The evening world., 1904-06-17
ONLY TWO SAVED
Of PARTY OF IS
Cashier Henry C. Schnude, of
Kountze Banking House, His
Wife, Children and Parents
All Lost on Slocum.

Out Of thirteen persons In a party on
the Gen. Slocum, celebrating the sixth
anniversary OF the marriage Of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry C. schnude but two were
saved. Mr. Schnude was cashier In the
Kountze banking house at No. 100
Broadway.
He married the daughter Of Henry
Kassefba I'm. OF No. 19s Guernsey street
Brooklyn. his boyhood sweetheart, and
lived Mt that address with his father
in-law and mother -in-law. his wife two
children. Grace. aged four years, and
Mildred. aged two. and his wife's un-
married sister. Nettie Kasselbaum
Next door lived his sister in-law, Mrs
Frederica Tonycroft. with two children.
Francis. aged four. and Charles, aged
two. At No. 100 Guernsey street lived
Mrs Carl Roberts. n widow with one
child. She was an iRtimate friend OF the
Kasselbaum family.
All OF those above were members OF
st. Marks German Lutheran Church.
Mr.. Schnude was deacon In the
church and had charge OF taking the
tickets and selling the lemonade on the
excursion. II happened that the excur-
rersary OF his marriage and he deter
mined to make the excursion an occa-
sion for a family celebration
Thirteen Started on Excursion.
With that viqS IN mind he invited his
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schnude, sr., to accompany him. With
THESE the party comprised thirteen per-
sons. Mr.. Kasselbaum was unable to
ATTEND. The following were either
drowned or killed by the Are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schnudc. sr., Mr.
ani Mrs. Henry c. Schnude. their two
children, Grace and Mildred; Mrs. Tony
croft and two children, Francis and
Charles, and Mrs. Roberts and her baby
Mrs. Kasselbaum and her daughter
Nettie were saved. Nettie broke her
leg lenplng to a tug from the burning
boat and Is in Lebanon Hospital.
The bodies OF Henry C. Schnude and
his wife the TWO children OF Mrs. Tony
croft and Mrs. Roberts have been re-
covered. The rest are numbered among
the missing.
The Schnude party was the gayest on
the boat. All were wealthy. without a
care In the world, and bound upon
Measure trip that had started most
auspiciously. Mr.. SGhnude found a
place Oh the main deck for his rela-
tiyes and busled himself on the lower
deck with the preparations for the feast
that was to follow at Locust Grove
Tho rest sat together, the little children
hanging about their grandparents, con-
lentment on every race.
II so happened that from their posi-
ton the little party could not see Tue
flre when II started. All al once they
heard creams OF terror Then rush
OF DANES swept out and engulfed them.
Carried Down the Rush.
"It seemed" says Mrs. Kasselbaum
"as though 800 people charged us. We
were scattered in "A second. but my
daughter Ncttie kept hold OF me and
we Mere swopt toward the rail together,
daughters or their children again,
''f'he fighting and excitement wern
terrifying. Nettie and remained on
dock until saw Pastor Haas jump
Then broke away and Jumped, too
A man wearing a life-preserver held
me up until we were picked up by a
tug. I have heard since that Nettic
Jumped onto this same tug, but ! did
rot know 1t until the next day, when
with her right leg broken"
This is probably the most extensive
example Of family destruction that the
awful horror affords. II is not thought
shock. She i, lloaa IN he, big aorsc IN
Brooklyu, where u few days ago her
grandchildren played and her young
son-in-law and his wife were facing
a long life that appeared to be a vista
OF perfect happiness