Wilhelmina Oellrich, 4, was traveling with her mother and siblings, Henry, Frederick, Elizabeth, and Helen along her two aunts to join the families on an excursion put on my their local church, St Mark's Evangelical church.
The picnic would be attended by thousands of locals from the booming German population.
Helen's two aunts, Mrs Velbuch and Mrs Sackmann and their children joined the Oellrich's on what was a very rare vacation.
Shortly after departing, the ship caught fire,which spread fast. Most of those on board were children woman who cold not swim.
Family and friends watched in horror on shore as their loved ones had no choice but to stay on a burning ship or risk drowning in the water.
Several people tried to use the life jackets provided by the company in 1891. These were of no use, as the cork broke to pieces i their hands. In the rare case where a person had manged to get one on, the cork acted like a dead weight and pulled the person deeper into the river.
Wilhelmina, her mother, aunts and siblings, Frederick, Elizabeth and Helen, perished.
Only Henry who had been playing with a group of boys away from his family, survived.∼Victim of the General Slocum Disaster - age 4 years old, body not recovered or identified, lived at 611 Marcy Avenue
The picnic would be attended by thousands of locals from the booming German population.
Helen's two aunts, Mrs Velbuch and Mrs Sackmann and their children joined the Oellrich's on what was a very rare vacation.
Shortly after departing, the ship caught fire,which spread fast. Most of those on board were children woman who cold not swim.
Family and friends watched in horror on shore as their loved ones had no choice but to stay on a burning ship or risk drowning in the water.
Several people tried to use the life jackets provided by the company in 1891. These were of no use, as the cork broke to pieces i their hands. In the rare case where a person had manged to get one on, the cork acted like a dead weight and pulled the person deeper into the river.
Wilhelmina, her mother, aunts and siblings, Frederick, Elizabeth and Helen, perished.
Only Henry who had been playing with a group of boys away from his family, survived.∼Victim of the General Slocum Disaster - age 4 years old, body not recovered or identified, lived at 611 Marcy Avenue
Wilhelmina Oellrich, 4, was traveling with her mother and siblings, Henry, Frederick, Elizabeth, and Helen along her two aunts to join the families on an excursion put on my their local church, St Mark's Evangelical church.
The picnic would be attended by thousands of locals from the booming German population.
Helen's two aunts, Mrs Velbuch and Mrs Sackmann and their children joined the Oellrich's on what was a very rare vacation.
Shortly after departing, the ship caught fire,which spread fast. Most of those on board were children woman who cold not swim.
Family and friends watched in horror on shore as their loved ones had no choice but to stay on a burning ship or risk drowning in the water.
Several people tried to use the life jackets provided by the company in 1891. These were of no use, as the cork broke to pieces i their hands. In the rare case where a person had manged to get one on, the cork acted like a dead weight and pulled the person deeper into the river.
Wilhelmina, her mother, aunts and siblings, Frederick, Elizabeth and Helen, perished.
Only Henry who had been playing with a group of boys away from his family, survived.∼Victim of the General Slocum Disaster - age 4 years old, body not recovered or identified, lived at 611 Marcy Avenue
The picnic would be attended by thousands of locals from the booming German population.
Helen's two aunts, Mrs Velbuch and Mrs Sackmann and their children joined the Oellrich's on what was a very rare vacation.
Shortly after departing, the ship caught fire,which spread fast. Most of those on board were children woman who cold not swim.
Family and friends watched in horror on shore as their loved ones had no choice but to stay on a burning ship or risk drowning in the water.
Several people tried to use the life jackets provided by the company in 1891. These were of no use, as the cork broke to pieces i their hands. In the rare case where a person had manged to get one on, the cork acted like a dead weight and pulled the person deeper into the river.
Wilhelmina, her mother, aunts and siblings, Frederick, Elizabeth and Helen, perished.
Only Henry who had been playing with a group of boys away from his family, survived.∼Victim of the General Slocum Disaster - age 4 years old, body not recovered or identified, lived at 611 Marcy Avenue
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