Alabama


Decatur, AL Balloonist Dies In Accident, May 1872

A BALLOONIST DROWNED.

PARTICULARS OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO PROF. ATKINS IN TENNESSEE.

From the Nashville Banner, May 29.  read more »

Bayou Goula, AL Steamer H. M. CARTER Explodes, Nov 1908

BOILER BLOWS UP BOAT.

TEN KILLED AND MANY HURT IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER EXPLOSION.  read more »

Helena, AL Coal Mine Explosion, Jan 1926

27 KNOWN DEAD, 26 SURVIVE IN NEW MINE BLAST.

CAUSE OF ACCIDENT YET UNDETERMINED; GRAVE STORIES TOLD.  read more »

Florence, AL Destructive Tornado, Mar 1854

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO -- GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY -- BRIDGE DESTROYED.  read more »

Geneva, AL Flood, Mar 1929

Geneva, Ala. Hardest Hit  read more »

Littleton, AL Explosion In The Banner Mine, Apr 1911

121 MEN PERISH IN DEADLY DAMP OF BANNER MINE.

WORST MINING CATASTROPHE IN HISTORY OF ALABAMA COAL FIELDS.

LIKE RATS IN A TRAP CONVICTS ARE CAUGHT.  read more »

Mulga, AL Blast Shatters Mine, Oct 1937

33 KILLED AT MULGA AS BLAST SHATTERS MINE.

560 ESCAPE BY FLEEING DREAD GAS IN SHAFT.

MINING TOWN NEAR BIRMINGHAM ROCKED BY BLAST IN WOODWARD MINE.  read more »

Various Towns, SC GA AL Tornado Destruction, Apr 1924

24 PERSONS ARE KILLED IN SOUTHERN TORNADOES.

PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $1,000,000 ALSO REPORTED AFTER SERIES OF STORMS WHICH STRIKES FOUR SOUTHERN STATES.  read more »


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