1887 Great Chatsworth Train Wreck, occurred at midnight
1887 Great Chatsworth Train Wreck, occurred at midnight on Aug. 10, 1887, near Chatsworth, Illinois. It was Niagara Excursion Train traveling from Peoria, with 500 passengers, killing 85 passengers. Townspeople from Chatsworth were first on the scene (BSLOC_2017_17_116)
Picture No
11971252
Media ID
45359972
Size
3000px x 2533px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom
19th Century 19th century Chatsworth Excursion Fatalities Lcgr1710 Lcgr2017 Manmade Disaster Negligence Vacationers Wreckage
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > EVR
