Connecticut Disasters
True Stories of Tragedy And Survival
Grant, Ellsworth S.
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BOOK SUMMARY
Dramatic retellings of twenty true events, including the Moodus earthquake of 1791, the Norwalk train wreck of 1853, the Great Hurricane of 1938, and the Great Hartford Circus Fire of 1944.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Dramatic retellings of twenty true events, including the Moodus earthquake of 1791, the Norwalk train wreck of 1853, the Great Hurricane of 1938, the Great Hartford Circus Fire of 1944, the Mianus Bridge collapse of 1983, and many others.
BOOK EXCERPTS
It was the worst human-caused disaster in Connecticut, occurring at the height of World War II in Hartford. The death toll was 168, mostly women and children who perished in its first ten minutes. By Thursday, July 6, 1944, the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus had arrived in the city to set up its large tent on Barbour Street for its annual spectacular. It was a warm day, with a strong southwesterly breeze, perfect for mothers and fathers to take excited youngsters to enjoy an afternoon of fun. Under the oil-impregnated canvas, 6,000 fans applauded an animal act. Just as the lions were herded back into the runway cages and the Flying Wallendas ascended to a high wire, it happened. Fifty feet from the main entrance was a four-sided canvas screen for the men's toilet. A man inside carelessly tossed his cigarette butt onto the ground. In seconds a flame crept up one side of the partition and licked at the guy ropes. One of the Wallendas pointed to the blaze from his perch above and yelled, "The tent's on fire!"
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 076273972X
ISBN(13-digit): 9780762739721
Dewey Decimal: 363.3409746
Library of Congress: 2006014929
Book Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 192
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