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In what was characterized as the worst disaster in the Yukon River's history, the sternwheeler Columbian exploded and burned at Eagle Rock, Yukon, Canada, on 25 September, 1906, killing six men. The steamer was carrying a crew of twenty-five men and a full cargo, including cattle and three tons (2.722 t) of blasting powder destined for the Tantalus coal mine, thirty miles (48 km) downriver.

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  • In what was characterized as the worst disaster in the Yukon River's history, the sternwheeler Columbian exploded and burned at Eagle Rock, Yukon, Canada, on 25 September, 1906, killing six men. The steamer was carrying a crew of twenty-five men and a full cargo, including cattle and three tons (2.722 t) of blasting powder destined for the Tantalus coal mine, thirty miles (48 km) downriver. The Columbian was one hundred and forty-seven feet (45 m) long, thirty feet (9.1 m) wide, and capable of carrying one hundred and seventy-five passengers plus freight. The engine room was thirty-five feet (11 m) long, housing two high-pressure engines. Built in 1898 by John Todd for the Canadian Development Company (CDC), it was the first CDC steamer to arrive at Dawson City that year, carrying two prefabricated steel steamers for the North-West Mounted Police. The Columbian was bought by the British Yukon Navigation Company along with sixteen other CDC steamers in 1901. In 1905, it had been converted to burn coal from the . (en)
  • Кораблекрушение парохода «Колумбиец» — крупнейшая катастрофа в истории реки Юкон, которая произошла 25 сентября 1906 года в Игл-Роке, штат Юкон, Канада. В результате происшествия пароход «Колумбиец» взорвался и сгорел, погибло шесть человек. Экипаж состоял из двадцати пяти человек. Груз включал крупный рогатый скот и три тонны (2,7 метрические тонны) дымного пороха, предназначенного для угольной шахты Тантал, расположенной в тридцати милях (48 км) вниз по реке. (ru)
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  • 1906-09-25 (xsd:date)
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  • 6 (xsd:integer)
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  • Sternwheeler Columbian disaster (en)
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  • a river with wooded banks (en)
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  • Site of the disaster on the Yukon River (en)
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  • Yukon River near Carmacks, Yukon -a.jpg (en)
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  • Yukon River, Eagle Rock, Yukon, Canada (en)
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  • H. C. Baughman; A. Borrowman; Lionel Cadogan Cowper; Carl Christianson, aka "J. Smith"; A. D. Lewis; Frank J. Mavis; Edward Morgan; Phil Murray; C. D. Phillips; C. Smith; Joe Welsh; J. O. Williams; John Woods (en)
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  • Кораблекрушение парохода «Колумбиец» — крупнейшая катастрофа в истории реки Юкон, которая произошла 25 сентября 1906 года в Игл-Роке, штат Юкон, Канада. В результате происшествия пароход «Колумбиец» взорвался и сгорел, погибло шесть человек. Экипаж состоял из двадцати пяти человек. Груз включал крупный рогатый скот и три тонны (2,7 метрические тонны) дымного пороха, предназначенного для угольной шахты Тантал, расположенной в тридцати милях (48 км) вниз по реке. (ru)
  • In what was characterized as the worst disaster in the Yukon River's history, the sternwheeler Columbian exploded and burned at Eagle Rock, Yukon, Canada, on 25 September, 1906, killing six men. The steamer was carrying a crew of twenty-five men and a full cargo, including cattle and three tons (2.722 t) of blasting powder destined for the Tantalus coal mine, thirty miles (48 km) downriver. (en)
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  • Sternwheeler Columbian disaster (en)
  • Кораблекрушение парохода «Колумбиец» (ru)
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