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Sykesville, MD Railroad Boiler Explosion, Mar 1845
Posted May 20th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerCorrespondence of the Baltimore Patroit.
RAILROAD BOILER BURST.
Sykesville, March 20, 1845.
Thursday morning, 10 1/2 o'clk. read more »
Limaville, OH Coal Mine Disaster, July 1872
Posted May 20th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerFrom the Minerva Commercial.
SHOCKING CALAMITY.
FIRE IN A COAL MINE IN STARK CO., O. -- FIFTEEN PERSONS PERISH -- INTENSE EXCITEMENT. read more »
Winnipeg, MB Theatre Fire, Dec 1926
Posted May 19th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerWINNIPEG FIRE WAS SPECTACULAR.
HIGH PRESSURE STREAMS PLAYING ON WALLS UNDERMINED THEM, CAUSING DEATH OF THREE MEN. read more »
Baltimore, MD Powder Mill Explosion, Nov 1846
Posted May 19th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerAWFUL CALAMITY.
EXPLOSION OF A POWDER MILL -- LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY !! read more »
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