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General Slocum: No Longer Forgotten

On June 15 1904: The Excerson Steamer General Slocum set sail with 1,300 Men, Women and Children for a sunday school picnic. She never made it to her destination. Half way through her voyage the Slocum burst into flames, and because of faulty firehoses, inexcessable lifeboats, and lifejackets that had rotted, or were filled with iron to meet weight requirements, and the actions of an inexperanced and cowardly crew 1,021, almost 90-98% of whom were women, children and infants, died.The Second sequel to my USS Indianapolis VideoI feel this song has disaster tribute written all over it, and of all the sea disasters I've set to this song, this one is the most heart wrenching and also the most inexcusable, because it wasn't a warship, or a liner carrying controban, it was a passeger fairy taking children and their families to play in the sunshine, and have a picnic on the river bank. Greed, inexperance, and stupidity allowed something to happen that should never have happened.Dedicated to the Memory of the Victims of June 15th 1904. Music: Sleeping SunArtist: NightwishSubject: The General Slocum

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: snakes3425

Length: 03:13
Rating: 3.47
Views: 4734

Tags: 15 1904 City Disaster Fire General June New Nightwish Sleeping Slocum Sun Tribute York

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planetdolphy (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

:( very sad

LordRattler765 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Whoa Im reading the same book as well!Its very sad as well :(

chicocraig (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Whats that song called?

steindaddie (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Thanks for making this video. I'm currently reading a book about the disaster, "Ship Ablaze" by Edward T. O'Donnell. I highly reccomend it to all.

justwhistlindixie (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Thanks for sharing this one, snakes3425! I'm so glad there still are living people, who remember "General Slocum" tragedy... Or even have heard about it... Because here in Europe even the "Sultana" is practically unknown for most of the people...

snakes3425 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Ship Ablaze?

bobtul (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

not that song again

harwetopa (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Nicely and tastefully done.

snowsk82 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

wow that ship got nailed!!!!!!

KakashiSenseiRox (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Snakes2425, Theirs a sinking cruise ship is oceanos & Sea diamonds!

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