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The death of Floyd Collins... funeral rites...



Item # 590402

February 18, 1925

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 18, 1925

* Floyd Collins death - funeral rites
* Sand Cave - Mammoth - Kentucky


This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Earth Sinks to Close Up Cave Tomb", "Hundreds Gather to Hear Services on Man Buried 70 Feet Below Hilltop Altar" and "Rescuers Withdrawn". This is coverage on the funeral rites for cave explorer, Floyd Collins, whose body was to be left in the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. His body would later be recovered a few months later.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

Category: The 20th Century