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Chapter IV The Explosion
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Introduction 1
- Samuel Henry Prince 28
- The Collision 37
- Response to the Collision 49
- The Explosion 56
- Helping the Victims 72
- The Panic that Wasn’t 88
- Treating the Injured 95
- Organizing the Response 113
- THE MAGNIFICENT RAILWAYS 133
- The Deluge 152
- The American Invasion 170
- Emergency Hospitals 186
- Social Assistance 201
- The American Legend 221
- Dealing with the Dead 241
- Media Distortions 260
- Why it Happened 307
- Return to Normalcy 328
- Lessons from the Explosion 346
- Detailed Notes About Sources 355
- The Railway Telegraph 395
- Death Toll 397
- Notes 401
- Bibliography 415
- Index 423
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Introduction 1
- Samuel Henry Prince 28
- The Collision 37
- Response to the Collision 49
- The Explosion 56
- Helping the Victims 72
- The Panic that Wasn’t 88
- Treating the Injured 95
- Organizing the Response 113
- THE MAGNIFICENT RAILWAYS 133
- The Deluge 152
- The American Invasion 170
- Emergency Hospitals 186
- Social Assistance 201
- The American Legend 221
- Dealing with the Dead 241
- Media Distortions 260
- Why it Happened 307
- Return to Normalcy 328
- Lessons from the Explosion 346
- Detailed Notes About Sources 355
- The Railway Telegraph 395
- Death Toll 397
- Notes 401
- Bibliography 415
- Index 423