The Oranoko Disaster, from "Fifty Years on the Mississippi; or Gould's History of River Navigation" by E. W. Gould, published 1889

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Description

This report shares an account of the when a flue collapsed on the Oranoko steamboat, causing massive death, injury, and destruction. The account describes how the steam from the flue traveled throughout the boat and it's affect on the people it encountered.

Approximate Creation Date

1947

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Steamboats; Steamboats--Accidents; Steamboat disasters

Keywords

steamboats; boat accidents; Mississippi River

Object Type

text

Format (original)

report

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

Wineman_Box2B_FF03_003h&j

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, A.G. Wineman & Sons Records, and Wineman, Williams, Guice, and Stockwell et al Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 3

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

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Recommended Citation

A.G. Wineman & Sons Records, and Wineman, Williams, Guice, and Stockwell et al Family Papers, box 2, folder 3, Manuscripts Unit, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University