Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-01
HORROR
ECHO IN HIGH ST.
VICTIMS BURIAL
Little Mother Laid to Rest
with Prayers by Son OF Ex=
cursiOn Victims Pastor.

An echo of the terrible General Slo-
cum steamboat disaster of a few years
age was heard yesterday afternoon at
the funeral Of one of the victims of
the High street fire, Charlotte Hechler.
from the home Of her parents, Freder-
lck and Katherine Hechler, IS Beech
street, Arlington. The simple funeral
in Arlington Cemetery were performed
by tho Rev. A. 3. .Moidenke, Of New
York city, son OF the clergyman whose
parishfoners went on the Inflated ex-
cursion n many OF whom perished
on the blazing vessel near Hell Gate,
in the East river. The elderly clergy
man was so much overcome by the
catastrophe that he became i'll and died
soon afterWard.
It was the fate of his son to oflciate
at the. o~bsequies of the young Airing
ton girl who, with a score of others,
lost her life in the terrible factory blaze
here last Saturday.
She Came Hero from New York.
Charlotte had moved to Arlington
two years ago from New York, where
she had been confirmed by Pastor Mol
denke at st. Peters German E%vangeli-
cal lutheran Church, Fifty-fourth
street and Lexington avenue, three
years ago when she was ID years old,
and ayear after she had been gradu-
ated from public school No. 1876.
The. clergyman said that little Lottie,
as she was Familiarity called, was a re-
markable child in many respects, n
her death was doplored by all who
knew her. She was known by her in
Inmates as 'the little mother" and a
displayed a great interest In Sunday
school work, having brought many
children to the school without being
asked.to do so. One former neighbor,
u MES Rabenstein, of New York, told
al tho. funeral yesterday how Lottie
had. taken three of her children to Sun
day school and was SO delighted to see
them confirmed
Others told of the little girls habit
Of continually surprising poorer neigh
Dors with little gifts of clothing, etc,
that she made for them after she fin
ished her days work, and how h took
pleasure in teaching other young girls
not only how to lead better lives, but
also how to sew and do dressmaking,
in which latter she displayed some
skill,esssand by working at which she
soon hoped to relieve her mother, who
has been obliged since Lottie was 2
wears old, to earn money by washing
owing to the long illness of her hus-
band.
Sang Hymn Impressively.
The day before, Lottie died she i'm
pressed her parents with the singular
solemnity of the. manner in which she
sang and played the hymn, Take MY
Hands and Lead Me-" On the fatefuT
SATURDAY. morning she vas asked by
her focusing Emma boedge, now criti-
ally i'll in ST. Michae1's Hospital, what
lei qintepded ysgetting for Christmas.
ne repliad That she swanted'sto be a
anita. Claus. this year and go shopping
lone thatsafternoori, as she intended
citing several little surprises for her
,arents, her 15-year-old brother Fred
lie and her cousins, who were TO her
ike sisters.
Mrs Hechler said that hers was a
cry happy home. When Lottie and
er cousins, Emma and Matilda, left
ne house. last Saturday morning they
ept bidding Mrs. Hechler goodby until
hey, ne far down the street, Lottie's
IA being particularly affection