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General Slocum Steamship Fire took place on June 15, 1904, on New York City's East River. It claimed the lives of some 1021 passengers and crew either through the fire itself or subsequent drowning.
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General Slocum Steamship Fire took place on June 15, 1904, on New York City's East River. It claimed the lives of some 1021 passengers and crew either through the fire itself or subsequent drowning.