Model of the "Victoria" Riverboat Steamer
DimensionsOverall: 22.5 x 39.4 cm
Credit LineTransfer from the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1958
Object number1958.001.338
Label TextThis is a model of the steamer Victoria. The vessel capsized on the Thames River near present-day Greenway Park on Victoria Day (May 24), 1881. The overcrowded steamer was on its way back downtown from Springbank Park. Something caused the passengers to rush to one side of the vessel. It listed and then the boiler rolled off its mount. Falling debris crushed some. Others drowned. Approximately 200 passengers died, most women and children.
NameModel
1930-1950
