The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
SAD MOTHER TELLS
OF OCEAN TRAGEDY
MRS. GARoWsKI SPENDS FEW
HOURS IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Woman Whose Baby Is Thrown from
Deck Of Liner by Insane Nurse
Gives Story Of Narrowing Expert
ence to Local Compatriots Meets
Husband in Fargo.

r "a IeW Gays ago an enLlre naGlOn was
shocked by the news Of a little child
the liner Nieuw Amsterdam, and lost.
In sight Of the loving mother, who
was carefully watching a group Of
children at play on deck, her own
three little ones among them, an insane
Swiss governess seized the little one
and hurled it far out into the sea.
Suffering the awful grief and an
gnish that only mothers who have
passed thru similar but less terrible
experiences know, still seeing in her
mind the awful deed Of a week ago,
but with her grief tempered by the an,
ticipated JOY Of a reunion with her
husband, whom she had not seen for
three years, Mrs. NJ. Garowski the
Minneapolis yesterday on her way to
Fargo. Two other children, older than
the one the loving father at Fargo will
never see, are left and young as they
are they seem almost aged by the
memory Of the terrible sight which
they, too. saw. i
Friends in Minneapolis. X. T..
Mrs. Garowsk is a Russian Jewess
and speaks no English. She fears ev-
cry stranger since the terrible accident
in midocean. Thru member Of the
Russian Jewish colony in Minneapolis,
people, who have found a new home in
Minneapolis, and was finally induced
to say few words Of the journey.
Three years ago the husband and
father left Russia after enduring for
years the prosecutions heaped on his
people. He left, promising to send for
the little family as soon as he was
able, and the little one lost at sea was
not born until two months after the
father left. The father settled in Far
go and few weeks ago was able to
send for the family
Rejoicing in the thought of the re-
new home in the great and wonderful
America, Mother Garowski and the lit
tie Garowskis set sail on the Nieuw
Amsterdam from Amsterdam, and ar
rived in New York last Monday. Day
and night the mother dreamed of the
new: home in the wonderful country.
With the tears in her eyes and between
sobs Mrs Garowski told of the first
few happy days of the trip. The chill
dren played on deck with other little
children who were going to new homes,
on the pleasant, days when it was not
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Then, on Thursday week ago, the
terrible thing happened. It came with
out warning. of any sort, and, worst Of
az, the mother, in spite Of her frantic
efforts, was unable to prevent it. AS
she reached this part Of her story the
little group about her in the Union
station found it necessary to divert her
attention for few moments. Mother
rage such as prompts a ioness to fight
and kill, seemed to hold her for a mo-
ment, only to, be succeeded by parox-
ysm of grief that left her weak and
almost Frustrated. Another member Of
the party quieted the two children, who
were crying, too, and explained how it
The governess was on the friendliest
terms with all the mothers because she
amused the children hour after hour.
She seemed as usual a moment before
the terrible affair. Then she was seized
with an .feyil spirit" as the inter
prefer stated it. Without other warn
ing than terrible cry, she seized the
child and threw it far overheard and
then ran screaming about the vessel,
pursued by all the passengers and a.
dozen Infatuated mothers. At this point
Mrs. Garokski was entirely overcome
and seemed almost to live over again
the terrible moments following the ter
rible deed of the mad woman. - p
49,. Happy Reunion. ~ ~.
The talk was turned to the reunion
that will take place in Fargo when the
mother and the two children will see
father again. Eagerly the mother asked
OF Fargo and the people there, and if
any of those present knew her hus-
band. The announcement that he had
once been in Minneapolis and has
friends there pleased her greatly. and
she pronounced him "the best man in
the world.' It sounded different in
her native tongue, but the Minneapolis
Russian vouchsafed the accuracy Of his
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The family arrived from Chicago late
yesterday and left in the evening for
Fargo. The two remaining children, a
boy and girl, finally became brighter,
after the fashion of all young children
too youthful to appreciate the tragedy.
They gazed about with wonder and
talked together of the new things they
saw. A sedate cat that wandered into
the room was given a few moments OF
strenuous exercise in making "get-
away and for moment OF two the
sorrowing mother smiled proudly as she
watched the little ones. The Minneap-
oils friend Of Father Garowski mounted
guard and saw the little family safely
aboard the Great Northern train that
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