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This molasses not slow
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:20 am
by augusta
I found this article in a 1919 newspaper. It sounds like a hoax, but I guess it isn't.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:11 pm
by FairhavenGuy
It's not a hoax. I've read about this several times over the years. First time I saw it it might have been in one of those great People's Almanac books that the Wallace/Wallechinsky clan put out in the '70 to '80s
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:37 pm
by Shelley
Oh yes! The Great Molasses Flood! It was a tragic thing. I remember reading about horses and people being sucked down in the thick stuff, breaking legs, and all sorts of horrible things. It was in a Weekly Reader back in 1958- funny the things we remember. I think the gas came from a slow fermentation in the tank- what a dreadful way to die. Here are some photos from the Boston Library
http://edp.org/molasses.htm
Steve Puleo's book
Dark Tide has many more photos.