A railroad worker avoided the worst train crash in U.S. history in 1891; he had a premonition the night before and called-in sick. 4 trains collided in 10 minutes in eastern CT. His fill-in was killed. It’s the next episode of Amazing Tales: https://AmazingTalesCT.Podbean.comSubmitted by CTHistory42 t3_yajx2v in Connecticut
nutmegger2020 t1_itbikkr wrote
Nice. Can you add the story of the Bostonian during the Hurricane of 1938 ? Its an amazing story.
CTHistory42 OP t1_itbnc3h wrote
I'm not familiar with it. Any assistance you can provide would be most welcome.
nutmegger2020 t1_itbsd6b wrote
Its in this Book
https://www.amazon.com/Sudden-Sea-Great-Hurricane-1938/dp/0316832111
http://www.workingwaterfrontarchives.org/2006/04/01/sudden-sea-the-great-hurricane-of-1938/
26:04 here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JycDf5s5wB0
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https://twitter.com/Boston_archives/status/1308077013887004672
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Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJAdKPa5inI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tic8ceyIsQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JycDf5s5wB0
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We could work as a team. The story of the bus driver in RI was the most touching as we regularly passed through Mackeral Cove on the way to SCUBA diving at the Beavertail Lighthouse (hence my avatar).
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