UPPER TOWNSHIP - A dredging project to bring sand to the severely eroded beaches in Strathmere will not disturb what remains of one of the worst maritime disasters in the nation's history. Ron Sinn ...

Adella Wotherspoon, believed to be the last survivor of the deadly 1904 fire and sinking of the excursion ferry General Slocum, has died. She was 100. Mrs. Wotherspoon died Jan. 26 at a convalescent ...

The centennial of the General Slocum disaster provides an opportunity to ask a probing question: how did a disaster which claimed the lives of 1,021 people in the nation's largest metropolis become an ...

Black History Month: During General Slocum Disaster, Harry George Was a Hero The General Slocum steamship disaster was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City’s history until Sept. 11 ...

STRATHMERE – A memorial service to remember victims of the sinking of the General Slocum will be held on the Strathmere beach at Prescott Street on Friday, June 15 at 10 a.m. The service is an annual ...

Tragedy to Triumph: The Story of the General Slocum Disaster and the Right to Swim for Women The General Slocum disaster in 1904 was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City's history until ...