The Eastland Tragedy

By Fred E. Hamel (1850-1946)

Chicago, July 24, 1915 - Chicago counted her dead last night and prepared to fix the responsibility for the greatest ship disaster in history.

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The Morning Star Disaster

By Fred E. Hamel (1850-1946)

Cleveland, Ohio, June 21, 1868 – Yesterday about noon, the apalling news of one of the most frightful and distressing disasters that ever occurred on the inland waters, reached our city ...

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