Nature's Fury

U.S. Timeline Chicago Fire, 1871 Peshtigo Fire, 1871 New York Blizzard, 1888 Johnstown Flood, 1889 Galveston Hurricane San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Titanic, 1912 1918 Flu Epidemic Mississippi River Flood, 1927 Dust Bowl, 1930s Hilo Tsunami, 1960 Mt. St. Helen Volcano, 1980 Grand Island Tornado, 1980 San Francisco Earthquake, 1989 Kilahuea Volcano, 1983-present Hurricane Iniki, 1994 World New Zealand Volcano, 1996

The Titanic Group of survivors of the Titanic disaster aboard the Carpathia after being rescued.  Photo: Library of Congress Prints and  Photographs Division  LC-USZ62-99341 As the largest, he most luxurious ship ever built, the Titanic was said to be unsinkable. But on April 14, 1912, fate would prove that predition to be tragically false. After striking an iceberg, the passengers were soon ordered to abandon ship. Even that proved impossible since the number of lifeboats would accomodate fewer than half of the people aboard.  Examine the artifacts below to learn more about this example of Nature's Fury. Photo Personal Account Song Other Resources Back to Nature's Fury Main Page Return to Reading 7 Home Page American Memory | Learning Page | Search | Features |Learn More | New | Activities | Programs | Lessons | Research Tools Library of Congress URL: http://www.loc.gov/ Questions about American Memory? NDLP Reference Librarian (c) Solfest 2001