The Jamestown Fireproof Steamboat to Serve New York Waters
The 150 foot Jamestown, built for Potomac service, is touted as a fireproof indestructible steamboat to operate in New York waters this summer. Its steel decks rubber flooring and minimal upholstery reflect radical design shifts since the General Slocum disaster, signaling a push toward safer water travel with expected industry-wide adoption.
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Iew York
New York
United States
Slocum
Jamestown
Potomac
Unsinkable Talk on Steamers After Slocum Disaster
A historical discussion argues steamboats can be made unsinkable through six watertight compartments, bulkheads, water tanks, and improved hull design. It notes modern safety devices, including telltale fire detection and better davits, while acknowledging the high cost and past toll of life to reach these standards.
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Lloyd Hner
Hoboken
New York
Slocum
Walla
Jamestown
Hendrick Hudson
C. W. Morse
Adirondack
Hudson
Boston
Yate
Harvard
Fall River
Plymouth
Albany
Athens
Rochester
Express
Henry Clay
Clay
The Lonely Bachelor Struggles With a Straw Hat
A frugal bachelor recalls cleaning his aging straw hat after buying a new ribbon to refresh its look. He discovers the ribbon is narrower, leaving a white tan line around the hat, and conservatively wears it while hoping the band fades to match. The reminiscence touches on past steamship disasters and notable figures.
Notable 1880s Steamboat Disasters In New York Waters
The text recalls several 1880s New York steamboat tragedies. It notes the Seawanhaka fire at Ward's Island on June 20, 1880 with forty lives lost, the Narragansett and Stonington fires after a collision on June 11, 1880, and the General Slocum catastrophe with thousands aboard, mainly women and children, the worst in New York waters aside from the Sultana disaster of 1868.
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Ted
Albany
Clay
Henry Clay
New York
Yonkers
Armenia
Steven Allen
City of
M. L. Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Downing
Berkshore
Long Island Sound
Lexington
Waton’s
Seawanhaka
Ward's Island
Scawanhaka
Stonington
Narragansett
Slocum
American Steam Navigation
Straphanger Dispute Breaks On Ball Grounds Ride
A tense exchange aboard a streetcar bound for the ball grounds ends with a passenger vowing a fresh grip on the strap and a neighbor retorting that the other would not be able to sit down for a week. The quarrel centers on seat and strap space during the trip.
Stolen Wedding Journey Ends In a Train Mix Up
Henry Gaines and Alice, mistaken for groom and bride, warp from a darkened city to a chaotic wedding reception. A series of missteps leads them to crash De Soto's ceremony, flee to Saratoga, and finally recover with a telegram swap and a hurried train plan.
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Forty-sixth Street
Nghts
Cartwright & Taylor
Taylor
Mike
Judge Soto
Fifth Avenue
Tom Baker
West Thirty-Blankth Street
Tom
Mr. Taylor
St. Basiil’s Church
Mr. de Soto
St. Jobs
Henry Gaines
John
Henry
Alice
de Soto
St. Job's
St. Basil's
St. Job’s Church
Fifty-Blankth Street
Mrs. de Soto
George
Maud
George de Soto
Fosters
Gaines
Saratoga
Grand Central
Falls
Tai 'Ta Henry
Rochester
New York
Montreal
Niagara Falls
George DE soToo
Saratoga Express
Troy
Congress Hall
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Meney-Exray
TRS Minson Rwer
Lesives Gost
New York and
Glen Cove
Wards Trland
the Lonely Bachelor
Noaia Moraer Island
Yory Arrbor
SONS
Shortstory Pub. Co
Buffalo Sleeper
Special Limited
Grand Central Depot
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