Peck's Mill Trolley Disaster

On Monday, August 7th, 1899, The Bridgeport Post summarized the August 6th trolley disaster with these words, "It was a terrible Sunday - one that this generation will never forget and which will be marked down in the history of the city as its blackest day."
Newspaper Articles Bridgeport Evening Post August 7th, 1899   The New York Times August 7th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 8th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 9th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 10th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 11th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 12th, 1899   Bridgeport Herald August 13th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 14th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 15th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 16th, 1899   Bridgeport Evening Post August 17th, 1899   Bridgeport Herald August 20th, 1899		Click on any illustration below to enlarge
		Photo courtesy of the Stratford Historical Society
		Photo courtesy of the Stratford Historical Society and Roger Salls
Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald Editorial cartoon from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald		Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald Cover of the out-of-print book "Tragedy at Peck's Mill Pond"
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