In Illinois, three mothers and four of their children die in a freezing river when their sleigh overturns

Seven people were drowned or died of exposure in an accident that saw a sleigh carrying ten people overturn while crossing a frozen stream in Mercer County, Illinois.  Three young mothers and four of their children died in the mishap.  (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
"Shocking Sleighing Calamity," New York Times, February 12, 1861.
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    Type
    Crime/Disasters
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