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This is a newspaper article describing Ezra Gerry's funeral announcement in Rhode Island, and the minister defending Captain McVey.

Article about Captain McVey's defense regarding why his rescue boat was first to leave the Larchmont as she sank.

A description of the days events where St. Joseph's Church will be a starting point. This church was segregated.

This is a news article describing a boat full of frozen bodies washing ashore in Rhode Island.

This is a newspaper article describing the accusations against Captain McVey abandoning the Larchmont.

This is a newspaper article describing the morgue becoming overcrowded with bodies from the Larchmont disaster.

Picture of bodies from Larchmont being unloaded from the SS Kentucky.

Newspaper article detailing Larchmont rescuers from the schooner Elsie receiving awards.

The 1898 city directory lists Ezra Gerry as a cabin boy living at 511 W. Wright Street. In this entry, the city directory spells Ezra's last name as "Gary" -a variation of the spelling of his name.

A short article discussing the report of the Department of Commerce's investigation into the wreck of the Larchmont which found him innocent of fault in the Larchmont collision.