maintenance man in Schenectady, New York who terrorized his staff and got away with it for decades. Finally, it also demonstrated that although badly shaken, the spirit of New York City and its people remained resilient in the face of tragedy. The English edition of the book of interviews is called Underground: the Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche, and he gave us permission to read portions of it here. By mid-afternoon, those not yet reunited with their family members began to lose hope. ], HAAS, Annie, 45 years, of 64 Seventh street, identified by the Rev. On June 15, 1904, more than 2,000 people boarded the General Slocum at the East 3rd Street pier for a day at Locust Grove on Long Island Sound. ], FROELICH, Mrs. Charles, 23 years, of 301 West Ninety-sixth street, identified by husband, Charles, (Box No. ], MULLER, Mrs. Bernhardt, of 195 Second avenue [Mrs. B. MUELLER, above?]. 440 West 600 Others caught children tossed by distraught parents. Unable to swim, many drowned in waters fewer than 60 feet from safety. Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon lost two sisters, two cousins BRETZ, Elsie (child), of 304 East Twenty-eight street, BRETZ, Mary, 28 years, and child, of 304 East Twenty-eighth street [May ], BRUNNING, Annie, 43 years, of 215 East Twelfth street [BRENNING, above?]. A parade of witnesses came forth to testify that life preservers on the vessel had fallen apart; indeed cork dust clotted the hair of victims pulled from the water. ], RICHTER, Amelia, Jr., 20 years, of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, Amelia, Sr. of 404 East Sixth street [Emelia on missing? HERNBERG, Arthur, 9 years, of 79 Calyer street, Brooklyn. The disaster devastated the German-American community of New York, ignited a debate about corporate responsibility, and put maritime safety issues on the public agenda. Located just east of Little Ireland on the Lower East Side in what is today called the East Village, Kleindeutchland had been home to New Yorks German immigrants since they first began arriving in large numbers in the 1840s. And heart rending scenes. ], GROLKA, Amelia, 345 East Fifteenth street, GROSS, Bruno, 5 years, of 90 First avenue, GROSS, Emma, 44 years, of 90 First avenue [also on missing], GROWALD, Elsie, 10 years, of 56 Seventh street [GREWALD on missing? PECHER, of 301 West One Hundred and Sixteenth street, a friend. general Slocum SPRECKTER, Elsie, 9 years, of 144 Essex street, STAHLMAN, Viola, 10 years, of 55 Avenue A, STALMAN, Augusta, 45 years, of 55 Avenue A, STEIN, Carrie, 9 years, of 45 First avenue, STOSS, Edna, 10 years, of 316 Second avenue, STOSS, Minnie, 43 years, of 316 Second avenue, SUDEN, Herman, a child, 61 Jackson street, THOMA, Christiana, 34 years, of 90 Avenue A, THORMAHLOR, Eliad, 7 years, of 100 Second street, THORMAHLOR, Matilda, 2 years, of 100 Second street, THURMABLOU, Matilda, 101 East Second street. ], RICHTER, 13 years, of 90 First avenue [Tessie, above? TORNIPORT, Charlotte, 198 Guernsey street, Greenpoint, TORNIPORT, Francis, 198 Guernsey street, Greenpoint, TRAPPING, Lillian, 20 years, of 996 Avenue A. TRAPPING, Lillian, 26 years, of 998 Avenue A., identified by father. The General Slocum Disaster of 1904 and its Impact on German-Americans. The General Slocum left a grisly wake. KALSH, Kate, 6 years, of 800 East Fourteenth street. [FRICKBOHM on missing? The General Slocum And Little Germany | New-York Helen's body was never found, although what her mother later identified as her earrings turned up in the badly charred hold of the ship. 371), TYSON, John 506 or 516 West Sixteenth street, UHLEIN, Mrs. Minnie, 41 years, of 416 Fifth street, UHLEIN, Otto, 18 years, of 416 Fifth street, UHLENDORFF, Louisa, 93 Second avenue [UHLANDOFF on missing? Notwithstanding the grief and outrageous loss of 1,021 innocent lives, New Yorkers erased the tragedy rather rapidly from their collective memory. They put in at North Brother Island to hand over their load, then returned to deep water for more. [HESS ], HARDEKOPF, Meta, 40 years, of 343 Rivington street, HARRMAN, Emily, 25 years, of 410 Fifth street, HARTMAN, Mrs. Mary M.T., 46 years, of 309 East Tenth street, HARTUNG, Elsie, of 342 East Twenty-first street, HARTUNG, Frances, of 342 East Twenty-fifth street, HARTUNG, Mildred, of 342 East Twenty-first street, HAUSLER, Augusta, 11 years, of 154 First avenue, HAVEMEYER, William, 8 years, of 1499 First avenue. Another containing policemen James Collins and Hubert Farrell rescued 26 from the water. ALTER, Sofia, 16 years, of 628 East Twelfth street. [Charlotte, above?]. AUGUR, Rose, 19 years, of 1365 Third avenue, identified by father, George. This week, Hibernian Chronicle departs from its normal this week format to tell a story with great relevance to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Ira talks with two New Yorkers on their reactions to seeing something they could never have believed possible. HINDES of the Mulberry street station (Body No. MAYER, Mrs. Louise, 39 years, of 430 East Seventeenth street, identified by husband Nicholas. REULING, Emma, 24 years, single, of 424 East Sixth street, identified by father, August. (4 minutes), Ira talks with Chicago Public Radio reporter Shirley Jahad about white Chicagoans and Arab-American Chicagoans facing off, each side waving American flags and shouting "U.S.A."and how each means very different things when they do it. A memorial where remains of the unidentified deceased could be buried was dedicated only one year later in the Queens Lutheran Cemetery. BRAUN, Mollie, 32 years, of 233 Fifth street, BREDA, Minnie, 29 years, of 150 North Ninth street, Brooklyn. When the Slocum was sighted, fully ablaze, covered in smoke, and heading for North Brother Island, John Merther and Dan Casey, both prisoners literally compelled Dr. Broder to take them over to the scene of the rescue efforts. The General Slocum tragedy left a lasting impact on New York City. The glaring differences between the World Trade Center disaster and the Slocum include the fact that the Trade Center was a deliberate act of terrorism aimed at taking lives while the Slocum Steamboat disaster of 1904 was an accident even if surrounded by severe negligence. TODT, Mary, of 103 East Seventy fifth street; body identified at morgue by Detective Sergeant MC CAFFERTY. [Magdalane ], WORKMAN, Jenny A., 116 Lake street, Jersey city, WORMSTITCH, Albert, 38 years, of 413 Fifth street. PATTENBAUM, Herman, 5 years, of 61 St. Mark's place, identified by brother. GADE, Grace, 61 years, of 405 Fifth street, identified by husband, Henry. Also mentioned were New York Police Officer John Schueing, Lt. Harry Dobert, tugboat fireman Patrick Lynch and Ernest Plate, a firefighter who dove off a As was true after September 11th, public charity and sympathy was extended to the victims, and surviving families. They usually chartered an excursion boat to take them to a nearby recreation spot for a day of swimming, games, and food. Slocum survivor Adella Wotherspoon recounted the story before her death earlier this year, at the age of 100. Same person? Wikipedia:Votes for undeletion/List of General Slocum victims WebAdella Wotherspoon: My name is Adella Wotherspoon. (Box No. --brian0918 ™ 22:48, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC) Comment. OEHLER, Freda, 14 years, of 510 Sixth street, identified by brother Daniel (body No. There are 13 achievements and trophies in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor about combat. SACKMAN, Margaret, 34 years, of Rivington street, SANDERS, Helen, of 416 East Sixteenth street, SCHAEFFER, Annie, of 77 East Houston street, SCHAEFFER, William, of 69 Manhattan street, SCHEELE, Lavinia (Vinie), 8 years, of 14 St. Mark's place, SCHEUER, Julia, 8 years, of 237 East Tenth street, SCHEUER, Mrs. Margaret, 24 years, of 237 East Tenth street, SCHICK, Minnie, of 430 East Fifteenth street, SCHINDE, Henry C., 35 years, of 1958 Washington avenue, Bronx, identified by W.F. 321). I suggest that the policy be this: "1. The General Slocum - Radio Diaries There has never been an effort to document the events of that day from the perspective of the families of the victims, heroes, caregivers, and The atmosphere of the program is motivational; the content is concise, and achievement driven. Unfortunately, with the stern stuck over deep waters and the bow in flames, passengers were forced to jump in over their heads. Sept. 11, 2001 and June 15, 1904 were certainly very different events. It likewise showed that in times of great tragedy, the people of New York (and the nation) responded immediately with an outpouring of sympathy and financial support. Slocum June 15, 1904. Adroitly, the ship company's president maneuvered to escape responsibility. One patient, Mary McCann, a 17-year-old Irish immigrant who had arrived at Ellis Island only three weeks earlier, plunged into the water and saved 10 children. In the wake of the Slocum tragedy, the Little Germany community seemed to fall apart, with widowers committing suicide and shrunken families moving away from this ethnic enclave, with its memories of missing relatives and neighbors. ], GRUBER, Carrie, 14 years, of 420 East Seventeenth street, identified by uncle. WebAs for context, here was the intro to the article: "The General Slocum was a steamship that burned in the East River in New York City on June 15, 1904. Broadway Books Cover of historian Edward O'Donnell's book, Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum. Dozens learned they had lost their entire families. ], KLATBUR, John H., of 506 Fifth avenue [KLATTHAAR on missing?]. KOPPLER, Irene, 19 years, of 192 First avenue, KOWCZUSKI, Theodore, 15 years, of 196 Third avenue, KRAUTWARST, Anna, 13 years of 114 East Fourth street, KROFFT, Louise, 140 East Fourth street [KRAFF, above? The dispatches they sent back to their newsrooms sickened many a hardened editor. (6 minutes), If you enjoyed this episode, you may like these. As the ship passed East 90th Street, smoke started billowing from a forward storage room. ZEIGLER, Mrs. Anna, 25 years, of 123 East One Hundred and Eighth street, ZIMMERMAN, Augusta, 16 years, of 196 Second avenue, ZIMMERMAN, Hugo, 12 years, of 196 Second avenue, identified by J. HART of 314 West Fifty-third street (Body No. Some huddled in the few places not yet reached by the flames, too terrified to jump. Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon (November A Spectacle of Horror The Burning of the General Slocum Nurses and patients at the islands contagious disease hospital rushed to offer assistance. ENGELMAN, Louise, 28 years, of 425 East Twelfth street, identified by husband, George. Virtually every facility on the river and both shores was pressed into service for the living and the dead. Exhibitions at New-York Historical are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the Evelyn & Seymour Neuman Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. BECKER, Theodore, 34 years, of 1010 East One Hundred and Seventy-eighth street, identified by father, Frank. The General Slocum was a steamship that burned in the East River in New York City on June 15, 1904. [SCHRUMPF ]. To make matters worse, the ships rotten fire hoses burst when the water was turned on. [COHRS? Im a hundred years old. WEIS, Emily, 10 years, of 532 Fifth street, identified by brother, John, of 167 Avenue A. WEIS, Louis, 21 years, of 532, identified by cousin, John of 167 Avenue A. WEIS, Matilda, 47 years, of 532 Fifth street, identified by brother John of 167 Avenue A. WEISE, Carolina, of 216 East Eleventh street, WEISE, Willie, of 126 East Eleventh street. WebLinotypes Burned and Composing Rooms Gutted; Telegram Badly Handicapped but Still in Ring; Campbell Meets Street Car Men and Trouble May be Settled; Session On Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon lost two sisters, two cousins and two aunts on the boat. Tales of heroism vied with stories of cowardice. When she died at age 100 in 2004, she was believed to be the last survivor of the General Slocum ferry disaster. Bear River Mental Health Services, Inc. 663 W. 950 South, Brigham City. How on a bright June morning somewhere FRECH, Charles, 4 years, of 409 Fifth street, identified by father. The flames, accelerated by fresh coat of highly flammable paint, rapidly enveloped the ship and passengers began to jump overboard. Within minutes, all who could be saved, including the captain and several crew, were moved away from the burning hulk. I suspect it was another team of heroes who could not remain on the shore, safe while others perished. Nearly all of the medical personnel on North Brother Island, where the flaming wreck came to rest, assisted however they could. She was six months old when it happened. (Many of the passengers were inter-related by marriage or blood as well as their Lutheran faith.). MC GRANE, Michael, 48 years, of 2161 Eighth avenue, identified by Charles G. MC LAUGHLIN, Michael, 12 years of 69 First avenue. ], MUTH, Kate, 6 years, of 785 East One Hundred and Forty-sixth street. In 1904, the number of casualties was never fully determined because there was no precise count of how many had boarded the ship. PAULI, Elsie, 13 years, of 26 Avenue A, identified by brother-in-law. Business Insider [East Fourth ], IRWIN, Fannie, 25 years, of 2112 Third avenue, JONK, Bertha, 59 years, of 314 East Ninth street, JOSEPH, Frank, 7 years, of 45 Third avenue, JUST, Leontine, of 105 East Eighth street.

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