Ep. 377 - Eastland Disaster
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The Eastland Disaster was the most deadly shipwreck in Great Lakes history. More passengers would die in this disaster than in the sinking of the Titanic. This was supposed to be a fun excursion to the grounds of a company picnic. The annual employee appreciation event had become a much anticipated break from the six-day work weeks that the lower middle class employees endured. On this fateful day in 1915, hundreds would die including whole families and leave a mark forever on Chicago. Locations that housed the dead until they could be identified are still haunted by the tragic event, both figuratively and literally. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of the Eastland Disaster! The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Scott Booker and features the origins of pink lemonade and This Month in History features Michelangelo. Our topic was suggested by listener Kimmie Page.
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| 0:00.0 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives. |
| 0:21.8 | Sometimes that history goes bump in the night, broadcasting from the Central |
| 0:35.0 | Reparity and the Supernatural in Central Florida, it's the History Goes Bump Podcast. |
| 0:47.9 | Hello You Spooktacular people, welcome to this 377th episode of the History Goes Bump Podcast. |
| 0:54.6 | Ghost tours for the theater of the mind, I am your host Diane. |
| 0:57.9 | And this is Kelly. |
| 0:59.1 | On this episode, Kelly, we have an event, a haunted event, this was suggested by our |
| 1:04.0 | listener, Kimmy Page, and she also had an experience that is related to this to share |
| 1:08.8 | too. |
| 1:09.8 | And that's the Eastland disaster. |
| 1:11.8 | Have you heard about this? |
| 1:12.8 | I have. |
| 1:13.8 | Now when I was in Chicago a few years ago, it was one of the first times I had heard |
| 1:17.4 | about this. |
| 1:18.4 | And even though some people haven't heard about it or don't know that much about it, it |
| 1:21.8 | actually was as tragic if not more than the Titanic itself. |
| 1:25.5 | Indeed. |
| 1:26.5 | Before we get into talking about those events and the hauntings in relation to that, we |
| 1:31.1 | want to welcome into the Spooktacular crew, Mickey, but not of the mouse variety. |
| 1:35.4 | Aww. |
| 1:36.4 | Kimberly. |
| 1:37.4 | Cool. |
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