January 24th, 2006
North brother Island
diseases such as typhus, smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, and other exotic illnesses were
brought here. This was where "Typhoid Mary" was sent after she continued to work
as a cook despite being a carrier of TB and causing as many as 50 deaths.
residents in 1943. Eventually the hospital treated hard core drug users before it was shut
down in 1963 and it has been unused ever since.
the General Slocum experienced a fire. Life rafts were nailed and painted to the decks and
life vests were so rotten that they actually sank to the bottom rather then floated. The
pleasure ship was headed for a church picnic on LI when the fire broke out and the captain
steered it onto the beach of North Brother Island. Over 1,000 people died, their burnt
bodies laid out on the beach for the coroner.

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took my new point and shoot for a spin
train station (Gary, IN)
more Gary, IN
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MTC Childrens playroom
2006