Eastland disaster

CTL-E-0042 · Event

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

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Ship capsized in Chicago River; 844 dead

The record

• Year: 1915

Relationships

• Chicago — located in
  STRONG EVIDENCE

Sources

• https://www.newberry.org/news/the-newberry-to-receive-collection-from-eastland-disaster-historical-society (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

On July 24, 1915, the steamer Eastland, docked at the Clark Street Bridge, rolled over into the Chicago River at the wharf's edge; 844 people lost their lives (Newberry Library, tier 1).

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