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How did Henry Clemens die after working on the riverboat Pennsylvania?
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Mark Twain
American humorist and novelist Mark Twain, c. 1907.
Henry Clemens, the younger brother of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), died after the boilers on the riverboat Pennsylvania exploded. He sustained fatal injuries during the accident. Although Samuel Clemens was not on board at the time of the explosion, he had personally arranged the position for his brother and subsequently blamed himself for the tragedy.1