Project Gutenberg 2014-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 152 Peet, Stephen D. (Stephen Denison) 1831 1914 Peet, Stephen Denison The Ashtabula Disaster Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ashtabula Disaster" by Stephen D. Peet is a historical account written in the late 19th century, specifically detailing one of the most devastating railway accidents in American history. The book chronicles the catastrophic events surrounding the Ashtabula train disaster, which claimed numerous lives and left a lasting impact on the local community. Through personal experiences, observations of the author, and accounts of survivors, Peet aims to capture not just the tragedy itself but also the emotional and societal repercussions of such an event. The opening of the book sets the scene for the disaster by describing the location, the bridge, and the weather conditions that foreshadow the impending doom. As the author introduces the Ashtabula River and the structure of the bridge, the reader is made aware of the precariousness of the situation, with hints of ominous signs in the stormy landscape. The chapter reveals the tensions felt by travelers as they embark on a journey amid bad weather, only to be met with the inescapable horror of the train's fall as it plummets into the gorge below. Through detailed descriptions and emotional narratives, the opening establishes a poignant atmosphere, effectively drawing readers into the heart-wrenching events that unfold in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Railroad accidents -- Ohio -- Ashtabula Bridge failures -- Ohio -- Ashtabula HE Text Browsing: History - American Category: History - American 284557 2025-06-19T06:38:41.401152 text/html 263233 2024-10-24T12:15:11 text/html 656026 2025-06-19T06:38:47.575074 application/epub+zip 658759 2025-06-19T06:38:42.991150 application/epub+zip 174118 2025-06-19T06:38:42.308127 application/epub+zip 759502 2025-06-19T06:38:51.268085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710113 2025-06-19T06:38:46.872068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233870 2022-09-21T13:48:19.909831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244043 2025-06-19T06:38:40.867121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224121 2024-10-24T12:15:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16103 2025-06-19T06:38:51.421044 application/rdf+xml 17605 2025-06-19T06:38:42.420105 image/jpeg 2655 2025-06-19T06:38:42.362099 image/jpeg 606677 2025-06-19T06:38:41.485102 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog