Headnote Known in North America as Aspinwall. Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Panama Events Date Type 01/09/1859 American sailors on shore leave riot at the port of Colón in Panama US/the World 04/03/1866 At Colón in the Panama, an exploding British cargo of nitro-glycerin devastates the port and kills fifty Crime/Disasters 06/07/1865 In the Caribbean, relief ships rescue passengers wrecked on a remote desert island the week before Crime/Disasters 10/19/1866 In the small hours, fire damages the town of Colón/Aspinwall in Panama. Crime/Disasters 05/30/1865 Passenger steamer wrecks in the Caribbean, stranding hundreds on a remote desert island Crime/Disasters People Documents Images Isthmus of Panama railroad route Aspinwall to Panama City, 1857 Aspinwall, Panama, late 1865, artist's impression Aspinwall, Panama, late 1865, artist's impression, detail Explosion of the steamer "European," Colón, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image. Explosion of the steamer "European," Colón, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression, detail Damage to docks and ships following explosion, Aspinwall, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression Ruins of Railroad Buildings following explosion, Aspinwall, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression
Explosion of the steamer "European," Colón, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.
Ruins of Railroad Buildings following explosion, Aspinwall, Panama, April 3, 1866, artist's impression
