In this time, where people did not own automobiles, this made for a deadly speed. Many people were killed by asphyxiation from the smoke or by drowning in the river trying to escape the fire. Some people jumped into well to try to escape the fire and were essentially boiled to death. It is estimated that between 1159 and 2400 people were killed in this fire. It was impossible to get the exact count as no one knew how many migrant workers were there at the time and most of the bodies were burned to mere dust or bone calcifications.
The factory was quite roomy compared to most other shops, and they had installed modern electric sewing machines. The fire killed 148 mostly young female immigrant workers 64 of whom jumped from 9 stories up to avoid burning alive. If you would like to see pictures of the fire and aftermath follow this link. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Triangle+shirtwaist+fire&id=FBD92E685C20C23989B4CACCE42E8037BBFD004D&FORM=IQFRBA 2 Significance of the fire The fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Company caused a stir in the consciousness of this nation. It brought out how bad and dangerous the working conditions were for many Americans at that time.
It was effected by the collision in the Halifax Harbor led to the biggest man made explosion in the world before the era of the atomic bomb on December 6th, 1917. Most children were going to school and were on there way; that means most children died rather than adults. It also destroyed the town and that took about 2 years to repair. At the time no one knew what to do they were freaking out because of all these disasters that happened. Most people were distracted by all the fire and such that they didn’t move a one bit; they just stood there.
It’s very hard to get through traffic in New York, but with the aid of a siren they made it through rather quickly. It took them 20 minutes to get to the burning apartment. It was fully engulfed in flames and there were several screaming people on the top floors, trapped. John, the chief had much experience with buildings this size, but all the experience in the world couldn’t have calmed him down at this point. The peoples lives depended on his decisions.
In 1881, almost all the business houses on Ninth Street were destroyed by fire. In 1884, all the properties between 9th and 11th streets were burned, and in 1889 another fire would have destroyed a large part of the business district instead except for the fact the city had finally put fire hydrants, because they realized there were to many fire out brakes in the city of Modesto, but even though they had fire hydrants the water pressure was barely able to keep the fires under control. The last big fire of old Modesto occurred in 1901, when the wooden shacks and buildings on 11th and I streets were burned down completely. It left the city in complete shock, and they need to figure out a way to get these outrageous fires under control. George E. Wallace prevailed upon joining the volunteers in 1909.
Labor Union strikes were the most prominent form of worker insurrection against employers. During the period of 1875-1900, many labor unions participated in strikes, however many of them failed to achieve their goals. The biggest reason that farmers and workers went on strike was clearly stated by a machinist before the Senate Committee on Labor and Capital. Because machines were taking jobs away, workers would lose their livelihood, and most likely their only source of income. In the year of 1877, employees working for the four largest railroads went on strike due to the fact that their employers cut their wages by 10 percent; this was known as the Great Rail Road Strike.
He was also able to utilize records from the trial of the factory owners Isaac Harris and Max Blanck. The fire that struck New York in 1911 was a horrific event that left 146 people dead, of which 123 were women. The fire only took thirty minutes to achieve the death toll. Why was this death toll so high in such a short amount of time? There were several causes that all contributed in different degrees.
Her neighbors helped her out by getting the furniture and other valuables out of the burning house. The Maycomb’s old fire truck jammed on the route, had to be pushed by a crowd of men. By the time Maycomb’s fire truck reached to the site, a fire truck from Abbottsville County came and began pumping water on the house but soon the whole house collapsed and gushed fire all around. The fire was completely
Joseph Walker 2/10/12 Intro to Security The Station Nightclub Fire There were many issues regarding this nightclub that caused this horrible fire that claimed the lives of 100 people. There were a couple threats involved that made this fire so bad. The main threat that happened was the pyrotechnics failed and ignited a flame on the stage. One of the bad design flaws of this building was that they used a highly flammable insulation. This insulation is known as polyurethane foam insulation.
About 2:30 a.m. the fire fighters gained control over the house fire. As they put it out the smoke turned from pitch black to a foggy gray. In that time the fire marshal had gotten there to see if the fire was arson. I knew since three people had been killed the fire marshal would be there and we would have to stay late. Even before the fire marshal could go in to inspect the house, they had to get the bodies out then check for hot spots to make sure the fire wouldn’t start back up.