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Bookmark or Share- The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the ...Susan Q. Stranahan. October 27, 2014. One of the greatest inland waterways disasters in the history of the United States took place in the Chicago River, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915, when the...
- Eastland disaster | Background, Causes, Deaths, & FactsEastland disaster, capsizing of the passenger liner SS Eastland on the Chicago River in Chicago on July 24, 1915. The event, which claimed at least 844 lives, ranks as one of the worst maritime disasters in American history. It also is among the city’s deadliest catastrophes.
- The Overlooked Story Of The SS Eastland Disaster - All That's InterestingChicago’s SS Eastland disaster of 1915 killed 844 people and likely wouldn’t have happened if not for the sinking of the Titanic three years earlier, yet it’s largely been forgotten today. Perhaps it’s because the SS Eastland capsized in just 20 feet of water
- Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster - HISTORY1915. Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster. On July 24, 1915, the steamer Eastland overturns in the Chicago River, drowning between 800 and 850 of its passengers who were heading to a picnic....
- SS Eastland - WikipediaSS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
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