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Disaster on Lake Erie:: The 1841 Wreck of the Steamship Erie

By Alvin F. Oickle
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By Alvin F. Oickle
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On August 9, 1841, the steamship Erie, one of the most elegant and fastest sailing between Buffalo and Chicago, departed carrying 343 passengers. Many were Swiss and German immigrants planning to start new lives in America's heartland-most never made it. The Erie erupted in flames during the night, and despite the efforts of the crew of the Dewitt Clinton, 254 lives were lost. As news of this disaster spread, internationally renowned poets and authors, including Horatio Alger Jr. and possib...

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