The Frightful Collision on the Housatonic Railroad, near Bridgeport, Conn.
ArtistDrawn by
Charles E. H. Bonwell
(American, born 1848)
PublisherPublished by
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
(American)
Date1865
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 15 13/16 x 10 15/16in. (40.2 x 27.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1979.46.24
DescriptionFour views of a railroad accident. In the upper view, the locomotive has crashed into the rear passenger car. Several people appear to be jumping out of the windows. The middle view shows empty railroad tracks with what appears to be telegraph wire running beside it. In the lower left view, men and women are being carried from the wrecked car and placed on the ground. The lower right view shows the remains of the engine and debris in the interior of the wrecked car.
Status
Not on view
