On Monday, August 7th, 1899, The Bridgeport Post summarized the August 6th trolley disaster with these words, "It was a terrible Sunday - one that this generation will never forget and which will be marked down in the history of the city as its blackest day."
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Newspaper Articles
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 7th, 1899
- The New York Times August 7th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 8th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 9th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 10th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 11th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 12th, 1899
- Bridgeport Herald August 13th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 14th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 15th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 16th, 1899
- Bridgeport Evening Post August 17th, 1899
- Bridgeport Herald August 20th, 1899
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Photo courtesy of the
Stratford Historical Society |

Photo courtesy of the
Stratford Historical Society and Roger Salls |

Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald

Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald

Editorial cartoon from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald |
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Sketch from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald

Cover of the out-of-print book
"Tragedy at Peck's Mill Pond" |

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Photo courtesy of Stratford Historical Society |
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Photo courtesy of Stratford Historical Society |

Photo courtesy of Stratford Historical Society |
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Photo courtesy of Stratford Historical Society |

Photo courtesy of Stratford Historical Society |
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