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The Bowery Boys and the Black Tom Explosion
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
New York Fire Department - Is There an Explosion?
Millions of people in new york woke up at the same moment. People were pulling fire alarms and calling fire stations all over town, thinking that there had been an explosion right in their neighborhood. A water mane burst in sixth avenue near forty second street, and flooded a block in four directions. According to the times, it must have seen that the world was ending in forty second and sixth avenue. There was some report of loters taking advantage of th situation, and panes of glass all over the city. It was really described as rush hour traffic.
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