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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-23

The interesting fact is noted that the
new White Star steamer Baltic. which
has just crossed the ocean on her maiden
trip is the first ship To SurpasS in point
of tonnage the Great Eastern. which
was built by Brunei over sixty years
ago The Baltic is 726 feet long over all.
while the Great Eastern was only 69l
feet long. But the Great Eastern sur
passed the Baltic in breadth. She was
81 feet Wide or l20 feet wide including
her paddle boxes The Baltic is - feet
wide, Owing to the fact that the Great
EaStcrn's hull had different form than
that of the Baltic. and the further fact
that she had a smaller superstructure, the
Baltic makes Il better showing in toma &c
measurement, her total being ~ 900, as
against 22.JOO for the Great Eastern
The Great Eastern was remarkable
ship that was far ahead of the time for
craft of her dimensions. Marine engin,
eerins was not then capable of efficiently
serving so large Il ship. The Great East
ern could steam only at the rate of from
1 = to II knots IN houo, while the Balti,
can average II knots.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-23

The Sultan has issued a decree -.
bidding the wearing Of red hlouses ny -
mcnian women. The color : beiie't', -
symbolic the bl0adshed IN the Sassln ''s
trict Of their country.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

carried them toward the rocks on both
shores.
Il endeavored for a few minutes to
break through the mad crush and get
to my mother and little brother, but l
was swept into one corner of the boat
and held there. unable to move.
''As the boat kept on her way the
breeze drove the flames toward the
after part of the steamer, where those
who in the panic had not jumped over
board were huddled together. 1t
seemed but a few seconds before the
flames had swept down upon the chill
dren, who were struggling about the
icecream tables, and set their cloth
ing ablaze. They all dashed to the
after part of the steamer in a stam-
pede that carried those who were near
the rail overheard against their will.
At one time it seemed to me as if the
women and children were pouring
over the sides like waterfall.
AS we made for the shore the cap
tain blew his whistle in one continu-
GUS blast and soon boats of all descrip-
tions were making for us from every
side of the river l was rescued by
launch just as the boat settled close
to the shore.
When she was grounded the flames
had spread over the entire upper and
lower decks There was only a few
spots on the boat untouched by the
flames and in these We're piled men
and wcnen who had tainted and, fall
ing, pinned others TO the deck.
The rle:l 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"
Many of the children picked up by
small boats We're lashed 10 camp stools
and ether light boat furnishings, show
ing that some adult had tried TO make
the little ones safe. These precautions
proved Inadequate in the terrific cur
rent and in the whirlpools.
Very few of the 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.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
PRIESTS GIVE CONSOLATION.
Survivors of the SIocum Tell Harrow
ing Details of Tragedy.

NEW YORK, June 15.-One Of the
first TO 60 to the work of rescue was
Rev Father Donlan of st. Jerome's
Catholic Church. on hearing the news
of the disaster Father Donlan gathered
other priests and started for the water
front Although they knew it was a
Lutheran picnic, the priests felt that
it was their duty to give religious con-
ISOLATION 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. George 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 fiocked around the church and
the parsonage and the scene was a pit
iful one. Large numbers boarded the
elevated trains and hastened to One
Hundred and Thirts s'-eighth street,
Business practically was at a standstiIl
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 10 put on life-preservers, while
others appeared to be excited and were
unable to do anything.
Il got on the side of the boat" he
said, land tried TO quiet the people, In
which / succeeded to some extent A
few minutes later the upper deck gave
way and / was carried down with the
others into the water. 1 managed to
swim to a dock on North Brother ISL
and"
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
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

the crew OF the Tracey, which re-
mained alongside until the tugs pilot
house took fire.
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 fastened 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.
LONG ROWS OF DEAD.
The scene on North Brother Island,
as described by the rescuers, was
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.
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-
Iances from almost all the hospitals in
Greater New York and every other
sort OF conveyance which could be
found were put into service.
For hours the bodies of the burned
and the drowned drifted ashore on the
island and between one Hundred and
Thirty-frst 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 was pitiable in the 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 disf1gured faces,
their clothing partially stripped from
them. were carried to the improvised
emergency hospital. crying for chill
dren who had been torn from them
in the mad rush when the boat took
ere.
Meanwhile the Slocum burned to
the waters edge. At 1925 o'clock.
two hours and twenty-five minutes af-
ter the fire was discovered, she sank.
II is estimated there were then nearly
100 charred bodies on her decks. Just
after the steamship sank the water
near by was black with bodies. The
tug finally succeeded in picking up
lightweight charred corpses in Hunts
Cove. off Rikers Island. and carried
them into the sound. None Of these
bodies. il is believed, can ever be
Identified
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
OFFENSE is ALLEGED
AFTER MANS DEATH
Probing Affairs of New Workers. Es-
tate Results In Sensational
DEVELOPMENTS.

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 h. Whitney, for
years prominent and respected citi-
zen of Syracuse, N. Y, who died in
Los Angeles Sisters Hospital January
last, reveals the fact that Whitney is
charged by the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee Company of Baltimore,
Nd, with fraudulently appropriating
to his own use about $4,000 of the
funds of the Peoples Building, Loan
and Savings Association of Geneva, n.
Y, of which association he was acting
as assignee at the time of his death
Whitney made his home in the East.
but spent much time in California. 1t
is stated that the estate left by Whit
ney is less than $4,000, with liabilities
in excess of this amount.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
ISLAND A VAST MoRGUE.
PitifuI Scenes While Relatives Are
Searching Among the Vfctime.

PitifuI Scenes While Relatives Are
Searching Among the Victime.
NEW YORK, June 15.-North Broth
er Island is 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 the
ground, with sheets draped over them:
Here was the body of mother with
the child she had tried to save still
clasped in her arms. Beside her would
be 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 and the police to do ex-
cept to place a numbered tag upon one
body after another before it was lifted
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
SETTLEMENT OF RATE
WAR Is STILL FAR OFF
Managers of White Star and Cunard
Lines Deny They Participated
i'm ANY Conference.

LIVERPOOL. June 15.-The man
ayers 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 we're dis
cussed- Representatives of the De-
minion and Allen lines and of the
Canadian Pacific conferred at Liver
pool yesterday. They determined TO
meet the White Star Lines cut BY
making a 50-shilling rate for third
class fares to Quebec and Montreal
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
knox,s Commission Is signed.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June f4.-Th9
commission of Attorney General Knox
as United States Senator to succeed
the late Senator Quay was 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, 1903.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
Many Armenian villages Destroyed.

LONDON. June ia dispatch to
the Daily Mail from COnstantinopls
says the consular reports confirm the
destruction of many Armenian VIII
lagos in the Sassun district The
number of killed is estimated to ex-
ceed 5000 persons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

III.
Heckert Annie Hitler. Barbara
Hehl. George Norway. Johanna
Hermann George Ham. Anna
Heryl William Hardincamp. Mary
Holder Mary Hartung Essic Child
Hoffman Mrs Eliza -Heidencamp. James
Holman. Mrs. Sophia Hitler Mrs. christiana
Hardincamp, MaryHeils Frank tchilO
Child Heils Henrietta Child
Iden. Grace (childD Iden. Kate
j.
Jessler. Babette
x.
Raethler Henry Klein, Mrs. Daniah
Kramer. (womaD Klein, Mrs Emma
h-aiD. Maxdalene
j..
Lam Amelia Loefher. - Child
Lutjens Mrs Kate Loeblnger. Henry
Lad~ig. George Luedmann. Mrs. Hanna
Lander. Louis
NJ.
Manheur Mamie Motzer Mrs Anna
May Charlotte Michael -. (chfidb
Mchley. Mrs. Minnie Mueller Helena
Meyer Elizabeth Mueller Mrs. Nalesca
Mover Mrs. Louise Mueller Helena (child)
Muller Anna Mayer Louisa
SteGran. Michael Miller, Elizabeth dn-
Mueller Martha fant)
n.
Mech. Dasie Child
ochs Cor Knox, child Oifeth. Annie
Il.
Pullman, William H.
II.
Rheinger. Meta Rothman. Mrs Emily
Roth, Lena Roth. Helena
Roth. Mrs Josephine
:.
Schmidt. Katherine Stinz Mrs. August
schneider. Mrs. Lena Schmidt. A. T.
Schwartz. Mrs. Louisa Schultz Emma and a
Serichf Letta child
Smith Mrs Mary Schulter.
Sobel. Catherine smith Mildred
Stoehr Susie Seman - (childO
L.
Tottebaum. Herman
L.
Unger, Kate Ullman, Mrs. Lena
v.
Vollman. Mary Volkberg, Mary
w.
Walter Elizabeth Weiss Enojlv Ccbud,
Wiedenan. Caroline Weiss IevUiS
Weiss. Mrs. Tily
z.
Zeitier, Emily
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Diehm. Josephine (childb; Diehm. Harry.
Delyinthal. Sophia; Delvinthal. Mrs. Matte:
Denger. Harriet Denter Hattie: Dooering
Eda Child; Dooering Mrs. Ida: Dorhoeffer
Matte Child. Dorhosffer Mrs Barbara
Dorrey. Edna Child; Duesler. Mrs. Lena.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

uackett Maggie Child: Haeff Agnes
fcbiid1. Hanna. Caroline; Hartman, cara
tchild); Hartung Minnie; Heneen. L.scy' H3as' I9a
kdoinh. Hoderkampt Mrs. Margaret IieI-
hoit Mrs Margaret: Hermoso, Henry; Hehs-
ter. Jacoba: Hurst. Benamin tchild); hOpilaH'
Morris Heickert. Mrs Eva.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

COOK ESTATE sETTLED.-superior Judge
Kerrigan yesterday issued a decree OF settle
ment OF the final account and distribution of
the estate of Pardon A. Cook deceased The
heirs are his widow, Lizzie Cook, and daugh-
ters Lora A. Cook Alice c. Swan and Inez
c. Noble. The estate consists of $44, 2S0 in
cash, the block bounded by Bush, Sutter. Scott
and Pierce streets, and other realty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Fernisen. Mrs. Fernisen, Emma; Fernisen
Henry, child: Fernisen Marie; Finkingtreck,
Kate, child; Finebuch. boy; Fitzkow. Mrs. An
ME; Friesse. Ella; Friesse. Adelaide Fresses
- man; Friesz. Frederick; Furman, Emma.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Eagle, Lulu: Eell (child): Eell Ellie QnfanO
Eiler. Joseph; Ellig. Mrs Marie.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

~, Saniield, Henry. cook. prisoner: Cipse. Sofia:
Cline. Mrs. Anna; Cline. Harry
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

1.
Iden. Anna Child.
-Jordon. Pauline; Joseph. Marguerite.
Is.
Koh!sh. child: Kolsh. Maggie: KamPfre
Mildred; Kolsh George Kari. Emma: Kaffett-
saum. Mrs. Nellie; kafenbergh. Kate; Klaus
man. Julia: Kaufman, Mildred infant; ketch,
Mrs. Elizabeth. Eetcher Stacey, childi kcsp.
Anna: Keifel EGna. infant; krunel, Annie;
Kruse Albertins; Krubsch. Martha: Kraus.
Sadie; Krlngler Dora. child; Klinger. child
Klenken, Marie: Klesser. William child
Krtieste- Charles: Kruster. Mary; Knuster
Mrs. Matilda; Kapf. John; Kubbera. William
l..
Lincoln. Mrs Frederick: Luccia. child; Lude-
nay. John; Luthjcn, August.
Nfahlstcdt. Anna Mayer. George; Michael
Georgc; Meinhardt Addie child; Meter.
George Miller, Walter. child: Miller, Samuel:
Miller, Herman. child. Miller. Louise. child;
Miller Minnie child Miller. Grosvenor. child;
Miller Ernest, child: MObler. Louis. child !:
Moal. Mrs. Marie; Mueller. simon; Muth. John:
Msrdet. Agnes child: MUTT. Gustave.
? Mosewin Martin; Mohler. Annie; Mohler.
Emil
oellrich. Henry Child: osmers. Mary.
Perdelwitz. Kurt: Pland. James; Podenwel
Gus: Porter Joseph: Porter. Lewis: Post -
Proddick, Mrs. Mary; Prandsicke. Frank
Prandsicke. Mrs. Lizzie.
r..
Rice. Louis (child) Reina, Kate: Robinson.
Edward OF crew. prisoner; Rose. John Child; /;
Rosen. Grace; Rore wnhelmine; Rumpf. Ada;
Rumpf Adna.
Schultz. Susan: Schultz. Pauline; Schnatlitz,
Fred child; Schumacher. =: Sehuman. Mary;
Schaefer, Augusta: Schmidt. Fred Schmidt.
Lula, child: Smith, Fred child: Smith. Phil
lipina Schick Henry Schooling. Edward; Sky
rodt. Henry; strangeld. Herman; child;
tha infant: Streckman, Herman. child;
Strickel Henry; Stickney Mrs; St!ekel. Mag
gle child: Strangefeldt. Mrs. Christina; Stack
erman. -. boy. Sudderman, Anna Sinner,
Andrew child
ullner Lizzie; Ullrich. Mrs. Sophia.
v.
vaeth william; Van Wart. Edward, crew.
prisoner.
Webber. Annie; Weaver. Edwin pilot pris-
,oner; weihl Amelia; Wentraub Carl; Wesser
Mrs Earnestine Woods, James member Of
the crew. prisoner; Wolf, Margaret; Wurstich.
Arthur Child.
zciens Mary Child; zciens. Mrs. Kate;
Zundal, Mrs. Maria.
The majority of the injured are suf-
fering from burns, submersion and
shock. In addition to the foregoing,
many were treated at the hospitals
and sent to their homes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

A double mind is always q bor-
rowed one.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Names Recorded in the Hospitals of
Greater New York.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Following
Is a list of the injured in the hos
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Bader, Mrs. Eliza, Jersey City: Brecker.
neg nese'' MARY: Benrens; Frederick, child; Beh-
Margaret Blowman. Mrs Margaret: Roek
MIS- Louise; Berdin, =. boy; Burphy Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

GRIM ROSTER OF DEAD IN CORONERS OFFICE GROWS
HOURLY AS BOATS BRING IN VICTIMS OF DISASTER
Identification Those Who Peshed the General Socum FOeeS
Slowly Throughout the Hours of the Night

Continued From Page 1, Column 8.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Aoesser, Kate, child; Addckbes, Mrs Maa-
gle Anger, Charles; Armand Mrs Annfs.
Armand stella, child; Attraus, Ernest. child
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Gassmann. Hattie. Infant; Gallagher. Kate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

child; Graves Anna.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Gage Grace Geotz, Katherine
Gallagher, Agnes dn- Graffinga, Lille
fant) Grimm, Selma
Geser Kate Geisler. Edith
Geotz, Albert
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
PARTIAL LIST OF INJURED.

Zeitler. Emily
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
ullner. Lizzie; UIIrich. Mrs. Sophia.


Van Setback William H., captain, prisoner;
vaeth william; Van Wart. Edward, crew.
prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16

Weber Annie; Weaver. Edwin. pilot pris-
,oner; wefhl, Amelia; Wentraub Carl; Wesser
Mrs Earnestfne; Woods James, member Of
the crew prisoner; Wolf Margaret; Wurstich.
Arthur Child.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
TRIUMPHED IN VARSITY EIGHT
DARED CONTEST.
ACCIDENT LOST THEM
THE -FOUR DARED CONTEST.
SONS OF OLD ELI COMPLETELY
OUTCLASSED RIVALS.

Yale Crews ExcelIed in Everything
That Goes TO Make a Perfect
Crew, Skill With the Sweeps. Sea-
mnnShip and Physical Endurance.
Fish's Oar Broke in the Four Oar
ed Race when it Looked Like a
Walk Over for YaIe-POOr Man,
agement Severely Criticised by
Those Who Missed the Races on
Account of Ill Timing.
New London. Conn.,, July 1.-Yale
won the annual Varsity eight-oared
boat race from Harvard to-day and
crowned a year that had been replete
with brilliant athletic achievements.
She proved as she has done many
times before, her superiority in every
thing that goes to make a perfect
crew-skill with the sweeps, seaman
ship, and physical endurance. Her
victory in the Varsity race considered
with her grand battle in the four-oar-
ed race, which she lost through an ac-
cident, when it looked like a walk-over
for her. and the win of her freshman
eight yesterday in a magnificent strug-
gle, makes it fair to say that she COM
pletely outclassed her Massachusetts,
rivals.
No regatta ever held on the Thames
course was more worth seeing, and
outside OF the triumph of Yale, none
proved such a disappointment to spec
tators through the bungling manner in
which the events were managed.
Accident Lost the FOurs for Eli.
In the four-oared race the defeat of
Yale was due to the breaking of a lock
on the outrigger of Fish's oar. Har-
wards hollow victory accordingly was
brought into great contrast through the
superb work of her rival. An incident
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Savannah. q; Charleston, ..
Macon, =; Augusta, 1.
Jacksonville, o; Columbia, 3.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Savannah in Charleston.
Augusta in Macon.
Columbia in Jacksonville.
South Atlantic Standing.

Charleston. July 1.-Savannah de-
feated Charleston here to-day in a
game that was more of an oratorical
contest from the start to the finish
than it was diamond battle.
Fans here tonight are thoroughly
disguised with the exhibition, and both
teams are being roasted alike.
Quinn was off to-day. but it was
conceded by both Ashenback and
Mullaney tonight that the official was
fair inasmuch as he handed one as
much as the other
The howl that is going up is to the
effect that President Boyer is to blame
for taking Mace away after promising
TO keep him here for this series. Base
ball matters are tonight in a serious
state and it is certain that only just
one more exhibition such as given to-
day will keep the fans away from the
park and that they will rather sup
port the new amateur league, which
is being formed. than to witness a Sc
ries of brawls such as was served up
to-day.
The game was fairly well played
with the exception of the second in
ming in which all the scores were made
and the most of the wrangling took
place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
LEADERS TOOK
ANOTHER GAME
BEAT AUGUSTA BY 2 TO /.
HIGHLANDERs TRIED OUT 4 NEW
PITCHER WHO MADE GOOD.

Tourists winning streak Has Been
Broken and They Seem Unable 10
Take Another Game-SiIVer Dur
ham VIII BE Put Forward to Take
the Last of the Series If Possible.
Hoffman Hit a Home Run over the
Left Field Fence.
Macon, July with Matthews, the
new twirler in the box, Macon captured
the second game from Augusta this
afternoon, by a score of to l.
Neither side scored until the fourth,
when Hoffman sent the ball over the
fence for a home run. The score
remained / to 0 until the ninth, when
a hit and two errors by the High
landers allowed Augusta to send
man across the plate. tying the score.
Lipe ended the game by
time hit, scoring Strader. Mat
thews did good work and demonstrated
he will make good.
The score.