![]() November 18, 1916, anarchists bombed the North End police station. Recent anarchist threats in the North End. This was a plausible claim because of the Terrorist attack undertaken as an act of protest against the government. Immediately after the tank exploded, the company labeled the explosion an anarchist Molasses wave down a main street in Boston?Ĭan you spot the plaque? Cause of Flood Anarchist Terrorist Attack Ĭonvicted Italian Anarchists in the North End Set the flood in motion before the actual tank gave way. It piqued my curiosity. Mention of the cultural and political factors of the time period that may have While it alluded to the structural defects of the tank, there is no Understand this anomaly, I began with an evaluation of the reference marker Wanted to know why the Boston Molasses Flood was hidden in a city that prides The Harborwalk is not a tourist site, nor is it the Located about a foot off the ground in the middle of a stone wall, which ![]() Single-existing plaque, but of its actual size and location. Warm temperatures contributed to the disaster”. Structural defects in the tank combined with unseasonably Molasses buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated North End in October and I searched for any monuments of the Boston Molassesįlood, but found only one small plaque imbedded in a stone wall: “On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank at 529Ĭommercial Street exploded under pressure, killing 21 people. Buildings were destroyed, cars turned over, and people like myself sticking their heads out the window. I looked to the source of the molasses to validate that it was in fact from the tank, and all I saw was a trail of steel, rubble, wood, and wreckage. I heard ambulance sirens, but they were unable to get close to the scene. I saw a fireman tredding through the thick goo, and placing ladders over the gathered molasses to try to save people. After a few minutes, the screaming died down and I returned to the window. Time after time, we wrote letters to the company about the leaking, but they never sent anyone to fix it.Instead, the tank would receive a new paint job. What could it be? I ran back to bed and hid under my covers thinking of how this could have happened. ![]() In the corner of my eye, I saw a person running from the carnage, but they were too slow as they were swallowed in the wave of brown.The thing I remember the most, was the sweet smell of molasses. On my left, a huge wave of dark thick liquid came barreling through picking up dogs, horses, carriage, cars all on the way towards my house. It was a scream, a piercing scream that I will never forget.I ran to the window and looked down at the road, but saw nothing. The rushing and crashing became closer.closer almost as if a herd of tractors was riding through Commercial Street towards my house. I have walkedĭown Commercial Street and followed the Freedom Trail countless times yet, I have only heard of the Boston Molasses Flood once, while watching the HistoryĪt first, I had no idea what it was, especially after it followed with a loud Street, two blocks away from Commercial Street in the North End. Red Cross Rescuers Rushing to ScenePersonal History Molasses or falling debris killed 21 people and injured 150 residents from the Taking down houses, lifting trains, and destroying Engine 31 firehouse. Liters of molasses created a 40-foot wave that drowned Boston’s North End, River and Copp’s Hill and owned by The United States Industrial Alcohol (USIA), Similar to the firing of a machine gun, which were the sounds of breaking 2014.įlood occurred on January 15 th, 1919 on Commercial Street in the 10.3 "Prohibition Will Be Ratified Today By State Needed ' Molasses Disaster- Boston Herald Cover.10.1 The Big Commemeration: An Article By Sofie Mae Niziak.7.1 Dark Time: Racism and Discrimination.7 Boston Molasses Not Mentioned in History Books.6.3.1 Court Room Interrogation of Arthur P.6.3 Charles Spoffor and Colonel Ogden Investigations.3 Wreckage of the Flood on Commercial StreeRed Cross Rescuers Rushing to ScenePersonal History.
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