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Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!: 16 Tragic True Tales of Death and Destruction
Cleveland's Greatest Disasters 16 Tragic True Tales of Death and Destruction Author:John Stark Bellamy II This collection of the 16 best true disaster stories from the popular books of John Stark Bellamy II retell the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including: — The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed an entire east side neighborhood; — Genius inventor Garrett A. Morgan s daring underground rescu... more »e efforts using his recently invented gas mask during the gruesome 1916 waterworks collapse;
The unspeakably horrible Collinwood school fire of 1908, in which 172 schoolchildren perished in panic because of obstructed exits;
The shocking Ashtabula Bridge disaster, in which more than 80 holiday travelers plunged 82 feet to their death on the snow-covered ground;
The Cleveland Clinic disaster of 1929, in which thousands of pounds of X-ray film exploded in flames, causing 123 deaths;
The grisly drama of two doomed workmen buried alive in the very concrete that became Cleveland s celebrated landmark the Terminal Tower.
And other true local stories Includes 65 photos!« less