Fire had destroyed the massive New York Central Grain Elevator in Buffalo, New York on the evening of November 7, 1857. On this day, around a dozen workers salvaging the damaged grain from the site were buried when the ruins of the burned structure collapsed. Two men died and at least three others were seriously injured. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"The Grain Elevator at Buffalo," New York Times, November 16, 1859, p. 1.