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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13

So we'll pleased was the Georgia del
CATION to ST. Louis with the recep-
tion at the fair grounds that resolution .
commencing Hon. O. B. Stevens and
Commissioner General Hughes were
unanimously passed, says St. Louis
special.
The resolutions were introduced by
Delegate at Large ]. NJ. Smith. They
follow:
Whereas, the Georgia delegation
to the national democratic convention
at st. Louis has visited the Georgia
building and the Georgia exhibit at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition
and have been agreeably surprised
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
eePTLISTS CHOOSE WATSON
,,,s,.N IS NOMINATED BY ACCLA-
NATION FOR PRESIDENT.
NJ. platform is Re-Afirmed' Not Known
whether watson will Accept
Or Not.

rsonas F. Watson of Georgia, for
dent and Thomas FL. Thibles OF
Tobrasks, for vice-presidsnt' was the
,s,.ot nominated by the populist ma
" !.aoI convention at Springfield, Ill.,
Wednesday. The names OF William
:, Allen of Nebraska, and OF Samuel
~ williams of Indiana, were placed
so,ore the convention for president
S VT. before the list of states had been
'ompleted in the roll call their names
~.re withdrawn and Watson was nom
mated bv reclamation.
Wbether Watson will accept the
.,m;nstion no one in the convention
,.amsd to know, and all efforts to Sc
awe some definite information from
w.,sop's friends failed. Watson was
quoted as saying that If the democrats
., g. Louis nominated William r.
H.srst he would support Hearst for
president.
Old PLATFORM RE-AFFIRMED.
The platform as adopted re-afirms
farmer platforms and demands the Is
sne Of money by the government in
.ncb quantities as shall maintain sta
bilitv in prices, the establishment of
Do.tsl savings banks, abolition of child
labor, the eight-hour day, and the In
itistive and referendum. Government
BY injunction is denounced. The mo-
nOpoly plank reads:
ITO prevent unjust discrimination
\ and monopoly the government should
own and control the railrods and those
h public utilities which in their nature
are monopolistic. To perfect the post
81 service the government should own
and operate the telegraph and tele-
phone system and provide parcels
post,
LAS to those trusts and monopolies
which are not public utilities or natur-
81 monopolies we demand that those
special privileges which they now en-
Joy and which alone enable them to
exist should be Immediately with
drawn. Corporations being the crsa-
tnres of governments should be subject
ed 10 such government regulations and
control as will adequately protect the
public, We demand the taxation of
monopoly privileges, while they re-
main in private hands, to the extent
Of the value of privileges granted.
I'VE demand that congress shall en-
act general law uniformly regulating
the power and duties of all incor-
porsted companies doing interstate
business"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
ESERVIAN RULER MUST ACT.
Russia Will Ignore Peer Unless
He Punish Murderers.

The car is said to have once more
FoId King Peter of Servia that Russia
Flll have nothing to do with him or
fS government if he does not see that
Ene murderers of King Alexander and
queen Draga are punished and Danish.
p from Belgrade.
The reasons for this are the scanda-
gus Incidents which took place at the
anniversary of the murder of the king
few weeks ago.
hequiems were conducted for the re-
|gUse OF the murdered kings and
ueen s souls, but permission was re-
useQ Queen Nathalie to hold a re-
asem, the only service allowed being
a' given in the name of Queen
PFSga's family.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE ANTI-WEEVH. ANT

'"oert Clark, a prominent planter
0"Inoun county, Texas, states that
Will apply for an injunction to pre-
'u' The government experts from
'uEIng the. Guatemalan ant into
sAas as an insect remedy for the boil
s'" 1t was stated recently that
,0'ument Entomologist Cook is en-
H. a's with large number of ants, the
'o' OF which are to be taken to
a''in which county Mr.. Clark
H. ,D'ereSts, and which adjoins Cal
H. - county, where his plantation is
''' Clark says as to the basis for
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
No Pity Shown.

"For years fate was after me contin-
uously," writes F. A. Gullege, VERDE
ma, Ala. II had terrible case of piles,
causi lg "a tumors. When all failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me.
Equally good for burns and all aches
and pains. Only Csc at Dawson Drug
Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
AND HUGHES GIVEN MANY THANKS

and gratifed at the showing made by
our worthy state commissioners, know
ing as we do that their facilities were
limited owing to the failure of the leg
islature to make a direct appropria-
ton,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Georgia delegation that we cOngratu-
late the commissioners of our state on
the excellent showing made by them
for our state with the limited means
provided for them. We feel that they
have done more than could have been
reasonably expected of them to make
creditable showing for the Empire
State of the South"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
The pill that will, will fill the bill
Without grippe
To cleanse the liver without a CULVER
Take one at night.

Take one at night.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
small, easy to take, easy and gentle IN
effect, yet they are so certain IN re-
suits that no one who uses them is dis
appointed For quick relief from bill
iousness, sick headache, torpid liver,
iaundice, dizziness, and all troubles
arising from an inactive, sluggish liv-
err Early Risers are unequaled. Sold
by DAWSON DRUG TO-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13

maeoo
brought
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tothen August M
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
STEAMER CAPTAINS STATEMENT
Declares That He Made the Best Land
ing He Could

Capt William H. Van Schaick. who has
been in command of the Gen. Slocum al
most continuously since she went into COM
mission. escaped by jumping into the river
and swimming ashore. He was taken to
the Alexander Avenue station from North
Brother Island and placed under arrest
with five members Of his crew. Capt. Van
Setback made a statement to Coroner Berry
in which he said:
1--WE left the foot of East sd street about
$50 o'clock this morning. It was reported
to me that two tickets for adults had been
taken in at the gangways. This does not
include children who came aboard or pas
sengers who paid their fare at the gang
ways. should say there were about l, 400
souls aboard when we started on the trip
up the river.
II took the boat slowly up the river and
we were bearing over toward the Sunken
Meadows. after passing through He'll Gate.
when heard shouts OF fire.. I was in the
pilot house at the time. I sounded the
alarm for fire drill. Fire apparatus was
stationed on the boat and the crew had
suing from the companionways forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
PARISH IS PLUNGED INTO GRIEF.
Pitiful Scenes Witnessed Upon Re-
ceipt of News.

AS soon as the news of the great disaster
snread through the lower East Side, 81.
Marks Church. 323 9th street, between LIST
and I'd avenues, was besieged with an anx-
ious and grief-stricken throng that wanted
to know the details Nearly all In tha
crowd had relatives on board the General
Slocum.
AS the first stories of the fire came In
the emotions of the crowd were intenslfled'
until nearly all were weeping and wrlngins
their hands The full extent of the horror
became known when a report came In from
police headquarters that there were at least
800 dead.
Before noon the word was spread aroundi
to the different places where the husbands
and fathers of those on the Slocum worked.
and after the noon hour q large crowd or
men visited the parish house. Most OF them
waited only for word to find out the fut
extent of the disaster. and then rushed for
the trains to take them to Harlem
Bureau Of Information Opened.
A bureau of Information was opened IN
the church shortly after the first news OF
the catastrophe was received. and ever
since there has been constant stream or
agonized men, women and children climb
ing the steps to ask for news of their reiasi
tives or friends. AS soon as news is re-
ceived as to survivors victims 1t Is posted
outside, and the information soon spread
throughout the neighborhood.
rev. j. @. Schultz. the assistant pastor Of
Confined on Eleventh PagA)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
SURVIVORS STORIES
Thrilling Statements of Res
cued Slocum Passengers.
AWFUL ALTERNATIVE
R-STRICKEN FORCED TO
CHOOSE FIRE OR WATER.
Men, Women and Children Plunge Into
River Like Sheep-Search
for Bodies.
AWFUL ALTERNATIVE

A dispatch from New York last night
says: Survivors of the Slocum disaster tell
thrilling stories Of the scenes Of terror and
psEic on board when 1t was realized the
vessel was on fire Some heroic attempts
at rescues were made, but the confusion
was SO great and the possibilities of escape
SO meager that not much could be done,
even by those who were not SO terror
stricken as to think only Of their own
peril
Peter ]. Tremble. deck hand, was ar
rested by the police wandering aimlessly
about the beach. He told the following
story:
I'VE left the Sd street dock at 10 am.
was polishing brass work, when deck
hand called my attention to smoke coming
out of a forward cabin. I ran forward
and helped the first assistant engineer to
stretch a hose. We could not get any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
His Hat and Clothing Burned.
CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.
Director Of Knickerbocker Company
Defends Officers of Slocu1n.

Charles E. Hill, director Of the Knick-
erbocker Steamboat Company, visited the
Lebanon Hospital late today to see Capt
Van Schaik. the commander of the Gen.
Slocum. who had been taken there earlier
in the day under arrest. After talk with
him, Mr.. Hill said that the captain did not
know the cause of the fire.
1.-THE cause Of the fire is not known"
said he. II may say that because no inves-
tigation has been begun. The government
will undoubtedly begin an investigation.
The captain Is under arrest, and it would
not be advisable for him to make any state
ment at present. but he told me that he
and the first and second pilots, Edward
Van Wart and e. NJ. Weaver. were in the
pilot house until the Slocum was beached.
Then they jumped directly from the pilot
house into the water. The captain hurt
his leg, and may require an operation The
two pilots were practically uninjured, and
assisted in saving life. They were all n
the wheelhouse until the last"
''Was the boat under steam all the time?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
THE SEARCH FOR LOVED ONES.
Heart-Rending Scenes About the Hos
pitfalls and Morgues.

Last night surgfng crowd was held back
by police lines formed about the city
morgue at the foot of East 28th street. The
crowd began to gather as soon as 1t be-
came rumored about the city that the dead
would be brought to Manhattan from
North Brother Island and other places
where at first the dead had been taken.
When the Massasoit came to dock with
eighty-five dead the work Of removing the
bodies from the steamer proceeded slowly
until no more room was found inside the
morgue. and the autopsy room was cleared
and the blackened and distorted bodies
were placed on the floor there.
little girl, about seven years old,
walked sobbingly along the line of dead
on the pier She said she had lost her
mother and grandmother. By peculiar
coincidence the bodies We're found side by
side and identified by the little girl. The
mother was Mrs. Annie E. Buechard. and
the grandmother Mrs Louisa Schwartz
Mother and Child Clasped in Death.
A sight that brought tears to the eyes Of
Granfire Clasped to her breast was the
body of her nine-ment1s-old baby. Both
had been burned to death. the mother vain
" endeavoring to protect her child.
When finally the morgue authorities al
lowed the crowd to enter the morgue,
scene ensued which was narrowing In the
extreme In some cases, first identificatfons
were found to have been erroneous, men
laying claim to bodies they afterward dis
covered were not those of their relatives.
At the entrance to the Charities pier, at
the foot of East Goth. street, the crowd to-
night tried to push past the police, and a
riot resulted At the height Of the trouble
a man who had learned that his wife was
among the charred dead tried to stab him
self. Inside the pier the bodies were
ranged in three rows. the entire length OF
the pier about 100 feet.
Scenes at the Hospitals.
Many pathetic scenes wore witnessed at
the various hospitals where the relatives
sought their loved ones. Wild-eyed men.
tremulous women, and frightened children
begged to know If any of their family were
in the hospitals. Eagerly they seized upon
survivors Most of the interrogations were
in German; Have you seen my wife? My
children2 I have lost all
Il had fve children" said distracted
woman at the Lincoln Hospital, 1.-The old
est nineteen. and the youngest five years Of
age. They were all on this excursion. Let
me pass
The men on guard stepped back and she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
HEROIC WORK OF RESCUE.
How Men Risked Their Lives and
Saved MANY From Death

Capt. Allen Van Etten of the tugboat D.
S. Arnott and his crew worked hard In
saving life and rescuing bodies while the
Slocum was burning. He said: GAS soon
as we approached the Slocum. two of the
crew, John Olsen and Gunter Andersen,
peeled off their outer clothing, jumped into
the water, which was filed with floating
persons, some dead others unconscious and
some begging to be saved. Olsen and An
dersen seized and brought to the side of
the tugboat eight persons, six women and
two children. Three of the women were
unconscious. Then the two brave fellows
rescued fifteen dead bodies. .......
"Olsen saw three CHILDREN, not more than
six years old, fioatingz near the shore.
Jumping overheard, he rescued two. Hold
ing their heads out OF tie water with his
left arm. he used the:right in swimming to
the shore, where they were lifted to the
hank by willing hands. Returning to the
other child floating in the water, Olsen
swan with it to the. island. Although
greatly exhausted, Olsen returned to the
Arnott and pulled aboard.
Tug Caught Fire Three Times.
Three times the tugboat caught fire
from the flames from the Slocum.
IA launch from North Brother Island
brought physician, who revived the three
unconscious. One of them became panic
stricken and attempted to commit suicide
by jumping overheard. The nine-year-old
also became temporarily insane. He de-
clared his mother had been drowned, and he
fought desperately and attempted to jump
into the water.
II am positive there were at least 200
bodies floating around the Arnott Women
and children and an occasional man jumped
from the burning vessel, and nearly all
were drowned
II saw the fire at the North German
steamship piers at Hoboken four years ago
and participated in the work of rescuing
the men and women who jumped into the
river, but the scene l witnessed today was
more heartrending. The Slocum burned
like kindling wood. In less than twenty
minutes from the time l first saw her she
was complete ruin.
Very Pathetic Scene.
lone especially pathetic scene will be
remembered by me until l die. I saw
woman being dragged aboard the charities
department boat, Franklin Edison. She was
unconscious, yet she chung tenaciously to
the body of an infant, which she pressed
to her breast
The tug Wheeler took off twenty-seven
men, women and children. All were more
or less burned, and two women and two
children died before the tug could reach
the island. The other tugs rescued from
fifteen to twenty persons each. These YES
sells were run so close to the blazing steam
er that the faces of the captains and mem
bers Of their crews were blistered by the
heat. The collapse of the forward part of
the steamer made 1t evident to Van Etten
that there was an explosion. In describing
the scene, he said he saw young girl
sitting by the rail, apparently unable to
move, while the flames crept upon her.
First her hair caught, then her clothing,
and in arr instant she was enveloped in
flames and sank from sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
Steam on Until Boat Struck.


THE steam was until the boat struck.
The engineer, Frank Conklin. told me that
he was in the engine room until the boat
struck. The current was the flood and
could not have carried the boat to the
beach. 1t would not have been possible to
have beached the boat earlier, for there is
no shallow water nearer than North
Brother Island.
IF the boat had been run alongside the
piers or pushed on the rocks in The main
channel she might have sunk, as the water Is
deep along there, and more lives would
have been lost. The captain said that the
first he knew of the fire was when he
was told of it through the tube by some one
below. The Slocum was then off the Sunk
en- Meadows. He took the boat to the near
est place where she could be beached."
WAS anything done toward fighting the
fire?'
1.-THE mate had charge of the fire fighting,
and we don't know where he is. The
pumps were going, and there was fire fight
ing"
WAS there a panic among the crew.
II have heard of no panic. There were
in the neighborhood of three thousand life
preservers on board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
One Child Left Out of Five.

my name is Mrs Iden, and I had five
childrel this morning, now have only this
one nv dear love-" said the woman, hold
ing the girl as If she feared she might yet
be taken from her.
In the same hospital were little boys.
my mother gave me life preserver; that's
how 1 got saved" said one whose name
was Muller. II guess she didn't have none
herself, cause they can't find her."
II didn't have no life preserver at all,
said his bed fellow, Henry Fernweiser. Il
went down twice, and 1 swallowed whole
lot of water. but pretty soon 1 caught hold
of q dead woman and then somebody grab
bed with a hook If it hadn't been for that
dead woman I'd q drowned, sure"
Up and down the wards and corridors
trampled little lad two years of age. He
had yellow hair, and was neatly dressed
in white. He could talk little, and that
little in German, so he and the nurses took
each other on faith. He spoke of his
mother, and it was understood that he had
been with her on the excursion. After he
had been in the hospital for several hours,
his father came, sad Of face. kissed the lit
tie boy and took him away. Il cannot find
her" he said, when asked about the boys
mother, but the little chap smiled, waved
his hands In farewll and went away hug
ging toy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
and my first thought was that 1t was COM
ing from the boiler rooms.
Powerless to Aid Passengers.

ana my IrSt tnOugnC was lndt II WAS COM
ing from the boiler rooms.
Powerless to Aid Passengers.
after sending in the alarm l started
down from the pilot house for the purpose
of taking charge of the crew of twenty
three.
II got but few steps before I was met
by rush of people. The panic on the
boat started from the first cries of fire.
saw that my men were doing their utmost
to help the passengers. but was powerless
to assist them. The flames spread with in
credible rapidity. I ran back into the pilot
house, where my pilots, Edward Van Wart
and Edward M. Weaver, were engaged at
the wheel. 1 glanced around and saw
that even then passengers were jumping
overheard.
II swung the boat over toward North
Brother Island. knowing it was the safest
and quickest place to land. Response to the
bell in the engine room showed me that
the engineer, B. F. Conklin, or some of his
assistants were still at their post. A few
moments before the boat grounded in the
channel off North Brother Island the flames
were licking the pilot house.
His Hat and Clothing Burned
Followed by my pilots. 1 ran over the
deck and jumped into the river. My hat
and clothing were burning when jumped
1 reckon the time between the first alarm
and when we grounded at about five min
utes.
II floundered in the water and do not
know who pulled me out as l neared the
tree and 1t was some time before 1 was
revived. l made the quickest and best
landing under the circumstances"
Capt Van Schaick gave his address as
and Coroner Berry ordered his removal to
Lebanon Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16

Mr. Hill was asked. 1T has been said
that the pilot house was deserted and the
boat drtfted with the tide until she ran
aground"
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ran painting up the stairs. The nurses help
ed her. and presently she came upon girl
in a bed in one of the wards so bandaged
that none but a mother would recognize
her. The girl was burned about the head
and limbs but she leaped from the bed at
the sight of her mother and the two de-
seconded TO the lower hall, where they sat
f,,1 ,hraa
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Continued on Eleventh Page)
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water and found myseh with a lot o.
other children holding on to something"
DISASTER FROM SHORE.
Graphic Story of Burning Boats Run
for Shallow Water.


Herbert 8. Nulsen, who was standing in
the tower Of the Delayergne refrigerating
plant. at 13sth street and the East river.
said boy called his Intention to the Gen.
eral Slocum. whicfN WIS then coming
through the Dutch MHE just above He'll
Gate. The boy cried 3he is afire." and
Mr.. Nulsen, continuing. sid:
Big puffs Of white smoke were coming
from her forward deck. 1t extended down
below the pilot house. Then it worked
rapidly aft, so that the whole boat SEEM
ed enveloped In smoke 1 thought that
she was coming inshore toward the landing.
But instead she headed for North Brother
Island, and passed up the river. in front Of
US, the cries, shrieks and pleadings Of the
passengers being heard by US plainly.
She had heavy list to starboard, the
passengers being packed on that side on
all decks. first moving forward and then
aft IN mass. A little white yacht that
followed her up the river was the first to
get aid to her. but this was only small
boat manned by the yachts crew. There
was rush for this from the passengers
blotted out of sight.
Tug Boat to the Rescue.
Then a tug coming down the river with
a barge alongside pushed over by the burn
Ing excursion boat and appeared to get
good share of the crowd on board. Up
the river from the New Haven yards, came
a fleet of tug boats whistling encourage
ment to the coarse blasts of the Slocum' s
whistle
The smoke aboard the excursion boat
was growing denser all the time, and red
flames began to appear. Then all of
sudden the crowd on the upper deck rushed
aft, the decks and the stern Of the boat
gave way. percipitating the terrorized pas
sengers upon the heads of those below and
the whole mass seemed to totter over into
tbe river.
The excursion boat was by this time
well over toward North Brother Island
From where 1 stood the crowd of passen-
gers dropping over the sides of the boat
were as thick as a swarm of bees. and the
screams and shrieks of the drowning ones
were pitiful. RowbOats put out from the
Bronx shore to the rescue, but 1t did not
seem possible that they could get to the
Slocum in time to be of any use."
--r1y1 -1n- M Drcry-r
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-25
Death of Florence Nolen.

Florence Gatrell Nolen, the sub
iect of this sketch, was born Sep
TENDER 7, 1888, and died April 10,
1904. Mrs. Nolen was married to
S. E. NoIen October 5, 1902. She
was the' daughter Of VIM. and
Margaret Gatrell, whom her hus-
band, infant daughter, five broth
ers and two sisters still survive
her. On Saturday before she died
she was converted: She was a
good girl and a good wife, and
leaves many friends to mourn her
loss. And we would here say to
her mourning friends:
Be still, sad hearts, and cease
apining,
Behind the clouds the suns still
, shining;
Thy fate-the common fate OF all
Into each life some rain must fall ;
Some days be dark and dreary.
Written by Lima Core.