Asphyxiation Collection

METRO, ACCIDENT 1903
When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903

A frightful accident in a hospice (colour litho)
2819157 A frightful accident in a hospice (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A frightful accident in a hospice)

Pneumatic Experiment, one of a series, 1777 (oil on canvas)
BAL37748 Pneumatic Experiment, one of a series, 1777 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Charles-Amedee-Philippe van (1719-95); 35.4x44.4 cm; Archangel Palace, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump, 1769. Creator: Valentine Green
A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump, 1769

Eleven unfortunates asphyxiated in a night shelter, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Eleven unfortunates asphyxiated in a night shelter, 1929. Onze Malheureux Asphyxies Dans un Asile de Nuit. Firemen attend victims poisoned by gas at the Salle Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in the rue de

Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Plate 69 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Smoke hood, 1880s C017 / 6875
Smoke hood. 19th-century artwork of a smoke hood used by workers such as firemen to prevent asphyxiation by smoke. This design dates from 1880. The wood engraving is from circa 1888

Zenith balloon ascent, 1875
Zenith balloon ascent. Coloured historical artwork of the 1875 Zenith flight. Journalist Joseph Eustache Croce-Spinelli (1845-1875), naval officer Henri Theodore Sivel (1834-1875)

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Asphyxiation: A Silent Killer Through the Ages - From Ramon Novarro's tragic demise in 1961, to the frightful accident in a hospice depicted in a 19th-century color lithograph, it has claimed countless lives throughout history. The METRO accident of 1903, the eleven unfortunates in a night shelter in 1929, and Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge in 1841 are just a few grim reminders of this insidious phenomenon. Even philosophers, like the one shown in the 1769 oil painting "A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump," were not immune to its dangers. Pneumatic experiments, smoke hoods, and even the thrill of a hot air balloon ascent in 1875 could not escape its grasp. As we reflect on these historical instances, let us remember the importance of safety and awareness in preventing such tragedies.