The book contains not only the story of the The General Slocum Steamboat Fire, but the history of four other horrific fire disasters, The Iroquois Theater Fire, The Rhoads Opera House Fire, The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the The Collinwood School Fire, thus making it a valuable reference work. It portrays in a vivid manner the causes that lead to these great fire panics and shows at a glance the large number of human lives that have been lost in the these disasters. These disasters will remain always in the minds of the American people as some of the greatest horrors of the this century.
For generations the awful tragedies of these fires, will be remembered with feelings of sorrow. These disaster were a veritable carnival of death. Caught like rats in a trap, without a chance of escape, these hapless victims were trampled under foot, smothered, and then half consumed by the fiery flames jumped off buildings, balconies, and steamships to their deaths. This is their story.
For generations the awful tragedies of these fires, will be remembered with feelings of sorrow. These disaster were a veritable carnival of death. Caught like rats in a trap, without a chance of escape, these hapless victims were trampled under foot, smothered, and then half consumed by the fiery flames jumped off buildings, balconies, and steamships to their deaths. This is their story.
