Monday, July 11, 2011

The Great Eastern . . .

. . . is once more nearly ready for sea, and will, it is reported, sail for New York, some time in April. – But public expectation will be greatly disappointed if some new calamity does not overtake the unfortunate leviathan before she reaches our shores.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, March 7, 1862, p. 2

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