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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : I'm trying to find a passenger list and more information on those who perished on the Slocum. My great-great grandfather lost his first wife and 2 (?) children. I'm not sure if my great-great grandfather was on board that day.
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : The last name is Muller and he was a resident of New York City. The decendants of my great great grandfather still live in N.Y.C. and Queens. Up until one generation ago, not one Muller knew how to swim- a lasting fear of the Slocum tragedy.
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First Name: : Rob
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Leslie, The victim lists show victims named Muller from different households: 368 Bowery, 406 E. 6th St., 41 1St. Ave., 998 Avenue A., 123 7th St., 20 St. Mark's Pl., 100 St. Mark's Pl,
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : 321 E. 9th St., & 95 2nd Ave. I'll e-mail you the names and ages. The information comes from different sources which are not in complete agreement with each other.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : My husband's grandmother, Marie Schumann along with her 3 children were on the Slocum. Alfred,6, drowned and Anna,5, burned to death before her mother's eyes. Emma, aged 20 months, was thrown overboard by her mom and was one of the youngest
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : survivors. The mother & daughter went to different hospitals and were not reunited for weeks. This tragedy will forever be remembered by our family. Any information will be appreciated.
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First Name: : Rob
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Jo, I've found the following victim information:
Schumann, Alfred R, age 7, Dead. Death Certificate number 3501.
Schumann, Anna, age 5, Missing.
Schumann, Emma, 2, taken to Lincoln Hospital.
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : Schumann, Mary, 30, taken to Lincoln Hospital. All 4 show an address of 113 St. Mark's Place. Another source shows their address as 54 Avenue A.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Growing up, my relatives talked a lot about the Slocum, and we always had to see the memorial in Lutheran Cemetery. Information was sketchy by the time I was born, but I always suspected that one of my ancestors had been on
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : the boat. Is it possible to get a complete passenger list? If not, do you have any Spamer or Brunings listed in your information? Thanks!
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Anne-Marie
I don't have a list printed out but I found the following:
Bruning family of 215 E. 12th St. NY,NY: John L., age 44, dead, death certificate #2913; Anna E (Annie), 43, dead, death certificate #2914;
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : Magdalene F (Madelina), 12, dead, death cert #3369;
Bruning, Grace M, 14, taken to Lincoln Hospital.
Another source lists the name as Brunning and shows the address as the Produce Exchange.
Nothing found for the name Spamer.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : This website is long overdue, and I hope that more people will learn about one of New Yorks most horrible disasters. It is also nice to know that some people still care about relatives and family members that lived at that time and that those who perished have not been forgotten.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Emma Schumann was my Grandmother I have heard that she was the youngest survivor of the slocum.Her married name was Emma Mullmann.If Jo can contact me that would be great.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Karl,
I passed the message on to Jo.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : As members of Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mathew (located then at Broome and Elizabeth St.), my grandfather and his family always attended the annual church picnic. Because my grandfather had suffered the misfortune of being run over by a trolley, he was unable to
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : go on the picnic on 6/15/04, much to his siblings chagrin. I'm told there is a monument to those lost in the Lutheran cemetery (in Queens)where all of my German grandparents are buried.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : I am doing genealogy and ran across an old letter from a child who wrote to my grandmother (his aunt) about his experience while on the excursion ship on the fateful day that it burned. The letter is dated 6/23 or 6/25/1904 and written on lined paper in l
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : The names were John and Willie. I don't know what his mother's name was. If there are lists of the dead passangers how would I go about locating the list so that I can determine more about these individuals...specifically the mother who died.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Re my previous message: The names of the children where Paul Ell (who wrote the letter), John and Willie Ell.
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My list has a John L Ell, age 13 listed as uninjured, a William Ell, age 9, taken to Lincoln Hospital, and a Paul Ell 11, also taken to Lincoln Hospital. They all lived at 99 1st Street with Matilda Ell, 34, who died on the
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Comment (Continued)(9 more lines) : General Slocum. Her death certificate number is 3441 (Bronx). The list does not indicate that she was their mother, but I'd say it's a good bet.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : My mother Emma Schumann of 20 months was the youngest survivor of the General Slocum disaster on June 15, 1904. Emman was dropped to a man below deck by her mother Marie Schumann. He caught her, put his hand over her mouth, jumped
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Comment (Continued): (9 more lines) : in the water and swam ashore. Emma lost a brother Alfred, 7, who drowned, and a sister Annie,5, who burned to death. Emma was presented with a bracelet which she wore all her life for being the youngest survivor. Anyone knowing who this man was that caugh
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Name: : Gwendolyn Mullmann (Married name Devine)
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Comment: (after 7th line continue below) : Anyone knowing who this man was that caught and saved my mother would be greatly appreciated.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : My grandfather, Jacob Brenner was a member of the NY Fire Department. My father, also Jacob, had friends who were members of the Lutheran Church that was running the excursion and picnic, and had been invited to go aboard
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Comment (Continued): ( 9 more lines in this box) : the General Slocum with them. However, my grandfather, who knew the boat was a firetrap, made my grandmother promise not to let my father go on board. When the fire alarm sounded, alerting his firehouse that the General Slocum was on fire, my grandfather
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Comment (Continued): (8 more lines in this box) : relented and let my father go with his friends, that, instead of going to the fire, he ran home to make sure that his son was not among the passengers. As a result, he was fired from the department for dereliction of duty. My grandmother, Catherine Graham
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : was the adopted daughter of New York City Councilman Odell and he was able to get my grandfather reinstated, however he had to work with the horses, training them, but never again allowed to be a
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : I may have had relatives Clara Ellinger or Clara Ellinger Mitchell with a young child and/or her mother Margaret Ellinger aboard the General Slocum. Do their names appear on any list? Thank you.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Noreen,
Although no list claims to be 100% accurate because there was no actual passenger list and not all the victims were identified, the lists I have do not list any
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : my father was a young boy on the general slocum,also on board was his mother and younger sister ,both mother & daughter perished. there was other members of the family on board. but i don't know who they were. i would like more information or possible the
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Lorraine--I have a list put out by New York City a year after the disaster. Listed is a "Burkhardt" family from 43 Tompkins Street (Manhattan). It indicates: Edward, 13 years old, uninjured.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Also listed is an Anna E Burkhardt, 66, from 141 3rd Street, dead. Her death certificate number (Bronx) is 3123.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : hi rob:
thank you for that information. if possible can i get a copy of that passenger's list., a lso where can i get a copy of the newspaper
that was out at that time. i had my dad copy, but thru the years it fell apart.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Please join us on Friday, June 15, 01 at the Slocum Fountain in Manhattan's Tompkins Square PARK for the annual memorial service at 11 a.m. This event is put together by the NYC Parks & Receraation Dept. and the Maritime Industry Museum on the campus of S
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : My Grandmother and two aunts were on this ship. My grandmother (Louisa Bock) was found among the dead. My two aunts did not survive.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Evelyn--On a list of those known to be on the General Slocum I found a Bock family from 69 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn. It shows Grace E Bock, 5, and May L Bock, 7, as dead and Louisa W Bock as a
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : HI:
Is there any plans for memorial service at the lutheran cemetery in middle village queens this year?
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Thank you for that list, i really appreciate the information. I'll be checking the libraries. Im also looking for my grandfather: peter burkart, have no idea what happen to him. he wasn:t on the boat.
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Can you tell me where I might go to research through archives? I have the book published 12/1904 which was my grandmother's copy. Any information
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : My grand mother,Mary Karl told me she was about 14, her best friend asked her to go with her and her parents on a ferry ride, but her father wouldnt let her go. Her friend and her whole family died when the ferry went down.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : For those who were asking about the Slocum Society Memorial Service in Lutheran Cemetery in Queens, NY, I've been told that it is to be held on Saturday June 16th, 2001. I don't know what time
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Also, for those looking to request death certificates from New York City for General Slocum Victims, you can order them through NYC's archive site at: WWW.ci.ny.us/html/doris/home.html
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Not enough is known about this disaster: teh sheer numbers it effected, both in the lives lost and the effect on the community. At the very least, its anniversary should receive greater recognition
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : Hello Rob,I just wanted to tell you that my visit with the "north brother island" people went well as they will be using several photos for their documentary that will air around november on ch13.
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Comment: (after 7th line continue in the next box) : always interested in this disaster, being from new york and the tragedy of so many children and women losing thier lives. seems to me to be a worse tragedy than the titanic conidering the poor souls involved........
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Just found out the time for the memorial services at the lutheran church, in queens. On June 16,2001 at 11.00 am. If you need the phone # for the.church its 718-894-8016, the lutheran cemetery phone#718-821-1750. lorraine
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