Accuses the Captain Men in Panic Fought Women
Fred Hiergesell, an eighteen year old survivor, charges Captain McVay and crew with abandoning women and failing to aid while others praised responses. He recalls the sinking Larchmont and lifeboat chaos, noting the captain left in the first boat and women pleading for life preservers were ignored. Survivors later described varied conduct. some crews acted to save while others faced dire peril amid freezing seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larchmont
Providerer
Fred Hiergesell
Capt. McVay
Htergesell
Young Hiergesell
Kentucky
Providence
Obituary notices from Washington area 1907 funeral details
Obituaries list several figures including Elizabeth Fitzhugh Barton Rebecca Barton Benedict Catherine Brennan Nicholas Burk Avrie Shost Hofmann Nils Knagenhielm and Mamie Lowe. Notices give death dates February 1907 ages, residences, funeral venues and times. Contains multiple city locations and churches, with private interment and memorials noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrault
Pittsburg
Benedict
St. Auustines Church
Brother Aenedict
St. John's College
St. Matthew's Church
Rhodes Island Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Baltimore and
Philadelpha
Brennan
Catherine
Patrick Brennan
Fourteenth Street
St. Paul's Church
Fifteenth
Vi Streets
Avrie
Nicholas Philip Trist Burk
Duke Street
Alexandra
Christ Church
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Shost
Laurel Mid
Alexhna
Henry
Frost
Laurel Cemetery
Hofmann
Edward J. Hofmann
Snagenhielm
Christiani Lotwas
Nils Joakim Knagenhielm
Freanor W Nm Knagenh Jelm
Washington, D.C
Lowe
L Street
Mamie A
David A
Rachel A. Law
Lincoln Temple
In Memoriam William R Nau Two Years Silent Tribute
In loving remembrance of my dear son William R Nau who entered into rest two years ago to day February 14 1905 Farewell William May your slumber be as gentle as your love And when God will call us homeward may we meet in heaven above Mother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Nau
William
Marriage and Death Notices Planned for Several Papers
The Washington Post announces simultaneous publication of marriage and death notices in multiple newspapers upon request and at no extra charge. Participating papers include New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post-Standard St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Innate Enquirer
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
T. Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
ST. Pau Pioneer Press
Minneapolis
Trebune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Larchmont Collision Probed by New London Inspectors
United States steamboat inspectors in New London begin an inquiry into the Larchmont and Harry Knowlton collision off Block Island. The hearing aims to determine what happened and which vessel was at fault, not to assign blame yet. Joy Line officials in Providence also start their own investigation into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
United States
Block Island
Providence
Withey
Harry Knowlton
Lfe
Joy Line
Larchmont
Licensed to Marry in Various States and Ages
A list of proposed marriage licenses includes couples from Virginia New Jersey Maryland and Pennsylvania with ages ranging from teens to middle twenties. Several entries note officiating ministers such as Rev J B Mc Laughlin Rev D W Skellinger Rev P A Wallace Rev Theodore Williams and Rev J B McLaughlin with partners from diverse towns including Purcellville Lincoln Bridgetown Cumberland Alexandria and Wiseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A.birdsall
John Dixon
Hattle Majors
Alexandria
J. B. McLaughlin
Pauline Brent
Deaths Reported February 12 1907 in District Records
Health Office record lists numerous deaths with names as Tham J Lecraft G Metruder Jon A Tilton Nancy S Pierce Elizabeth M Ricketts Napoleon Bouvet Mary G Markoe William J Lawier Martha E Donaldson Ellen Brosnan Mary F Summers Ida Rows Lucinda Burgess Alice Thornton Jane J Saunders Annte Dean Roster Carpentier Charlotte Williams Amy E Jones Rose A Thompson Cecelia Honesty William Butler Catherine M Noble Sadie Macabes and others aged from seven months to 94 years with addresses in Northwest and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tham J. Lecraft
N. H. Ave. Nw
Vis G. Metruder
At. Nw
Jon A. Tilton
St. Nw
Nancy S. Pierce
Elizabeth M. Ricketts
Napoleon Bouvet
Mary G. Markoe
H St. Aw
William J. Lawier
Myrtle At
Martha E. Donaldson
Dicket Court Se
Ellen Brosnan
Mary F. Summers
Chain Bridge Road
Ida Rows
2D St. Aw
Lucinda Burgess
18Th St. Nw
Alice Thornton
Madison St. Nw
Jane J. Saunders
7Th St. Nw
Annte Dean
Roster Carpentier
39Th St. Nw
Charlotte Williams
Anton Court Nw
Amy E. Jones
Fenton St. Ne
Rose A. Thompson
Liberty At
Cecelia Honesty
E St. Nw
William Butler
C. St. Sw
Catherine M. Noble
Sadie Macabes
L St. Nw
Shipwreck Tragedy Off Rhode Island Sees Survivors Flee Rising Seas
Survivors tell of a nightmarish voyage after a schooner tore a steamer apart near Rhode Island. Passengers and crew fought to reach the hurricane deck while the vessel sank within minutes. Only a fragment of the survivors reached safety, many frozen and injured. Two improvised morgues on Block Island processed the dead as crowds gathered at Fox Point. Captain McVay and others were taken to hospitals in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode
Island
Purser Young
Kentucky
Rhode Island
East Side
McVay
Fox Point
Salvation Army
New York
Monahan’s
Larchmani
McVey
Block Island
Fara
Antonio Biezukiewitz
Central Falls
Biezukiewitz
Riesakiewitz
East Side “Hospital
Providence
Wreck Survivor Tales From Ice Wrapped Raft Rescue
A distant fishing boat crew saved several shipwreck survivors after a Caribbean liner collision. Feldman the Black Sea sailor kept others alive through freezing cold as lifeboats and rafts were overwhelmed, with remarkable heroism by Fox and a Bible student who battled night-long danger. The list of rescued includes Feldman Sadie Gallup and Oliver Janvier, among many travelers and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feldman
David Fox
Bridgeton
N. J
Imap
Fox
Black Sea
Sailor
Lttie
Fred Helgersen
Larchmont
Lghts
LUZON TRAIN EXPLOSION KILLS TWO IN WRECK
Middletown N Y Feb 13 By the blowing up of Ontario and Western train No 13 near Luzon Sullivan County two men were instantly killed one fatally injured and a dozen passengers hurt The locomotive exploded at 427 pm while traveling forty miles an hour tearing a hole in the track and dumping four day coaches into a ditch Fireman Martin Mullen was found instantly killed and Engineer William Gadwood severely injured others were carried from the wreck a relief train with surgeons on board has gone to the scene thirty three miles north of Luzon The identities of the injured and dead were being learned as crews conveyed them to Luzon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Middletown
N. Y
Ontario and Western
Luzon
Sullivan County
Baller
Charles FE. Devell
Peter Riley
William Gadwood
Walfox
Martin Mullen
Wille
New York
J. D. Valquette
Ghost impersonation ends in family tragedy
Special to The Washington Poet Newport Ark Feb 13 A father Jacob Thompson posing as a ghost to deter his son John from spiritualism at a Ohio based school for the Nevers is shot when the youth wakes to the sheet figure. The pistol fire wounds the father fatally and leaves the son grief stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport
Ark
John
Ohio
He Nevers
Jacob Thompson
Thompson
Denied Victims Assistance in Wreck Collision
Capt. Frank T. Haley of the schooner Harry Knowlton testifies before steamboat inspector Capt. W. E. Whitney that an unidentified steamer, after showing lights, veered away and offered no help to wreck victims near New London. The schooner ran aground near Quonochontaug. crew abandoned at 1 am, all unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Capnt
Frank T. Haley
Harry Knowlton
Larchmont
W. E. Whitney
United States Steamboat Inspector
Haley
Quonachontaug
Mfe
Couple Perish In Larchmont Disaster At Belmar
Belmar New Jersey February 13 Two cousins Jacob Michaelson and Sadie Michaelson were among victims of the Larchmont wreck they were to marry within days. Jacob twenty five and a hotel proprietor's son and Sadie twenty. They were returning from a Boston visit when the tragedy struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmar
N. J
Jacob Michaelson
Sadie Michaelson
Larchmont
Jacob
Solomon Michaelson
Michaelson
Boston
Baby Smothered in Bed in New York Tenement
In a New York incident at 659 First Avenue a two week old girl, EHé n Geoghan, was found dead in bed with her mother after a party. Catherine Geoghan alerted police when she found the infant unconscious. The mother was arrested on intoxication charges and remanded to the coroner. The case prompts child protection measures by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Geoghan
Geoghans
Act 659
First Avenue
Catherine Geoghan
O'Grady
Thirty-first Street
Chinatown Feasts Mark Chinese New Year In Washington
Incense draped the Capital’s Chinatown as Chinese New Year was celebrated with call and hospitality exchanges. Citizens visited joss houses to worship, kowtow gifts, and family ceremonies, though the Chinese Minister’s bereavement led to muted observances at the legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
America
Pennsylvania Avenue
Confucius
Legation
Chentung Liang-Cheng
Death of Brother Benedict at St Augustine's Mass
Brother Benedict of the Society of Christian Brothers died suddenly of heart failure during early mass at St. Augustine's Catholic Church. Born James P. Dooley in 1855 in Galway, he taught at St. John's College and Rock Hill College and wrote textbooks. Funeral at St. Matthew's Friday at 9:30 a.m. Requiem High Mass. Interment in Ammondale, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Benedict
Society of Christian Brothers
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Father Bischoff
St. John's College
Society of the Christian Brothers
Benedict
James P. Dooley
Gastmore
County Galway
Ireland
Hancock, Md
Christian Brothers
Calvert Hall College
Baltimore
Rock Hill College
France
America
St. Mary's College
Oakland
Cal
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Ammondale
Colored man chosen for rural mail carrier post
In Batavia Ohio near Cincinnati a vacancy for a rural mail carrier saw a black candidate named Jackson win over a white Spanish War veteran named Jenike after the Civil Service Commission certified him to the Post Office Department. No complaints have been reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Ohio
Cincinnati
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Jackson
Jenike
Retail Grocers Oppose Meat Market Bill Meeting
At 933 D Street NW last night the Retail Grocers Association adopted a unanimous resolution opposing House legislation on meat shops. President Otterback led, with Diggs and Magill warning the bill would favor big packers. Dr Atlen urged consumer view and bacteria concerns. milkmen troubles cited by Trundle. Gregory urged building a larger merchants organization to fight laws harming retail trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Grocers’ Association
D Street
House
P. B. Otterback
Charles F. Diggs
Association
Congress
Charles J. Magill
Charles Atlen
Washington
A. S. Trundle
Milk Ceaters' Association
A. J. Gregory
Grocers’ Association
Beac
Booth Flight Remembered in Sons of Veterans Meeting
Chaplain Henry W. Couden and several officials recounted personal memories of Abraham Lincoln at the William B. Cushing Camp No. 40 gathering in the Legion of Loyal Women hall. Judge Kimball spoke of Ford's Theatre scene after Booth's assault. Charles A. Sidman received an iron cross from Maj. E. R. Campbell. music by Miss Etta Austin and Miss Genevieve Ormiston complemented the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Henry W. Couden
House of Representatives
Ivory G. Kimball
Col. B. Bingham
Fred Hodgson
Shiron T Cameron
William B. Cushing
Sons of Veterans
Legion of Loyal Women
Pentl
Judge Kimball
Ford
Booth
Playhouse
E. J. Northcott
EK. R. Campbell
J. Luther Brentzer
Iron Cross
Charles A. Sidman
E. R. Campbell
Etta Austin
Genevieve Ormiston
Sealed bids yield large land sale revenue in Kiowa country
Secretary Hitchcock reported 2,500 checks totaling over 800000 dollars drawn to his order by various buyers of lands recently sold under sealed bids in Kiowa and Comanche country. The sale generated about 4.5 to 5 million dollars from 400000 acres at minimum 1.26 per acre, proving sealed bids are preferable to public auction. The Washington Post Book Catalogue is available at 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Congress
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Washington Post
Ths
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Survivor
Verest
Bost
Walters
Arhét
R. I
Cail
Oliver Janvier
Sandy Point
Henry Rock
Jersey City
Hock
New Jersey
Janvier
Rock
Stranger
William Lee
Jimpel
Modest Pricas
Ponnerivante Ave
George P. Zurhorst
Engalmer
East Capitol
Hindle & Bayliss
6Th and
R. Nalley & Son
Striet Southeast
Steget Powtheast
Riasz
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Ourthenth ST
Sonerens
Ammodia
M. Mitchell
Nertaker
11Th St. Se
W.R. Speare
Undertaker
Embalmer
F Street
N. W
WM. S. Riley
John R. Wright
Mbalmer and Undertaker
Gude
Fst
Northwest
Omley Bros. Florists
Cot Flotters
Wis. Ave
Phone West
Geo. C. Shaffer
Florist
Health Office Record
M. N.hekimian & Co
St. N. W
Oriental
Sadie Galup
Miss Galup
Harris
New See
David. Fox
Feldmans
Boy
Hingersell
Aiight
Tomet
Young
Ison
Brooklyn
Garroll
Provdence
Nathan Flood
New-York
George James
F Gg Jisneon
Harry Apple
Koren Koratian
Olneyville
Belen “Lambert
Cambridge
Mass
Edward Logan
Erik Nelson
George A. Smith
Olmeyville
Jobn
J. Scott Halleman
Peterspurg
Dennis Thibau
Jacob. Zadmus
Paterson
Louise ‘Scorgan
Poleward
B. Harrison
Brookyn
Jasper Hest
Albany
Walter George Smith
J. H. Eckels
Brick Nelson
Hall
Mples Fountain
Paffer
Protective Disability Insurance Company
Samuel Paul
Pauline Paul
Matilda Paul
Claude W. Lyng
Fred H. Mooney
East Providence
John Lewes
John Campbell
Weaver
Smithfield
Jacob Bonce
Harry Bonce
J. T. Jensen
Louise Jensen
Fred Ellebrem
Richard Swan
Worcester
John Molin
Emma Becklund
Alma Johnson
Anna- Oden
Evan Chritchelow
J. D. Pitts
James M. McCloud
Benjamin Steiner
Benjamin Winniker
Stephen
Korean Korajian
Korajian
Robert Biggard
Claude EB Reed
Willard Franklin
North Attlehoro
Pratto Dereco
Emanuel Lyon
Benjamin Cohen
J—Macktaz
Woonsocket
Ephraim Kaplan
Jennie Shigarman
Bertha Sha
Dennis Thibou
Nathan L, Adelman
Alta
Edelstein
Herman Edelstein
Morris A. Schlenker
H. Parkins
Anna Heckling
Heckling
Samuel Oliver
Orange
D. A. Kinner
Robert Gay
Bridgeport
George Wyman
Taunton
Herrick
Porter Tolchimin Tchukur
John Scott
Petersburg
Seaman Osborn
Louise Scorgan
John Ansen
William “3. Carroll
John Carroll
Peter Sullivan
Anna Runeborg
Lynn
Helga Heughen
John Cederboclm
Harris Feldman
Sadie B. Gallup
Doretiestery
Samuel ‘Is ' Combe
Manchester
N. A
Son
Father
E. W. Grove
Apple
Destors
Affleck’s
Pa. Ave
Grocers
Meeting of Sons of Veterans
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