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Connecticut Disasters

Tragic Accidents & Deaths
 

More Connecticut Disasters
 
Earthquakes
:: East Coast Earthquake, Aug 1884
 
Explosions
:: New Haven, CT Dann & Brothers Coach Factory Boiler Explosion, Nov 1860
:: Thamesville, CT Bottling House Explosion, Nov 1896
Fires
:: Ansonia, CT Fire, Mar 1882 
:: Danbury, CT Fire, Feb 1890 
:: Danbury, CT Fire, April 1896 
:: Hartford, CT Hartford Hospital Fire, Dec 1961
:: Milford, CT Milford Hotel Fire, Mar 1923  
:: New Haven, CT Town Hall Fire 1910
:: New Haven, CT Bigelow Ironworks Fire, Jun 1873
:: New London, CT Old Yale Brewery Fire, Jan 1923 
:: Norwalk, CT Scofield House Fire, Jun 1923
:: Stamford, CT Town Hall Fire, Feb 1904
:: Winsted, CT Beardsley Hotel Fire, Nov 1939  
 

 
Floods
:: Bridgeport, CT Flood, Jul 1905
:: Bristol, CT Flood, Feb - Mar 1896  
:: Bristol, CT Flood & Bridge Collapse, Feb 1896
:: Forestville, CT Flood, Mar 1896
:: Hartford, CT Flood, Mar 1936
:: Waterbury, CT Flood, Feb 1896
:: Winsted, CT Flood, Mar 1896 
 
Hurricanes
:: RI & CT Hurricane 1869
:: New London, CT New England Hurricane 1938
 
Tornadoes
:: Wallingford, CT Tornado, Aug 1878
:: Winsted, CT Tornado Oct 1883
   
Train Wrecks
:: Allings Siding, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1907
:: Branford, CT Passenger Train Thrown Off Rails, Aug 1865
:: Bridgeport, CT Train - Auto Wreck, Jun 1923
:: Bridgeport, CT Train Wreck, Jul 1911
:: Canaan, CT Train Wreck, Jan 1896
:: Canaan, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1913
:: Collinsville, CT Train Wreck, Aug 1900
:: Darien, CT Head On Collision, Aug 1969
:: Derby, CT Train Wreck, Apr 1908
:: East Thompson, CT Train Wreck, Dec 1891
:: Fairfield, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1911
:: Forestville, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1896
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Harrisons Landing, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1892
:: Hartford, CT Train Wreck, Dec 1906
:: Hartford, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1907
:: Hartford, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1867
:: Jewetts Crossing, CT Train Wreck, Jan 1908
:: Manchester, CT Engine Boiler Explodes, Mar 1888
:: Milford, CT Trains In Rear End Collision, Feb 1916
:: Milford, CT Train Fire, Apr 1914
:: New Haven, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1913
:: New Milford, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1902
:: Norwalk, CT Train Wreck, May 1853
:: Norwich, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1913
:: Oronoque, CT Trolley Falls Off Trestle, Aug 1899
:: Plainville, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1900
:: Sandy Hook, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1902
:: Seymour, CT Train Wreck, Jul 1889
:: Shelton, CT Train Wreck, May 1894
:: Short Beach, CT Trolley Car Accident, July 1902
:: Stamford, CT Railroad Accident, Jul 1911
:: Stamford, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1913
:: Stonington, CT Train Wreck, Jul 1912
:: Unionville, CT Conductor Slipped on Platform, Mar 1900
:: Waterbury, CT Train - Carriage Wreck, Oct 1899
:: Waterbury, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1907
:: Waterbury, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1895
:: West Stratford, CT Train Wreck, Jan 1888
:: Westport - Saugatuck, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1912
:: Willimantic, CT Railroad Car Fire, Jan 1891
:: Yalesville, CT Train Wreck, Feb 1916
 
And more...
:: New London, CT Steamer Ontario Fire, Apr 1912
:: New Haven, CT Steamer Elm City Fire, Jul 1891
:: Bridgeport, CT Fall from Fire Escape, Jun 1923
:: Hartford, CT Automobile Explosion, Jun 1904
:: Hartford, CT Auto Wreck, Sept 1913
   
   
 
Welcome to GenDisasters, a look back at the events that touched our ancestor's lives - tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions, and tragic accidents that became a part of history and our genealogy.
 
Bridgeport, CT Auto Chemical Fire Department 1910s