The title was so spot-on, we’ve used it (at least) twice, and probably will again. In a few short sentences, the plaque stands for the memory of the Boston Molasses Flood and the 21 victims who lost their lives as a result. Nearby, there is a small plaque, not easily noticed by the casual observer.
Length of time that Boston Harbor ran brown with molasses: Six monthsĮxcerpts from “How Slow is Molasses in January?,” Yankee Magazine, January 19. The place where the USIA molasses storage once stood is now occupied by a park and baseball field. Sum that the Purity Distilling Company paid in damages to the 125 people who filed suit: Over $1 million Number of people who died of drowning or suffocation in the molasses flood: 21 Gallons of molasses that flooded the North End on January 15, 1919: 2.3 millionĮstimated height of the wave of molasses: 30 feetĮstimated speed of the wave of molasses: 25 miles per hour Photo Credit : Boston Public Library/Public Domain GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD | FAST FACTS Wreckage of the collapsed molasses tank is visible in the background, center, next to light colored warehouse. Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque via Boston Public Library There is no shortage of forgotten disasters, but few rival the 1919 Great Boston Molasses Disaster in the scope of its. Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Local residents claim that on a steamy summer night you can still smell the sweet aroma of molasses.īoston elevated twisted into new shapes, after Molasses Disaster. In all, 11 people were killed and more than 50 injured by the initial explosion.Ī playground and baseball field presently occupy the site of the blast. Scores of buildings, vehicles and bystanders were swept away. The city paving department office and stable were erased within seconds, killing five men and a number of horses. A five-ton Mack truck was picked up by the wave of molasses and slammed into a building. On the waterfront, Boston Fireboat #31 was sunk at its dock with loss of life. The Bay State Street Railway freight depot and several motorized boxcars were destroyed. a small plaque commemorates the Boston Molasses Flood and the 21 people who died. Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Census Bureau History: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. Firemen standing in thick molasses after the disaster. 1:00pm Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Photo Credit : The Bostonian Society/Old State House/Public Domain Fire House no. Photo Credit : Public Domain A “before” shot of the molasses tank in an undated photo. The front page of the Boston Post on January 16, 1919. A quick-thinking motorman, seeing the rail disappear ahead of the train, dashed to the rear car and, with the steel wheels spinning, managed to get it headed in the opposite direction. The metal latticework of the Boston Elevated Railway Company’s Altlantic Avenue line, running above Commercial Street, was struck by a large chunk of the shattered tank. A massive tidal wave of molasses swept across Commercial Street, smashing into a house at 6 Copps Hill Terrace, demolishing the building and killing Mrs.
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