The Angola Horror The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads (Audible Audio Edition) Charity Vogel JM Ross University Press Audiobooks Books
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On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed below. When they struck bottom, one of the wrecked cars was immediately engulfed in flames as the heating stoves in the coach spilled out coals and ignited its wooden timbers.
The other car was badly smashed. About fifty people died at the bottom of the gorge or shortly thereafter, and dozens more were injured. Rescuers from the small rural community responded with haste, but there was almost nothing they could do but listen to the cries of the dying-and carry away the dead and injured thrown clear of the fiery wreck. The next day and in the weeks that followed, newspapers across the country carried news of the "Angola Horror," one of the deadliest railway accidents to that point in U.S. history.
In a dramatic historical narrative, Charity Vogel tells the gripping, true-to-life story of the wreck and the characters involved in the tragic accident. Her tale weaves together the stories of the people - some unknown and others soon to be famous - caught up in the disaster, the facts of the New York Express's fateful run, the fiery scenes in the creek ravine, and the subsequent legal, legislative, and journalistic search for answers to the question what had happened at Angola, and why The Angola Horror is a classic story of disaster and its aftermath, in which events coincide to produce horrific consequences and people are forced to respond to experiences that test the limits of their endurance.
The Angola Horror The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads (Audible Audio Edition) Charity Vogel JM Ross University Press Audiobooks Books
This book was an amazing read. It was as well researched as humanly possible, and I only wish there were a way to obtain more pieces of information. I have lived in the Western New York area most of my life, and I had never heard of this terrible incident until I read a book review in The Buffalo News. I bought the book for my Kindle within a few days. The book presents heartbreaking stories of some identified passengers and many unidentified passengers who met almost unimaginable deaths in the wreckage of a train a few days before Christmas 1867. The pieces of history included in this book are invaluable. The author and her researchers should be commended for their diligent work.Product details
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The Angola Horror The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads (Audible Audio Edition) Charity Vogel JM Ross University Press Audiobooks Books Reviews
I guess my only complaint is the description of charred bodies over and over and over. The book could have been much shorter and still communicated all the facts.
i have lived in angola foe 55 years had never heard of it, my husband has lived here 80 yr. he thougght he may have heard something as a kid bout a train wreck but that was about all.i could not put it down, visited the village and tressle with new eyes. wonderful job of literary skill and history. ther was a piece in the buffalo news recently bout the wreck and book
I purchased this as a gift for my grandfather and he loved it.
Train enthusiasts
I grew up in western NY (Alden) and on a visit home, happened to read an article about C. Vogel's book. Liking history, especially about a familiar part of the country, I decided to read the story. It was well worth the time and money. It was very interesting and well researched.
I had no idea this train wreck happened but was intrigued with the time setting. All I can say is this is one of the best intellectually fulfilling books I have read in quite some time. The author spent years researching and I learned an incredible amount about the early mode of rail travel right after the Civil War. Kudos to the author; I will keep this book and share it with my friends!
This book was researched so well and written so fluidly that as you read, you were a participant. Charity. Vogel really did a beautiful job in bringing this story to life. I live right by the scene of this train wreck so long ago and find myself driving by and imagining that I am in 1867, looking for the Erie train to come any minute. It has given me a new feeling about my town, Angola. This should be made into a movie. I loved it.
This book was an amazing read. It was as well researched as humanly possible, and I only wish there were a way to obtain more pieces of information. I have lived in the Western New York area most of my life, and I had never heard of this terrible incident until I read a book review in The Buffalo News. I bought the book for my within a few days. The book presents heartbreaking stories of some identified passengers and many unidentified passengers who met almost unimaginable deaths in the wreckage of a train a few days before Christmas 1867. The pieces of history included in this book are invaluable. The author and her researchers should be commended for their diligent work.
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