ZUM4836850: Apr. 04, 1953 - Three Feared Dead As Homes Sink Into Rail Tunnel Near Manchester: Three people were believed to have lost their lives - when three houses collapsed into the railway tunnel, known locally as” Black Harry” - over which they had been built in Temple drive, near Swinton, near Manchester, today.. The tunnel had been used as an ammunition dump during the war / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837232: Apr. 07, 1953 - The floodlit scene of the great circus of the Passion pay at Grassina, showing Christ on the Cross with the two crucified either side.Christ's Passion Re Enachetd In Italy: Every Good Friday, thousands of visitors, many from overseas, flock to Grassina, near Florence, Italy, to see the re-enactment of Christ's journey to the Cross and the Crucifixion. Some six hundred people take party in the ceremony. The procession is led by Roman soldiers and includes the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalen and Judas. Lastly comes Christ carrying the heavy cross. The man who plays the part of Christ has nothing to eat the day before the ceremony, he real suffers carrying the heavy cross which lends great drama and realism to the performance.When the procession reaches the to p of Calvary Hill, the music of Handel.Wagner, Verdi and Rossini is played, the three crosses ate illuminated by flood lighting provided by the Italian Army Engineers and a dramatic climax is give by the outbreak of a terrible storm. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837482: Apr. 09, 1953 - Nine Now Dead in Tube Disaster. Nine people were known today to have died in the Central Line Tube disaster at Stratford last night, the worst in the London Underground? s history. Keystone Photo Shows: There is grim tragedy on their faces as railway workers, firemen and ambulance men carry a stretcher case along the platform at Stratford today. As the stretcher is carried to an ambulance a nurse holds a bottle giving the victim a blood transfusion. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837676: Apr. 11, 1953 - BABY ELEPHANT FOR LONDON ZOO ARRIVES: A baby elephant, destined for the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, arrived at London Airport today from Assam. Her name is Lakhsmi (after the Hindu goddess of wealth), and she is about 11 months old. Lakhsmi was caught in February in Assam, and is 4 ft. lin. high. Keystone Photo Shows: - Lakhsmi, the baby elephant, being led from the aircraft on arrival at London Airport today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837565: Apr. 10, 1953 - The Wrecked Trains of the Underground Crash. The wreckage of the Underground trains which crashed at Stratford on Wednesday evening, with the lost of nine lives, have been taken to sidings at Layton. Keystone Photo Shows: Sorting some of the clothing of victims inside the second coach of the Epping Train at Leyton this morning. This was the coach in which the nine people were killed. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4838450: Apr. 20, 1953 - 20-4-53 Danish vessel “” Kronprins Frederik”” capsizes after burning all night long at Harwich - The Danish passenger ship “” Kronprins Frederik””” capsized at Harwich this morning after burning all night long. Five people, three firemen and two members of the crew were injured. Keystone Photo Shows: A view of the still smouldering vessel as seen from the waterside at Harwich today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4839196: Apr. 28, 1953 - Bank-Robbers' trial begins in Frankfurt. This morning the trial against the three bank robbers: Maiss, Maikrauz, and Kirchner, who on midday August 16 of last year carried out a robbery of a Bockenenheimer bank, began. They shot three bank tellers and a third was seriously injured. Pictured from left to right: Maikranz, Kirchner, and Maiss with their defenders. / Bridgeman Images