New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
EAST SIDES BLACK FRIDAY.
FIRST FUNERALS OF VICTLMS-ALL UNIDENTIFIED
DEAD TO BE BURIED IN ONE PLOT
More than One Hundred Clrgymen Offer Their Conduct
= Rites-4H Marks Officials but Pastor Perished

assistant superintendent Of the Sunday school.
who was most active IN arranging for the ex-
cursion; Jacob Hitler. tanitor; Henry Gerdef.
elder. and Trustees George H. White. John J.
Bruning. II. c. Eauernheim and H. Pattebaun.
The meeting attended chiefly by mem
bers OF the New-York AIinist eriuu OF the New
York Synod Of the Lutheran Church General
arrangements were made for the burial of the
identified and unidentified dead, a relief commit
tee was appointed and Immediately established
headquarters; arrangements were made to care
for destitute orphans. memorial service plans
were made, votes OF thanks We're expressed and
It was decided to cooperate with the Mayors
committee.
Among those present when the Rev. John J.
Heischman, pastor Of st. Peters Lutheran
Church. OF Brooklyn. and president OF the Min
isterium. called the meeting TO order were the
Rev. Dr.. William R Huntington, OF Grace Epis-
copal Church; Rabbi Joseph siIvernan. OF the
Jewish Synagogue at Fifth-ave and Seventy
sixth-st-; the Rev. DR.. Laidlaw. representing the
Federation OF Churches; the Rev. Dr. ]. New
ton Perkins. assistant pastor OF Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church Northumberland fourth-st.:
the Rev. John Hutchinson. OF the Presbytery OF
Newark; the Rev. J. B. Remensnyder. pastor OF
St Jamess Lutheran Church. and president OF
the New-York and New-Jersey Synod; the Rev.
Mr.. Perry pastor OF the Collegiate Church, Sec
ond-ave.. and the Rev. NJ s. Waters, secretary
Of the New-York and New-Englard Synod. AL
expressed the sympathy and rendered the hnan-
ciaI and other aid OF the congregations or bodies
which they represented
ALL UNIDENTIFIED TO LIE IN ONE PLOT
a resolution was adopted providing that all
the unidentified dead should be buried in the
Lutheran Cemetery at Middle Village, Long ISL
and and that as the bodies reached the Gene
EhO bs hald IN cha al hare
under the direction OF the Rev. D. W. Peterson,
pastor OF the chapel. Il decided that no
general public service for the unidentified dead
should be held at the cemetery until all had been
buried there IN one plot
Sunday fixed on as the day for holding
memorial services In all the Lutheran churches
OF the New-York district, and the meeting ex-
pressed the feeling that it would appreciate the
holding Of similar memorial services on that day
in any churches.
Through the Rev. Dr.. Berkemeier. Of the
Wartburg Orphans Home lutheran. at Mount
Vernon, y. Y, the meeting was told that the
home would receive any children who were
made orphans by the disaster II was said that
although the home was full it had arranged to
utilize vacant building on the property.
The following relief committee was appointed:
The Rev. J. w. Loch Of the Scherrnerhorn Street
Hrookyn) Lutheran Church, chairman; Ernst
w hauInans treasurer the Rev. DIS. John J.
Heischnan and E. c. J. Kraeling Brooklyn.
They established headquarters forthwith at the
rectory OF ST. Marks Church
GREAT NEED OF MONEY
When the issuance Of an appeal for funds
was brought up it became known that, while
money needed and would be needed, the
extent of the calamity had assumed such pro-
portions that IL would not be possible for several
days determine the needs Of the relief commit
tee After much discussion IT was decided not TO
issue a formal appeal for several days The
committee however. will meanwhile receive
funds at No. Ga Seventh-st.
The thanks Of the Lutheran clergy and the
Church were expressed to Mayor Mcclellan for
his action in issuing appeal. The relief COM
nnittee appointed by the ministerium was in
structed TO cooperate with the Mayor and the
committee appointed by him. The Mayors sug-
gestion for a public memorial service ap-
proved and the mnisterium decided TO CO.
operate in the u1ovement-
ONE HUNDRED CLERGYMEN VOLUNTEER
In response TO the announcement that scores
OF clergymen would be needed TO bury the dead
II was suggested that the clergynen present
who would be able TO respond to telephone or