PS General Slocum: Perbedaan antara revisi

Pada 15 Juni 190, ''General Slocum'' terbakar dan tenggelam di [[East River]] [[New York]].<ref name=unlucky>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=The General Slocum An Unlucky Craft. Has Had Collisions And Accidents By The Score. Has Run Ashore Many Times. She Was a Crack Harbor Boat Thirteen Years Ago. Capt. Van Schaick's Good Record |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D04EFDE113DE633A25755C1A9609C946597D6CF |quote=The General Slocum was one of the best known vessels about New York Harbor. Since the time of her launching, in 1891, she has been employed in so many different capacities, and on so many different runs, that possibly five out of every ten people in New York City have at some time been aboard of her, or have seen her at close range. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=June 16, 1904 |accessdate=2010-02-28 }}</ref> Ketika kecelakaan terjadi, kapal ini sedang mengoperasikan pelayaran sewaan dengan anggota [[Gereja Lutheran]] Evangelis St. Mark ([[Jerman Amerika]] dari [[Little Germany, Manhattan]]) menuju sebuah piknik gereja. Sekitar 1.021 dari 1.342 penumpang tewas. Bencana ''General Slocu,'' adalah bencana terburuk di kawasan New York menurut jumlah korban tewas sampai terjadinya [[serangan 11 September 2001]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A Debate Rises: How Much 9/11 Tribute Is Enough?|first=N. R.|last=Kleinfeld|work=[[New York Times]]|date=2007-09-02|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/nyregion/02fatigue.html?ex=1346385600&en=7c3b9a843ec42d62&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|quote=Few are alive anymore who can recall June 15, 1904, when 1,021 people died in the burning of the steamer General Slocum, the deadliest New York disaster until Sept. 11, 2001. | accessdate=2009-04-13}}</ref> Peristiwa yang berhubungan dengan kebakaran ''General Slocum'' bermunculan di sejumlah buku, drama dan film sepanjang tahun.