Over the Waves: SS Eastland

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in the post this week. This week, we're going outside Canada and south to the shores of the Chicago River. In 1915, the docs of Cicero, Illinois, became the site of the largest loss of life from one shipwreck on the Great Lakes. The wreck didn't happen in a storm, or even in the middle of the water out of the reach of help. Instead, it happened alongside a dock and in 6 metres of water. This is the story of the Great Lake steamer SS Eastland.

Over The WavesOriginalShipsterFebruary 19, 20151915, American History, Chicago River, Great Lake Steamer, International, shipwreck, SS Eastland Comment