"Hilary Challis expressed her horror upon reading reports of the Princess Alice disaster, stating, 'Even with the distance of time, I was just horrified, I just found it really traumatising actually, the horror of what people went through in those split seconds.'"
"Challis emphasized the importance of remembering the victims, saying, 'Everyone on the Princess Alice deserved to have the same effort put in to telling their story.' She identified over 700 victims, including 142 children and 33 babies."
"Hannah Stockton noted the historical context, explaining, 'The sinking was overshadowed by a mining accident shortly after, and that collisions on the Thames were quite common just not to this extent.'"
Hilary Challis feels overwhelmed by the memory of her great-great-great-grandmother, who died in the Princess Alice disaster on September 3, 1878. The incident, which claimed over 700 lives, led to maritime safety reforms but has been largely forgotten. Challis has spent a year researching the victims, identifying more than previously thought, including 142 children and 33 babies. Curator Hannah Stockton noted that the tragedy was overshadowed by a mining accident and that counting methods at the time were inaccurate, contributing to the underestimation of casualties.
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