Colorado

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Greeley, CO Oil Refinery Explosion, Mar 1937

SECOND MAN DIES IN REFINERY BLAST.

R. HOUSEWEART, 22, SUCCUMBS TO HIS BURNS.  read more »

Pueblo, CO Automobile Collision, Aug 1930

LADY AND BOY KILLED AND TEN HURT IN CRASH.

AUTOS COLLIDED WHEN TRYING TO PASS TRUCK PARKED ON PUEBLO HIGHWAY.

2 CRITICALLY INJURED.

PASSING MOTORISTS CARRY DEAD AND INJURED TO PUEBLO.  read more »

Denver, CO Hotel Accidents, June 1934

SECOND MAN KILLED IN FALL DENVER HOTEL.

(Associated Press)
Denver, June 4. -- Marking the second fatal accident of its kind at the same place in two days a man, about 30, who had registered as  read more »

Colorado Springs, CO Train Accident, Apr 1923

Colorado Springs,----Arthur Piper, 18 years old, of 2616 South Pennsylvania street, Denver was probably fatally injured and Vern Marsh, 19 years old.  read more »

Hastings, CO Mine Explosion, Nov 1906

Trinidad Advertiser, Trinidad, CO Nov 4, 1906

PROMINENT MINE BOSS KILLED IN EXPLOSION  read more »

Denver, CO Nitroglycerine Explosion, Jun 1905

M. E. Walley was killed by an explosion of nitroglycerin on a vacant lot in Denver. Whether it was a suicide or accident has not been determined.  read more »

Denver, CO Famous Aviator Killed, Nov 1910

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JOHNSTONE DROPS 800 FT. TO MEET HORRIBLE DEATH.

HOLDER OF WORLD'S ALTITUDE RECORD KILLED WHEN WING TIP ON MACHINE BREAKS.

HIS BODY VIOLATED.  read more »

Denver, CO Gumry Hotel Explosion and Fire, Aug 1895

Read articles about the Gumry Hotel Fire & Explosion in August 1895.

Thurman, CO Tornado, Aug 1924

On August 10, 1924, a tornado ripped across Thurman, Colorado killing 10 people and causing the deadliest tornado in Colorado history.

Read articles about the tornado.

Pitkin, CO Snowslide, Feb 1897

COLORADO SNOWSLIDES.

Pitkin Miner Killed.  read more »

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