Evening star., 1935-04-28

Thomas Owen, W. r. Emmerson, Z.
Nash, John Reed. 9. Emerlvie.
List OF colored: r. D. Beckley, j.
Tate. William Saunders. James Brooks,
Henry Street. George Parker, Samuel
Blackwell, Charles Shankland. John
Hughes, John Scott, Thomas Coxton,
Lewis Scott, Robert CASTOR, H. Taylor,
William Herring, Moses Gordon, Ed
Hawkins, J. Christopher, M. Walker.
A. Stout, J. H. Wood. boy; Thomas
Rich. H. Blackley. William johnson.
William Brooks, Lewis Woodie, James
Newman, Lindley jackson, Mrs. Ogle-
ton Taylor, Laura Taylor, Kate NC
Pherson, Mrs. Price and child.
Susan Parker. May Blackwood.
Eliza Matthews, Laura Barnard, Julia
Christopher, Mary Campbell, Matilda
Dunlop, Daffrey Winters, Mary Nor
man. Julia Shankland, Clara jackson,
Nancy Baylor, Sarah Payne and M.
Ball were also saved, but more or less
burned.
UTHE white ladies and children
known to be lost are Patsie Sands,
Julia Kelly, Esther Griffin and two
children, Mrs. j. W. Reed and three
children. Miss e. Reed. Cordelia Hobbs
and Miss Marbury.
George Tibbs, a colored deck hand,
was lost, and Adeline Jenkins. the
chambermaid.
Robert Nash, the engineer. came up
this morning. He was saved By his
son, Samuel Nash, young man, who
jumped overheard and swan ashore
with his father The son was assist
ant engineer on the Wawaset.
The wife of Mr.. ]. w. Reed, who
was lost, was on the bow deck and
could no doubt have been saved but
for her alarm and anxiety about her
children. It is believed that she
jumped overheard with them.
Miss ~Cornelia Hobb. a beautiful
young lady residing on K street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, was
under the protection of Mr.. McGuigan
and he went to her assistance, but
before he could get her to the side OF
the boat her clothing took fire and he
was forced to leave her. She perished
in the flames and Mr.. McGuigan swan
ashore.
Miss Bette Reed, the niece of Ofn-
Ger Reed, was a young lady II years
of age and worked at Lansburgh's.
She was on her way to pay visit to
her relatives in Westmoreland County.
Mrs. Hester Griffin Ga daughter of
Capt. Ragan of South Washington,
now residing in Alexandria,, was
drowned, as also was her two children.
Her body was brought up, but the
children are missing"
The Reed burial plot is just inside
the main entrance of Congressional
Cemetery, and here lie buried the
members OF that family lost in the
burning Of the Wawaset.
THE Ford's. Theater disaster is one
l. many will never forget, especially
those who lost their loved ones on
that fateful June 9, 1898. when the
floors of this building. then used by
the Record and Pension Division OF
The WAL OCpdE GIIlCtlt, gave W0ys AAAAAAae
outright ~ Government employees and
wounding and manning over 100
others.
At the time of the accident about
ATS persons were working in the build
ing, which happens to be the one on
Tenth street in which President Lin
coin was shot, and the wonder Is that
the fatalities were not even greater
than they proved to be. Congress ap-
parently felt certain responsibility.
at least, for the dangerous condition Of
the building which largely contributed
toward the accident, and two years
later appropriated 5000 for each loss
of life, to be paid to the heirs of the
following persons: George r. Allen,
George Michael Arnold, Samuel P.
Barnes, John e. Chaplin, jeremiah
Daily, John Bussius, Joseph r. Pagan,
Joseph Barket Gage, David Clark Jor-
dan, Justus Boyd Jones, Frederick B.
Lotus, Jay Hirst McFall, Otto F. w.
Meder, Howard s. Miller, Benjamin
F. Miller, Burrows Nelson, Emanuel
G. Shull, Frank M. williams, Alfred
L. Ames, Arthur N. Girault, Michael
T. Mulledey. George w. Robey, Charles
J Best sayerf John 7. Reynolds and