Mary Grace was just, 5 1/2 years old......... and Donald was 2.......and that was a fatal trip for them and three other family members..............but Bart and John would survive........along with their mother.......
Most of the passengers were from Central Falls and Pawtucket, and the ship could accommodate nearly 1,000.......but the time delay at the departure point [ the Division Street Landing], made many, uneasy......so they simply left, to go home. It was only to be, a one day excursion for most, to the island of Newport, for fun and beaching.
The rumor was about boiler problems. One can only imagine the death toll being higher with more passengers aboard.
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