The Larchmont Disaster Off Block Island: Rhode Island's Titanic

by Joseph P. Soares and Janice Soares

Book Overview

On February 11, 1907, the steamship Larchmont collided with the schooner Harry Knowlton. Thrown from their bunks, passengers of the Larchmont panicked and ran onto the ship's deck. Haphazardly loaded lifeboats set out only partially full, and shrieks from those left behind were heard in the distance. Nearly 150 passengers were lost that night. The men and women of Block Island courageously aided those in need and dealt with the horrors that washed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197946
• ISBN13: 9781626197947
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"