Divers first to descend to remains of the 'Titanic of New England' (Gloucester Daily Times) :: from National Marine Sanctuary News
Posted: 2008-10-11Clear skies seemed to herald a smooth voyage for the 192 people who boarded the steamship Portland from Boston's India Wharf on Nov. 26, 1898. But the passengers aboard the paddle wheeler bound for Portland, Maine, would not survive the night.