This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Five Hundred Lives Lost and Disaster at Sea
Halifax reports the Austria disaster with 67 survivors out of 500 aboard after a magazine explosion on September 13. Captain Ernest Renaud of the Maurice aided in rescue, while the burning steamer sank and passengers jumped into the sea. Morphy’s blindfold chess feat and other items are noted, including Sioux attacks near Pembina and Gen. Winfield Scott’s fall at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Liverpool
Halifax Harbor
Austria
Maurice
Ernest Renaud
Birmingham
Morphy
England
Murphy
Avery
Birmingham Chess Club
Kipping
Messrs. Staunton
Paris
Herr Harrwitz
Europe
Breslau
Herr Andersson
London
Winfield Scott
West Point
Col. Delafield
I. G. V. N. Yates
Warren
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Congress
Crawford
Warren Academy
Mead
Alson Rogers
Pleasant
Court House
Shefield
A. H L. Barns
Pine Grove
John Russel
Freehold
Lottsville
Columbus
George Cady
Warren County
Wayne and
Concord
Erie
Spring Creek
Eldred
South West
General Assembly
A. D
United States
Sam
Canadas
G. W. Graham
M.D. Offlee
Filbert Street
Philadelphia