Death Ship Kentucky Brings 19 Survivors to Providence Pier
A half mast flags ceremony greeted the Joy Ine steamer Kentucky as it docked at Providence River with 19 survivors and 52 bodies from a disaster. Police controlled crowds while ambulances and hearses moved victims to Rhode Island Hospital. one man, Samuel Lacombe of Manchester, faced possible leg amputation amid frostbitten injuries. Relatives from Boston New York and Providence waited for news at the morgue and hospital.
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Providence
J. I
Kentucky
Foster Grey
Providence River
Sandy Point
Old Harbor
Larchmont
Rhode Island Hospital
Samuel Lacombe
Manchester
N. H
Rhode Island
Mourning crowds at Wickenden morgue after ship tragedy
Pallbearers from the ship’s crew, hospital staff, and police carry bodies to the general morgue on Wickenden street. Mourners fill the scene outside as a Salvation Army group prays, prompting widespread reverence amid the chaotic crowd and long admission waits.
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Cials
Thomas Monahan
Wickenden Street
Providence
Terrible Scenes of Suffering Repeated at Block Island
Block Island Rhode Island on February 13 witnessed more deaths from the Larchmont disaster off Watch Hill. Fishermen delivered 22 bodies to shore, including two women, many clothed with life preservers, as life-saving stations again served as morgues and preparations began for transport to Providence for burial or medical aid.
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Block Island
R. I
Larchmont
Kentucky
Providence
New England
Doubts on Captain's Duty After Larchmont Disaster
Treasurer J A Joy of the company questions Captain McVey's conduct after the Larchmont collision. He says the captain did all in his power, but officials must decide fault. Joy notes heavy financial losses from the steamer and its cargo, with bills of lading likely lost.
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Joy
Larchmont
Block Island Sound
J. A. Joy
McVey
Mr. Joy
Post
United States
Bodies Recovered Rise to Seventy Five From Block Island Disaster
Twenty two more corpses were recovered bringing the total to 75. Among the identified is a Cambridge woman listed as Lieutenant Miss Lambert of 21 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Mass a Salvation Army worker. Names from other recovered remains include crew and passengers from the schooners Little Fred E H Smeed W Talbot Dodge Clara E Theresa Elsie and more with detailed descriptions and origins in Providence Brockton and New York City.
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Block Island
R. J
Lambert
Sidney Street
Cambridge
Mass
Salvation Army
Mabelle H. Poole
Wit Lauriston Street
Brockton
Favor Collision Bulkheads for Passenger Steamers
Maritime men in the city urge the government to require collision bulkheads on all passenger steamers to reduce risk in fogs and storms. They warn many old wooden boats used in summer and winter are unprotected and unsafe without water tight compartments and proper inspection.
Rabbi Kaplan's Brother Lost on Steamer
Rabbi Jacob H Kaplan of Bowdoin Square Synagogue失 brother Ephraim is reported lost after the steamer tragedy. Ephraim, visiting from New York at 114th Street, had spent a week with Kaplan, their first meeting in a decade, and left Monday afternoon to return home. He leaves eight children. their mother died two years ago.
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Jacob H. Kaplan
Bowdoin Square
Cooper Street
Ephraim
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Leverett Street
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George W. MC Vey
Harris Feldman
M’vey
Grist
Little Fred
B. Rose
E. H. Smeed
N. Willis
Elin Lambert
Cambridge, Mass
W. Talbot Dodge
Tain
A. W. Allen
Clara E
Ralph
E. Dodge
F. L. Riley
Theresa
Sandies
Man
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Post Office Savings Bank
Cougieton
Dennis Thibon
Eddy Street
Wood, Harman & Co
Broadway
New York
Second United Cities Realty Corporation
Ada N. Ackerman
Elsie
John W
James H. Collins
the Saturday Evening Post
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Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
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Hub
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Larchmont Board
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