TC travels, 2014 TR, Pg 904, 2015 TR pg 964
Table of Contents Our 2009 travels started here on March 1, 2009 The first pictures appeared at page 15. We couldn't get our data card to work with our new computer. New Orleans and the Bayou c...
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All memories aren't good ones.
On this same corner was one of the worst fires ever in Charleston.
I listened to the reporters on the radio with mom... I can still hear the sirens and screams that the radio announcers microphones picked up. It made an impact on me, a nine year old grade school kid. it gave me nightmares.
A couple of years later I went to Methodist Church Camp with one of the firemens daughters... she was an orphan in our eyes... we never knew anyone with only one parent.
The Woolworth Fire, 1949
The Charleston Fire Department experienced its worst fire in city history and greatest tragedy on March 4th, losing seven brothers at the Woolworth Fire. While searching for the fire inside the Woolworth Building, the first floor gave way and collapsed, sending firefighters into the smoke and flames below. While some of the firefighters were able to be rescued from the basement, others were not. Seven firefighters perished, including some of those who were attempting to rescue their brothers. Thirteen firefighters were injured and loss and damage was over one million dollars. A memorial plaque stands as a constant reminder of that fatefull day and is located on the original building that still stands at the corner of Capitol and Quarrier Streets.
All of the buildings on the right were burnt... starting at the corner where we just turned...
On this same corner was one of the worst fires ever in Charleston.
I listened to the reporters on the radio with mom... I can still hear the sirens and screams that the radio announcers microphones picked up. It made an impact on me, a nine year old grade school kid. it gave me nightmares.
A couple of years later I went to Methodist Church Camp with one of the firemens daughters... she was an orphan in our eyes... we never knew anyone with only one parent.
The Woolworth Fire, 1949
The Charleston Fire Department experienced its worst fire in city history and greatest tragedy on March 4th, losing seven brothers at the Woolworth Fire. While searching for the fire inside the Woolworth Building, the first floor gave way and collapsed, sending firefighters into the smoke and flames below. While some of the firefighters were able to be rescued from the basement, others were not. Seven firefighters perished, including some of those who were attempting to rescue their brothers. Thirteen firefighters were injured and loss and damage was over one million dollars. A memorial plaque stands as a constant reminder of that fatefull day and is located on the original building that still stands at the corner of Capitol and Quarrier Streets.
All of the buildings on the right were burnt... starting at the corner where we just turned...
