Join the Community Library's book club on June 23rd (between 2PM and 4PM) for a lively discussion of Ship Ablaze: the Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum by Edward T. O'Donnell. Registration is open, click here to reserve your seat today!
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.
There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered since the steamship was only chartered for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1,021 had perished. It was New York’s deadliest tragedy prior to September 11, 2001. (Publisher Summary)
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.
There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered since the steamship was only chartered for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1,021 had perished. It was New York’s deadliest tragedy prior to September 11, 2001. (Publisher Summary)
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