Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-06-16
DEATH LIST CROWS IN
EAST RIVER HORROR

sight OF the little ones. girls with their
long curllng locks. looking up from their
pine boxes with an unnatural placidity Of
countenancc that caused most OF the
tears Women tainted as they viewed
these tiny victims whose lives had been
snunsd out SO suddenly. and men felt their
knees quake.
But gruesome as was this terrible page
ant Of death. the sight OF the mothers.
fathers. brothers and sisters. failing beside
the bodies OF their loyal ones was even
more affecting one man, as he recogniz-
cd The wife whom he had LETT only ycs-
terday morning lying bruised In her cof-
I'm. attempted 40 take his own life by
cutting his throat with "a pcnknifo. Tie
was removed TO Bellevue Hospital. whore
late "a the night It was said be had not
regained consciousness. His Identify, as
well as that Of his wife. is stil unknown.
Brave Work Of Women.
one OF The piuckcst actions of the day
was that performed by Emma O'Connell.
She IS employed as waiter In the Nurses
Home. ana, like every other abic-bodied
person Ia the place, had gone out 90 p,ay
her part IN the work of rescue.
As she stood by the ladder at the top Of
the bank. watching the bodies boinf
brought ashore she saw child after chile
carried by beyond the reach OF the eagci
hands stretched out to rescue. which fol
an lheir willingness were ail too few foi
the crowded need OF the moment. Mis-
O'Conncll Is an excellent swimmer, an,
the sight Of the helpless little ones drown
lng before her eyes was more than sh
could stand
~ must so in." she cried. 81 can't SCI
those children drownf
Those who knew how dangerous the tia
in Hell Gate is even TO the best OF swim
mers. held her back, telling her Il was ~
work for a woman. But the girl would no
be denied.
~ will only save tho babies" she plead
cd. y won't try to bring any out excel
the little children"
Next moment she had jumped tn. NJ
even waiting TO slip or her skirt. and W.
swimming out IN The full run Of the cu
rent where the bodies were drifting thicl
est. She brought IN five children IN a.
two Of whom were brought back to life
The day was fun Of instances Of heroisi
brave part Miss Florence Dennine.
nurse In the tuberculosis hospital ioinC
the men Of the Health Department
wadlng out and bringing IN the driftin
bodies. refusing to leave the work tili 81
herself was brought in exhausted an
faintlng.
Telephone Girl Gives Alarm.
The telephone operator at No. si2 Me
rose called up police headquarters short
. after II o'clock and reported that tho ei
the upper portion Of the slocum was {
J, FIRE and that the hurricane deck ha
caved In. She said that az least 100 PEI
d, pie had jumped overheard. From h
window she could see the boat surround,
by tugs. being towed toward Nor
, Brochor Island.
Yacht Captain Refused Aid.
n A big white yacht Of the New Yol
b Yacht Club fleet, according to Robert ]
j Jackson. Jr. a salesman OF the Ne
4 York Betting and Packing Company. WI
i on the scene OF the slocum disaster az
s her captain deliberately Withheld a
r which might have resulted in the savii
{ of many lives.
IS "rhe captain Of the yacht was on q
d bridge" said Mr.. Jackson. when
saw the slocum an ablaze forward. hea
Il ed toward him, he had the engines sto
y ped and waited until the burning voss
u was boached. Then he proceeded soui
), around the burning vessel to a point
e 10th street on the city shore where
II came 10. With his field glasses he waite
's ed the destruction OF the boat. seeing "
Al men and children jump overheard
m swarms and making no effort whatever
n go 70 their assistance. He must have Ia
ie there for about an hour and then he car
e. on down the river.
" 1.-THE absolute callousness OF the capita
sc impressed me greatly, but I was so q
cited by the terrible scene that W
spread before my eyes that I forgot
take the name Of the boat. II seem
u that all the captain wanted was to {
= In a place where he would be perfect
= safe and al the same time be IN a 60
position to see all that was going q
Had he taken the yacht TO the rescue
I. soon as he saw the plight Of the Sloc'
= he could unQuestionably have saved ma
lives. but he did not even lower a boat
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