Bridgeport, 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
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 ArticleAvon, CT Fuse Co. Explosion, Sept 1905
EXPLOSION OF FUSE CAUSES DEATH OF SEVEN AND INJURY TO MANY OTHERS IN BUILDINGMAD PANIC OF WORKERSMANY PUSHED BACK INTO THE FLAMES BY FRANTIC COMRADES ESCAPING.SOME OVERCOME BY SMOKEread more
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Atlantic Coast, NY, NJ, NH, CT, MA, RI Hurricane "Long Island Express," Sept...
HURRICANE, FLOODS SWEEP NEW ENGLAND.296 WERE KILLED IN STORM ALONG ATLANTIC COAST; PROPERTY DAMAGE ENORMOUS.read more
View ArticleAnsonia, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1889
WRECK AT ANSONIA.Main Line Rails of Naugatuck Division Twisted Out of Place.read more
View ArticleAnsonia, CT Train Wreck, Jan 1900
ANSONIA FREIGHT WRECK.Four Cars Derailed on the Naugatuck Division and Line Blocked.read more
View ArticleAnsonia, CT Fire, Mar 1882
TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATHA DISASTROUS FIRE IN ANSONIA, CONN.THREE HOUSES DESTROYED AND TWO LIVES LOST--NARROW ESCAPE OF SOME OF THE OTHER INMATES.read more
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Ansonia, CT Hotel Fire, Apr 1883
A CONNECTICUT HOTEL BURNED.A THIEVING ACTOR, SUPPOSED TO HAVE SET FIRE TO THE ANSONIA HOUSE.read more
View ArticleAndover, CT Crushed by Bulldozer, Nov 1956
BULLDOZER CRUSHES OPERATOR TO DEATHread more
View ArticleAllings Siding, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1907
SLIP OF MEMORYBelieved Responsible For Wreck at Allings Siding, Conn.read more
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