It's actually the Don Disaster.  Rumford library has some information  
about this.  Some of it goes out and some is local use only.  This had  
a huge impact on the community at the time.  Many families lost  
multiple members.

Susan Marshall
Childrens Librarian
Rumford Public Library
Rumford, ME 04276
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Quoting "Rachel Tremblay" <[log in to unmask]>:

> I have a patron trying to recall a book she believes was called "The  
> Dawn Disaster" about a Maine passenger ferry accident around 1941.   
> Several people from Rumford were on the ferry on a group excursion  
> and she does not believe there were any survivors.
>
> Possibly some history buff can shed some light on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Rachel Tremblay
> Bingham Union Library
>