| TRAGEDY ... FANTASTIC IN ITS HORROR Wreckage of ship that exploded in New York h | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5475 |
| Catalog #: | 52842 | |
| Clip Number: | 52842-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/76 | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:40 - 01:33:22 | |
| Location: | New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Explosions LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State | |
| Description: | "America. Tragedy ... fantastic in its horror! Hundreds killed & injured as boiler of 40 year-old ferry boat 'Observation' - crowded with workmen - explodes." New York High angle shot of dockyard where explosion occurred. Closer shot of two row boats above the wreck. A small piece of the superstructure can be seen above the water. Part of the damaged boat rises through the water. A man in a deep sea diving suit climbs down ladder into water. Part of the wreck is hoisted out of the water by a dockside crane, as the wreck is lifted part of it breaks off and fall back to the water. Shots of nearby ship damaged by flying planks of wood when the ferry 'Observation' exploded. CU of windows in tall building - one victim was blown seven stories into the air (according to the voiceover). CU of man replacing glass in shattered window. Body on stretcher is carried into the back of an ambulance. | |
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