Marble Hill press., 1918-12-05
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ocnoin-e.e = ths grVate.t contributions ever
szsas ~ hirtsarir.i pabrc o a ,irictsn 81.
what has b~sh doe - Il bsinE dsa~. 9Th thi,
NEs sum MssJ r~tls uhs us-aei their ssaris
snd tAstr lgrs-- 10 IIaiifas ~oald lac TO kuo-.
ssi thl' article Is designed 60 supTiJ The ihiot'
tnatiaa
Tbs srar~. ritr~ .hsvs tell In rsr What vas
d0ae ,as InhfsS "a, wAs, Haitian has done foe
f'ssf .. . far iuarvr strry. Aithoagh the victim
- disaster stvh at unee FaBkei her Hraoag
,Ae Ervas trrEvsly ritI.s = TIE world romf-fi
Gsr;tnqus t'aivvstoa sai San Frsncisco--liah.
fa1 sfaTw~svd 10 hsT feet frw sscuus,s aftcr 'hs
e.snic hl.s had laid waste h.r streets de-
ssruyra hsr hsase- sEi nifrrvt the stth her
t-sd ard wsni 20 sors 20 fetch or,isr cut Of
chaos
-rrCn q spectacular and heruic palat - view
e.riarvSi G~o-rv Marpcaaid q the Canadian
er~-s -this ecetin~nt has never produced such
6artas s<t as civilian hsrrs. sprung up At the
evil - sfa'v In thos~ bi-aa n~cershes tays Ia Hal
tr.r History 'svm. with herrur--tecvut his
tc-y parfieuisrly--bui NJ parallel exists for the
s-gusoce ~ str.s,ioa with Witch Halifsf was
e.ius~a sutn and appalling death frOm The
~ithsriax esptosion. mad panic 81 the fvar of
worse disaster frutn susibe di.rupiinn. horror
frvm the rrvs which rrr~-iily arsogrrsi the ruias
torture frea thr rapldiy rhansine weather conil-
roa. which wept FRYER hlifrard to rain and frum
rata - fcro c-D.,ions IN ihe thrr- DAYS -uccee't
The day 81 TIE FafH@frNthf= afF EEFfafFf u EAAr
<~-sei its assaults only when Il had exhausted
ts rvr-Ftairv ~ csiamitic-
Sc, ssnisa thls appalling chsn~nre was tae
.ntnown and un,rtc,i courage af iIaiifsx'. Cit.
sen. How they hattisSi through the combination
Of snKuish ard misery almost ntuoc far y week
&. NJ The most Inspiring dramas of history"
so much for what Halifax started 80 d.. from
shs Pen of "onc who watrhed this Horneric hat.
fle" NJ n prVT~ correspondent Chief among the
pisn husiprs. men of heroic mold Robert 7.
Marrretth an cx msyor Of Halifax. Who had or.
Esnissd an .merE,ucy rrlief station q, the city
hall within sn hour after the imo had rnmuira
che Moni hianr sud ", loose the deyaStaiin. cx-
rlossvrx rrni ~ In the hold ~ the latter ship
Nacr~Jth and hs layal associates no; cely 60,
on thc ioh nj enrs. hut stayed there, practically
wfthoat rest siecn for ten days succortng the
wcRatsd benslns tbs hcnelsss feeding the desi
tats caring for the dependents. providing fuel
ART Transportation. nsasins Ore and huryins the
dead
EvVry man of forve and Initiative and man.
srerssi ability weut 10 work without tnonent's
delay. The private car ut George u. Graham Of
The nominen Atlantic WAS partly wrecked by
the blast. hnt General Manager Graham az once
hecsmr leading sr'ri, In the great task cf or
rant.lrg temporary retfef and his railroad gave
Invaluable assistance In the crisis
Ia week the emergency shelter committee. II.
rsrtei by W, =. Davidson chairman housed COCO
people and a large number were oven cared for
The very first night Hospitals were established
and 4.ouo patients trtated In an Incredibly short
lime Two thousand bodies wers handled by the
morsuary department
The rvcuastrucsion committee, headed hy q,
yred Pearson q newspaper proprietor. lost no
time In orvanxiu9 the work OF building temporary
homes for the homeless 10 cover the period which
must tlapsc before permanent construction could
be inaugurased. Mr. Pearson asked Col Robert
4. Low, the man who built the environments for
the Canadian army, To give Halifax the benefit OF
his experience end the colonel wen, 10 work at
once with plenty NJ energy. and without pay, TO
put roofs over the heatis of thousands of Halifax
people, When Nc had struck his stride. the man
whs trsn vais-rtser ean,p for the Canadian ex.