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Williamsburg, MA Dam Break And Flood Catastrophe, May 1874
Posted January 2nd, 2012 by Stu Beitler
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE !!
BURSTING OF A WATER RESERVOIR IN MASSACHUSETTS !!
EVERYTHING CARRIED BEFORE THE TORRENT !!
FOUR VILLAGES ALMOST DEMOLISHED !!
NEARLY 200 LIVES LOST !! read more »
Milwaukee, WI Junior High School Wall Collapses, Apr 1961
Posted December 15th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTHREE HURT AS WALL COLLAPSES.
Milwaukee, Wis. (AP) -- Three seventh grade pupils were injured Monday when a section of a concrete block wall in the Audubon Junior High School gymnasium collapsed. read more »
Chicago, IL Balcony Collapse, June 2003
Posted December 5th, 2011 by Stu Beitler
Newport, WA Dike Collapse, May 1928
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Linda HortonDIKE COLLAPSE FLOOD'S 3,000 ACRES BELOW read more »
Kittery, ME Bridge Staging Collapses, June 1970
Posted November 17th, 2011 by Stu Beitler4 KILLED, 5 INJURED IN BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
STAGING COLLAPSES ON SPAN BETWEEN PORTSMOUTH, KITTERY. read more »
Red River, AB River Bank Collapses, July 1922
Posted November 13th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTHREE DROWN WHEN RIVER BANK GIVES WAY 80 MILES SOUTH OF HEMARUKA, ALTA read more »
Chicago, IL Rosemont Stadium Roof Collapse, Aug 1979
Posted November 11th, 2011 by Stu Beitler
5 KILLED, 13 HURT AS ROOF OF ROSEMONT STADIUM FALLS. read more »
Pasadena, CA Tournament of Roses Grand Stand Collapse, Jan 1926
Posted November 8th, 2011 by JuneGrandstand Crash Injures 235 Persons
Shenandoah Investigating Board Finds Disaster Unavoidable
Woman Killed In Plunge Off Building Top
Police Prevent Panic as News of Accident Spreads read more »
Edgewick, WA Boxley Dam Break Flooding, Dec 1918
Posted October 25th, 2011 by Stu Beitler
15 FAMILIES HOMELESS IN TOWN FLOOD. read more »
Seattle, WA Gangplank Collapses, May 1912
Posted October 17th, 2011 by Stu Beitler
COLMAN DOCK GANGPLANK FAILURE DUNKS PASSENGERS BOARDING STEAMER FLYER.
58 INJURED AND TWO DROWNED. read more »
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