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Atlantic Coast, NY, NJ, NH, CT, MA, RI Hurricane "Long Island Express," Sept 1938
Posted August 1st, 2008 by Stu Beitler
HURRICANE, FLOODS SWEEP NEW ENGLAND.
296 WERE KILLED IN STORM ALONG ATLANTIC COAST; PROPERTY DAMAGE ENORMOUS. read more »
Titanic Sinking, Apr 1912
Posted April 9th, 2008 by Linda Horton
Newspaper accounts on the sinking of the Titanic, from setting sail to memorial services for the unfortunate dead.
Boston, MA 'Molasses Flood' Tank Explosion, Jan 1919
Posted November 11th, 2007 by Stu Beitler
DOZEN KILLED, 50 HURT, AS TANK OF MOLASSES BURST
Wreckage Covered with Sticky Stream of 2,000,000 Gallons.
3 FIREMEN BURIED. read more »
Kermit, WV Gas Explosion In Coal Mine, Jan 1951
Posted May 25th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerGASEOUS CONDITION BLAMED IN BLAST WHICH TOOK 11 LIVES IN COAL MINE. read more »
Gates, PA Coal Mine Explosion, Feb 1922
Posted May 24th, 2012 by Stu Beitler16 BODIES REMOVED; SIX OTHERS LOCATED BY RESCUERS.
26 MINERS LOSE LIVES IN BLAST AT GATES MINE.
ALL AT WORK IN FATAL SECTION KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR OTHER VICTIMS. read more »
Rock Hill Station, PA Passenger And Freight Train Collision, Feb 1881
Posted May 24th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerRAILROAD WRECK. read more »
Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Mine Gas Explosion, May 1927
Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerHOPE ABANDONED FOR BURIED MEN.
RESCUERS WORK FEVERISHLY TO RECOVER BODIES OF MINERS.
FIVE ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD. read more »
Bellevernon, PA Fire Damp Coal Mine Explosion, Dec 1907
Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Stu BeitlerMANY MINERS ENTOMBED BY FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION IN THE NAOMI COAL MINE.
UP TO NOON TODAY RESCUING PARTIES HAD RECOVERED BODY OF ONLY ONE MAN -- FIERCE FIRE RAGING.
FAINT HOPE FOR THE MINERS. read more »
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