Ep. 23 - Lunatic Asylum Escapees & a Steamboat SLAUGHTER

Today, Genevieve will discuss a lunatic asylum escapee in a washtub boat, a steamboat slaughter, a tragic murder on a lovely evening, a clergyman’s narrow escape from certain death, a fit of apoplexy, hatchets, razors, insanity, and a somewhat tragic ice skating accident that luckily has a meet-cute happy ending. Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!References for Today's Episode:https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/11/nellie-bly-blackwells-island/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)https://genealogytrails.com/ill/woodford/tradgies.html