Tragic General Slocum Disaster Kills Hundreds
The General Slocum excursion steamer burned in the East River near Hell Gate killing about 180 people mostly women and children. Eyewitnesses describe a chaotic scramble as passengers leaped overboard many burned or crushed on the upper deck. Rescue efforts by police hospitals and ambulances rushed to North Brother Island where survivors received care.
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New York Harbor
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Llocum
Well Gate
Hell Gate Horror and General Slocum Disaster
The Hell Gate catastrophe surpasses past tragedies in death toll and evokes Iroquois horror. The General Slocum excursion boat burned after near Hell Gate, killing many women and children and exposing life saving failures. Officials may bear responsibility for inspection and safety lapses, underscoring a nationwide lesson on passenger safety.
Disaster on the river steamer General Slocum
Thousands witnessed a catastrophic fire on the General Slocum excursion steamer as it beached and burned from bow to stern. Crowds fought panic on deck while many passengers jumped or were pushed to their deaths. the vessel carried over 2 000 people and was the largest excursion steamer in these waters. The voyage was organized by a church social committee led by Miss Marr Abenschein. Rev. George C F Haas and his family were aboard. his wife Gertrude and daughter Anna perished. The steamer had been inspected recently by the United States steamboat inspection bureau.
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Treaquois Theater
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Evangel Col Leaderan Church
Toecluwk Beach
Ian Et
Tae
Moon
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Hell Gate
Chicago
Chicago Playhouse
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Rsnts
Marr Abenschein
George C. F. Haas
Abenschein
Carl Anger
Wiliam &Schlafer
Gertrude
Emma Hass
W. B. Tetamore
Anna
United States Steamboat Inspection Bureau
Natalie
Natalie Mierowna
Schlosselburg
Admiral Mackenzie
Secret Dispatch Chapter XVII Endgame at Schlosselburg
In a turmoil of alarms and assault, Colonel Bernikoff faces a midnight coup at Schlosselburg as Basil Mierowitz and Usakoff seize the drawbridge. Prince Ivan Antonovitch, beguiled and betrayed, pleads for aid while a fatal trap closes and the prince is found dead by hanging in his chamber.
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Jagouski
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Russia
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Jagenski
Basil Mierowitz
Smolensko
Usakoff
Grenadiers
Valikolutz
Run to North Brother Island Turns Deadly
A dramatic race to North Brother Island ends in horror as fierce winds whip flames. Passengers panic while women and children leap overboard and cling to vessel rails amid raging flood of water and whirlpools.
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North Brother Island
Emperor Ivan IV Threatened by Guard of Honor Demand
Bernikoff with officers confronts Basil Mierowitz at a palisade gate over a demand for release of His Imperial Majesty Ivan IV. Bloodied gauntlets and a broken saber hint at violence as Mierowitz asserts a firm stance, warning of peril if refused. The scene frames an investing force and hostile resolve.
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Bernikoff
Charlie Balgonie
Ivan IV
Basil Mierowitz
Basil
Russia
Delayed By Cold Weather Causes Rail Delays
Milwaukee Free Press notes trains fall behind schedule in severe cold due to thick coal frozen oil in journals and engines failing to start. Freight trains hinder passenger movement as oil in axles and steam supply freeze, with more breaks and accidents expected in cold weather.
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