What once were deluxe staterooms on B deck on the S.S. Morro Castle are seen in the devastation of the ship on Sept. 9, 1934, in Spring Lake, N.J. En route from Havana to New York, the S.S. Morro Castle caught fire on Sept. 8, 1934, causing the deaths of 137 passengers and crew members aboard the ship. Many passengers were trapped by the fire in their cabins.