Autos and Wagons Blown to Pieces
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| Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo
Pictography of Related Images “Autos and Wagons Blown to Pieces.” Boston Daily Globe. 16 January 1919. Boston Public Library, Microtext Department. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4901511527/in/set-72157624622085789/ News coverage of the Molasses Disaster in the Boston Daily Globe. “Boston Firehouse near the Harbor.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “The Boston Firehouse near the harbor, home of the Engine 31 fireboat, was pushed from its foundation by the molasses wave and nearly swept into the water. The second floor of the building pancaked onto the first, trapping for hours stonecutter John Barry and several firefighters, including George Layhe, who was pinned beneath debris. Layhe tried desperately to keep his head above the rising molasses, but his stamina gave out as rescue crews attempted to reach him, and he dropped his head back into the molasses and drowned. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department Archives.)” “Boston Molasses Detail Map.” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Boston_molasses_detail_map.png “This map was drawn based on official City of Boston, Massachusetts maps published in 1895 and 1915, adding data from published accounts and deduced from photos of the Boston molasses disaster. Legend: 1. Purity Distilling molasses tank, 2. Firehouse 31 (heavy damage) 3. Paving department and police station 4. Purity offices (flattened) 5. Copp's Hill Terrace 6. Boston Gas Light building (damaged) 7. Purity warehouse (mostly intact) 8. Residential area (site of flattened Clougherty house).” “Boston Molasses Flood Plaque.” Photograph. http://www.boston-online.com/bizarro/yecch_the_great_molasses_flood.html “Boston Molasses Tank before Explosion.” Photograph. http://www.damninteresting.net/content/molasses_tank.jpg Eleven Dead, More than Sixty Injured, Buildings and L Tracks Wrecked by Explosion of Big Molasses Tank.” Boston Herald. 16 January 1919. Boston Public Library, Microtext Department. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4902097496/in/set-72157624622085789/ Front page news coverage of the Molasses Disaster from the Boston Herald. “Firefighters Wash Molasses Away.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “Firefighters tried to wash the molasses away with freshwater, but would later find that briny seawater was the only way to “cut” the hardened substance. In the background is the damaged elevated railroad structure. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department Archives.)” “Firefighters Worked in Shifts.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “Firefighters worked in shifts for four hours clearing debris from around and under the wrecked firehouse to reach their trapped colleagues. Firefighters Bill Connor and Nat Bowering, as well as stonecutter John Barry, were freed. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department Archives.)” “Horrified Spectators Look On.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “While horrified spectators look on, rescuers try desperately to save the occupants of the Clougherty house, which was torn from its foundation and smashed against the elevated railroad trestle by the molasses wave. Bridget Clougherty, sixty-five, was buried by debris and timber, and died from terrible injuries one hour after crews pulled her from the wreckage. Her son, daughter, and a boarder living in the house survived the disaster. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department Archives.)” “Huge Molasses Tank Explodes in North End.” Boston Post. 16 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4901511429/in/set-72157624622085789/ Front page news coverage of the Molasses Disaster from The Boston Post. Boston Public Library, Microtext Department. “Immediate Aftermath of the Flood.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “Photo shows scene in the immediate aftermath of the flood, from approximately where the tank stood. In the foreground is the top of the tank (vent pipe extending), which hit the ground virtually intact. Firefighters opened hydrants in a largely unsuccessful effort to clear the molasses, which began to harden quickly, and they eventually had to pump seawater directly from the harbor. In the background, on the elevated tracks, is the train that was stopped just in time by engineer Royal Albert Leeman, whose own train barely escaped derailment as the main trestle buckled. Leeman’s action probably saved scores of lives. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department.)” Jones, Leslie. “Fire House No. 31 Damaged, Molasses Disaster. 1:00 p.m.” Photograph. Boston Public Library Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4944687945/in/set-72157624622085789/ Jones, Leslie. “Firemen Standing in Thick Molasses after the Disaster.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4945271178/in/set-72157624622085789/ Jones, Leslie. “Section of Tank after Molasses Disaster Explosion, 1:00pm.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4944688141/in/set-72157624622085789/ Jones, Leslie. “Site of Molasses Disaster.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4944687987/in/set-72157624622085789/ Site of Molasses Disaster showing lumberyard to left near Charleston Bridge. Jones, Leslie. “Tank Cut into Sections.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 18 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4944687913/sizes/z/in/set-72157624622085789/ Tank cut into sections with acetylene torch in search of bodies underneath molasses disaster. Jones, Leslie. “Twisted Elevated Structure on Atlantic Ave, Damaged in Molasses Disaster.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4945271280/sizes/z/in/set-72157624622085789/ Jones, Leslie. “Wreckage Under the Elevated Where Many Express Trucks Parked, Molasses Disaster.” Photograph. Boston Public Library, Print Department. 15 January 1919. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4944688109/in/set-72157624622085789/ “Landscape Photo.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm
Martin Clougherty Awoke in Sea of Sticky Molasses.” Boston Daily Globe. 16 January 1919, p. 7. Boston Public Library, Microtext Department. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4901511605/in/set-72157624622085789/ News coverage of the Molasses Disaster in the Boston Daily Globe. “Molasses Tank Explosion Injures 50 and Kills 11.” Boston Daily Globe. 16 January 1919, p.6. Boston Public Library, Microtext Department. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4901511479/sizes/l/in/set-72157624622085789/ Front page news coverage of the Molasses Disaster in the Boston Daily Globe. “Sailors Aided Rescue Efforts.” Photograph. http://www.stephenpuleo.com/dt_pictures.htm “Sailors at bottom left from the USS Nantucket, which was in port when the flood occurred, aided in the rescue efforts as crews cleared tons of debris to reach trapped victims. (Photo courtesy of Bill Noonan, Boston Fire Department Archives.)” Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 18.25 Kb. Share with your friends:
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