The Summer Street Bridge Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- "On the 7th of November, 1916, the streets of Boston were crowded with people. The results of the 33rd United States presidential election were due to be announced..."
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Background
04:12 - The Incident Itself
07:11 - The Aftermath
MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
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shout out to the guy that tried running back to the water to save more people before he collapsed from exhaustion
True hero!!!
King shit
Just like Hacksaw Ridge. 'Let me find one more.'
Nelson McFarlane. He had only just turned 17 years old too. Absolute legend, that kid.
For real
that one guy smashed the window to escape with the back of his head, survival instincts on the next level there.
Well as most soccer players will tell you … it would probably be better to use the top of your forehead, right where the hairline starts…. For those of us who still have hairlines, but what ever works.
Or shove someone else's head through the window. Just kidding.
@@alanaldpal950 I'm sure using the back of his own head wasn't his first choice.
@@alanaldpal950 Most likely in the chaos he was probably pushed up against the glass and couldn't turn around. Interesting fact though.
@@maxprivate3805 HaHa I was going to suggest that too, but I knew someone else would 🙄
A stop sign with tiny letters, mounted two stories above the street? “Yeah, that should be good enough.”
Should have been a giant stop sign right on the gate, along with red lanterns.
"What? Me who's installing the bloody thing knows about it, why wouldn't anyone else have near-psychic awareness of it, as if they'd be using the street at night or something.."
It reminds me of the little stop signs that get put up in the winter for snowmobilers.
Yeah motorman seems like s victim himself. Glad he was found not guilty.
at the trial: "Why didn't you follow the stop sign no human being could read in the amount of time you would have barely been able to see it under perfect lighting?"
I like that this channel covers disasters, rather than true crime or paranormal events.
And no sensationalism. Just told as it happened.
Because that's the most likely thing that can happen to everyone besides crime therefore it's more terrifying, paranormal stuff is just silly.
@@Vin-sv9fm lol cat people will be cat people
@@NoNo_IStay Praise be to my orange cat
Or ARGs and internet mysteries *shudders*
As a Boston native, this has to be the first disaster you covered where I never even heard about it at all. And considering all the history in Boston, it’s strange that there isn’t even a plaque to remember those lost. Thank you!
Right? It's even stranger that there's not even a plaque considering that the actual bridge is still there.
To be fair, Boston, NYC and a few other cities are so populous or busy, it’s sometimes easy to forget or not commemorate something, especially with 300 years of history
Its funny that you say that although I am British I lived and worked in the Boston area for 10 years, not only that but within the management of company that was connected to transport within Boston and the wider New England area and this was something I'm never heard anything about.
He's done Cocoanut Grove, which is also little remembered. I really think many get forgotten due to the weirdness of the molasses flood Just a matter of time before it's time for stories on the Pickwick Club and Delta 723. Hell, the potato sheds have a bigger monument than these events.
From Boston too and agree
I love how you describe everything in a way that is not at all overdramatic, and somehow this somberness causes me to shed tears imagining what these people must have been feeling. What a terryfing, confusing, unfair way to die. Your videos always evoke compassion for the victims.
I agree I teared up hearing the description as well
I'm with you, and have said much the same before about other videos. I appreciate this channel a lot.
Very well said. I agree completely.
I too agree, in particular I like how you don't insert your own witty comments about how stupid you think someone's action was when viewed by someone today with hindsight, I find youtubers who do that very cringy
Obsequious alert!
Thank you for honouring the memory of people in these such cases, that have almost erased from history. These people had names and families once. It's important to recognise the impact their tragic deaths played in the safety of future generations
I was looking for a comment like this. Nothing marking the disaster? That’s unbelievable. If I’m ever in Boston I really would like to check it out
Someone in Boston should bring this under the attention of the city council. At the least there should be a historical landmark plaque (which doesn't cost much).
Even how he presents the story of those 'at fault' like in this case that these guys knew what they were doing...but all these 'normal' (over packing the car) and even major factors (the red lamp) show that the case isn't so cut and dry as far as "They should have known better."
One thing I LOVE about this channel, is how they go into detail and cover cases that are rare, like this one. Many things they've covered in videos are ones I've never heard of before.
@e "Memecious"... spamming your own channel content? - get lost
Radio and television was still in its infancy in 1916. Hell, the STOP sign was in its infancy in 1916.
The stop sign then would have been a (probably) white rectangle with black letters, non reflective.
The stop sign used today was only finalized in 1954.
I was told that a rudimentary TV system was first demonstrated in 1924, 8 years after.
@@stephenphillip5656 That sounds about right. I don't think there were any regular TV broadcasts until after WW2.
@@stephenphillip5656 There were some experimental and demonstration television technologies, but I don't think any were in the US until after this date. And even wire photo service wasn't started in the US until 1924.
ANY kind of warning sign was more than you could expect back in the day.
In the 1930s my hometown had a 5 track grade crossing near the junction of 2 major highways, with no gates, no bells, no flashers, just a signalman waving a red lantern and a big white sign at the roadside saying *LOOK OUT FOR TRAINS.*
Luckily they knew it was a tragedy waiting to happen, and in just a year, dug out much of the surrounding area for a modern concrete/steel underpass.
The first commercial radio broadcast was claimed by KDKA, Pittsburgh, in 1920, a broadcast of the Harding-Cox election results, 4 years after this accident occurred.
Television was not even imagined yet.
Please stop butchering history.
The stop sign was TWO STORIES above the ground?! No wonder he didn't see it! I was on board with negligence until I heard that.
People tend to not look up above a 45° angle; who’s that sign even for and why would it be so high up?
Surely it’d cost less for it to be closer to the ground, no?
Surely a HUGE STOP sign on the gates would have helped too? Nobody new to the route would look 2 stories in the air for a sign?
What do you mean you didn't see the six-inch lettering on the stop sign that's fifty feet up in the air, obscured by fog, covered in moss and hanging up backwards?!?!
Actual Rubix cube, puzzle, math equation, and word search worth of effort to just see/read it...
and each bridge has its own type of a stop sign. it's like an adrenaline-fueled thriller every time you ride
Disaster Bingo:
- untrained
- reduce cost
- inspections warned
- was expanded
- failed to alarm
- last-minute changes
- noticed during construction
- far over capacity
- new safety standards
(last but not least:)
- no criminal charges/consequence
(if i was to include 'fire', 'water', or 'panic', we would end with another disaster of thousands dying of alcohol poisoning each upload)
Then your Bingo would have to include "drinking Bingo deaths". Or something like that
And several people saved by a severely injured person, usually an amateur/professional boxer.
bahaha. I love it.
Imagine: "on the 2nd of November, 2021, a majority of the world population suddenly died of alcohol poisoning. It was the largest of its kind, and after further investigations, was entirely the fault of a Mr. Fascinating Horror"
"There were only four survivors. A badly injured amateur boxer, two people who had the vodka wrestled out of their hands by the boxer before he collapsed of exhaustion, and Mr. Fascinating Horror, who recorded a short documentary about the incident. Seven billion plaques now mark the spots where the victims fell."
Imagine being pushed over and thinking "what's that guy's problem?" Then turning and seeing the trolley you were just on falling off a bridge, then seeing the same guy collapse from exhaustion after running back towards the water.
Yes. She actually didn't see anything but heard screams.
The passenger shoved off was 20yr old Lillian Frank a stenographer he worked with at his day job. She had tried to grab onto the car when she was pushed but wasn't able to and rolled along the street until someone grabbed her by the shirt and she suddenly heard screaming.
Pretty bad. Glad she wasn't able to grab back on
@@hotaru8309 I hope she got the chance to thank Nelson later, he was an honest to god hero
@@hotaru8309 wow...
I’m glad you manage to find some of the information about happenings most have never heard about. You are correct in saying these shouldn’t be forgotten. People’s lives are more important than anonymity.
that''s the best part of it. Without him they would be practically lost to history
Exactly.
@e "Memecious"... spamming your own channel content?
People lives are zero important
@@MrShanester117 Bollocks.
It's scares me how you never run out of stories to tell 😅🙈
There are tons of accidents. Like the bar fire of Volendam Netherlands back in 2000/2001 new years eve with 14 deaths and 200+ wounded.
History indeed has no shortage of tragedies
thats humans for ya. Our reaction times be slow and we be easily distracted
it scares me that he never will
stuff falling over all over
As the History Guy would say, this is history that deserves to be remembered.
I don't think there is history that shouldn't be remembered, good or bad.
IN TEXAS YOU AIN'T ALLOWED TO MENTION THE HISTORY OF THE KKK.
@@MsTendus mention it anyway
@@MsTendus The KKK aren't history, they're still around :(
I’ve lived in Boston for over 15 years, and had been across this bridge countless times. Yet, I never heard of it. Thanks for sharing the story.
It seems to have been overshadowed in public memory by the Molasses Disaster (which had less than half the number of victims, but was more memorable for obvious reasons) and the Cocoanut Grove fire.
@@DonPaliPalacios but this happened first didn’t it??
@@MsTinkerbelle87 Yes, this happened in 1916 and the Molasses Disaster happened in 1919.
@@DonPaliPalacios Yeah, Molasses and Cocoanut definitely overshadowed this event in the public sphere
@@jonnyminogue molasses n coconuts ... sounds delicious 😋
The greatness of this channel. Referring us to tragedies that have been forgotten. No tragedy should ever be forgotten so as it is never repeated.
@e Please remove, this 'garbage', link!!!!
@e Stop spamming links. Your channel will be reported.
@e "Memecious"... spamming your own channel content? - get lost
@@RealBradMiller he has more than one channel...this one and "Memecious" as well as a "secret channel" with porn
@@LadyWhinesalot OMG, I thought you were talking about Fascinating, not e, until I clicked to view the comment thread.
Lol, I reported the channel and the comments made in several other threads.
There should be some kind of memorial. It's wrong to let so many lost lives be forgotten.
Agreed.
Same I am surprised that there isn't
Yeah I’ve been there before and never knew about this incident. They absolutely should have a memorial
50 years or so after your death you will be forgotten because no one alive would've known you. It's just life.
We live on graves lol
McFarlane is a hero. It's so great to hear about all these mostly forgotten disasters and accidents; As terrible as the situations and circumstances are, in almost every case, there is at least one person trying their best to do the right thing, and do what they can to help others.
"Always look for the helpers." - Mr. Rogers
I can't believe I'm seeing this quote of Mr. Rogers! I just heard about that quote yesterday, and here I'm seeing your comment from 9 months ago. ☺️ ❤️
This reminds me of the Skyway Bridge disaster. When a Greyhound bus tumble into Tampa Bay. After a ship knocked out part of the bridge. Leaving a gaping hole where the bus and several vehicles fell into the bay.
I was just thinking he should cover the Skyway Bridge disaster. I was literally looking for that documentary less than two minutes ago.
That’s such a long, high bridge too. Terrifying.
I rode over that bridge in 1983 heading south to Sarasota. The demolished missing section of the damaged bridge was absolutely horrific to look at. I was riding on a bus as well.
We moved to 'Pinelles' county, Florida, in 1980 (moved out in 1985), and my parents & brother, crossed the Sunshine Skyway, a week before the collapse😟!!
That would be a good story to cover. I'm from Florida and remember the incident vividly.
I can't believe people would honestly clamor in groups for newspaper so desperately.
What a weird time to be alive.
*°Checking notifications for the 50th time°*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Just like 1 computer for your town.😕
Yeah, but, you could trust newspapers to tell the truth back then…
@@roxleyldc I mean yellow journalism did exist back then, "You provide the pictures, I'll provide the war" as Hearst once said. But yes overall truthiness was higher, Today its all about the ad revenue and ratings, all else is secondary. AP and Reuters still do pretty okay though, They are commonly the origination source of news before it flows through the editing department of a paper.
I tell ya, there's nothing scarier than hitting the brakes, the wheels locking, and continuing to slide forwards. You get that "oh crap im gonna die" feeling REAL bad
Fond memories mix with horrific nightmare material when someone brings this up... I learned to ride motorcycles at an even younger age than I learned to drive go-karts... AND "Brakes" is both one of the first and one of the most terrifying aspects of really learning to ride... Skill comes with "finesse" but in those early days... it's often an instinct to "go all in"... Hence, the noob's habit of locking wheels...
On the other side, I can identify with every accident scene in a movie where someone comically says things like "I can actually taste MY NUTS!" ;o)
Yep, the one and only automobile accident I've been in. This exact same thing happened. Absolute WTF moment then BAM, right into a guardrail.
"Pedal goes straight to the floor, having absolutely no effect" is up there.
Happens to me at least once every winter while driving up here in frosty Michigan!
It gets scarier when you hit a brake, and the pedal sinks to the floor and nothing else happens.
I once boiled the brake fluid by leaving the handbrake on, I know from experience.
For the coming christmas months, you might be interested in doing an episode on the "Ashtabula Horror", a known but majoritally overlooked train wreck that occurred on December 29th, 1876.
(Love your videos)
I never heard of this accident. Please tell us more
@@jscanl The Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train disaster) was the failure of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on December 29, 1876. A train of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway carrying about 160 passengers passed over the bridge as it failed. All but the lead locomotive plunged into the river. The train's oil lanterns and coal-fired heating stoves set the wooden cars alight. Firefighters declined to extinguish the flames, leaving individuals to try to pull survivors from the wreck. Many who survived the crash burned to death. The accident killed approximately 92 people. It was the worst rail accident in the U.S. in the 19th century and the worst rail accident in U.S. history until the Great Train Wreck of 1918.
That would be interesting to hear about, considering it was the worst US train wreck until the 1918 wreck
A video on the cassandra crossing train disaster would be good.
I am from Ashtabula county. There is a lot of great information available about this. It would be a good addition to this collection.
I have to say this to whoever runs this channel. Dont change a thing. Im subscribed to a lot of similar channels and i have to say yours is the only one i actually look to see if you dropped another video. Your straight forward right to the point storytelling is great.
Please don’t ever change the music!
It is so identifiable isn't it?
Yessss I’ve said the same thing!!! The same music forever please:))))))
I agree I enjoy hearing this music in every one of his history disaster videos.
I’m glad this channel covers both well known and localised disasters.
There’s many incidents that I’ve only ever heard of from these videos.
A tragedy of huge loss almost forgotten to time gone by. That's why I love this channel. I always look forward to Tuesday morning
I love these videos! Has he done one on the New London Texas school explosion of 1937? It was near where I grew up in East Texas in the 80s, and people still talked about it. I don’t remember ever seeing a documentary about it, though it killed almost 300 students and teachers. Seems like the kind of thing this channel would’ve done, and if they haven’t, would be interested in…
crazy timing!
I read about that. It had a major consequence in that after that disaster all natural gas now has a smell. Before the disaster natural gas sold on the market was odorless. That saved many more lives than the disaster costed, likely hundreds of thousands.
I just looked this up, so tragic... it happened just minutes before classes were to be dismissed for the day.
Despite having lived in East Texas for so long, I had never heard of this until I actually saw a play about it! The play was written by a survivor who had gone home sick before an after-school practice, and unfortunately lost his brother. We had many people who survived the incident come to watch from one of the nearby memory care facilities. I had never heard of this before the play, but talking to the survivors who were all little children at the time, was so interesting.
@Paul Dana not even accidental. People would adulterate alcohol with it in order to speed up fermentation.
England, this starts my Tuesday right. I end up humming the theme all morning
@e Stop spamming. Channel and comment reported.
There's a bridge of this general type still in modern use near Keadby in North Lincolnshire. It is the Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. I believe it's the only bridge of its type currently in use in the UK.
I've never seen one and it seems like a strange way to handle a bridge, I don't get where the road goes.
😮 Awesome
1:10 The first public radio broadcast was in 1920. The television wasn't invented yet and wouldn't be for another eleven years. Love the channel and video!
As someone who has lost a loved one tragically, I really appreciate the narration on this channel. Every detail is touched on, and the tragedy is emphasized through use of facts and full names. Thank you for bringing so many tragically lost lives to light in an honorary way.
Hey to everyone watching. 2:15am here west coast USA. ✌️❤️
It's 5:16 am here in Ohio and the east coast.
It's 4.20 p.m from the east side of the world
Same bro. I just lied down to go to bed in Southern California
Hell yea
It's 10:21am in Scotland 😜
Every Tuesday, 11am in Germany, I check your channel to see if you posted a video. Always looking forward.
Great job from you every time and so sad to hear all those stories.
Morgens, halb 10 in Deutschland... naja nicht ganz :D
@@daisychainexplores haha, genau. 😅
same, this is my midday break on tuesday!
I'm from the Netherlands. I was thrilled that FH did a story about the Enschede Fireworks Disaster a few months back, which many people even in the Netherlands have forgotten.
Yup! New video is up usually when I wake up in the morning. :)
Great video, and a respectful tribute to the lives lost. I can’t believe they wouldn’t put some sort of memorial there.
Keep in mind that at the time (aside from the occasional "cat's eye" beads) there were no such thing as modern reflectors. Signs were non reflective. In fact, at the time, STOP signs were actually yellow in color.
I remember cat's eye beads in the STOP signs.
You are doing brilliant work on this channel. Concise, thoughtful, and compassionate narratives of terrible events that don’t use gore or shock to drive home the message, “what have we (or should we have) learned from this?”
Dang dude, you're one of the few UA-camrs out there, that puts out videos every week, on the dot, the way you say you will. Never disappointing!
Dude? NO ONE uses that expression, anymore😐.
I find it incredibly intriguing how you don't just go for the most well known disasters but you dive into the not well known or forgotten ones. Nonetheless, this one was still a tragic loss. Keep up the good work, Fascinating Horror.
Anyone can document "well known disasters". It takes skill and dedication to delve into the unknown & forgotten!
Your like ratio is a testament to the quality, consistency, and information you provide. Well deserved 👍
I always like the episodes as soon as I can after they're uploaded, even if I don't have the time to watch the episode immediately.
Fascinating Horror is one of the only channels where I take care to ALWAYS remember to like his videos.
People must also remember that most rules and regulations are written in blood.
Man I love waking up at 4 am and having 1 of these stories waiting for me
I sent a screenshot of the front page of the newspaper in this video to my mother and she told me that two of my grandmother's cousins, Biagio Macaluso, who was 18, and Vincenzo Macaluso, 19, were two of the 46 people who died on that trolley. A third cousin, Rosario, was also supposed to be on the trolley but got held up because the streets were so crowded. They had all arrived in America from Sicily not long before this tragedy took place. What a small world. This video hits closer to home now that I know that.
Ah yes another excellent addition to my collection.
Please do Sewol Ferry. That's one of the most tragic and reprehensible occurrences I've heard or seen and I didn't know it even happened until recently.
Looking at a brief description of that: Carrying twice it's legal cargo capacity, licensing was based on falsified documents, captain abandoned ship before evacuation was complete, and so on. Sounds like this channel's fare.
If you already know what happened, then why do you want him to cover it?
@@DavidKen878 Fascinating Horror's takes on all accidents are always welcome, as he does such a fantastic job of handling tragedies without sensationalism of any kind.
@@DavidKen878 What kind of question is that? Not only do I like his coverage, I think more people should know what happened.
@@Snowenj Most of the disasters that this channel featured is mostly obscured to begin with.
I love that this channel has been going long enough to reference other disasters they've covered
You have such an engaging tone, and you’re so informative. You should have a prime time slot on TV for your documentaries. I feel that you pay homage to the victims who may have otherwise been forgotten. I have so much respect for you!
My favorite part about these is the lessons learned and how we adapt to tragedy. Please keep the stories coming please!
One thing I’ll always love about your disaster/accident videos, which are always concise and well-made, is how you detail resulting consequent changes in practice and laws to prevent them from occurring again. Great way to go full-circle with your videos 👍
amazing to think that all the systems we use today were arrived at through massive trial and error
Thanks, interesting as always
Yup. It's a bit scary to realize that most safety protocols are reactive measures, instead of proactive ones.
ThAnk you for this video. I live in Boston now and lived in Massachusetts my whole life. I’ve never heard of this disaster. All those poor people. So sad.
I work literally right here on the Fort Point channel and cross the (now non-retractable) bridge every day on my way to work, and I'd never heard of this. Absolutely haunting.
Parts of this story remind me of the Madison Street Bridge Disaster in Portland, Oregon (1893). That one is worth a read if it's not already on your list.
@ghost mall Exactly. Apparently there were two different versions of a Madison Street Bridge in that spot before the Hawthorne replaced it.
Thank you for knowing the name. That tragedy came to mind while I was watching this and I couldn't remember what it was called.
Another one that'd be interesting to have covered would be the Lake Labish Disaster of 1890.
@@susanbrown138 huh, the lake labish disaster, never heard of it
@@militarytankstudios9497 I actually hadn't heard about until yesterday. I was looking up rail disasters for Oregon and came across it. It's minor compared to the ones covered on this channel. It took place near Salem, Oregon.
I love trolleys, so I know this one’s gonna hurt me. The trolley song made famous by Judy Garland in Meet in St. Louis really slaps
"Ding, ding, ding goes the bell"!! Judy, before drugs😏!!!
@@rogerrendzak8055 such a great song!
sadly Judy was forced on drugs by her mother before she even signed with MGM. She was given speed as a child to perform vaudeville, and then they prescribed her additional speed for “dieting purposes” when she joined MGM. She then had to be prescribed Benzos to counteract the effects of the speed so she could get her 4 hours of sleep before filming for 30 more. However Meet Me in St. Louis seemed to be a happy time for Judy. It’s was her first film with Minelli, and that’s when they fell in love- and if memory serves me correctly, she did get off the pills for a short time shortly after the filming. Sadly everything fell apart again shortly after that.
You should do a video on the New London school explosion, caused by a gas leak before gas odorization. It is one of if not the worst gas leak disaster in American history.
Wow- we asked about the same disaster at the same time. Fingers crossed!
you two have a lot in common eh?
You might like to do a video on a school bus accident that happened in December 1966 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Seven children perished just days before Christmas. Always enjoy your presentations and find them very informative. Keep up the good work!
I had never heard of this one, really sad. I physically recoiled when you said they put the car back into service. Like, what?
Thank you for another informative and well done video!
Sort of like the locomotive involved in the Tay Bridge disaster in Scotland; it was recovered, repaired and put back into service. It became known as "the diver" and crews were reluctant to take it over the new bridge.
I can't believe I've never heard of this, and I lived in MA almost my whole life. It's really sad
As always, brilliant exposition. Calm delivery. Events sequenced smoothly. Well done!
As an engineer, I find these videos helpful. They show how our standardized safety practices were developed. Really interesting.
I’d say how this is almost forgotten is really terrible, 45 died here, this should be remembered!
45 ppl is really not that many man compared to millions lost in war
@@Darknessevolves fair, but still, does that make this not a tragedy? No, it’s still a tragedy that should be remembered nonetheless, just like basically everything this channel puts out.
@@Darknessevolves it's still 45 too many
@@Darknessevolves Totally agree, and we shouldn't even bother remembering any other war other than WWII, the war with the most deaths! Now that's a true tragedy! All other wars aren't even worth remembering; WWI? Pfft, didn't even break 50 mil, not worth remembering.
@@ImCurrentlyNaked your being sarcastic… right?
Boston had a few disasers last century, it would seem, between the Molasses Tsunami, the Coconut Grove fire, and this. What else befell the poor citizens of Boston between these incidents?
I'm a lifelong South Boston resident. There's a lot of history here...this is 1 incident, I'm ashamed to say, I'm unfamiliar with. I'm literally looking at part of Summer Street. Been a sub for a while now + knew Summer Street had to be Boston's. Great vid as always! Thank you for educating + remembering ✌💜
So, McFarland(?) Nearly drowned because he took the time to save someone else and then STILL saved ANOTHER person on his way to freedom, AND was going to go back for more!! Hero!!
Nelson McFarlane. Even more incredibly, the boy was only 17 as well.
What a superb telling of this tragic story. Thanks, Mr. Fascinating.
Damn, I live in Boston and had no prior knowledge of this. Thanks for covering the oft-forgotten horrors of unregulated industry
This story immediately reminded me of an incident that happened in my home town of Tacoma Washington on a rainy July 4th in 1900. An overcrowded trolly car carrying 150+ people toward an independence day parade downtown (it was built to hold 55), and under the charge of an inexperienced motorman, lost traction around a curve, jumped the track and plunged 100 feet into a ravine. The crash is heard from blocks away and help arrives quickly, but the pile of twisted wreckage and steep sides of the ravine make rescue difficult. 43 are killed with many more injured.
It is known as the worst streetcar disaster in Washington state history.
Love the videos! I look forward to more! Thanks!
How scary to be trapped and water coming in. So happy when I see a new post. Love hearing these old stories that would be lost without you. Thank you.
Kinda like Chicago, the Eastland disaster is forgotten by many but they remember the Iroquois theater disaster.
Hey, just want to let you know that we really appreciate that these videos are uploaded regularly and we always look forward to them!
I really appreciate your content. it is both educational and respectful. Yours might be the only channel that I've seen every single upload - keep it up!
thanks for your work in investigating and documenting these lesser-known but still tragic incidents.
I love this channel! In some cases, just as the narrator says, the telling of their stories are one of the few ways that those that lose their lives are remembered. I’d gladly contribute to Patreon for this guy.
I’m from the Boston area and have never heard of this before. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
This is hands-down my favorite channel on UA-cam!!
I look forward to every Tuesday morning when I can wake up and have coffee with tragedy.
Thank you as always for bringing back to light these tragedies that are seemingly forgotten by many. The victims and heroes of these horrible events deserve to be remembered.
I would really love to see you cover the sinking of the Captain Torres. It's a truly heartbreaking story, and while I know some of the story, I'd be interested to hear the full breakdown of events.
Always look forward to these! Brill.
I'm having trouble falling asleep and this is perfect timing for an upload. Your videos are always so well done and educational. I might as well learn something if I'm not going to bed.
Same can’t sleep ugh lol
😁 11 am here
@@tictactoehuhn6 lmao 2:30am for me 😭
@@Darknessevolves hopefully this video helps you. I like to listen to "horror" narration like let's read/swamp dweller/be Busta to help me get ready to fall asleep.
I love the fact that you cover the important points of the story without embellishments.
I'm so glad I found this channel.
The somber steady tone and just facts without extra drama and willingness to also not self edit unpleasant details makes your videos the ones I tell people to lookup when talking about some of these disasters.
Keep up the good work.
One of the few channels that I automatically click the *”Like Button,”* on every video….long before the ads are finished, or I’ve even started watching it! Thank you for always being awesome!!❤️😁👍
Favorite part of my Tuesday. Love these stories that I have never heard of before.
Agree...and there is just a certain something about his voice that is just....I don't know....easy to listen to.
So, every time I see a new episode up, I get all excited. I quickly watch it... then get sad because I've already watched every video on this channel at least 3 times. I need more of your content. You are the best example of "Good things come to those who wait."
Clear, concise, precise, and without any overly dramatic presentation. Well done.
What's Fascinating and Horrifying at the same time is you never run out of stories to tell.
Could you do one on the Point Pleasant Silver bridge collapse? That would be the most awesome thing ever.
This one brought tears to my eyes. I cannot even fathom with these passengers endured in their last moments. Thank you for another brilliant video.
Always up on Tuesday mornings waiting for your videos!!
Always making my Tuesdays so better; thank you man
I’ve lived in Boston since I was 6 and have never heard about this! Thank you for covering this long forgotten disaster. I’ve crossed that bridge several times and haven’t thought twice about my safety as I go across.
RIP to everyone lost 🙏🏾
Fascinating Horror is one of my favorite channels for obvious reasons. Well put together videos covering all but forgotten subject matter involving past disasters. I have worked in the Life Safety industry for 5 years and these videos are prime examples of why we have so many safety measures in place today.
Another great video to enjoy on my lunch break WFH. Thank you for your awesome content.
I wonder if there'd be a way to install a memorial plaque today. If someone was willing to pay out of pocket to get it installed.
Unless it’s a druggy killed by OD, who they pretend was killed by cops, no one cares.
Thank you for continuing to memorialize these disasters, both the infamous and the obscure. Documenting and re-documenting incidents like this, ensures those who were lost are never forgotten.
Channel is legitimately one of the best out there. Great video
Going back in a time machine to this era would be so surreal. We've become so used to safety precautions everywhere and on everything (_still_ doesn't save the morons) that it would likely be obvious to us how dangerous it was having different stop signs in different places on a dangerous bridge crossing.
More evidence that "the good old days" were terrible- and deadly.
@Rimone Media the fact that extra cars were added on that day implies that either there was no fixed schedule in the first place, or there were bonus trolleys circling in between the scheduled times. So there was nothing weird about the driver wanting to carry people to their destination as fast as possible
I usually watch these while I make breakfast, so maaaaaybe I should be going to bed.
A wonderful video highlighting an almost forgotten event. Thank you.
One of my absolute favourite channels! Thanks so much for all of the great content. Well researched, well written and perfectly presented. This channel has become an addiction :-)
Wonder if you could do the Eschede Derailment of ICE 884 next?