Kentucky


Carrolton, KY Steamboat REDSTONE Accident, Apr 1852

TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.

Carrolton, Ky., April 3 -- 5 P. M.  read more »

Berea, KY Deadly House Fire, Mar 1947

FIVE DIE IN FIRE NEAR MT. VERNON.

Berea, Ky., March 26 (UP) -- Five members of a family near here were burned fatally when a fire destroyed their house near Mt. Vernon, it was learned today.  read more »

Hyden, KY Coal Mine Explosion, Dec 1970

SAFETY INFRACATIONS NOTAED AS KY. MINE YIELDS 38 BODIES.  read more »

Louisville, KY Circus Tent Blows Down, Mar 1873

A CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN -- TWO BOYS KILLED AND SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
From the Louisville Commercial, March 11.  read more »

North Bend, KY Steamer FANNY FERN Explosion, Jan 1858

DREADFUL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.

EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER FANNY FERN -- FIFTEEN LIVES REPORTED LOST.

Cincinnati, Thursday, Jan. 28.  read more »

near Guyandotte, KY Steamer S. B. KENAWHA Explosion, July 1829

Wheeling, July 1.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT DISASTER.  read more »

Cave City, KY Tornado Demolishes Most Of Town, Jan 1870

THE TORNADO IN KENTUCKY.

VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRIBLE SCENES AT CAVE CITY -- HOUSES BLOWN AWAY LIKE WISPS OF STRAW -- ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED.  read more »

Hickman, KY Steamer GOLD DUST Explodes, Aug 1882

A TERRIBLE DISASTER.

SEVENTEEN PERSONS KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION ON THE STEAMER GOLD DUST.  read more »

Kettle Island, KY Coal Mine Explosion, Mar 1930

5 MINE BLAST DEAD FOUND BY RESCUE CREWS.

BODIES LEFT IN SHAFT BECAUSE OF DENSITY OF DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.

16 TRAPPED BY EXPLOSION.  read more »


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