Wabash Avenue Fire, Chicago, IL Jan 1908

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Million Dollar Wabash Avenue Fire, Chicago, IL

Jan. 28, 1908

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Illinois Disasters

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Fox Lake, IL Drowning, Aug 1910
Mattoon, IL Tornado, Sept 1864
Chicago, IL Sugar Refinery Explosion, Mar 1890
Chicago, IL Schooner Jennie Lind Wreck, May 1883
Lebanon, IL Tornado, Mar 1871
Chicago, IL Adams Street Fire, Jan 1908
Morton, IL Storm, Jun 1902
Chicago, IL Paxton Hotel Fire, Sept 1895
Kankakee River Section, IL Tornado, May 1917
West Lebanon, IL Train Wreck, Jan 1888
Pearl, IL Tornado May 1917
In Lake Michigan, IL United Airline Plane Crashes, Aug 1965
Chicago, IL Airliner Crash Kills 22, July 1955
Springfield, IL Balloon Accident, Jun 1908
Chicago, IL Lake Steamer Tioga Explodes, July 1890
Springfield, IL Airplane Crash, Feb 1925
Wann, IL Explosion of Oil Tank Train, Jan 1893
Edwardsville, IL Farmer Killed By Cow, Jul 1906
Pontiac, IL Fire, Jul 1870
Woodford Co, IL Roanoke Coal Mine Accident, Jun 1906
East St Louis, IL Auto Accident, Mar 1936
Albany, IL Train Plunges Through Trestle, Apr 1881
Cairo, IL Train Wreck, Jan 1903
Quincy, IL Flood, Mar 1897
Beardstown, IL Flood, Oct 1926
Dawson, IL Tornado, May 1883
Chicago, IL Fires, Feb 1889
Chicago, IL Grocery Store Fire, Jan 1886
Chicago, IL Saratoga House Hotel Fire, Nov 1887
Troy, IL Jarvis Residence Fire, Feb 1929
Dunning, IL Hospital Fire, Feb 1912
Quincy, IL Killed while Oiling Machine, Nov 1908
Chicago, IL Business District Fire, Nov 1895
Cherry, IL Mine Disaster, Nov 1909
La Fox, IL Train Wreck, Jan 1903
Peoria, IL Distillery Fire, Jun 1904
Cairo, IL Storm and Steamboat Sinkings, Nov 1857
Mound City, IL Steamboat Monongahela Belle Explosion, Nov 1857

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Chicago, IL Tugboat C W Parker Boiler Explosion, Oct 1891
Chicago, IL Train Wreck, Sept 1890
Chicago, IL Swift and Co Plant Explosion, Nov 1902
Central Illinois Tornado, Jun 1902
Kingston Mines, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Merna, IL area Tornado, Jun 1902
Indiana and Illinois Tornado, Jun 1907
York, IL Tornado, Jun 1907
Chicago, IL Oatmeal Mill Explosion, Dec 1888
Browns Crossing, IL Train Wreck, Dec 1904

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Alto Pass, IL Train Wreck, Jul 1910
Alton, IL Train Wreck, Apr 1895
Alton, IL Train Wreck, Jan 1903
Antioch, IL Train Accident Sept 1912
Bensenville, IL Train Wreck, Nov 1919
Big Slough, IL Train Wreck, Jun 1908
Bunker Hill, IL Train Wreck, Aug 1857
Champaign, IL Streamliner Derailed, Apr 1947
Chatsworth, IL Train Wreck, Aug 1887
Chicago, IL Elevated Train Wreck, Feb 1977
Chicago, IL Train Wreck, Jan 1893
Chicago, IL Elevated Train Wreck, Nov 1936
Chicago, IL Hyde Park Train Wreck, Jan 1862
Chicago, IL Street Car - Gasoline Truck Wreck, May 1950
Chicago, IL Train - Snow Plow Wreck, Feb 1885
Chicago, IL Train - Trolley Accident, Jan 1893
Chicago, IL Trolley - Gas Truck Fire, Mar 1950
Crete, IL Train Wreck, Oct 1891
Dyersville, IL Train Wreck, Mar 1904
Edwardsville, IL Head-On Train Wreck, Mar 1929
Fenton, IL Storm and Train Wreck, Aug 1902
Geneva, IL Train - Auto Wreck, Jul 1912
Homewood, IL Train Accident, Dec 1891
Humboldt, IL Train Wreck, Aug 1902
Joliet, IL DuPage River Bridge Train Wreck, Mar 1857
Kent, IL Train Derailment, Jan 1893
Kinmundy, IL Train Rear End Collision, Jan 1912
Litchfield, IL Train Wreck, Jul 1904
Monmouth, IL Train Wreck, Oct 1891
Montgomery, IL Train Wreck, Sept 1964
Oakford, IL Tornado Causes Train Wreck, Jul 1904
Ottawa, IL Electric Car - Carriage Wreck, Sept 1908
Paxton, IL Train Wreck, Jun 1872
Quincy, IL Train Wreck, Sept 1879
South Chicago, IL Train Wreck, Apr 1889
Western Springs, IL Train Wreck, Jul 1912
Alsey, IL Tornado, May 1880
Alton, IL Tornado, Jun 1860
Alton, IL Tornado, May 1871
Avon, IL Tornado, Jun 1873
Champaign, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Charleston, IL Tornado, Apr 1860
Clifton, TX Tornado, Apr 1908
Decatur, IL area Tornado, Jul 1915
Earlville, IL Tornado and Cloudburst, June 1890
Edinburg, IL Tornado, Apr 1880
Galva, IL Tornado Strikes Town, June 1892
Galva, IL area Tornado, Jun 1892
Golconda, IL Tornado, Mar 1890
Greenville, IL Tornado, Apr 1880
Illinois and Indiana Tornado, Apr 1912
Kankakee, IL Tornado, Apr 1860
Kappa, IL Tornado, May 1858
Lincoln, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Little Prairie, IL Tornado, Mar 1890
Loraine, IL Tornado, Apr 1880
Manhattan, IL Tornado, May 1917
McLean County, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Merna, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Morgan County, IL Tornado, May 1880
Mt Carmel, IL Tornado, Jun 1887
New Minden, IL Tornado, Jun 1907
Oak Crest, IL Tornado, Jul 1915
Olney, IL Tornado, Mar 1890
Oquawka, IL Tornado, May 1858
Pana, IL Tornado, Aug 1907
Pekin, IL Tornado, Jun 1911
Prophetstown, IL Tornado, Apr 1890
Quincy, IL Tornado, Apr 1880
Wapella, IL Tornado, Jun 1902
Woodford County, IL Tornado, Oct 1875
Woodlawn, IL Tornado, May 1883
York, IL Tornado, Jun 1909
Alton, IL Steamer Geneva Wreck, Dec 1852
Chicago, IL Excursion Steamer Favorite Capsizes, Jul 1927
Hamburg, IL Steamboat Edward Bates Disaster, Aug 1848
Pekin, IL Excursion Steamer Columbia Sinking, Jul 1918
Peoria, IL Storm -- Ships Capsized, July 1892
Waukegan, IL Steamer Lady Elgin Wreck, Sept 1860
Wolf Island, IL Steamer Ohio Boiler Explosion, May 1893
Alton, IL Fire, Oct 1901
Alton, IL Stanard Mill Fire, Oct 1901
Alton, IL Wooden Ware Works Fire, Apr 1868
Chicago, IL Alhambra Theatre and Hotel Fire, Feb 1904
Chicago, IL Factory Explosion and Fire, Apr 1953
Chicago, IL Fire Destroys Building at World's Fair, July 1893
Chicago, IL Fireworks Factory Explosion, June 1897
Chicago, IL Iroquois Theater Fire Panic Disaster, Dec 1903
Chicago, IL Sanitarium Fire Disaster, June 1902
Chicago, IL Knickerbocker Shirt Co Fire, Dec 1897
Chicago, IL Liebman and Sons Clothing Store Fire, Dec 1869
Chicago, IL Lightning and Fire, Jul 1900
Chicago, IL Murphys Grocery Fire, Aug 1878
Chicago, IL Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, Dec 1958
Chicago, IL Peabody Coal Co Fire Oct 1901
Chicago, IL Senate Hotel Fire, Aug 1893
Chicago, IL University of Chicago Fire, Dec 1897
Decatur, IL Barn Fire, Aug 1913
Decatur, IL Fire Horses, 1904 ~ What Becomes of a Retired Fire Horse?
Edwardsville, IL Leland Hotel Fire, Mar 1905
Quincy, IL Depot Fire, Aug 1869
Schiller Park, IL Soo Line Hotel Fire, May 1923
Springfield, IL St Nicholas Hotel Fire, Jan 1873
Chicago, IL Coliseum Collapse, Aug 1899
Rockford, IL Winnebago County Court House Collapse, May 1877
Decatur, IL Bicycle Accident, Jun 1901
Decatur, IL Scaffold Accident, Jun 1901
Elgin, IL Grandstand Collapse, Aug 1911
Palatine, IL Asphyxiation, Nov 1919
Chicago, IL Airplane Crash, Dec 1972
Chicago, IL Airplane Crash, Dec 1978
Chicago, IL Goodyear Blimp Falls into Building, Jul 1919
Chicago, IL O'Hare Airport Jet Crash, Sept 1961
Hinsdale, IL Plane Crash, Sept 1961
Mattoon, IL Balloon Accident, Oct 1907
Maywood, IL Army Airplane Crash, Aug 1925
Toulon, IL Balloon Accident, Oct 1907

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Illinois Tornadoes, Explosions & Other Disasters

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Albany, Illinois Tornado June 1860 - updated

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/albany-tornado1860.htm

Surnames: Adams, Alexander, Barnes, Bishop, Black, Boice, Booth, Bothwell, Boyce, Bradley, Brewer, Buck, Buckingham, Chamberlin, Clough, Cole, Cook, Crippin, Crosby, Crow, Darrow, Durant, Effner, Efner, Ewing, Gilbert, Gillett, Haines, Happer, Hoskins, Hudson, Hugenin, Langford, Lusk, McMahan, McMahon, McIlvaine, Miller, Mitchell, Myers, Nevitt, Neyitt, Olds, Ostrander, Pease, Perking, Porter, Quick, Reyden, Riley, Robinson, Short, Slaymaker, Slocumb, Stagg, Stockton, Sweat, Sweet, Townley, VanBebber, Wetzell, Whitcomb, Williams, Wilson, Winans, Yopts
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Alton, Illinois Powder Magazine Explosion June 1840

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/explosions/alton-powdermagazineexp1840.htm
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Chadsworth, Illinois Train Wreck Aug 1887

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/trains/chatsworth-trainwreckaug1887.htm

Surnames: Adams, Allen, Applegreen, Alter, Bady, Ball, Barley, Bell, Bennett, Blanden, Blaudin, Brees, Breese, Brown, Carruthers, Cassell, Ceidler, Clark, Clay, Collins, Coughlin, Cress, Crosswell, Dahlke, Dale, Deal, Dobbs, Ducket, Ennis, Estrobaum, Farmer, Fillmbre, French, Garretson, Green, Godell, Hartley, Hasen, Haverhill, Havermill, Hicks, Hill, Kelly, Kenloya, Lawrence, Leonard, Martin, McClintock, McClure, McDonald, McEvor, McFadden, Meek, Miller, Murphy, Nanlien, Neal, O'Shaughnessy, Petterson, Potter, Powers, Press, Putney, Reagan, Regan Richards, Sackenrenter, Schamberger, Sherman, Smith, Snedecker, Snodecker, Spoits, Stephens, Stoddard, Strachan, Sutherland, Swegenson, Trovilla, Valdejo, Valedjo, Valejo, Valentine, Vanlien, Van Lew, Van Low, Warren, Webster, Weinnette, White, Wright, Wynett, Zeidler, Zimmerman
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Decatur, Illinois Norman's Laundry Accident Jan 1900

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/accidents/decatur-laundryaccjan1900.htm

Surnames: Bartholomew, Bumstead, Chonoweth, Gidle, Miller
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Evanston, Illinois Northwestern Gas Light Co. Explosion January 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/explosions/evanston-gasexplosionjan1893.htm

Surnames: Ryan, Kern
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Mt. Vernon, Illinois Tornado Feb 1888 - updated

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/mtvernon-tornadofeb1888.htm

Surnames: Aarons, Bierdon, Clightman, Cooper, Cummings, Dewly, Dodson, Evans, Hannal, Harper, Hutchinson, Irwin, Jones, Legge, Martin, Moss, Murray, Persons, Pierson, Readon, Shelton, Shwe, Shields, Sitton, Wallace, Waters, Westbrook, Yearwood
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Pana, Illinois Storm Aug 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/storms/pana-stormaug1907.htm

Surnames: Henderson, McMullen, Roberts
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Belleville, Illinois Lightning Strikes Saloon Jun 1910

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Surname: Daubach
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Chicago, Illinois Train Wreck May 1853

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Surnames: Earl, Gray, Haines, Lawher, Misener, Scott, Sidolph, William, unknown
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Chicago, Illinois Glucose Sugar Refining Co. Plant Fire Oct 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/fires/chicago-glucoseplantfireoct1902.htm

Surnames: Butkos, Gretalski, Kauris, Krukeye, Lawrence, Moore, Rothenberg, Tucker
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Geneva, Illinois Glucose Factory Explosion May 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/explosions/geneva-glucoseexp1893.htm

Surnames: Anderson, Danielson, Kalberg, Lund, Pope, Pratt, Schultz, Storm
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Irving, Illinois Tornado Apr 1860

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/irving-tornadoapr1860.htm

Surnames: Black, Kelley, Vanborn
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Lorenzo, Illinois Train Wreck Apr 1889

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Surnames: Bynder, Hart, Lamb, McCool, Palmer, Smith, Winslow
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Okaw, Illinois Tornado May 1858

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Palatine, Illinois Train Wreck & Water Tank Collapse Apr 1887

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/trains/palatine-trainwreckapr1887.htm

Surnames: Baeder, Barnes, Meyer, Wenke
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Pulaski, Illinois Train Wreck Jan 1903

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/trains/pulaski-trainwreckjan1903.htm

Surnames: Brackner, Bryant, Fentress, Willard
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Illinois Tornadoes

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Collinsville, IL Tornado, Feb 1900

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/collinsville-tornadofeb1900.htm

Surnames: Anderson, Fallette, Fix, Kobart, Lawrence, Marquette, Odlerhold, Pamatte, Quaranlhi, Skalla
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Cairo, IL Tornado, May 1910 (updated)

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/cairo-may1910.htm

Surnames: Landquist, Smith, Wise
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Champaign, IL Tornado July 1861

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/champaign-tornado1861.htm
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Galena, IL Tornado, April 1890

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/galena-tornadoapr1890.htm

Surnames: Ross, Webster
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Galesburg, IL Tornado May 1858

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/galesburg-tornadomay1858.htm

Surnames: McKoy
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Geneseo, IL Tornado, May 1860

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/geneseo-tornadomay1860.htm

Surnames: Davenport, Hoyt, Jones, Mannington, McArthur, Morse, Perry, Razor, Reed, Soule, Spaulding, Wells, Wilshire
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Kingston Mines, IL Tornado, June 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/kingstonmines-tornado1902.htm

Surnames: Asball, Baker, Bitner, Brasena, Brazena, Clark, Glasford, Kelly, Keefe, Lacock, Marsh, McCune, McElwee, Murray, Mocha, Newsam, Rosbottom, Smith, Thorp, Woodworth
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Marissa, IL Tornado July 1870

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/marissa-tornadojul1870.htm

Surnames: Hasker, Quilkin
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Moweaqua, IL Tornado, June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/moweaqua-tornadojun1907.htm


Surnames: Sprinkle, Walters
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Merna, IL Tornado, June 1902 (updated)

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/merna-tornado1911.htm

Surnames: Gahagan, Kelly, Kinsella, Martin, Spencer
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New Minden, IL Tornado, June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/newminden-tornadojul1907.htm

Surnames: Heseman, Stumeyer, Weihe
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Odell, IL Tornado, May 1886

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/odell-tornadomay1886.htm

Surnames: Cole, Hoke, Miller, Zwiefel
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Pana, IL Tornado, July 1902

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Pekin, IL Tornado, May 1859

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/pekin-tornadomay1859.htm

Surnames: Aydelott, Hawley, Mans
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Tazewell County, IL Tornado July 1897

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/tazewellco-tornadojul1897.htm

Surnames: Brownlee, Groves, McDowell
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Woodford County, IL Tornado, May 1858

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/woodfordco-tornadomay1858.htm

Surnames: Felter, Forney, Otto, Tallyn, Worthington
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Woodford County, IL Tornado June 1899

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/woodfordco-tornadojun1899.htm

Surnames: Barrett
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York, IL Tornado June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/york-tornadojun1907.htm

Surnames: Bostick, Foster, Freeman, Miller, Newman, Pinkston, Rook
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Assumption, Illinois Tornado June 1907

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Surnames of some of those suffering losses: Bleau, Cazalett, Miller, Osborne, Small, Stewart, Walters.