West Virginia


Various Towns, PA - WV Tornado Outbreak, June 1944

Shinnston WV Tornado Damage Shinnston WV Tornado Damage

123 DEAD AS TORNADO HITS PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VA.

PROPERTY DAMAGE TOTALS SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS.

By John B. Delaney
United Press Correspondent.  read more »

Wharton, WV Mine Blast, Oct 1950

BOONE MINER BLAST VICTIM.

BARRETT MAN DIES IN PIT ACCIDENT.

A Boone county miner died in a mine accident early Wednesday and two others were hurt in other accidents during the day.  read more »

Farmington, WV Explosion In Jamison No. 8 Mine, Jan 1926

LAMBIE BEGINS PROBE OF BLAST THAT KILLED 19.

TWENTY-ONE RESCUED LAST NIGHT FROM FARMINGTON MINE FULLY RECOVERED.

CHIEF THOUGHT WAS OF GOD.  read more »

Near Wheeling, WV Steamer STRANGER Accident, Jan 1830

Wheeling, January 14.
STEAM BOAT DISASTER.  read more »

Guyandotte, WV Train Plunges Through Bridge, Jan 1913

SEVEN DIE WHEN TRAIN PLUNGES THROUGH BRIDGE.

OTHERS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN COLLAPSE OF WEAKENED STRUCTURE.

IRON WORKERS CAUGHT BY WRECKAGE AS CARS FALL.  read more »

Mount Hope, WV Mine Explosion, Feb 1906

SEARCH FOR THE DEAD.

MINE EXPLOSION VICTIMS MAY NUMBER THIRTY.

TWELVE MEN RESCUED ALIVE.  read more »

Welch, WV Gas Pocket Explodes In Coal Mine, Mar 1924

BODIES OF ALL 26 MINE BLAST VICTIMS FOUND.

TAKEN FROM WORKINGS OF YUKON-POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LAST NIGHT.

HEAD LAMP IS RESPONSIBLE.  read more »

Kingston, WV Coal Mine Explosion, Jan 1929

MINERS ENTOMBED BY FAYETTE BLAST.

18 BELIEVED TRAPPED.

KINGSTON COAL COMPANY PLANT NO. 5 BADLY DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION.

RESCUE WORK BEGUN.  read more »

Thomas, WV Gas Explosion And Fire In Mine, Feb 1907

30 MINERS KILLED.

TRAPPED BY GAS EXPLOSION AT THOMAS, W. VA.

RESCUING PARTY IN PERIL.

ONE OF THEM FALLS VICTIM TO THE DEADLY AFTERDAMP.  read more »


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