The Great Boston MOLASSES FLOOD of 1919

[BuckleBoy]

Interesting Reading.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster



I can't even imagine...

 

[jsandin]

Let me be the FIRST to say how much I agree that this is one of the weirdest disasters of all time.

I have the book:

Puleo, Stephen, "Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919"

It made me hungry for molasses. I went out and bought a bottle of blackstrap. Try it on vanilla ice cream.

 

[Blacksheep]

Read up on this a few months back, imagine being stuck in that river of goo.
Great post.

 

[stefen]

Shouldn't this be posted under ... "World News and Events" ...

Isn't that a sticky decision of where it gooes

 

[BuckleBoy]

Shouldn't this be posted under ... "World News and Events" ...

Isn't that a sticky decision of where it gooes

Hey, I'm just glad it finally got a reply.

 

[packerbacker]

That was a big tank but it still seems like the loss of life was excessive. Strange story; I'd never heard of it before. The learning continues.

 

[RON (PA)]

I cannot imagine a river of molasses traveling at 35 mph. Must have been a site to see.