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Sinking of the PS Lady Elgin
- When
- September 8, 1860
- Where
- Off Port Clinton, Illinois
The PS Lady Elgin was rammed by the schooner Augusta in a gale, sinking off Port Clinton, Illinois, resulting in approximately 300 deaths.
The wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship was steaming through Lake Michigan against gale force winds when it was rammed by the schooner Augusta of Oswego. The collision occurred in the early hours of September 8, 1860, off the fledgling town of Port Clinton, Illinois. The passenger manifest was lost, but the sinking resulted in the loss of about 300 lives.
Sources
- PS Lady Elgin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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