Tuesday April 16, 1907 The deaths of the two police officers George Sechler and Alfred Selleck, as well as the 19 year old boy, sent shock waves reverberating through New York City for weeks, in fact years to come. It is not an exaggeration to say that for a time nearly everyone in New YorkContinue reading “The Backlash Against the Italian Immigrant Community”
Category Archives: Sechler
George Sechler’s death sends shock waves through New York and Danville
Monday April 15, 1907. Word of George Sechler’s death reached Danville on Monday, April 15, 1907 with a telegram sent to George’s brother David. The Danville morning news published this account of Sunday’s incidents in and near Washington Square Park the following morning… The news story was picked up by the wire services and papersContinue reading “George Sechler’s death sends shock waves through New York and Danville”
The Tragedy at Washington Square Park
Sunday April 14, 1907 was a beautiful early spring day in Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan, the park with the iconic grand arch. Late in the afternoon, hundreds of families were enjoying the last hours of their weekend. A minor jostle in a restroom quickly spiraled to a major altercation as a man namedContinue reading “The Tragedy at Washington Square Park”
The George Sechler Story
This year will mark the 123rd anniversary of the events surrounding George Mowrer Sechler of Danville PA, my great grandfather, and a brief interval in history where Danville, Manhattan, and Brooklyn were dramatically drawn together. I’ll tell the story in daily installments, corresponding to the days of that fateful week in April 1907. Along theContinue reading “The George Sechler Story”
Bridging the Silences 