Apr 25, 2016 · In late April 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado, endured two catastrophic fires over a period of 96 hours. The first, on April 25, 1896, began around 1 p.m. when a gasoline stove …

In April 1896, the mining town of Cripple Creek was devastated by two fires within four days. Frigid winter winds and scant water supply caused both fires to spread rapidly and created …

Mar 28, 2025 · Fire broke out in Hormel’s smokehouse before flames expanded to the “work house” that joined the plant’s main, brick structure. About 4,000 pounds of “choice hams and …

Feb 14, 2017 · In late April 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado, endured two catastrophic fires over a period of 96 hours. The first, on April 25, 1896, began around 1 p.m. when a gasoline stove …

Mar 8, 2024 · A pril 25, 1896, was a clear and bright day in Cripple Creek. It was a lively and prosperous (although dirty and unkempt) city populated by prospectors, miners, scammers, …

Apr 25, 2016 · Images of two fires that nearly decimated Cripple Creek, Colorado, in April 1896.

Mar 12, 2016 · On April 25, 1896, a lovers' quarrel triggered a conflagration in the Wild West, boom-town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Firefighters resorted to using dynamite to topple …

Jan 1, 2019 · The story of Miami's first big fire which occurred a few months after the city incorporated in July of 1896. The events which led to the fire and the steps taken to rebuild …

Jul 4, 2000 · The fire was supposed to have started by John Salmon, a deputy U.S. Marshal whose home was at Wister, OK, overturning a lighted lamp he occupied on the second floor of …

In 1896, two fires separated by 96 hours burned much of the town down. According to oral history interviewee Grace Wade, the first fire was supposedly caused by an argument between a …