Operations at the Scene of the Disaster. Text centered above the engraving states, “Thames Conservancy tug directly over the wreck,” and text below right explains, “Funnel of Princess Alice in Barge.”
Details of the Illustration above and Related Material
- Thames Conservancy tug directly over the wreck (and floating Powder Magazine) (detail)
- Barge containing the Funnel of the “Princess Alice” (detail)
- “The Great Disaster on the Thames: Collision between the Princess Alice and the Bywell Castle, near Woolwich.” (major article)
- Offices of the London Steam-Boat Company, Bennet’s-Hill, City: Inquiring for Lost Relatives on the Night of the Disaster. (illustration)
- Crowd Outside the London Steam-Boat Company’s Office at Woolwich (illustration)
- The Saloon Steam-Boat Princess Alice (illustration)
- The Bywell Castle, Screw-Steam Collier, as she lay at Deptford after the Collision (illustration)
Bibliography
“The Great Disaster on the Thames.” 73 (11 September 1878): 244-45. (6 illustrations).
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