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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
14
Halifax suffered a massive blast and fire that devastated two and a half square miles. Hospitals overflowed and rescue crews searched ruins as U.S. Navy bluejackets aided Canadians. Officials feared thousands dead with power, telegraph, and transport disrupted.
The Halifax explosion and fire decimated the city after the Mont Blanc munitions ship collided with the relief vessel Imo near Pier 8. Many crewmen on the Pictou were killed, fires raged for hours, and thousands were left homeless as救援 teams rescued the injured and authorities opened shelters on the Common.
Halifax report says two Canadian cruiser Niobe sailors were killed in an explosion. Several others were injured in the incident.
The steamship Ioma, a Norwegian vessel of 3161 tons, which collided with the Mont Blanc in Halifax Harbor, was last reported to have arrived at an Atlantic port in the United States on Oct. 9.
A small steamer Wasper B sailed near an ammunition ship to warn officials of danger. It was struck by shells, five of six crew were killed, and the steamer was wrecked as the explosion occurred nearby.
Messages reached parents last night confirming that all residents of the Convent of St. Vincent in Halifax, where several Dorchester girls had gone to become nuns, were unharmed by the explosion.
Halifax dispatch reports the Mont Blanc crew escaped unharmed from the burning munition ship after a collision they blame on signal whistle confusion.
Montreal dispatch reports Halifax's wholesale merchant and residential districts sustained the greatest property damage after the explosion. Business buildings rocked and glass shattered though casualties in these areas were small. Fires in the North end started by overturned stoves. total damage expected in the millions, with no firm estimate yet.
New York December 6 officials of the Red Cross Line stated none of their steamers were in Halifax at the time of the explosion and the collision report with the ammunition ship is erroneous The Florizel had been in Halifax earlier in the week but left Tuesday and arrived at St John s Newfoundland yesterday
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