Page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with two sketches of the sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date

• 1860

Summary

• Ship: Lady Elgin (constructed 1851)
• Black and white photo of a page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper detailing the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, in 1860. One sketch is of Edward Spencer and his associates pulling passengers from the surf and the other of Captain Jack Wilson on a raft. (5 in. x 4 in.)