THE ASHTABULA BRIDGE DISASTER
Known throughout the country as the "Ashtabula Horror"
December 29, 1876, 7:28 p.m.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Train No. 5, "The Pacific Express"
159 Passengers & Crew
64 Injured; 92 Fatalities (at least 48 Unrecognized)*
Financial Loss to L S & M S Railroad: $495,722*
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* Per LS&MS Railway 1877 Corporate Stockholder Report
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Pictures show the bridge before and after the disaster. Note: In the above photograph that the locomotive is approximately the position of the locomotive "Socrates" when the bridge fell. |
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Ashtabula Bridge Disaster Archives |
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Summary of Disaster as stated in Ashtabula County Historical Records Account of Disaster from Passenger Marian Shepard Findings and Background of Coroner's Jury Historical Account of Memorial Services for the Unrecognized Dead Results of the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster Building of the Iron Bridge over Ashtabula Creek in 1865 Time Line of Bridge Disaster Events Crew Roster of the Pacific Express Recounted Crew & Passenger Locations Survivor Listing (Includes Crew Members) Fatality Listing (Includes Crew Members) Newspaper Articles at the Time of the Disaster Preservation of the Fire Department Bell Sounded the Night of the Disaster Background of the Ashtabula Volunteer Fire Department in 1876 Background of the Order Not to Put Water on the Fire Sermon of Evangelist D. L. Moody on the Death of Phillip Paul Bliss Pictures of the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster Links to related sites |
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