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The Ashtabula Disaster

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(4 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)

Rev. Stephen D Peet describes the fatal railroad disaster on December 29, 1876 in Ashtabula, Ohio due to a bridge failure. He was a resident of the town and at the scene on the night of the disaster. This book is based upon his work at the crash site, interviews with survivors, information from the press and the coroner's jury, His intent is not to describe the disaster but rather to focus on "the religious lessons of the occasion" and to provide the reader with "comfort from a view of the lovely characters and the Christian hopes which span this dark cloud with a bow of promise". - Summary by mleigh (5 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Preface

10:42

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Ashtabula

5:32

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The River and the Bridge

6:53

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The Night and the Storm

14:57

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The Wreck

13:34

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The Startling Crash

12:32

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The Alarm in Town

10:49

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The Fire and the Firemen

10:12

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Care of the Survivor

7:37

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The Robbers

6:54

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Midnight at the Wreck

8:29

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The Public Excitement

13:47

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Scenes at the Morgue

13:07

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The Railroad Officials

11:03

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The Arrival of Friends

14:35

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The Wave of Sorrow

15:02

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The Search for Relics

11:26

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The Passengers

17:39

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The Experience of Survivors

12:18

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Personal Incidents

10:38

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Kindness shown

12:23

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The Memorial Services

9:36

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The Suicide

12:13

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The Character of Mr. Collins

7:03

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The Loved and Lost

12:24

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Sketches of Character

11:09

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P. P. Bliss

24:53

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The Testimony of Witnesses

10:01

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The Lessons of the Event and The Coroner’s Verdict

13:58

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Young, In Ashtabula

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I've always heard about what happened, probably not accurately and not in a way that would teach me anything. thank you for sharing.