"The Princess Alice Disaster, 1878" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Jul 2022 9:05 p.m. PST |
"Though it is now largely forgotten, one of Britain's worst maritime catastrophes occurred on the River Thames in 1878 , just downriver from London when the excursion steamer Princess Alice was sunk in a collision. It is strange that some disasters, such as the loss of the Titanic in 1912, live on in the popular memory while others of comparable magnitude in terms of loss of life, such as the sinking of the liner Empress of Ireland after a collision in the St. Lawrence in May 1914, have been largely forgotten. The Empress of Ireland sinking did however claim 1012 lives as compared with 1514 in the Titanic disaster, almost exactly the same percentage, 68%, of those on board in both cases…"
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Shagnasty  | 30 Jul 2022 12:46 p.m. PST |
Fascinating. I seem to recall some British historical mystery show where one of the characters was obsessed by his daughter's death in this, or similar, tragedy. |
| mghFond | 30 Jul 2022 12:47 p.m. PST |
Sad disasters…I did not know about either of those ships. |
| Murvihill | 30 Jul 2022 1:19 p.m. PST |
Similar to the Sultana disaster. |
| Heedless Horseman | 21 Oct 2022 7:00 a.m. PST |
Shagnasty. Think you are recalling 'Ripper Street'. Good show. |
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