The Story of the Wreck. A Full and Complete Account of the Great Hurricane Creek Disaster on the Savannah, Florida and Western R'Y Near Blackshear, Ga March 17, 1886. A Beautiful Poem of One Hundred and Thirty-Three (133) Verses, Giving the Names and Place of Residence of the Killed and Wounded
Savannah: Byck & Selig, [1888].
First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. Approximately 7.5" x 4". 11 pages, [1] page blank. Front cover faded with small edge tears, chips and corner creases. Illustrated back cover lightly soiled, creased, torn and edge chipped. Fragile title and preface pages are spotted, edge torn, chipped, creased, and detached (no loss of print). Entire booklet creased with several small puncture holes. Very minimal loss of partial letters in the text
The poem tells the story of one of the worst the train wrecks in Georgia on the Savannah, Florida, and Western Railway. It lists the people who died and brief information about them and their families. Oddly this wreck is not listed during an internet search of the biggest train wrecks in Georgia. Not in Derenne Georgia catalog. Scarce and obscure. Fair only. Fair. Item #36170
Price: $350.00