


New York's awful steamboat horror This book, "New York's awful steamboat horror", by Henry Davenport Northrop, is a replication of a book originally published before 1904. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original...

This book recounts the tragic events of the explosion and fire on board the steamboat Henry Clay in 1852, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of New York City's waterways. Through eye-witness accounts and investigative reporting, the author provides a chilling glimpse...