Deaths Collection

Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. '...a general view, taken from the embankment looking down the river,...[after] the destructive explosion at the Belvedere

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Silver's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Engraving from '...a photograph taken with the newly-invented panoramic camera by the "London Pantascopic

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Illustration of '...what is left of the house of George Rayner, storekeeper to the magazine of Messrs

The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith:…the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: the site of the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. 'Shortly after the explosion showers of letters, invoices, and other papers

The terrible calamity in Santiago, Chili: ruins of La Compania [Compañía] Church, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The terrible calamity in Santiago, Chili: ruins of La Compania [Compania] Church, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Thomas Columbus Flelsby

The fatal explosion at St. Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The fatal explosion at St. Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley: trench cut to the Dearne and the Dove Canal for the purpose of flooding the pit, 1862

The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven

Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta on the 5th of October - from a photograph, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta on the 5th of October, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Fisk Williams '...of the devastation on the banks of the River Hooghly...With a noise like

Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Watson. '...while attempting to run into the Tyne for shelter

Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge...Canada, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the disaster at Beloeil Bridge, near Montreal, on the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, 1864. Engraving from a sketch

Memorial Cross of the 8th (King's) Regiment, on the Grand Parade, Portsmouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Memorial Cross of the 8th (King's) Regiment, on the Grand Parade, Portsmouth, 1864. 'The cross, designed and constructed by Mr

The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: view…from Burrage-road, Plumstead…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: view from Burrage-road, Plumstead, by Captain Pasley, R.A., 1864. View from the window of Pasley's house

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

The lake steamer "Lady Elgin", as she lay at her wharf at Chicago on the day before she... 1860
The lake steamer "Lady Elgin", as she lay at her wharf at Chicago on the day before she was lost - from a photograph by S

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. Creator: Crane
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. Creator: H. E. Tozer
Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. The Goliath was a vessel of the Royal Navy, lent by the Admiralty to the Forest-gate district board of managers for the training of pauper boys [from

The schooner "Augusta" in port at Chicago after her collision with the "Lady Elgin"... 1860
The schooner "Augusta" in port at Chicago after her collision with the "Lady Elgin" - from a photograph by S. Alschuler, 1860

Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. A large order caused extra work, and filled the factory brimful of dangerous missiles...after the men had left

The recent railway accident at Granton, near Edinburgh - the engine on the beach... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The recent railway accident at Granton, near Edinburgh - the engine on the beach - from a photograph by Truefitts, 1860. Derailment on the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway

Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Aftermath of...the most terrible railroad accident that has ever occurred in that colony...Just before

Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Sightseers after a mining disaster. Every train to-day has brought a large number of "excursionists

Great Cemetery at Woking - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Great Cemetery at Woking - general view, 1856.... it was amongst the undulating levels to the south of London that the most fitting site would be found for a burial-ground commensurate with the needs

Monument to Captain Butler, and his Two Brothers, at Thomastown, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Captain Butler, and his Two Brothers, at Thomastown, 1856. Marble monument to officers of the British Army who died during the Crimean War, ...in the parish church of Thomas-town

Memorial erected at Maidstone, to the memory of the brave Captain Nolan, who fell at Balaclava, 1856 Creator: Unknown
Memorial erected at Maidstone, to the memory of the brave Captain Nolan, who fell at Balaclava, 1856. British officer who died in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War

Sitting of the Crimean Board of Inquiry, in the Hall of Chelsea Hospital, 1856. Creator: Smyth
Sitting of the Crimean Board of Inquiry, in the Hall of Chelsea Hospital, [London], 1856. Military investigation into the actions of certain British officers during the Crimean War

Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer
Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Disaster off the coast of Chile. The vessel left Talcahuano with a smooth sea

Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Disaster in Ireland, ...at Penrose's-lane...about forty people...had assembled...at the wake of an infant child...the flooring gave way...[the guests]

Aconite (Aconitum napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Aconite (Aconitum napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane, 1856. Mr. Maciver [of Dingwall in Scotland], had a private dinner party, consisting of [four gentlemen]... and several ladies. After dinner Mr

Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte" - Attempt of the Life-Boat, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte" - Attempt of the Life-Boat, 1854. British soldiers lost at sea off the coast of South Africa, during the Crimean War

Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte", in Algoa Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte", in Algoa Bay, 1854. British soldiers lost at sea off the coast of South Africa, during the Crimean War....she drifted in towards the shore

Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War:..two 18-pounders which had been mounted on Sandbag battery were taken away

Storm in Balaclava Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Storm in Balaclava Bay, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships lost in bad weather on the Black Sea. Captain Frain saving the sole survivor from the Wild Wave; Pride of Ocean; HMS Retribution; Medora;

Storm in Balaclava Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Storm in Balaclava Bay, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships lost in bad weather on the Black Sea. Ship Caducis; Ship Progress; Maltese Brig; Steamer Melbourne; HMS Avon; HMS Vesuvius; Wild Wave; Ship

The Boston Massacre, 1770. Creator: Paul Revere
The Boston Massacre, 1770

Wreck of an Egyptian Vessel of War between Constantinople and Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of an Egyptian Vessel of War between Constantinople and Varna, 1854. Crimean War. The night of October 30th, the western coast of [the Black Sea] was visited by one of the most terrific

Wreck of "The Forerunner" African Mail-Steamer, at Point St. Lorenzo, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of "The Forerunner" African Mail-Steamer, at Point St. Lorenzo, 1854. Steamship...on its homeward passage to England from the west coast of Africa...having on board her Majesty's

The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian cavalry, about 4000 in number

"The Arctic" Steam-Ship, 1854. Creator: Unknown. "The Arctic" Steam-Ship, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Arctic" Steam-Ship, 1854. Two ships collide in poor visibility....the Arctic steam-ship, on her passage from Liverpool to New York, while running in a very thick fog

Official List of Killed and Wounded at the Battle of the Alma, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Official List of Killed and Wounded at the Battle of the Alma, 1854. Crimean War. The casualties and losses among the allies - United Kingdom, France and the Ottoman Empire - were estimated at 4

Massacre of the Innocents; group of women and children being attacked, two angels... ca. 1640-1700. Creator: Anon
Massacre of the Innocents; group of women and children being attacked, two angels at upper left, after Reni, ca. 1640-1700

Wreck of the Barque "Edmund", on the Duggerna Rocks, Bay of Kilkee, County of Clare, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Barque "Edmund", on the Duggerna Rocks, Bay of Kilkee, County of Clare, [Ireland], 1850. The wind blowing a hard gale W.N.W

Explosion of a Steam-Boiler in Hague-Street, New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Explosion of a Steam-Boiler in Hague-Street, New York, 1850. Scene showing the...explosion of a boiler of a steam-engine in a machine shop

Tablet in St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Tablet in St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh, to the Memory of 669 Souls who Died on the Indus and in Scinde, 1850....monumental sculpture, from the chisel of Mr

Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown. Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850
Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. The wreck of the Superb occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [about 15 km south of Jersey in the Channel Islands] and resulted in the loss of eleven persons

Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, [in Yorkshire], 1850. The boiler, with one huge lift, raised the whole of the four floors above it to a considerable height; when

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