Catastrophe Collection (page 17)

At New York, The port taken by the ice, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1901

Save!!, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

Shipwreck of a vessel-school, German, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1901

Attempts at Rescue, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

The French Linois Class cruiser Galilee saving french sailors, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1903

Floods in St Petersburg, Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th December 1903

Hurricane on the boulevards, Paris, 1900. Artist: Eugene Damblans
Hurricane on the boulevards, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th January 1900

A shipwreck in front of the port of Dieppe, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
A shipwreck in front of the port of Dieppe, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1899

Lieutenant Kock, a victim of his duty, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
Lieutenant Kock, a victim of his duty, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st May 1899

The catastrophe of Rue Jean-Goujon, Paris, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
The catastrophe of Rue Jean-Goujon, Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd May 1897

Avalanche at Mont Saint-Bernard, Switzerland, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Avalanche at Mont Saint-Bernard, Switzerland, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st March 1897. Monks digging through the snow and debris

Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. The fire was caused by film equipment with a lamp powered by oxygen exploding. 115 people, most of them women, were killed in the disaster

Floods in the Midi, South of France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Floods in the Midi, South of France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1897

The catastrophe of Voiron, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
The catastrophe of Voiron, France, 1897. Flooding in the town of Voiron in the French Alps. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th June 1897

Military train accident in Dorpat, Russia, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Military train accident in Tartu (Dorpat), Russia, 1897. Today Tartu is in Estonia. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th May 1897

Survivors of the Ville de Saint Nazaire, Commander Jagueneau and Captain Nicolai, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Survivors of the Ville de Saint Nazaire, Commander Jagueneau and Captain Nicolai, 1897. The passenger ship Ville de Saint Nazaire sank in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras in 1897

Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th April 1897

A cyclone in Paris, Place du Chatelet, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
A cyclone in Paris, Place du Chatelet, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th September 1896

Heroism of a teacher, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th December 1902

The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. The concrete dam of Bouzey (France) failed in the year 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th May 1895

The Destruction of the Caroline, 1837, (c1860). Canadian loyalists set fire to the steamer and cast her adrift over Niagara Falls

Balloon explosion in Hal, Belgium, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Balloon explosion in Hal, Belgium, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th September 1895

Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1894

Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Gaston Bauchat was a Sergeant in the Paris fire brigade who was killed in an explosion on 11th February 1894

A Terrible Accident in the Alps, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
A Terrible Accident in the Alps, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 23rd July 1892

The Eruption of Etna, Sicily, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Eruption of Etna, Sicily, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th July 1892

Train blocked by snow, France, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Train blocked by snow, France, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th March 1892

A young brave man, Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
A young brave man, Paris, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 26th March 1892

A farming machine struck by lightning, 1902. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th October 1902

Railway accident, Munchenstein, Switzerland, 14th July 1891. An iron girder bridge collapses as a crowded passenger train passes over it, 71 dead, 171 injured

The Fire in the Borgo (detail), 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Fire in the Borgo (detail), 1514. This fresco in the Vatican depicts a fire which broke out in the Borgo in Rome in 847. The blaze is said to have been contained by the benediction of Pope Leo IV

The Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, October 25, 1854, (1893). Artist: R Dawson
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, October 25, 1854, (1893). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Scene of the Deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Scene of the Deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Result of the deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Result of the deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Fishing Equipment, 20th century
Fishing Equipment 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

The Deluge, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The Deluge, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Person killed by the Pompeii eruption, 79 AD. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD killing the people of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum

City on the Rock, c1878-1918. Artist: Eugenio Lucas Villamil
City on the Rock, 19th Century. Located in the collection at, New York Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art

Postcard advertising the Congress of Peace of the Seine, Paris. Artist: Honore Daumier
Postcard advertising the Congress of Peace of the Seine, Paris. The card warns that the return of German militarism would lead to invasion and death

The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida
The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. Artist: Mestre Hilarius
Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. The panels depict Christ praying on the Mount of Olives, St Clare and the Miracle of the Safekeeping and the Lamentation of Christ

Christ on the Cross, 16th century. From Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

Train Crash at Bellevue in 1842 (19th century). From the Chateau of Sceaux, France

Paris in flames, 1871. View showing the city ablaze during its recapture by government forces from those of the Paris Commune

View of Delft, Netherlands, after the fire, c1658. Artist: Jan Vermeer
View of Delft, Netherlands, after the fire, c1658

Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667. Artist: Ludolf Backhuysen I
Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667

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