PS Lady Elgin
The PS Lady Elgin was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank in Lake Michigan off 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 the Lady Elgin resulted in the loss of about 300 lives 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.
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PS Lady Elgin
The PS Lady Elgin was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank in Lake Michigan off 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 the Lady Elgin resulted in the loss of about 300 lives 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.
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The PS Lady Elgin was a wooden ...... is not listed on the Register.
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Sunk in collision with schooner Augusta of Oswego September 8, 1860
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Sidewheel steamer - passengers and package freight
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Die Lady Elgin war ein amerika ...... f Historic Places aufgenommen.
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Lady Elgin era un lussuoso bat ...... e viceré d'India James Elgin.
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The PS Lady Elgin was a wooden ...... he history of the Great Lakes.
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Lady Elgin (Schiff)
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Lady Elgin
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PS Lady Elgin
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Lady Elgin
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