Tragedy in the East River: The Passenger Steamboat the General Slocum
Tragedy in the East River: The Passenger Steamboat the General Slocum
The General Slocum was a side-wheel passenger boat taking over 1,300 people, mainly from the Lower East Side, on a day's outing to Oyster Bay on June 15, 1904. Soon after departing from Lower Manhattan, tragedy struck the ship and over 1,000 people perished. It was the greatest loss of life from a single event […]