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Name :   Patricia Leonard
E-mail Adress :   litjohnny@aol.com
Comment Box 1 (after 7 lines go to box 2) :   How can I find a list of victims or survivors? My great grand parents were Gerd and Cecelia Busch
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Name :   Pete
E-mail Adress :   pmbernard@mindspring.com
Comment Box 1 (after 7 lines go to box 2) :   Rob, Any info on Bensch? Thank you.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   General Slocum@aol.com
Comment Box 1 (after 7 lines go to box 2) :   Pete- I found this Bensch Family: Bensch, Mary, 41 Died. Death Cert.#2875. Bensch, Lulu, 11, taken to Lincoln Hospital. Both lived at 401 5th Street Manhattan.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   General Slocum@aol.com
Comment Box 1 (after 7 lines go to box 2) :   Patricia-- I found no passengers named Busch. The closest I found was Bush, Hilda, 10, of 82 W. 90th Street. She died on the General Slocum.
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Name :   Pete
E-mail Adress :   pmbernard@mindspring.com
Date :   5/29/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Rob, Thank you very much for the info on Bensch. Lulu was my Aunt by marriage. She married J. Brunings my Uncle on my Mother's side.
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Name :   Jinna50
E-mail Adress :   hig274@cox.net
Date :   June 3, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Thank you for this web site! Do you know if anyone with the surname Sommer was aboard?
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Name :   Nikki
E-mail Adress :   wanhaaho@aol.com
Date :   6-13-02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Please list the info you found on Gussie Kunz or Augusta Kunze who was killed. Only part of it was visible to me in your previous response. Thanks
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Name :   Frank Duffy
E-mail Adress :   Helo989
Date :   June 14, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I have a medalissued by the Volunteer Life Saving Corps to a Wm.H. Hatch, a Slocum hero,N.Brother Is., June 15,'04. Anyone have information?
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Name :   Anne McMullen
E-mail Adress :   Mcmullenstudios@aol.com
Date :   june 15,2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I have 2 relatives that were on the Slocum.Charlotte and Albert Firth.The family story says she couldn't swim and my great uncle pinned her to his clothes and held
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   onto her until they were rescued.they had just recently been married.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
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Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Jinna-- I found no record of anyone named Sommer being aboard the General Slocum.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   June 17, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Nikki, I found a passenger listing for Augusta "Gussie" KUNZE. She was listed as 29 years old with an address of 889 Broadway, Brooklyn. She died in the disaster. Her
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   death certificate number is 3051. Another source, which I believe to be less accurate, lists her as age 20 with a Manhattan address of 417 E. 16th Street. That's all I found.
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Name :   Jean Jones
E-mail Adress :   Boo_28043@yahoo.com
Date :   June 18, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My husband's grandmother was a survivor. Family story is that her mother had to choose between holding on to her son or her 3 year old daughter (Bertha). I would like to know the name of Bertha's brother who drowned.
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   I believe the family name is Hampstead. I don't know the Bertha's mother's name or how old her mother was at the time. It was Bertha's birthday they were probably celebrating.
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   Bertha was born June 15, 1901 and died January 7, 1996. If anyone could help me with any additional information I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and God bless.
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Name :   karen
E-mail Adress :   karen.lamberton@spyral.net
Date :   6/21/2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Steam ship MASSASOIT, Dept. of corrections Ferry She was moored on the opposite side of the Island, waiting for the Slocum to come past her. She was too deep a draft to move in on the grounding, so stood off and sent her lifeboats. The captain directed t
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   One, stood in close by the Slocum and was hosed from the deck of the MASSASOIT while assisting in the rescue. This boat on its first trip picked up 7 victims and 8 bodies Another boat, was manned by Carl/ Albert Rappaport (coxswain) who was credited with
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   I was told that the Coast Guard should have records on all Vol. Life Saving Corp./ Service members, awards, etc. but the CG historian last year said that they had no record of any medals being given out for the Slocum.
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Name :   karen
E-mail Adress :   karen.lamberton@spyral.net
Date :   6/21/2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Above message was for Frank Duffy, concerning William H. Hatch. I do not have specific info on him, but MASSASOIT was his vessel. Its capt. sent lifeboats to rescue.
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Name :   Sharon
E-mail Adress :   catbird1@optonline.net
Date :   6/24/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Can anyone tell me if there was a Louis Schellhorn's listed among the victims on the Slocum? Thanks, sharon
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Name :   W J Bachteler
E-mail Adress :   wilhelmbach@erols.com
Date :   06/25/2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   is there a BACHTELER among the dead? my grand parents lived there,then. Thank you
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Name :   Donna
E-mail Adress :   HigherSkyes@aol.com
Date :   6/27/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I am looking to find out any information on the famailies named LIEBENOW that were aboard. My maiden name is LIEBENOW and have been told stories about this disaster. Please contact me if you can get me in contact with any others LIEBENOWS that might have
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   others LIEBENOWS that might have info. Thanks! Donna Liebenow Dickinson
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Name :   Jim
E-mail Adress :   maryjam3@cox.net
Date :   29 jun 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Trying to prove family folklore that my grandfather, James Murtha, was envolved in the rescue of people and the cecovery of some of the dead. He was a New York City policeman, Jun 8,1893 - Sept 30 1910. Thank you, Jim
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Name :   john riordan
E-mail Adress :   johnnyhorses@rcn.com
Date :   06/30/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My grandfather John Riordan was a fire captin at the time of the Slocum and received a medal for saving three people from drowning that day{according to family recolections but I do have the medal he was presented with
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   it has an eagle on top,3 men in a rowboat,and below that a life preserver ring,on back of ring is inscribed,Slocum hero,No. Brother,1st,June 15,1904. any info would be helpful
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   7/2/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Jean-- I found no information on any passengers named Hampstead. I'll check for 3 year old survivors named Bertha when I get a chance.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   7/2/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Sharon-- I found no listing for any passengers/victims named Schellhorn.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   7/2/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   W J Bachteler--I found no listing for any Bachteler's as passengers or victims.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   7/2/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Donna-I found listings for Liebenow's from 2 addresses. One was Liebenow, Martha, 29, of 404 E. 5th St. NY. She died. Her death certificate number was 3746.
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   Next was a Liebenow family at 133 E. 125th St. NY., as follows: Anna, C., 3, dead, cert. #3323. Helen, 6, missing. Adella, M., 6 months taken to Lebanon Hospital.
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   Anna C., 32, to Lebanon Hospital. Paul, 33, to Lebanon Hospital. Adella was the youngest survivor and was featured in a recent documentary. She was one of two living survivors interviewed.
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Name :   Rob
E-mail Adress :   GeneralSlocum@aol.com
Date :   7/2/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Jim and John--My information on heroes is very incomplete--just who was mentioned in books and some newspapers--no full listing of those awarded medals. I wasn't able to find any Murtha's or Riordan's.
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   Hopefully someone else can help.
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Name :   Carol Flemmer
E-mail Adress :   a1oilman@aol.com
Date :   July 5 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Are ther any Ehmann's listed? Looking for a Bernhard.
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Name :   Joan
E-mail Adress :   jmjl@prodigy.net
Date :   July 6, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My ancestors belonged to St. Mark's; my great-grandparents were married by Rev. Haas, in 1885. As far as I know, none of the family died on the Gen. Slocum. However,
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   in my research, there are a few family members that I cannot locate any info on. I wonder if maybe they were on the Slocum. The family names are: Braunstein; Hennige. Are there any records of
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Name :   Hank Moller
E-mail Adress :   hankm@adelphia.net
Date :   07-07-02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I believe my grandfather, William Moller, lost his first wife and two of his children on the Slocum. William was a grocer & wholesale tobacco broker, lived at 45 E. 2nd St., N. Y.
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   They were on a church outing that day with the First Lutheran of New York. Wm. had some good stogies with him & took some of his pals to the bow to smoke away from the crowd.
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   When the disaster began, he was unable to get to his wife and children due to the panic onboard. Being at one end of the boat, he was able to swim away when she rolled.
Comment Conitinued (7 lines per box please) :   William had two remaining children. One was killed by a trolley car in N. Y. The remaining son was gassed in WW I and did not last long afterward. He married my granmother in 1906. both were German immigrants.
Name :   Frank Duffy
E-mail Adress :   Helo98@AOL.Com
Date :   7/7/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   The Maritime Industry Museum has copies for sale of "The Burning of the Gen.Slocum," plus S&H. Call 718 409 7218
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Name :   Capt. John B.
E-mail Adress :   LICaptain@aol.com
Date :   7/11/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   When I was a youngster during WWII my father took me to visit old neighbors in lower Manhattan. One of the neighbor's at that time was a grandmother and survivor of the Gen. Slocum. She recalled after all those years, vividly, that day.
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   That always left an impression on me. A few years later some of my neighbors in Brooklyn on a weekend fishing trip to Montauk Point were drowned in a famous mishap on the fishing vessel, PELICAN.
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Name :   Lovejoy
E-mail Adress :   marglvjoy@aol
Date :   July 14, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My father,John W. Klenck, was a survivor of the Slocum. He lost his Mother, two brothers and a cousin.
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Name :   Kathryn Boughton
E-mail Adress :   kathrynboughton@msn.com
Date :   July 17, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I believe the family of my first cousin, three times removed, was on the General Slocum, according to references in family letters. His name was Charles Wohlfert and his wife's, I believe was Eva Louise (Kruger)Wohlfert. I believe
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   they had two children, one named Charlotte, the other unknown. Any information about this would be gratefully received.
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Name :   WALTER BURKART
E-mail Adress :   POPCHOP1aAOL.COM
Date :   7/17/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE REUION MET MY COUSIN I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 50 YRS.AND WAS GLAD TO CHAT WITH ONE OF THE WOMEN AT THAT TIME WAS A BABY.AND ALSO WAS GLAD TO CHAT WITH THE GRAND DAUGHTER OF THE WOMEN WHO WAS NOT WELL AND COULDN'T MAKE IT.IM THE GRAND SON
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Name :   WALTER BURKART
E-mail Adress :   POPCHOP1@AOL.COM
Date :   7/17/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   IM THE GRANDSON OF ALBERTINA BURKHART.I HAVE LOST FOUR PEOPLE ON THE SLOCUM AND MY UNCLE ARTIE LOST AND EYE.I WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR .WALTER BURKART
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Name :   Steve Phelps
E-mail Adress :   sphelps@ziplink.net
Date :   7/24/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Contact: Emily King (212) 355-1729 or ekingsony@hotmail.com www.theherooftheslocum.com What lessons can the Slocum disaster and its aftermath offer us as we struggle to make our way in our own troubled times?
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   In a new play, The Hero of the Slocum, actor Patrick Tull, working with director Emily King, brings to life the fictional Edward Knittel, at 95 the “oldest living survivor” of the disaster.
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   From the novel by Eric Blau (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), six shows August 11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 24.
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Name :   Joseph M. GIBNEY
E-mail Adress :   Joeygee2207@webtv.net
Date :   July 25, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Was or is a passenger list available for the Slocum? Interested in the name of SCHLENNER or SCHLENER. Don't recall the first name.
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Name :   Joseph M. GIBNEY
E-mail Adress :   joeygee2207@webtv.net
Date :   July 26, 2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   First name of Schlenner is Mary.
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Name :   Joanna Harrison
E-mail Adress :   lvnana94@aol.com
Date :   07/27/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   I am searching for Charles Below and wife Elizabeth. Are they listed as deceased or survivors of the General Slocum tragedy? Thanks for any info you can find.
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Name :   Elin Kirkpatrick
E-mail Adress :   elinkirkpatrick@yahoo.com
Date :   07/28/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   We were very interested to find this web site! My Grandfather, 9 yr. old Fred Behrens & his 5 yr. old brother, Henry, were passengers on the General Slocum. Fred was rescued from the water. Henry was among the 61
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   unidentified victims - just one of many families forever changed that fateful day. My Grandfather acknowledged the tragedy but never spoke of it in any detail. My Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Behrens, had been widowed 2 yrs.
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   earlier. Additionally, she had already lost 4 children to a diphtheria epidemic in 1890 - burying 3 over a period of 4 days! For us, as I'm sure is the case for other descendants of survivors, the emotional
Comment Conitinued (7 lines per box please) :   devastation is still very touching. We would be happy to share the limited info we have - an orig. prog. from Memorial Svcs. for the 61 - 6/15/1905. I would like to know if your records show Elizabeth Behrens as a passenger. Thanks!
Name :   A. Kohler
E-mail Adress :   plato11201@yahoo.com
Date :   July 28, 2001
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Before the 100th anniversary, I want to personally visit the gravesite of every victim of the Slocum disaster who was buried in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery. I need to be sure that I have a complete list that I can rely on,
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   not a partial list of unknown reliability. Please send me the names of every Slocum victim you know of who was buried in Green-Wood.
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Name :   Jennifer
E-mail Adress :   ChrisandJennySC@aol.com
Date :   August 1,2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Thanks for the great information.I was never aware of the "General Slocum" disaster before finding this site. I am working on a college paper and your site is excellent!
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Name :   Peggy Elmore McCall
E-mail Adress :   morecall@aol.com
Date :   8/3/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My mother, Margaret Feller Elmore was said to be a survivor of a ferry boat accident in New York harbor around the time of 1904. She was orphaned early, and adopted by a "wicked uncle" so I am
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   trying to trace her early history. I wonder if she was a survivor of the General Slocum? Are there any lists of names of survivors? Thank you.
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Name :   Peggy Elmore McCall
E-mail Adress :   morecall@aol.com
Date :   8/3/02
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   My mother, Margaret Feller Elmore was said to be a survivor of a ferry boat accident in New York harbor around the time of 1904. She was orphaned early, and adopted by a "wicked uncle" so I am
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   trying to trace her early history. I wonder if she was a survivor of the General Slocum? Are there any lists of names of survivors? Thank you.
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Name :   Ernest Zeh
E-mail Adress :   ezeh1@si.rr.com
Date :   August 9,2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Hi Rob, Would my ggrandfather's name, Jacob Zeh appear on your list? Thanks, Ernie.
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Name :   lorraine burkart-fregara
E-mail Adress :   lfregara@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Date :   08/15/2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Hi Karen and Rob:Had a computer problem at work.Karen we met at the general slocum memorial 6/2002. At this memorial there was a person filming at the church,and also at the cemetary. Is this going to be shown on tv???
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   or is this going to be added to the 100th annv.ceremony.nothing in the papers about the gen.slocum.what can we do to advertise this inportation event???
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   I;m the cousin of walt (popchop1@aol.com)we met again thru this site with Rob. It was great to meet my family again.
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Name :   Karen
E-mail Adress :   karen.lamberton@spyral.net
Date :   8/15/2002
Comment (after 7 lines go to next box) :   Hi Lorraine & Rob, The gentleman was an independant filmmaker with no committment for the project at the time of the service. I have not spoken with him since. Over the next year or so, I think you will start to see more items .
Comment (only the 1st 7 lines per box will print) :   on the GS. I know that the NYC Dept of Records plans an article on their wonderful web site, the NY Hist. Soc. is planning a major exhibit, and the GS Ass'n. is talking about a boat trip following the course of the GS and
Comment Continued (to be safe,go to the next box) :   culminating in a wreath laying at the sight on NBI. Also, the state is talking about making part of NBI a memorial park with monument in the near future.
Comment Conitinued (7 lines per box please) :   If you, or anyone, would like to form a pub.committee to work with Ken Lieb's GSA centennial comm., I am sure help would be welcomed, also contributions, since they've no income, just the goodwill of those who know they exist.
  
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