Remembering History: On June 15, 1904 the excursion steamboat 'General Slocum' burst into flames on the East River of New York taking the lives of 1,021 people. The General Slocum disaster was the New York area's worst disaster in terms of loss of life until the September 11, 2001 attacks, and remains the worst maritime disaster in the city's history.

On June 15, 1904 the excursion steamboat 'General Slocum' burst into flames on the East River of New York taking the lives of 1,021 people. The General Slocum disaster was the New York area's worst disaster in terms of loss of life until the September 11, 2001 attacks, and remains the worst maritime disaster in the city's history.

On June 15, 1904 the excursion steamboat 'General Slocum' burst into flames on the East River of New York taking the lives of 1,021 people. The General Slocum disaster was the New York area's worst disaster in terms of loss of life until the September 11, 2001 attacks, and remains the worst maritime disaster in the city's history.