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SS Princess Alice disaster in 1878...



Item # 585791

September 04, 1878

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 4, 1878 

* SS Princess Alice sinking (1st report) 
* Collier Bywell Castle collision
 

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEATH'S DAY", "Five Hundred Excursionists Drowned off the British Coast", "A Steamer Run Down and Sunk in Five Minutes", "Frightful Accident Off The English Coast" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the paddle steamer SS Princess Alice disaster.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Category: Post-Civil War