Mary Brandt Braitsch
Mary Brandt Braitsch survived while her husband and five children died on the Eastland. Her story was covered in Ep. 38 of Flower in the River Podcast. Her brother, Otto Brandt, was interviewed by acclaimed Chicago newspaper journalist, Richard Henry Little.
What Happened to Mary After the Eastland Disaster?
Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1915. “One beneficiary who received her insurance at a time when it counted most was Mrs. John Braitsch of 224 Arthur Avenue, Congress Park, who lost her husband and five children because of the prompt payment of a policy for $2,000 she will be able to leave for New Jersey at once with the bodies for burial.”
Mary Braitsch nee Brandt marriage to William Goulard 28 July 1917. Dutch Reformed Records, New Jersey
Mary Brandt Braitsch Goulard obituary 25 March 1955. The Jersey Journal
The following article was written by Richard Henry Little.
FEARS TO TELL SISTER TRUTH
Brother Breaks Down While Guarding Bodies of Her Four Children
FIFTH CHILD STILL MISSING
Relatives of Eastland Dead Hide Emotions as They Keep Up Ceaseless Search for Kin--Haunt Morgue for News.
BY RICHARD HENRY LITTLE
All Among the Dead
Haunt Armory for News
KEEP CALM DESPITE AGONY
GOES AWAY TO WEEP ALONE
Chicago Day Book, July 26, 1915
Story from the Chicago Day Book, which details the story of Mary Brandt Braitsch.
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