A Virtual Cemetery created by Donald Thompson

Brooklyn Bridge Panic - May 30, 1883

On May 30, 1883, six days after its opening, 12 people were trampled to death on the Brooklyn Bridge when panic set in among thousands of sightseers who feared the bridge was in danger of imminent collapse into the East River.

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Gerusha Baidzairan Flowers have been left.

1857 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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Edward Colburn Flowers have been left.

1870 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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William Henry Craft Flowers have been left.

5 Nov 1824 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Plot info: Lot 14108 Section 181

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Maud Ritchie Crawford Flowers have been left.

1854 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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Sarah Tibbs Hennessey Flowers have been left.

1861 – 30 May 1883

Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA

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Chong “Ah Ling” Hopon Flowers have been left.

1839 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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Eliza Kaston Flowers have been left.

1816 – 30 May 1883

North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA

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James O'Brien Flowers have been left.

1843 – 30 May 1883

Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA

Ellen Riordan Flowers have been left.

1842 – 30 May 1883

Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA

Plot info: Section 10

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Emma C. Munson Sherwood Flowers have been left.

1853 – 30 May 1883

Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

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George Smith Flowers have been left.

1847 – 30 May 1883

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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