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  WHAT THE DEADLIEST AVALANCHE  IN US HISTORY 96 DIED WAS REALLY  LIKE -1910 march 1 Shutterstock BY MICHAEL STAGNO/JULY 1, 2021 9:48 AM EST In March of 1910, a nine-day blizzard blanketed the Cascades mountain range in Washington, causing an avalanche that claimed the lives of dozens of train passengers stuck on the tracks near Stevens Pass. It remains the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. The storm produced as much as a foot of snow in the mountainous area each hour at some points during the storm, resulting in an accumulation of over 132 inches, equal to 11 feet. Two trains that normally traveled through the area had been forced to stop temporarily. As the temperatures climbed, much of the snow melted, leading to a devastating avalanche that pummeled everything below it at speeds north of 80 miles per hour. The force of the avalanche derailed two of the trains and sent helpless passengers flying, many of whom were crushed under the weight of heavy and dense snow or ...

CHICAGO FIRE THE DEADLIEST FIRE  EVER IN AMERICAN HISTORY ON 1871 OCTOBER 8 The Chicago Fire of 1871, also called the Great Chicago Fire, burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, and destroyed thousands of buildings, killed an estimated 300 people and caused an estimated $200 million in damages. Legend has it that a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn and started the fire,  but other theories hold that humans or even a meteor might have been responsible for the event that left an area of about four miles long and almost a mile wide of the Windy City, including its business district, in ruins. Following the blaze, reconstruction efforts began quickly and spurred great economic development and population growth CHICAGO FIRE: OCTOBER 1871 In October 1871, dry weather and an abundance of wooden buildings, streets and sidewalks made Chicago vulnerable to fire . The Great Chicago Fire began on the night of October 8, in or around a barn located on the prope...