List of disasters in Massachusetts by death toll
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This is a list of disasters that have occurred in Massachusetts organized by death toll.
See also
- List of accidents and disasters by death toll
- List of natural disasters by death toll
- List of disasters in the United States by death toll
Notes
- ^ For continuous multi-year events, the year in the year column represents the initial year of the event, unless otherwise noted.
References
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- ^ "Passenger and Crew Lost with the Steamship Portland". Maritime Heritage. Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Passenger and Crew Lost with the Steamship Portland". Maritime Heritage. Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Duddu, Praveen (6 March 2014). "Peril in the depths – the world's worst submarine disasters". Navaltechnology.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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- ^ Date, Terry. "The walls trembled, then fell: Lessons from the Pemberton disaster". The Eagle Tribune. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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- ^ Scotti, R. A. "Sudden Sea — The Great Hurricane of 1938". Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2003. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ Corbeil, Art (2000). "Fire at Precious Blood". HolyokeMass.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ Reints, Renae (October 5, 2017). "Throwback Thursday: The Worst Bird Strike in U.S. History". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Fifty-eighth Brockton Victim Dead". The New York Times. April 16, 1905.
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- ^ "Disaster Probe Again Delayed". The Boston Daily Globe. July 10, 1925.
- ^ Hoppe, Jon (October 29, 2015). "Anatomy of a Tragedy: The Sinking of the USS S-4". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Bussey Bridge Disaster: Feature News Account". Boston Daily Globe. Jamaica Historical Society. March 15, 1887.
- ^ The New York Herald August 30, 1871 page 10 lists 30 fatalities
- ^ "The Great Boston Fire of 1872 – New England Historical Society". www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Record Toll in Fire Victims" (PDF). The Boston Daily Globe. December 4, 1913. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "25 Bodies Found in Bomber Crash". The New York Times. July 11, 1946.
- ^ "23 Killed---26 Wounded". The Pilot. September 26, 1874. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners (1890). Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners 1890. pp. 113–135. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Walsh, Robert (August 17, 1958). "Air Safety Probe Demanded for N.E.: Nantucket Crash Toll Rises to 23; 11 Survive". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ "Makes 22 Lives Lost". The Boston Daily Globe. September 25, 1903.
- ^ BURKE, ALAN (October 27, 2015). "Suffer the little children: Remembering the 21 who died in the St. John's fire 100 years ago". Salem News. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sohn, Emily (January 15, 2019). "Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly". The History Channel. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "John Coleman Dies, 20th in Lynn Blast". The Boston Daily Globe. November 25, 1928.
- ^ Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners Volume 11, Part 1880. 1880. pp. 186–187. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Great Chelsea Fire of 1908". Celebrate Boston. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "19 Dead, 3 Missing in Ship Collision". The New York Times. April 14, 1945.
- ^ Barry, William R.; Chisholm, Doug; Parsons, Beth (2005). Age Shall Not Weary Them: Saskatchewan Remembers Its War Dead. People Places Pub.
- ^ "Boston declares flu emergency; 18 dead statewide from outbreak". The Berkshire Eagle. January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Rear-End Collision Brings Deaths to 17". The Boston Daily Globe. November 27, 1905.
- ^ "17th Victim of Explosion". The Boston Daily Globe. December 30, 1910.
- ^ "USS YF-415". Northern Atlantic Dive Expeditions. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Jet Tanker Crashes; 15 Killed". The Boston Daily Globe. June 27, 1958.
- ^ Jenner, Edward (April 26, 1967). "Plane Crash Off Nantucket Kills 15--1 Survivor". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "July Fire in Beverly Claims 15th Victim". The Boston Globe. August 8, 1984.
- ^ "List of Dead Numbers 14". The Boston Daily Globe. September 4, 1893.
- ^ "Ask Beacon Plant Permit Be Revoked". The Boston Daily Globe. March 13, 1928.
- ^ "The Hoosac Tunnel Disaster of 1867". New England Historical Society. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Only One is Now Missing". The Boston Daily Globe. July 26, 1906.
- ^ "Chester Nicholson Dead". The Boston Daily Globe. November 14, 1908.
- ^ "Herlihy's Death 13th From Brockton Fire". The Boston Daily Globe. March 13, 1941.
- ^ Monahan, James (January 21, 1942). "Probe Ordered of Lynn Blaze Which Killed 13". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ Linscott, Seymour (February 29, 1956). "Probe 13-Death Wreck: B & M Blames Dead Budd Liner Engineer". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ "Everett Rail Crash Claims 13th Victim". The Boston Daily Globe. February 6, 1967.
- ^ "Victims of a Death Trap". The New York Times. February 3, 1890.
- ^ "Planes Crash Aloft; 12 in Air Force Die". The New York Times. April 10, 1952.
- ^ "12th Crash Victim Dies". The New York Times. September 25, 1957.
- ^ Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners (1887). Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners 1887. pp. 64–68. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "11 Dead, 10 Saved". The Boston Daily Globe. December 23, 1902.
- ^ Volger, Mark E. (June 30, 2013). "The day 'many happy homes were made silent and sorrowful'". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "New England Digs Out, Counts 31 Dead, Millions Spent". The Boston Daily Globe. January 15, 1964.
- ^ Turner, R. L. (May 20, 1966). "Gas Leak Blamed For Hub Blast". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Fire Kills Ten Italians in Boston". The New York Times. January 30, 1902.
- ^ "New England Digs Out, Counts 31 Dead, Millions Spent". The Boston Daily Globe. January 15, 1964.