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1889 Park Central Hotel explosion... Hartford, Ct...



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February 19, 1889

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, February 19, 1889 

* Park Hotel Central disaster 
* Hartford, Connecticut
 

The front page has one column headlines that include: "Frightful", "The Latest Hotel Horror", "A Building Filled With Guests Wrecked by an Explosion", "Many People Are Buried in the Ruins and Killed" and more (see photos.) 1st report coverage on the boiler explosion disaster at the Park Central Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut.

Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. Very minor spine wear, otherwise nice condition.

Category: Post-Civil War