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SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. [1] In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
Helena Marie "Helen" Repa (17 August 1884 – 21 November 1938) was a Czech American woman who rescued numerous passengers from the 1915 SS Eastland ship disaster in Chicago. Working as a company nurse, Repa worked for hours on what was ultimately the deadliest day in Chicago history. She then faded from history, never rewarded for her heroic work.
SS Eastland: Accident – shipwreck Chicago, Illinois: Passenger ship capsized in Chicago harbor while loading charter for company picnic, causing great loss of life despite shallow water and proximity to land. Deadliest disaster in the history of Great Lakes shipping, and deadliest disaster in Chicago history. 819 1944 SS Léopoldville [12]
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Eastland United States: 24 July 1915 Rolled over in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 848 passengers and crew were killed––the largest loss of life in a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Fleetwing United States: 26 September 1888 A schooner that ran aground off the coast of Liberty Grove. Francisco Morazan Liberia
Eastland Memorial Society. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016 The screams of the children for their mothers and mothers for their children I shall carry in my memory to my dying day. – Frank Slosson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Bain Wagon Works, survivor "Website devoted to 1903 Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago".
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