Episode 244: The sinking of the SS Atlantic - Part One

Disaster Area

It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to refuel and you might all be able to rest. But there will be no rest for the passengers on the SS Atlantic.

Videos:

• The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY)

• A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking

Articles and books:

• Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk

• Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck

• The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website