The Flood and the Flooding of Boston

City officials and survivors would soon call for justice But they would face an uphill battle as the powerful owners of the tank were determined to defend their business in reputation at any calls. The company's attorneys also began to hire engineers and chemists Experts who could analyze the evidence. They had a plan to put together a case that would prove an explosive device Not faulty construction was to blame for the disaster. In february 1919 a month after the flood superior criminal court judge wilford bolster Released a preliminary report on the accident blaming usi a for operating a structure in violation of the law. Many victims began to file legal claims against usi a Initially there are 119 separate filings But the court soon combined