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THE LOSS OF THE LADY ELGIN: Further Particulars-Milwaukee Shrouded in Mourning; Editorial-Douglas and Anti-Douglas (9/11/1860)
New York Times - Times Machine ^
| 9/11/1860
Posted on 09/11/2020 5:20:57 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
CHICAGO, Monday, Sept. 10 -- Noon Mrs. JANE COOK, Miss ELIZABETH ANN COOK, OF Fond du Lac, Mrs. FRANKLIN HOPKINS and a son of Deputy U. S. Marshal BURNS, of Milwaukee, are among the lost by the Lady Elgin. THOMAS KENNEDY, reported lost, is saved. All accounts represent the City of Milwaukee as shrouded in mourning, and business seems to be entirely suspended. The Republican demonstration set down for the reception of Senator SEWARD to-day, has been postponed GARDINER S. HUBBARD, owner of the Lady Elgin, has libeled the schooner Augusta for $4,200, and the vessel has been taken in charge of by the United States Marshal. This will bring out a full investigation of the affair. The body of HERBERT INGRAHAM, member of the British Parliament, has been recovered, and taken in charge by his friends. Up to this morning twenty-seven bodies have been recovered.
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KEYWORDS: civilwar
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
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posted on
09/11/2020 5:22:04 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Did Lady Elgin lose her marbles?
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posted on
09/11/2020 5:22:16 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
The Loss of the Lady Elgin: Further Particulars-Milwaukee Shrouded in Mourning 2
Another Lake Disaster 2
Steamer Sunk in the Mississippi 2
The Maine Election: Large Gains of the Republicans 2
Arrival of the Pikes Peak Express 2
Arrival of the Santa Fe Mail 2
A New Telegraph Line Completed 2
Chief Engineer Philadelphia Fire Department 2
Suicide of a Boston Cotton Broker 2
Congressional Nomination in Pennsylvania 2
Editorial: Douglas and Anti-Douglas 2-3
Editorial: The Confusion of the Democratic Fusion 3
Editorial: Orangeism and the Prince 3-4
Senator Douglas at Allentown, Penn. 4
Hon. William Kelly Accepts the Nomination for Governor 4
From Utah: The Mails-Indian Troubles-The Late Eclipse 4-5
Murder in Clarke-street: A Fireman Stabbed in the Heart 5
The Craven and Tappen Investigation 5
The Fourth-avenue Water-pipes Once More 5
Brooklyn News 5
General City News 5
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posted on
09/11/2020 5:23:28 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
I had never heard of the Lady Eglin sinking before so your post just looked like word salad without knowledge of what happened. From Wikipedia:
The PS Lady Elgin was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank in Lake Michigan off the fledgling town of Port Clinton, Illinois, whose geography is now divided between Highland Park and Highwood, Illinois, after she was rammed in a gale by the schooner Augusta in the early hours of September 8, 1860. The passenger manifest was lost with the collision, but the sinking of Lady Elgin resulted in the loss of about 300 lives[2] in what was called "one of the greatest marine horrors on record". Four years after the disaster, a new rule required sailing vessels to carry running lights. The Lady Elgin disaster remains the greatest loss of life on open water in the history of the Great Lakes.[3]
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posted on
09/11/2020 5:28:12 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(In 2016 Obama ended America's 220 year tradition of peaceful transfer of power after an election.)
To: BenLurkin
Just one of the many shipwrecks on the fresh water seas.
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posted on
09/11/2020 6:07:52 AM PDT
by
exnavy
(american by birth and choice, I love this country!)
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