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T. Eric Brown
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You know that Lloyd liner that burned in New York harbor in 1900; where was the fire department during that whole tragedy? Didn't someone try and help those people burning to death inside that ship?
Dave Gittins
Member
There was a great deal happening that day. Here's a fine site about it.
http://www.pier3.org/pier3/index.html
http://www.pier3.org/pier3/index.html
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T. Eric Brown
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Good God! I'd forgotten that Saale was part of the Hoboken Fire. That day was one of the worst ever in the New York area and the General Slocum further up the list happened just four years later. What a horrific beginning to the 20th Century! The Hoboken Fire and the Galveston Hurricane just 2 months later, the General Slocum and the San Fransisco Earthquake. This century seemed to have started off on a bad foot too: September 11, the tsunami following a bad hurricane season, Katrina, and the Pakistan earthquake (following a worse hurricane season). Let's start the 22nd Century a bit better! A very interesting link, thanks!
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Richard Glueck
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What became of these ships?
