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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
5
Fearful scenes unfolded at morgues as victims of the General Slocum disaster lay awaiting identification. Parents searched frantically for missing children while many bodies were burned or mutilated almost beyond recognition, heightening the horror.
New York on June 16 reports gut wrenching scenes as officials reveal the scale of the disaster. Families identify victims among infants and adults in pine coffins while the morgue and St Marks Church provide updates. Affected residents include John Ottinger seeking his wife Kittie and children, and Jacob Michael mourning his daughter Carrie. Public School 25 braces for impact as hundreds missing.
Brooklyn fathers, grieving, searched Manhattan morgue and hospitals for wives and children from a holocaust excursion aboard a steamer. Families wiped out include the Oeltrichs with six missing children, and other victims such as Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Buchmiller, while Henry Oeltrich survived with burns.
Mayor McClellan visited the General Slocum wreck site and directed Health Commissioner Darlington to bury unidentifiable bodies at Lothian Cemetery at city expense. He authorized department heads to spend as needed and planned a relief committee update and meeting tomorrow.
Secretary Cortelyou directs a rigid inquiry into the General Slocum disaster. The Steamboat Inspection Service under George Uhler will oversee a team led by General James A. Dumont and Thomas H. Barrett as the local New York steamboat inspectors.
Police commissioners uphold a ban on serving intoxicants to women in saloons and refuse to ban hot lunches trading stamps or rebate checks as unrelated to the law. The ruling is a board wish, not statute, and saloon licenses may face future action at expiration. Cafes hotels and dining rooms may allow women if division reports favorably, but final decisions remain board’s.
Miss Benpeh Barber, about 15, bicycling on High street West Medford, was struck by a fast red car, wheel demolished, and left unconscious. Officers note the car number 0120 and witnesses blame the driver for the collision. another auto with same number reportedly returned.
Frederick B. Chapman, an instructor of music in Cambridge public schools, was found lacking in dignity and propriety by the city’s school committee investigation. The panel cited a graduation incident as excusable but improper, attributing faults to thoughtlessness and poor judgment while noting improvements possible and correcting steps. Other charges of general inefficiency were not sustained. the report was accepted.
Richard J. Mackin, a Ward 20 boatman and swimmer at Commercial Point Bathing Beach, is said to be denied reappointment by John H. Donovan amid party conflicts. Mackin’s supporters pledge to make it an issue. Donovan allegedly blocked the move after Mackin claimed loyalty to the party. The episode ends with Mackin seeking answers from officials and the mayor.
Major General Henry C. Corbin is ordered to command the division of the Philippines, succeeding Major General Wade with effect in October. He currently leads the Atlantic Division and the Department of the East from Governor's Island New York. Corbin is expected to have about a year and a half in the Philippines before Lieutenant General Chaffee retires, potentially succeeding Chaffee as lieutenant general.
A diagram illustrates how the decks failed as slender wooden and tinder dry stanchions burned away. The rapid fire and structural collapse dropped hundreds of women and children into the furnace like lower holds, detailing the catastrophe.
Boston firemen will not receive a one day off in five after Mayor Collins rejected the City Council ordinance. The memo cites 740 permanent firefighters with 92 off daily and argues 70 new men and funds would be needed, which are unavailable. Fire Commissioner Russell declined to comment.
The Brookline estate of Mrs. Charles F. Sprague known as Faulkner Farm was opened yesterday from 1 to 5 pm. Visitors toured the Italian terraces, con servatories, and gardens praised for their imported statuary and features including a Juno statue atop the driveway. The estate will open Thursdays 1 to 6 pm for public viewings. A separate feature promotes New Jersey as a summer resort with multiple beaches and an illustrated brochure available for six cents.
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