8 September 1860 The PS Lady Elgin, a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship was rammed in a gale by the schooner Augusta and sank in Lake Michigan.
PS Lady Elgin, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Lady_Elgin

LOST ON THE LADY ELGIN   Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=+Lost+on+the+Lady+Elgin+song
THE LADY ELGIN   - Schooner Fare       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZwnl0s0vjE
THE CAPTAIN AND THE LADY (THE)   - Carl Behrend       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoCQ17tnt6o

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