Download or read book The Ashtabula Disaster (Illustrated Edition) written by Rev Stephen D. Peet and published by Echo Library. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of America's worst rail accident of the 19th century which occurred in Ashtabula, Ohio on 29 December 1876 when a train derailed whilst crossing a bridge, plunging 76 feet into the river below, killing 92 of the 159 people on board and injuring many more.