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Domestic News
August 30, 1841
Vermont Watchman And State Journal
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
The steamer Erie suffered a fatal disaster on Lake Erie, with fears that nearly 250 men, women, and children perished in the waters or flames. Several persons from various regions are presumed lost as they intended to board the vessel.
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Our exchanges from various parts of the country, give the names of sundry persons in their region, who it was known were intending to go up the lake about the time the Erie left on her last fatal trip, and as nothing has since been heard from them, it is feared they took passage on that boat and were lost. We shall probably never know the full extent of the loss, but there is every reason to believe that nearly two hundred and fifty persons, men, women, and children were engulfed in the waters of Lake Erie, or perished amid the flames of that awful night.—Buffalo Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Shipping
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Steamer Erie
Lake Erie Disaster
Shipwreck
Fatalities
Buffalo Journal
Where did it happen?
Lake Erie
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lake Erie
Outcome
nearly two hundred and fifty persons, men, women, and children were engulfed in the waters of lake erie, or perished amid the flames
Event Details
The steamer Erie left on her last fatal trip up the lake, resulting in loss of life by drowning or fire; sundry persons from various regions feared to have taken passage and been lost