Pattford, N. M.
The Story of the Wreck. A Full and Complete Account of the Great Hurricane Creek Disaster on the Savannah, Florida...
Savannah: Byck & Selig, [1888]. Paperback. 19pp. Foxed throughout, edge of title chipped with no loss to text. Wraps worn and creased with some loss, else a good, complete example. Uncommon poem that memorializes the tragic Hurricane Creek train disaster near Blackshear, Georgia, on March 17, 1888. The derailment occurred when a loose brake mechanism tore apart a wooden trestle, plunging passenger cars into the dry riverbed and resulting in significant casualties. OCLC loctaes no copies. Item #72606
Price: $350.00
