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Does anyone know what befell the Captain of the General Slocum that Sank in New York around 1900 killing around 1,000 people most of them Children?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum

 

What a horrible story!

 

One moment of humour in a really cursed career though:

 

"On August 17, 1901, while carrying what was described as 900 intoxicated Paterson Anarchists, some of the passengers started a riot on board and attempted to take control of the vessel. However, the crew fought back and maintained control of the ship."

 

Stranger than fiction...

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