Empress of Ireland 100th Anniversary

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The Empress of Ireland disaster is what some call Canada’s forgotten tragedy, but 100 years later, people are remembering. More than 1,000 people perished on this day exactly 100 years ago, in a tragic tale of two ships doomed on the Saint Lawrence River.

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I meant to post about this a few days ago, but my computer was in the shop. I've always thought it very sad that the Empress of Ireland is largely unknown outside of Canada, despite the fact that her sinking occurred in between the Titanic and the Lusitania, and the death toll was comparable.



In fact, the best book about the ship is entitled Forgotten Empress, by David Zeni.



Various theories have been advanced for the general lack of interest: Few passengers survived to keep alive the memories; few Americans were killed; the tragedy was overshadowed by World War I. Whatever the reasons, it's still a sad state of affairs, IMO.

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