Carroll County, IL Tornado, May 1886
May 12, 1886—A tornado struck at 6:00 P.M. preceded by heavy rainfall. It came from west of north and all afternoon it had been oppressive. The first building struck was J. H.read more
View ArticleBushnell, SD Tornado Damage, Aug 1886
THE DAKOTA TORNADO.(Special Telegram to the Evening Gazette.)read more
View ArticleBuchtell, OH Coal Mine Explosion, July 1886
DEADLY EXPLOSION.FATAL ACCIDENT IN AN OHIO COAL PIT -- SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.(Pittsburgh telegram.)read more
View ArticleBrown County, WI fire, Aug 1886
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.THE SUFFERINGS OF THE SETTLERS OF BROWN COUNTY, WIS.read more
View ArticleBrooklyn, NY Trench Cave In, Apr 1886
FATAL EMBANKMENT ACCIDENTTwo Italian Laborers Overwhelmed and Instantly Killed.read more
View ArticleBrattleborough, VT Train Wreck, Aug 1886
THE BRIDGE GAVE WAY.A FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR BRATTLEBOROUGH, VT.read more
View ArticleBoston, MA Flooding Damage, Feb 1886
A DELUGE OF WATERS.NEW ENGLAND WASHED BY A WIDE WASH OF BATH.read more
View ArticleBay View Rolling Mills Massacre, Bay View, WI, May 1886
The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 1886 May 4The Militia OutFighting Going on in Milwaukee Todayread more
View ArticleBatavia, NY St. James Hotel Fire, Jan 1886
A HOTEL FIRE.DESTRUCTION OF THE ST. JAMES IN BATAVIA -- SEVERAL PERSONS HURT.read more
View ArticleBarton-On-The-Sound, NY Powder Explosion, Sep 1886
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.A GIANT POWDER FACTORY BLOWN UP AND FOUR MEN TORN INTO FRAGMENTS.read more
View ArticleBardwell's Ferry, MA Train Wreck, Apr 1886
FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENTAn Express Train Plunges Down an Almost Perpendicular Precipice.Only Three Persons on Board Known to Have Escaped Injury.read more
View ArticleAlliance, OH Marchand's Opera House Collapse, Jun 1886
FELL INTO RUINSThe Alliance, O., Opera House A Complete Wreckread more
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