MERSELES, Matilda, 16 years, of 394 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn, identified by John E. LUTZ, of Demarest, N.J. MESKE, Mrs. Charles, of 508 Robbins avenue, Bronx. They usually chartered an excursion boat to take them to a nearby recreation spot for a day of swimming, games, and food. In another instance, the Evening Sun, that night, reported that the bodies of seven women and two children were picked up by a rowboat along with one woman and two small boys, who were still alive. 1781-1853). HEDENKAMP, Margaret, 11 years, of 805 Sixth street, identified by brother Henry. Gen. Slocum has a distinguished combat record in several operations, including operations Deny Flight, Provide Comfort, Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve. In order to honor each familys experience, each familys story is related on its own page. 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. ], MICHAELS, Margaret, of 624 East Twelfth street, MICHEL, Carrie, 12 years, of 171 Avenue A, identified by father, John. For almost 100 years the story of the burning and sinking of the General Slocum excursion paddlewheeler stood as the greatest tragedy in the City of New York, and indeed, among the greatest disasters of history. Lynn Simpson worked on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center. Unfortunately, with the stern stuck over deep waters and the bow in flames, passengers were forced to jump in over their heads. MAY, Mrs. Lottie, of Sixteenth street and Avenue A. 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. MANHEIME, Mamie, of 86 East Seventh street, MANHEIMER, Lillie, 21 years, of 44 St. Mark's place. Now you are talking straight, Mr. Crimmins. Until now, June 15, 1904 and the epic of the General Slocum have been fodder for the writers of sensational fiction and refried press coverage. of 306 Sixth street. (9 minutes), In our search for events that might illuminate what we've seen in New York this week, we hear interviews with survivors of a terrorist attack that happened in a crowded city, during rush hour, just six years ago. They were held for transport to the temporary morgue Second, the General Slocum disaster brought about a major upgrading of steamboat safety regulations and a sweeping reform of the United States Steamboat Inspection Service. at 138th St. or the pier near Bellevue Hospital at 26th St. Crisis respite nursery, workshops and counseling if no insurance or Medicaid. ], SCHRUMPF, William, 14 years, of 208 Avenue B [SCHUMPF on missing? ], LAHN, Dora, 25 years, of 1000 Union avenue, Bronx, identified by father Philip, LAU, George, 227 East Eleventh street [listed twice in a row]. Captain William Henry Van Schaick and Frank Barnaby, president of the Knickerbocker Steamboat Company, were the primary targets of the Coroner's inquiry. [Magdalane ], WORKMAN, Jenny A., 116 Lake street, Jersey city, WORMSTITCH, Albert, 38 years, of 413 Fifth street. The General Slocum disaster claimed the lives of 1,021 people, mainly women and children from Kleindeutschland. KLEIN, Mina, 13 years, of Miller avenue, Brooklyn, KLENHANZ, Caroline, 196 Avenue A. Part of the Slocum Memorial in Lutheran All-Faiths Cemetery on Metropolitan Ave. near the Correction Academy in Middle Village is an attached carved-in-stone illustration captioned:The sinking of the steamboat Gen. Slocum on the East River June 15, 1904, in which 1020 lives were lost. ], BORGER, Pauline, 5 years, of 104 First avenue, BOZENHERD, Emily, 33 years, of 110 First avenue [see BOZEUBARR above. (12 minutes), David Sedaris talks about American and French reaction to the recent news in Paris, where he lives. Another containing policemen James Collins and Hubert Farrell rescued 26 from the water. Wagons arrived laden with tons of ice for the preservation of the bodies. 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. 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). 440 West 600 The increased speed fanned the flames. DERSCH, Helen, 41 years, of 76 First avenue. Pierre Toussaint (ca. First, it caused the rapid dissolution of the German enclave of Kleindeutschland. NABOTTONY, Louis, of 190 East Third street, NETTLER, Albert, of 338 East Fifth street, NOLL, Kate, 20 years, of 400 east Fifth street [400 Fifth street ], NORWAY, Carl, 1 year, of 313 East Ninth street, identified by brother William.[HORWAY?]. The Liebenow family was active in the Organization of General Slocum Survivors which met in the Schuetzen Hall, a building still standing at 12 Saint Mark's Place. 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. [GREISSLER, no first name given, same age, same address ], GOETZ, Catharine, 28 years, of 80 First avenue, GOETZ, Leone, 13 years, of 337 Fifth street, GOETZ, Margaret, 2 1/2 years, of 80 First avenue [GATES?]. MICKSEL, Carrie, 12 years, of 171 Avenue A. MILLER, Elizabeth, six months, of 406 Sixth street, identified by father. Like Sept. 11, the Slocum tragedy tested the wills of New Yorkers and brought out their best. But less well known are the stories of the people of Rikers Island. Adroitly, the ship company's president maneuvered to escape responsibility. The passengers who boarded the blazing ship mostly lived in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, then known as Little Germany. I suspect it was another team of heroes who could not remain on the shore, safe while others perished. They acted in ways that they never had before, just ran around and around in circles. WEIDERMAN, Mrs. Caroline, 50 years, of 79 East Houston street, identified by husband, Henry. MAYER, Frances, 42 years, Cooper avenue, Bayonne, N.J. MAYER, Mrs. Louise, 39 years, of 430 East One Hundred and Seventh street,identified by husband, Nicholas. Related NPR Stories ], HAAS, Annie, 45 years, of 64 Seventh street, identified by the Rev. Heart-breaking scenes unfolded at a temporary morgue established on a pier, the only space large enough to accommodate so many victims. (Body No. Non-traditional sources for 20th Century Military Records. Brother of Slocum victim Martha Liebenow. How were Frank Barnaby's records falsified to show that he had purchased new life preservers? ], SCHRUMPF, William, of 208 Avenue B [same as above? MILLER, Valessa, 24, single, of 95 Second avenue, identified by brother,Otto. ], BALSER, Catherine, 32 years, of 137 Avenue B, BAUMAN, Magdine, 30 years, of 526 Sixth avenue [also spelled Magdalene, Lena on missing? [Charlotte, above?]. [HEIDENKAMP], HEERZ, Mrs. M., 32 years, of 412 Sixth street [HERZ on missing? They put in at North Brother Island to hand over their load, then returned to deep water for more. [SIERICKE ], SIERRICH, Mrs. William, 423 East Twelfth street, SIEWART, Phoebe, of 225 East Fifth street, SMITH, Edward, 68 years, a waiter, of 228 West Twenty-eighth street, SMITH, Fannie, 34 years, of 97 East Fourth street. What began as a recreational cruise, a Sunday school outing for St. Marks Lutheran Church, became an event so cataclysmic that it devastated the largest ethnic German community in the United States, and acted as a HOORWAY, Johanna, 38 years, of 313 East Ninth street, identified by brother William. We may never know. 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 House Hospitals. GADE, Grace, 61 years, of 405 Fifth street, identified by husband, Henry. 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. 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. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. MOELLER, Mrs. Matilda, 35 years, of 20 St. Mark's place, identified by husband, Henry. She was six months old when it happened. ROTH, Miss Emily, 34 years, of 48 1/2 Seventh street, identified by William C., husband. of 402 Third avenue, DANCERNICKEIL, Mrs. Henry, 1065 Jackson avenue, the Bronx, DEISSMAN, Lena, 16 years of 114 East Fourth street, DELUCCIE, Agnes, 7 years, of 54 Seventh street. Mothers screamed for their children, husbands for their wives. Slocum disaster June 15, 1904: Corner of KLEIN, Emma, 25 years, of 314 East Sixth street, identified by husband Gottlieb. Home > Archive > Archive > 98 Years Ago: the General Slocum Tragedy. [same as above? Slocum survivor Adella Wotherspoon recounted the story before her death earlier this year, at the age of 100. ], ULLMAN, Mrs. Lena, 37 years, of 409 East Sixth street, identified by brother. With the entry of the United States into World War I, there was ample nativist incentive to erase memories of New York's large population of German-Americans. GEMEIMER, ____, 3 years, of 859 Jefferson place. COLIOS, Freda, 106 Avenue A. Most brutal thing. 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. [KLATTHAAR on missing? The General Slocum tragedy left a lasting impact on New York City. What do they say was the cause? [Mrs. Martha, same age, same address ], MOLITAN, Margaret, Bronx Brewing Company, Mt. 162). Adella Wotherspoon, the last survivor of the disaster, died six years ago at 100. 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. Among them was one piloted by a Captain Flannery, who pulled his tugboat alongside the burning Slocum and allowed dozens to jump aboard. Several authors have recompiled the data over the years describing in infinite detail the horror of the moment. The Coroner and courts also accused steamboat inspector Henry Lundberg of negligence because he had certified the ship as "safe" a month before. Beginning a Family History in the 21st Century. 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. He is the president of the Wholesaler Institute. 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. Bodies wash ashore on North Brothers Island, East River, N.Y. Burial of the unidentified Gen. By the 1870s, the neighborhood featured countless German institutions, including fraternal societies, athletic clubs, theaters, bookshops, restaurants, beer gardens, synagogues and churches. 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. Not until the recent September 11th tragedy did the general public have occasion to think deeply again about these sad events 100 years ago. ca. As a result, shipboard safety was improved, although not quickly and widely enough, judging by the huge death toll of the Titanic only eight years later. GRAFF, Elsie, 40 years, of 134 Second street. ], 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. ], SCHOENINGER, Mrs., of 118 East Third street, SCHRENEMANN, John, of Hewes street, Brooklyn, SCHRUMPF, John, of 208 Avenue B [SCHUMPF on missing? She lost two sisters in the tragedy. GRAF, Charlotte, of 560 West Fifty-fourth street. In contrast, the officials at the Knickerbocker Steamship Company escaped with only a nominal fine. ENGLEMAN, William, 6 years, of 425 East Twelfth street, identified by uncle Louis SAUNDERS. A memorial where remains of the unidentified deceased could be buried was dedicated only one year later in the Queens Lutheran Cemetery. As was true after September 11th, public charity and sympathy was extended to the victims, and surviving families. These tragic scenes were punctuated by the suicides of several men and women who lost their entire families in the fire. 453). After 1904 Germans spread out over the region, abandoning their ethnic concentration on the Lower East Side. BUNHARDI, Anne, 5 years, of 614 East Ninth street, identified by brother,Henry. WEISL, Mrs. Caroline, 50 years, of 337 East Sixth street, identified by sister. MAY, Mrs. Charlotte, 71 years, 599 East Sixteenth street, identified by son,Charles. The General Slocum Centennial Scrapbook contains the uniquely personal recollections of the survivors and their families, the good HINDES of the Mulberry street station (Body No. and where appropriate, linking the families. Stories in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001. KOPF, Ellis, 1 1/2 years, of 337 East Ninth street, identified by father,Marin. ], RICHTER, Amelia, Jr., 20 years, of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, Amelia, Sr. of 404 East Sixth street [Emelia on missing? Sister Helen was six and toddler Anna only three. MOELLER, Henry, 13 years, of 20 St. Mark's place, identified by father,Henry. Body No. As word of the fire spread, it caused panic and confusion. Still, there are similarities in the way the city experienced the tragedy that are worth noting. Some huddled in the few places not yet reached by the flames, too terrified to jump. Greater New Yorkand much of the country beyondwas stunned by the Slocum disaster. HOFFMAN, Mrs. Cecelia, 37 years, of 366 New York avenue, Brooklyn, HOFFMAN, Sylvia, 53 years, of 73 Second avenue. Suddenly, a fire broke out, possibly triggered by a lit cigarette dropped in hay being used to pack beer steins for the picnic at Locust Grove, Long Island. ], RICHTER, Annie, 8 years, of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, August, of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, Catherine, 3 years, of 104 First avenue, RICHTER, Fred, 11 years, of 104 First avenue, RICHTER, Lena, 35 years, of 104 First avenue, RICHTER, Lillie, 4 years, of 104 First avenue, RICHTER, Lizzie, of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, Lizzie, Sr., of 404 East Sixth street, RICHTER, Tessie, 13 years, of 90 First avenue, RIESS, Catherine, of 40 Shepard avenue, Brooklyn, RITZ, Tessie, 13 years, of 90 First avenue [REITZ on missing? Stories abound of the heroic fireboats and tugs, which raced to the scene, picking up victims along the way. AUGUR, Rose, 19 years, of 1365 Third avenue, identified by father, George. Panicked passengers ran about the deck, unsure where to take refuge. Ten minutes later, disaster struck. Stories abound of the heroic fireboats and tugs, which raced to the scene, picking up victims along the way. ], 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. (15 minutes), David Rakoff tells the story of the day that used to hold the record as the worst disaster in New York history: June 15th, 1904, when the steamship The General Slocum, caught fire and sank in the Hudson river, killing 1,031passengers. 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. GRAFF, Elsie 40 years, of 134 Second street, identified by brother. [Anna ], BLOHM, Margaret,19 years, of 18 Jackson street,identified by father, Jacob. Technology session was huge, as well as implementing sound and repeatable processes., Best place for me to get ideas that drive my business!, Roadmap for wholesaling success! ], RICHTER, 13 years, of 90 First avenue [Tessie, above? [GRUBEN ], GUSTENBERGER, James, 25 years, of 147 West Thirty-seventh street, identified by C.H. The General Slocum left a grisly wake. The General Slocum Disaster of 1904 and its Impact on German-Americans. In the weeks and months that followed the fire, an outraged public searched for answers and culprits. Others were dispatched to scour the city for coffins. The three put out in a small rowboat, and worked as a team to Their tales are no less dramatic, like the minister who so totally wore himself out caring for the families of the dead, that he also dropped dead after performing round the clock funerals. Slocum June 15, 1904. Marian Fontana's husband was a Brooklyn firefighter who was killed on September 11, 2001. The Bequest of Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon, left to The New-York Historical Society this spring illustrates the tragedy's impact on the family. MULLER, Flora, 27 years, married, of 28 West Ninety-seventh street,identified by brother. COHRS, Freda, 26 years, of 106 Avenue A, identified by brother Henry. The last survivor of the Slocum disaster died this past January at age 100, on the century anniversary of the tragedy. His other books include: Seminar Selling for the Financial Industry, published by McGraw-Hill and How to Market to High-Net-Worth Households. TREBER, Mrs. Anna, 35 years, of 310 East Twenty-fifth street, identified by brother, Henry OSTHEM. [Mrs. Addie ELK on missing? MULLER, Rose,14 years, of 368 Bowery, identified by father, Edward, MUSEKA, Anna, 16 years, of 508 Robbins avenue, Bronx, identified by brother. Over 1,000 people died in the tragedy, making it New York City's deadliest disaster until the September 11, 2001 attacks. ], MULLER, Mrs. Bernhardt, of 195 Second avenue [Mrs. B. MUELLER, above?]. Almost everyone aboard was from one neighborhood in New York, and by Haruki Murakami interviewed dozens of survivors about what happened, and how they got on with their lives afterwards. There are 13 achievements and trophies in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor about combat. ZEIGLER, Emily, 19 years, of 370 East Tenth street, identified by John SCHRENK, of 370 East Tenth street. ], FRICK, Charles, 4 years, of 409 Fifth street [FRECH? The rise and fall of a school maintenance man in Schenectady, New York who terrorized his staff and got away with it for decades. GALEWSKI, Marris, 3 years, of 54 Seventh street [Morris on missing? For almost 100 years the story of the burning and sinking of the General Slocum excursion paddlewheeler stood as the greatest tragedy in the City of New York, and indeed, among the greatest disasters of history. BECKMAN, Anna, 7 months, of 1894 Third avenue, identified by father, Arthur. (Body No. SPOEHE, Mrs. Susan, 29 years, of 304 East Sixth street, identified by husband, George. The story of the General Slocum made headlines across the nation and around the globe. The General Slocum Centennial Scrapbook project will be actively seeking stories until publication in 2004. Each story is unique, just as each household was unique. HELLER, Christina, 68 years, of 404 Sixth street, identified by son William. Graft, my dear sir. 440). HEINS, Mrs. Annie, 40 years, of 397 East Fourth street, HELIER, Christina, 68 years, of 404 Sixth street, HELLER, Christina, 4 years, of First avenue and Sixth street. The Department of Public Charities sent doctors and nurses from Randalls Island, Metropolitan, Infants, and the Alms A few were rescued by nearby boats, but most did not know how to swim and simply drowned. HERMAN, Katie, 50 years, of 168 First avenue, identified by son Herman. The stories were passed down, but never recorded until now. Because of a shortage of math and science teachers, New York City decided to import instructors from Austria. ], HEWES, Annie, 57 years, of 509 Fifth street, HEWKEN, Charles, 18 years, of 169 South Second street, Brooklyn [HENCKEN ]. 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.
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