Vintage Chicago Tribune: Eastland disaster and its aftermath
- Posted on July 24, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Eastland disaster and its aftermath
The S.S. Eastland had been known as the “Greyhound of the Great Lakes.” The vessel, however, was built to serve as a freighter — not an excursion vessel. Its capsizing killed 844 people, making the…
