The American Steamer Burnt, & Forc’d into the Tremendous Falls of Niagara

Events in Canada: The ‘Caroline’ was burnt 29 December, 1837.

Published by G.S. Tregear 96, Cheapside - Lithograph on wove paper

SS Morro Castle was an ocean liner of the 1930s that was built for the Ward Line for voyages between New York City and Havana, Cuba. The ship was named for the Morro Castle fortress that guards the entrance to Havana Bay.

On the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York, the ship caught fire and burned, killing 137 passengers and crew members. The ship eventually beached herself near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until she was towed off and scrapped.

artist unknown
Black Book Detective Magazine, pulp cover, February 1935
Oil on canvas

The Costa Concordia is the latest in a series of major disasters at sea since the Titanic sank 100 years ago

Peacetime shipping disasters – timeline

on The Guardian