New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
F0RTITUDE OF DR.. HAAS.
TELEGRAMS POUR IN.
Committee of Ministers Called to
Meet This Morning.

Late last evening DR.. Haas. Of St Mark $
Church, dictated to his physician, DIR. Senken.
the following address TO his congregation:
To my people:
In the common sorrow We have d common
hope. I wish I could be with you all, but I
am stricken just as you are.
DR.. Haas is bearing up under the strain better
than his physician expected. He IS upheld in d
great measure 10y the hope that his daughter.
Gertrude. may yet be found among the living.
His wife's body is lying in his house. but his
sister. Mary, and hts daughter are yet TO be
accounted for. Several OF his parishioners say
that Gertrude was seen alive on the shore OF
North Brother Island after the accident. This
story was said TO have originated with a six
teen-year-oId boy, Charles Schwartz Of No. ii
East Third-st., who was one of the excursion
party. When seen last night however. Schwartz
said that it was not Gertrude whom he saw
but the pastors sister He declares positively
th"t ne recognized the sister with the physical MS
and nurses on the island. She was listed among
the saved in the first reports of the accident buf
since then she has Disappeared
schwartz says that Gertrude Haas was stand
Ing beside him on the hurricane deck when -ba
hre broke out on the steamer They surged
with others toward the port rail- which broke
They were thrown into the water.
Just before We ran 10 the rail-" said Schwartz
Gertrude grasped my hand and asked me TO
save her. / said | would do my best I held on
10 her until the steamer sank over on one side
and We were thrown through the broken rail into
the water I lost her then and saw her no
more"
social ana seni-poIitcaI organization in the
Nth Assembly District. known as the Manhattan
Association, has cancelled an outing for next
Sunday. and has donated 500 10 the relief fund
being raised in the district. \ Swiss benefit as
ISOLATION donated S162. Up to 10 O'Clock last
night the fund had reached 1900
owi-s TO the great confusion which occurred
on Wednesday evening around the Lutheran
church I'm East Sixth-st, where most Of the
friends and relatives of the missing went 10
make inquiries, Inspector Schmittberger was
ordered by Commissioner McAdoo to assign two
patrolmen 10 be there and remain all last night
While the crowd not unruIy on Wednesday
evening, there was much confusion because no
officer stationed there. Last night the con-
ditious We're better.
kilograms and letters of sympathy for the
congregation Of the church are fast pouring ill.,
Among the early messages OF to-day were the
following which give an idea of the spirit of
the others:
London. June Is.
Sunday School Union. representing two and n
tldiL Uillllpu workers, scholars, treat Britain
and colonies, assures Church and relatives OF
profound sympathy at the time of this appalling
disaster. Heartfelt prayers. Father may vOuch-
Kelsey.
Chairman.
London June IL.
British Sunday School workers deeply grieved
at sad calamity. Heartfelt sympathy.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRONICLE"
New-York City. June 16
salvation Army sends YOU and YOUR people
profound sympathy. We praying. II
serve YOU command us. We are holding me-
mortal services In all corps Sunday.
COLONEL CHARLES MILES.
Field Secretary.
Auburn. y Y June Is
Send you and flock deepest sympathy in your
NETWORK STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION. A T SCHAUSsLE.
Secretary
Tie Mayors secretary Mr.. O'Brien. called NJ
the church this morning and left the Mayors
card and expressed in behalf of the latter his
deep sympathy for the church and it's members
and Offering the citys services in any manner
that might be suggested.
A preliminary meeting of the German Evan
gelicaI Lutheran ministers held yesterday
in the parsonage of St. Marks CT Irch. 1t was
to call meeting of the ministers con-
nected with the New-York Conference of the
OF New-York, and also those con-
nected with the New-York and New-Engand
synod This meeting will be held to-day at 10
o'clock in the Sunday School rooms OF st. Marks
Church. All ministers OF other denominations are
invited The Rev. DR. ]. ]. Heischmann will pre-
side. tits proposed to form relief organization
10 raise fund to aid the families of those who
lost their lives 1t is proposed also 10 purchase
three lots in some cemetery in New-York or
Brooklyn in which the unidentified bodies will
be buried
The Rev. DR.. J. ". Lock. Of No. 30 schermer-
horn-st. Brooklyn. will, until committee is ap-
pointed to relieve him, receive all applications
for aid from sufferers at the residence o. DR..
Haas.
ST Marks Hospital in Eleventh-st, through
the officers of the church, has offered 10 send
TO the homes OF the members OF the
church on application to the hospital or church
officers
At The relief station in Sixth-st. it was an
nounced that more than SftN in cash donations
had been received Almond these were 500 from
Magistrate Flammer and the same amount from
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