Brings readers face-to-face with twenty-eight of the deadliest natural and human-caused calamities to strike New Jersey between 1821 and 1906. Accounts of fires, steamboat explosions, shipwrecks, train wrecks, and storms are told in the words of the people who experienced the events firsthand, lending a sense of immediacy to each story. These and many other stories of forgotten acts of courage in the face of danger will make Disaster! an unforgettable read.
Brings readers face-to-face with twenty-eight of the deadliest natural and human-caused calamities to strike New Jersey between 1821 and 1906. Accounts of fires, steamboat explosions, shipwrecks, train wrecks, and storms are told in the words of the people who experienced the events firsthand, lending a sense of immediacy to each story. These and many other stories of forgotten acts of courage in the face of danger will make Disaster! an unforgettable read.
Introduction 1. Fires Newark October 27 1836 Cape May City September 5 1856 Cape May City August 31 1869 Cape May City November 9 1878 Newton September 22 1873 Caven Point Jersey City Refinery Fire May 10 1883 The Standard Oil Fire Bayonne July 5 1900 2. Steamboat Disasters New-Jersey Camden March 15 1856 Isaac Newton Fort Lee December 5 1863 3. Train Wrecks Burlington August 29 1855 Hackensack Meadows January 15 1894 May's Landing August 11 1880 Absecon Island July 30 1896 Bordentown February 21 1901 The Thoroughfare Wreck October 28 1906 4. Shipwrecks John Minturn South of Mantoloking February 15 1846 Powhattan Beach Haven April 15 1854 New Era Deal Beach November 13 1854 New York North of Barnegat Inlet December 20 1856 Vizcaya and Cornelius Hargraves Off Barnegat Bay July 8 1898 Delaware Barnegat Bay July 8 1898 5. Natural Disasters The Blizzard of '88 March 11-14 1888 The Great September Gale September 3 1821 Statewide Hurricane September 10-13 1889 New Brunswick Tornado June 19 1835 Camden Tornado June 19 1835 Camden Tornado August 3 1885 Cherry Hill Tornado July 13 1895 Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading Index
Introduction 1. Fires Newark October 27 1836 Cape May City September 5 1856 Cape May City August 31 1869 Cape May City November 9 1878 Newton September 22 1873 Caven Point Jersey City Refinery Fire May 10 1883 The Standard Oil Fire Bayonne July 5 1900 2. Steamboat Disasters New-Jersey Camden March 15 1856 Isaac Newton Fort Lee December 5 1863 3. Train Wrecks Burlington August 29 1855 Hackensack Meadows January 15 1894 May's Landing August 11 1880 Absecon Island July 30 1896 Bordentown February 21 1901 The Thoroughfare Wreck October 28 1906 4. Shipwrecks John Minturn South of Mantoloking February 15 1846 Powhattan Beach Haven April 15 1854 New Era Deal Beach November 13 1854 New York North of Barnegat Inlet December 20 1856 Vizcaya and Cornelius Hargraves Off Barnegat Bay July 8 1898 Delaware Barnegat Bay July 8 1898 5. Natural Disasters The Blizzard of '88 March 11-14 1888 The Great September Gale September 3 1821 Statewide Hurricane September 10-13 1889 New Brunswick Tornado June 19 1835 Camden Tornado June 19 1835 Camden Tornado August 3 1885 Cherry Hill Tornado July 13 1895 Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading Index
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