About this book
Rev. Stephen D Peet describes the fatal railroad disaster on December 29, 1876 in Ashtabula, Ohio due to a bridge failure. He was a resident of the town and at the scene on the night of the disaster. This book is based upon his work at the crash site, interviews with survivors, information from the press and the coroner's jury, His intent is not to describe the disaster but rather to focus on "the religious lessons of the occasion" and to provide the reader with "comfort from a view of the lovely characters and the Christian hopes which span this dark cloud with a bow of promise". - Summary by mleigh
Chapters (28)
1 Ashtabula
2 The River and the Bridge
3 The Night and the Storm
4 The Wreck
5 The Startling Crash
6 The Alarm in Town
7 The Fire and the Firemen
8 Care of the Survivor
9 The Robbers
10 Midnight at the Wreck
11 The Public Excitement
12 Scenes at the Morgue
13 The Railroad Officials
14 The Arrival of Friends
15 The Wave of Sorrow
16 The Search for Relics
17 The Passengers
18 The Experience of Survivors
19 Personal Incidents
20 Kindness shown
21 The Memorial Services
22 The Suicide
23 The Character of Mr. Collins
24 The Loved and Lost
25 Sketches of Character
26 P. P. Bliss
27 The Testimony of Witnesses
28 The Lessons of the Event and The Coroner’s Verdict
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