The Worst Maritime Disaster Pre-Titanic: The General Slocum | Fascinating Horror

"On the 15th of June, 1904, the General Slocum, a sidewheel passenger steamboat, set sail up the East River in New York..." Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► My other channel:    / @fascinatinghistoric   ► Support this channel:   / fascinatinghorror   |    / @fascinatinghorror   ► Follow me:   / truehorrortales   |   / fascinatinghorror   |   / horrorfascinating   ► Get in touch: [email protected] CHAPTERS: 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:42 - Background ► 03:42 - The Sinking of the General Slocum ► 08:41 - The Aftermath MUSIC: 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory SOURCES: 📑 ► "The General Slocum Disaster of June 15, 1904" by Valerie Wingfield, published by the New York Public Library, June 2011. Link: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/13/... ► "Report Of The United States Commission Of Investigation Upon The Disaster To The Steamer General Slocum" published October 1904. Link: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/documents/Slocum.pdf ► "Witness to Tragedy: The Sinking of the General Slocum" by Ted Houghtaling, published by the New York Historical Society, February 2016. Link: https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/witne... ► "A Spectacle of Horror – The Burning of the General Slocum" by Gilbert King, published by Smithsonian Magazine, February 2012. Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor... ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​