Very slick method for comparing two images, but maybe the UX is a little obscure. I have to admit I thought it was two images side by side, and wondered why they were different proportions, until I noticed the handle.
The explosion is of course very similar to the 1947 Port Texas disaster (581 dead) But it also reminded me of the Halifax explosion of 1917 (2,000 dead).
In Halifax, the train dispatcher on the pier stayed at his post to send one last message to keep the next passenger train from entering town.
“Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys”
The explosion is of course very similar to the 1947 Port Texas disaster (581 dead) But it also reminded me of the Halifax explosion of 1917 (2,000 dead).
In Halifax, the train dispatcher on the pier stayed at his post to send one last message to keep the next passenger train from entering town.
“Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys”