General Slocum steamboat disaster (1904)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Slocum_steamboat_disaster_(1904)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aftermath led to improved safety regulations
gptkbp:captain gptkb:William_H._Van_Schaick
gptkbp:cause gptkb:fire
gptkbp:date 1904-06-15
gptkbp:event_type steamboat fire
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:PS_General_Slocum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Slocum steamboat disaster (1904)
gptkbp:impact second deadliest maritime disaster in US history
worst maritime disaster in New York City history
gptkbp:legalConsequences Captain Van Schaick convicted of criminal negligence
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_River,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention
gptkbp:memorial Lutheran Cemetery monument
Tompkins Square Park memorial
gptkbp:notableVictim St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Knickerbocker_Steamboat_Company
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Titanic_disaster
gptkbp:seatingCapacity mostly German-American community
gptkbp:survived 321
gptkbp:victim over 1,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Brother_Island,_New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7