Hartford, CT Colt's Pistol Factory Fire, Feb 1864
GREAT FIRE IN HARTFORD.Colt's Pistol Factory Burned---One Man Killed and another Missing--- Loss Two Millions of Dollars. read more »
View ArticleHartford, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1907
9 KILLED IN WRECK ON THE NEW HAVENPassenger Train Strikes a Work Train in a Hartford Street.CAUSE IS NOT EXPLAINED read more »
View ArticleHartford, CT Park Central Hotel Collapse and Fire, Feb 1889
NINETEEN BODIES FOUNDA TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN HARTFORD.COLLAPSE OF A HOTEL FILLED WITH SLEEPING GUESTS---HUMAN LIFE SACRIFICED TO POLITICS. read more »
View ArticleDanbury, CT Fire, Mar 1896
$150,000 BLAZE IN DANBURY.Fifteen Buildings Destroyed---Firemen, Hatter, and Woman Hurt. read more »
View ArticleWallingford, CT Tornado, Aug 1878
The Tornado at Wallingford, Conn., in 1878. read more »
View ArticleHartford, CT High School Fire, Jan 1882
HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL BURNED. ONLY THE WALLS LEFT STANDING----A LOSS OF $200,000. read more »
View ArticleBirmingham, CT Fire, Jan 1879
A fire in Birmingham, Conn., early on Sunday morning, destroyed a brick block on Main street, occupied by several firms; the residence of Frederick Hall, and the building of Henry Somers, occupied by...
View ArticleNew London, CT Central Hotel and Dry Goods Store Fire Apr 1891
FATAL FIRE IN A HOTEL.An Old Man Loses His Life in the Flames at New London, Conn. read more »
View ArticleMiddletown, CT Wesleyan College Explosion, Feb 1889
A SAD ACCIDENTNelson C. Hubbard, Son of W. P. Hubbard, Badly Wounded by an Explosion. read more »
View ArticleNew Haven, CT Steamer ELM CITY Fire, Jul 1891
MENACED BY FIRE.AWFUL HOLOCAUST AVERTED ON THE STEAMER ELM CITY.Flames Burst Out of the Burning Boiler-Room in View of 1,300 Excursionists - No One Badly Hurt. read more »
View ArticleNew London, CT Fishers Island Steamer ATLANTIC Wreck, Nov 1846
Two of the most imposing funerals ever witnessed in the city, are connected with interments in this ground, viz., the burial of the Walton family, and the re-interment of the remains of Commodore Geor...
View ArticleEast Coast Earthquake, Aug 1884
A SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE Felt Over a Large Region – A Vibratory Motion from Washington to Maine read more »
View ArticleCanaan, CT Train Wreck, Jan 1896
IN A BURNING CAR.Narrow Escape of Four Railroad Men Last Night. read more »
View ArticleBridgeport, CT Factory Explosion, Apr 1905
THREE MEET DEATH.EXPLOSION IN CARTRIDGE FACTORY AT BRIDGEPORT.read more
View ArticleBranford, CT Schooner ANNA MELIA Sinking, Nov 1899
SCHOONER ANNA MELIA SUNKWent Down in 40 Feet of Water Off the Branford BeaconCAPTAIN AND CREW WERE SAVEDread more
View ArticleBranford, CT Truck And Auto Collision, June 1955
CRASH KILLS JUDGE'S SON, 3 OTHERS.J. P. FLANAGAN TRAGEDY VICTIM IN BRANFORD.TWO YALE CLASSMATES, TWO GIRLS DIE AS AUTO, TRUCK COLLIDE.2 TRAPPED IN CAR.read more
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Branford, CT Passenger Train Thrown Off Rails, Aug 1865
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER.PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE NORWICH ROAD THROWN OFF THE TRACK.TEN OR TWELVE PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED.New Haven, Wednesday, Aug. 23.read more
View ArticleBirmingham, CT Flood, Feb 1857
A bridge over the Housatonic River near Colt's Paper Mill, in the east part of this town, was carried away by the recent freshet.The Pittsfield Sun, Pittsfield, MA 19 Feb 1857--------read more
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