Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Morro Castle 1934
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Morro Castle disaster when the cruise ship caught fire off the Jersey coast in bad weather. . 137 people died. There's still mystery & controversy surrounding the tragedy; the death of the captain, the actions of the crew. Many books have been written. Taken in tow, the crippled ship broke its line & beached at Asbury Park, the startling images becoming classic postcards.One of the rescuers was fishing boat Capt. Joe Bogan, whose descendents are still prominent party boat operators.
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
My Grandmother - who turns 100 next month - was on her honeymoon in Asbury Park when the Morro Castle burned. I'm sure that she and my late Grandfather were in that beach photo.
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