Leaving Rescue Ship Sinks Passengers on Gang Plank
A panic aboard the Seneca rescue vessel as passengers attempting to disembark on the gang plank were photographed by a camera during the perilous exit.
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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
5
A panic aboard the Seneca rescue vessel as passengers attempting to disembark on the gang plank were photographed by a camera during the perilous exit.
President Elect Wilson slept most of Christmas Day as he recovers from a slight grip. A fever developed after a cold from the snowy trip to Trenton. Mrs Wilson said he is much improved and the family enjoyed stockings and sleigh rides. He plans to travel to Staunton, Virginia for a jubilee on his birthday.
Hunters in New Jersey capture George Polchman a recluse living in a vine covered cave four miles east of Johnstown near Tuxedo The man wore multiple garments and possessed food and clothing items he said he obtained from neighbors He previously worked in a glass factory in Dover New Jersey and had a wife and six children in Austria He is jailed in Goshen awaiting further developments.
Erie County District Attorney Dudley vows to pursue further charges against J. Frank Hickey after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. The disappointed public hopes Hickey will face a first degree murder verdict for the killings he admits, with possible charges tied to New York City and Lawrence, Massachusetts.
United States Weather Bureau observations report clear skies and temperatures ranging from 34 to 42 degrees across Albany Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Chicago New York St. Louis Washington yesterday evening.
In Hudson New York a romance forms among suffrage marchers as Miss Gladys Coursen a Vassar violinist joins the Albany bound army at Poughkeepsie for a three months probation engagement with Griffith Bonner grandson of the late Robert Bonner. The ball follows with Titanic survivors as patronesses and outfits themed to famous suffragist women. The army plans a short march to Stockport before Albany.
President Taft enjoyed his Panama trip celebrating Christmas as guest of President Porras. He toured the canal's Atlantic division Colon dock and Gatun dam with his party and later dined at Colonel Goethals home while discussing canal governance changes. Weather forecast calls for fair skies and moderate temperatures.
Sam and Will Muncy, reputedly America’s oldest brothers, marked their 94th birthday in Babylon New York. The Long Island homestead dates to the eighteenth century as they shovel snow, exchange gifts, and recall postal remembrances on a bright winter day.
In Columbia South Carolina on December 26 Governor Cole Blease pardoned 79 inmates at the state penitentiary including murderers burglars highway robbers and those guilty of arson and manslaughter. Several were required to cross the border within 24 hours. Among those freed was J Chester Kennedy linked to a sensational case involving Marvin N Holland and a fatal shooting. The governor framed the move as penitentiary reform and hinted more pardons depending on legislative action.
Portland December 26. Assistant General Freight Agent F. P. Fogarty announced that Northern Pacific Railroad placed a large single-season order for power and equipment. The total cost runs about ten million dollars and includes fifty Mikado locomotives ten Maltese engines and ten switch engines. Rolling stock comprises 1 000 box cars 2 625 refrigerators 1 000 gondolas 200 stock cars 200 ore cars 60 tank cars and 300 autos.
Tulsa authorities failed to identify a black train robber who was killed while attempting to hold up the St. Louis and San Francisco train near Chandler Oklahoma. A private detective and passenger fatally wounded him as he demanded valuables.
San Francisco reports a record holiday season with about $8,000,000 spent on gifts and celebrations. The city notes the season was the richest on record, reflecting strong consumer activity and festive commerce.
At the Fair Haven council last meeting of the year the street renaming signboards were received and approved. Bids for locust posts were discussed with a $25 offer for 100 posts from a Holmdel area supplier, to be vetted by the committee.
Red Bank First Presbyterian Church held a Tuesday night Christmas entertainment for Sunday school scholars. Books were distributed to those who had missed no more than two Sundays in the past year. Names of recipients included Mrs. Albert Worden Jr and several Doremus and Boughton family members. The packed auditorium and decorated hall drew many relatives as the event proceeded with applause.
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