UIC Grad Student Discovers Rare Footage Of Eastland Disaster – CBS Local

UIC Grad Student Discovers Rare Footage Of Eastland Disaster
CBS Local
On Saturday, July 24, 1915 the passenger ship Eastland rolled over while tied to a dock in the Chicago River, killing at least 844 people on board. The boat was preparing for a Lake Michigan cruise to Michigan City, Indiana for a Western Electric
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