Loss of the Steamboat Swallow while on her trip from Albany to New-York, on Monday Evening April 7th 1845. When opposite Athens she struck a large rock, took fire broke in two and sunk-By which melancholy occurrance, it RMG PU6691
Summary
Loss of the Steamboat Swallow while on her trip from Albany to New-York, on Monday Evening April 7th 1845. When opposite Athens she struck a large rock, took fire broke in two and sunk-By which melancholy occurrance, it is supposed that nearly 40 lives were lost
Hand-coloured.
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Date
1845
Source
Royal Museums Greenwich
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public domain