The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-18
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Several Crafts Have Met Fate Sim
liar to the General slocum.

previous disaster of the description
which has cast all New York into
gloom vas the burning Of the seawan-
haSa, very near the same place where
the slooun and it's hundreds of pas.
sengers met fiery death This was
June 2S 1850. Within sight Of the
city's docks. the boat was burned to
the waters edge but run ashore in
time to save most Of its passengers.
1t had left it's pier early that after
noon bound for Glen Cove, Ros'yn and
other stopping places along the sound.
There were 300 persons on board,
most OF them business men, bound for
their summer homes
When the Seawanhaka was opposite
Blackwells island a column Of smoke
suddenly issued from the engine room
and in an indescribably short time the
whole crfat was afame. The excite
ment among the passengers was great.
Scores at once jumped overheard and
many were drowned.
A pyramid of flames shot mp into
the air and men, women and children
began to plunge into the water. Land
was almost within reach, and yet the
nre spread so rapidly that all chance
of-escape was cut of.
Captain Smith of the Seawanhaka
stood at his post until the heat be
came unbearable. Soon hundreds or
tugs and local hoatmen went to the
rescue, but despite this fact there
were twenty-three drowned and many
were missing. The cause Of the fire
remained a mystery.
Perhaps the worst steamboat dis-
aster in the history of New York was
the explosion on the Staten island
ferryboat, westheld, which occurred
at the battery Sunday, July 80, 1871.
The boat was jammed with excursion
lists bent on Sunday outing, and
without minutes warning, there was
terrific explosion, killing 6fty per
sons and wounding hundreds more.
The boat was shattered into a thou
sand fragments. The boiler had ex-
ploded. Crushed and mangled bodies
were hurled many feet.
November 27. 1877. three lives We're
lost by the burning Of the big steam
boat c. H. Northam at the pier, Sew
enth street and East river The FIRE
destroyed The palatial vessel, but most
Of the crew managed to escape IN
time.
Ten persons lost their lives and
many more were injured by the burn
ing of the Bridgeport line steamboat.
the Nutmeg State. of Sands point
Long Island. Sunday October II, 1899
The steamboat City of Richmond
OF the New York and Hartford line
was burned at it's pier during the
night OF Thursday, March s. There
was only one life lost. though great
panic took place on board.
Other notable steamboat fires around
the waters OF New York fortunately
rseulting in no loss of life. We're;
Morrisania, burned August 2S, 1895.
New Burgh, fre. December 8, 1889.
New l3urgh, fire. January So 1900.
Riverdale, explosion, Aug. 29, 1888.
saugerties, burned Nov. %, 1908
st. John burned June 25, 1855.
Sylvan pell, fire, July 3, 1880.
Thomas McManus, burned Aug. "a,
1907.
fremont burned Feb. ., 1904.
Waterbury. burned Dec. 1, 1898.
city Of Albany, Oct. z, 1894.
Bristol, Dec. 81, 1888
Golden Cate. May II. 1880.
Thomas P. Way. burned July 2l,
1883
Bay Ridge. burned Aug. u, 1888.
City Of Lawrence. fire, Sept. ?, 1889
Bolus, FIRE, Sept rs, 1888.
Maryland. burned Dec. s, 1883.
XIII Won Kull. burned March I. 1889.
Sassanca, burned Dec Z, 1883.
Minnehannanock. fire, Sept. 7, 1890.
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