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Sumpter, OR Town Destroyed By Fire, Aug 1917

Before the Fire Town On Fire

FIRE WIPES OUT A TOWN.

SUMPTER, ORE., SCENE OF BLAZE CAUSING DAMAGE OF A MILLION.

(By Associated Press.)  read more »

Newport, OR Nye Beach Natatorium Fire, Jan 1922

NATATORIUM BURNS  read more »

Halsey, OR Fire, Aug 1921

$15,000 FIRE AT HAESEY [sic] BURNS CROP

Hundreds of Tons of Hay in Conflagration---Had Little Insurance

BROWNSVILLE GOES TO AID

Fear Felt That Business Section Would be Wiped Out  read more »

Silver Lake, OR Fire, Dec 1894

40 ARE DEAD!

Horrible Holocaust at a Holiday Fete in Oregon.

OVERTURNED LAMP

Sets Fire to the Hall and Escape is Cut Off.

OTHERS WILL DIE.  read more »

Canemah, OR Steamer Gazelle Explosion, Apr 1854

STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION IN OREGON.

TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST !!

TWENTY-FIVE WOUNDED.  read more »

Marshfield, OR Schooner Osprey Wreck, Nov 1912

5 DIE WHEN SCHOONER SINKS

Boats Hits Coos Bay Bar Off Marshfield, Ore., and Is Sunk – Aviator Attempts Rescue.  read more »

The Dalles, OR Train Wreck, Feb 1890

A TERRIBLE WRECK.

[Special to the Enquirer:]  read more »

Hot Lake, OR Train Wreck, Jun 1946

Hot Lake, OR Sanitarium and Hotel, photo from familyoldphotos.com Hot Lake, OR Sanitarium and Hotel, early 1900s, photo from familyoldphotos.com

Brakeman Killed, 50 Passengers Hurt In Train Collision  read more »

Bridal Veil, OR Train Wreck, Feb 1906

FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN AN OREGON WRECK

TRAIN CRASHES INTO A COACH

LIMITED FAILS TO SEE SIGNALS AND DASHES INTO REAR OF THE SPECIAL.

DISABLED ENGINE CAUSE OF DISASTER  read more »

Marion, OR Train Wreck, Aug 1897

THROUGH A BURNING TRESTLE.

ENGINEER KINNEY, WHO REMAINED WITH HIS ENGINE WAS UNHURT.  read more »


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