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Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....
Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....
Item # 722519
February 15, 1925
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 15, 1925
* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOUNDS GIVE RESCUE HOPE" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on pages 2-3 with two related photos.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, a little archival mending on pages 2 & 3, generally good. Should be handled with care.
Note: This item comes with a free acid-free folder for protection.
background: On February 14, 1925, newspapers reported that Floyd Collins, the 37-year-old cave explorer trapped in Sand Cave, Kentucky, remained pinned beneath a fallen boulder, his voice faintly heard by rescuers attempting to reach him through the narrow passage. Reports described the painstaking efforts to lower milk, broth, and water to sustain him, though it was uncertain how much he could swallow. Rescue crews were hindered by the cave’s unstable limestone walls, with repeated cave-ins forcing them to proceed cautiously. The story had attracted nationwide attention, with thousands of onlookers gathering at the site, vendors selling food, and reporters sending updates by telegraph, turning the rescue into one of America’s earliest media spectacles. While headlines still clung to hope, the tone of the coverage grew grim, warning that Collins’s survival chances were dwindling as the ordeal entered its third week.
Category: The 20th Century
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