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Ship Disasters
Waukegan, IL Steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Serious Accident, June 1895
10 May 2008 - 7:13pm — Stu BeitlerTHIRTEEN WERE INJURED -- TWO SO SERIOUSLY THAT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
EXPLOSION ON A BIG LAKE STEAMER. read more »
New Madrid, MO Steamer COL. CRESSMAN Burns, Feb 1858
9 May 2008 - 12:49pm — Stu BeitlerPARTICULARS OF THE EXPLOSION AND BURNING OF THE STEAMER COL. CRESSMAN. read more »
Mexico Bay, NY Schooner Hartford Wreck, Oct 1894
8 May 2008 - 10:04pm — Linda HortonMORE TALES OF SHIPWRECK.
The Hartford Went Down in Mexico Bay with All on Baord. read more »
Near Cairo, IL Steamer EMMA NO. 3 Burns On Snag, Feb 1870
8 May 2008 - 5:08pm — Stu BeitlerDISASTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
THE STEAMER EMMA NO. 3 SNAGGED AND BURNED -- SOME PARTICULARS OF THE CATASTROPHE -- MANY LIVES LOST.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Feb. 22. read more »
Carrolton, KY Steamboat REDSTONE Accident, Apr 1852
5 May 2008 - 7:46pm — Stu BeitlerTERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
Carrolton, Ky., April 3 -- 5 P. M. read more »
Off Chicago, IL Steamer SEA BIRD In Lake Michigan, Apr 1868
5 May 2008 - 6:46pm — Stu BeitlerTHE SEA BIRD DISASTER.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE TERRIBLE CALAMITY ON LAKE MICHIGAN. read more »
Toronto, ON Steamship Algoma Wreck, Nov 1885
4 May 2008 - 11:27pm — Linda HortonTHE WRECK OF THE ALGOMA.
SOME TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF THE PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS. read more »
St. Louis, MO Two Steamers Collide On Mississippi River, Dec 1851
30 April 2008 - 8:04am — Stu BeitlerTHE COLLISION BETWEEN THE DIE VERNON AND ARCHER -- THIRTY-FOUR LIVES LOST. read more »
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