GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods

Mount Pleasant, OH Massive Explosion, Dec 1888

Stu Beitler — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:34:42 +0000

A FEARFUL SHOCK.

MOUNT PLEASANT, O., NEARLY WIPED OUT BY A POWDER AND DYNAMITE EXPLOSION - ONE KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

Elmira, NY Train And Carriage Crash, Nov 1892

Stu Beitler — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:44:33 +0000

TO ETERNITY !
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED INSTANTLY BY TRAIN NO. 5.
A CROSSING HORROR.
AN ACCIDENT THE ENGINEER DID NOT SEE.
THREE CORPSES ON THE ENGINE PILOT.

Fontana, CA Chain Reaction Crash, Nov 1980

Stu Beitler — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:03:14 +0000

FREEWAY CHAIN CRASH KILLS SEVEN.

Monona, IA Auto And Grain Truck Crash, Oct 1999

Stu Beitler — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:40:42 +0000

FIVE DIE WHEN CAR HITS GRAIN TRUCK AND CATCHES FIRE.

Slinger, WI Chain Reaction Collision, Feb 1997

Stu Beitler — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:49:10 +0000

CHAIN-REACTION CRASH KILLS 7.

Slinger, Wis. (AP) - A tractor-trailer driver lost control on an icy highway this morning, causing a chain-reaction crash that killed seven men in a van.

San Luis Obispo, CA Motor Home And Auto Crash, Nov 1995

Stu Beitler — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 22:40:54 +0000

EDITOR, WIFE, DAUGHTER AMONG 5 KILLED IN CRASH.

Dunsmuir, CA 2 Trucks And Auto Crash, Nov 1995

Stu Beitler — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:57:42 +0000

7 KILLED IN FIERY INTERSTATE 5 CRASH NEAR MT. SHASTA.

Salinas, CA Auto And Minivan Crash, Nov 1992

Stu Beitler — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:28:23 +0000

5 SALINAS TEENS KILLED IN CRASH.

Bakersfield, CA Water Truck And Auto Crash, Oct 1995

Stu Beitler — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:26:09 +0000

HEAD-ON COLLISION KILLS SEVEN IN FAMILY.

Camden, TN Van And Truck Crash, Jul 1991

Stu Beitler — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:05:12 +0000

VAN, TRUCK CRASH KILLS 6, INJURES 9.

West Frankfort, IL Two Car Collision, Sep 1993

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:52:28 +0000

ILLINOIS CAR COLLISION KILLS 7, INJURES 1.

Northumberland, NY Auto And Pickup Crash, Aug 1991

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:42:07 +0000

FAMILY OF FIVE KILLED IN CRASH.

DRIVER OF PICKUP TRUCK CHARGED WITH DWI.

Brownsville, KY Pickup Crash Kills 6, Aug 1993

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:38:47 +0000

PICKUP OVERTURNS, KILLS 6, INJURES 4.

Swanton, OH Auto Crashes Into Tree, Mar 1973

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:46:46 +0000

1-CAR CRASH IN SWANTON AREA KILLS 7.

Silver Creek, NY Train Goes Through Trestle, Dec 1893

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:35:46 +0000

THROUGH THE TRESTLE.

AN EXPRESS TRAIN PLUNGES INTO A SWOLLEN STREAM.

SEVEN KILLED AND OTHERS HURT.

New Orleans, LA Amusement Ride Fire, Jun 1993

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:23:09 +0000

20 INJURED IN FAIR RIDE FIRE.

Abilene, TX Two Auto Crash, July 1972

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:10:23 +0000

CRASH KILLS 9 NEAR ABILENE.

Abilene, Tex. (AP) - The death toll mounted to nine today in the crash of two cars Tuesday on the edge of Abilene.

Hopkinton, NH Bridge Collapse, Nov 1993

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:07:31 +0000

TWO DIE IN COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE.

Hopkinton, N.H. (AP) - A temporary bridge collapsed onto a New Hampshire highway Wednesday, killing two workers but missing traffic below.

Murdochville QB Bridge Collapse, May 1963

Stu Beitler — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:21:30 +0000

QUEBEC BRIDGE TOLL AT SIX; 4 MEN SAVED.

Murdochville, Que. (CP) - Six men are presumed drowned in the swirling York River after four cars plunged off a washed-out bridge Wednesday.

Neillsville, WI Bridge Collapses, Aug 1920

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:26:08 +0000

BRIDGE FALLS: BOY DEAD.

Richmond, VA Bridge Collapses, Sep 1936

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 21:35:45 +0000

FOUR WPA WORKMEN DIE IN COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE IN VIRGINIA.

3 DIE WHEN TRUCK FALLS INTO CREEK; FIVE HURT IN ANOTHER CAR.

New Orleans, LA Bridge Collapse, May 1993

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 02:00:19 +0000

BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN NEW ORLEANS.

Tucson, AZ Two Car Collision, Jul 1969

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 01:36:27 +0000

HEAD-ON CRASH FATAL TO SEVEN.

Tucson, Ariz. (UPI) - Seven persons, including six young people in one automobile, were killed Saturday night in a head-on collision.

Camden, MI Two Car Collision, Jul 1969

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:43:16 +0000

CAMDEN CRASH KILLS 7.

FIVE OF VICTIMS FROM OHIO; THREE OTHERS INJURED.

Sabine Pass, TX Car Plunges Into Bayou, May 1974

Stu Beitler — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:22:18 +0000

SEVEN DROWN AS CAR GOES INTO BAYOU.

Sabine Pass, Tex. (AP) - Seven persons drowned when their runaway car plunged into Texas Bayou near here on the upper Texas coast.

Alvarado, TX Auto And Truck Crash, Feb 1973

Stu Beitler — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:59:23 +0000

2 MOTHERS, 5 CHILDREN DIE IN CRASH.

Springfield, TN Head-On Auto Crash, Apr 1973

Stu Beitler — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:50:39 +0000

AUTO CRASH KILLS SEVEN.

Springfield, Tenn. (UPI) - Seven persons were killed, including a minister and his wife, in a head-on crash near this northern middle Tennessee town Wednesday night.

Dallas, NC Two Car Collision Kills Seven, May 1973

Stu Beitler — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:28:37 +0000

AUTO CRASH KILLS SEVEN.

Dallas, N.C. (AP) - Seven persons were killed Sunday in a grinding pre-dawn automobile crash near Dallas, 20 miles west of Charlotte.

El Dorado, KS Two Car Collision, Nov 1975

Stu Beitler — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:20:29 +0000

2-CAR HEAD-ON CRASH KILLS 9.

Congerville, CA Motor Home Crash, Jun 1978

Stu Beitler — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:59:03 +0000

ACCIDENT KILLS SEVEN IN FAMILY.

Congerville - Seven members of a Congerville man's family were killed in a fiery crash of their motor home in California Wednesday.