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Ceremony on Chicago Riverwalk marks 109 years since 844 died in Eastland disaster
A commemoration event Wednesday marked 109-years since the Eastland ship disaster. Descendants of the victims gathered along the Chicago Riverwalk for a moment of silence. It was in 1915 that the ...
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Ceremony on Chicago River marks 109th anniversary of Eastland disaster
CHICAGO (CBS) --Descendants of the survivors of the Eastland disaster want to make sure it's never forgotten. The U.S. Coast Guard threw flower petals in the Chicago River near Clark Street on ...
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DISASTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI; The Steamer Emma No. 3 Snagged and Burned--Some Particulars of the Catastrophe--Many Lives Lost.
The steamer Emma No. 3, Captain JAMES H. MARATTA, left here for New-Orleans on the night of the 2d of February, with all the freight she could carry. Indeed, so much did she have aboard ...