One hundred and six years ago today, June 15th, 1904, the Paddle Steamer General Slocum caught fire in the East River and burned killing an estimated 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board. The steamer was carrying members of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to a church picnic. It was the greatest loss of life in one event in New York City prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Thanks for posting this. Completely forgot today was the anniversary
It is so interesting news that I can know about Paddle Steamer history. I want to thank to author for their content.We have a fleet of century old paddle steamers in Bangladesh which are still in operation. You can check it here if you are interested: Paddle steamers in Bangladesh“
J en veux encore !!! chez moi je vous place dans mes bookmarks, a bientot.