Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1915 — PREVIOUS STEAMSHIP HORRORS [ARTICLE]

PREVIOUS STEAMSHIP HORRORS

May 7, 1915—Cunard liner Lusitania, sunk by German submarine off Kinsale, Ireland, In Irish sea; 1,137 lives lost. May 29, 1914 —Empress of Ireland, sunk by collier Storstad In the St. Lawrence rlVer; 1,014 lives lost, April 14, 1112—Titanic struck iceberg and sunk off Newfoundland; 1,595 lives lost and but 745 saved. Novembor 14, 1909 —Steamer La Seine, sunk In collision near Singapore; 95 lives lost. August 24, 1909 —Excursion steamer and liner In collision at Montevideo; 200 lives lost. July 22, 1907 —Steamer Columbia, sunk in collision with lumber schooner; 100 lives lost. February 12, 1907—Steamer Larchmont, sunk In collision with the Henry Knowlton in Lgsng Island sound; 183 lives lost. June 15, 1904—Steamer General Slocum, burned In Hudson river with hundreds of school children on board; 959 lives lost. July 2, 1898—Bourgogne, sunk In collision with Cromartyshire; 871 lives lost. Janpary 30, 1895—Elbe, sunk In collision with steamer Crathle in North sea; 33% lives lost. March 17, 1891—Utopia, sunk In collision with steamer Anson off Glbralta r; 574 lives lost. . , September 3. 1878—Princess Alice, sunk by Bywell Castle In the Thames, near Woodwlch; about 700 liveslost. 1868 —Steamer Seabird, burned on Lake Michigan; 100 lives lost. Sefftember 8, 1860—Lady Elgin, sunk In collision on Lake Michigan; 287 lives lost. 1857—Steamer Montreal, burned In St. Lawrence river; 250 lives lost. 1852—Atlantic, sunk In Lake Erie; 250 lives lost. 1850—Griffith, burned In Lake Erie; 300 lives lost. 1847—Phoenix, burned on Lake Michigan; 247 lives lost. IH4l—Erie, burned on Lake Erie; 175 lives lost.