Angels 👼 in the Gate. New 🆕 York City 🏙️ and ➕ the General Slocum Disaster

✅ On June 1️⃣5️⃣, 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣4️⃣, a disastrous fire 🔥 aboard the steamboat, General Slocum, devastated the largest German ​🇩🇪​ ethnic population in the United States in a matter of two 2️⃣ hours. Close to two 2️⃣ thousand people 👥, mostly women 👯‍♀️ and ➕ children, were on board 🛹 the General Slocum, bound for a picnic 🧺 on Long Island 🏝️ Sound 🔉. A carelessly tossed cigarette 🚬 butt 🍑 turned this pleasant excursion into a raging 😡 inferno that claimed 🛄 over a thousand lives. This book 📚️ contains the uniquely personal 💻️ recollections of the survivors and ➕ their families 👨‍👩‍👦, the good 👍️ Samaritans, the heroes 🦸, the caregivers, and ➕ the passers-by whose families 👨‍👩‍👦 where touched by the largest maritime disaster, and ➕ most deadly ☠️ fire 🔥, in New 🆕 York’s history prior to September 1️⃣1️⃣, 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣1️⃣. Each family 👪️’s experience has been compiled separately and ➕ is augmented by a descendants’ family 👪️ tree 🌲. In some cases, the family 👪️ tree 🌲 begins 🆕 with the original immigrant ancestor of the family 👪️. The stories are presented 🎁 in the descendant’s own words and ➕ (as available) photos of their ancestors have been included. Appendices include the most complete listing of victims, survivors, and ➕ their families 👨‍👩‍👦 ever compiled. A wealth of illustrations enhance the text.

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