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

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

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Publication Date: 30th March 2015

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 ashore. Controversy swirled around the conduct of the captain and crew of the Larchmont as investigators tried to determine who was responsible for ... Read More
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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 ashore. Controversy swirled around the conduct of the captain and crew of the Larchmont as investigators tried to determine who was responsible for ... Read More
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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 ashore. Controversy swirled around the conduct of the captain and crew of the Larchmont as investigators tried to determine who was responsible for the collision. Authors Joseph and Janice Soares chronicle one of the greatest disasters in New England's waters.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Disaster
  • Publication Date: 30th March 2015
  • State: Rhode Island
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781626197947
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Author Bio
Author Joseph P. Soares, a local historian and a member of the Hopkinton and Westerly Historical Societies, has lived in Washington County his entire life. This is his second volume with Arcadia Publishing. It has been an honor for Soares to record for future generations some of Westerly's rich historic past.
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 ashore. Controversy swirled around the conduct of the captain and crew of the Larchmont as investigators tried to determine who was responsible for the collision. Authors Joseph and Janice Soares chronicle one of the greatest disasters in New England's waters.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Disaster
  • Publication Date: 30th March 2015
  • State: Rhode Island
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781626197947
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Author Joseph P. Soares, a local historian and a member of the Hopkinton and Westerly Historical Societies, has lived in Washington County his entire life. This is his second volume with Arcadia Publishing. It has been an honor for Soares to record for future generations some of Westerly's rich historic past.