All Things Morbid

Hi dear Readers! This is Pip back from the dead- I mean back from 54 days of silence…

A fact I’m quite embarrassed about. eep.

Well, since the Black Dahlia series has come to an end, I am going to write a series of one-offs then enter another long case that I conveniently learned about at a family gathering…..

Anyway, I’m going to slip into Professor mode now.

Class, today we are going to learn about the Great Molasses flood of 1919, which took place in Boston, Massachusetts.

To look back on it it really does seem quite funny- on the afternoon of January 15, 1919, a tank of molasses on Boston’s North End burst open. The smell of molasses lingered for decades.

So. Quite entertaining.

Except, now we learn about what makes this case so morbid- more than two million gallons of molasses poured out of the tank; more like a tsunami wave than anything. The wave reached speeds up to 35 mile per hour.

The sticky substance crushed buildings, trapped horses in stables, and ultimately killed 21 people, with 150 people sustaining injuries.

A horrible event.

And, of course as we know, we humans specialize in horrible events.

The tank was flawed- inadequate thickness and some other factors which could have been avoidable.

Like I like to say, there’s nothing like starting off the new year than reminding yourself of all the mistakes we humans have made in the past.

Happy thoughts.

Of course, I missed a lot of details in this post, as it really was just a way of easing back into the life of a blogger, so before you go thinking you know everything about the Great Molasses flood of 1919, you don’t.

There are a lot of other websites to learn more about the flood if you so desire, and with saying that, I am logging off, and just remember one thing:

‘The True Crime But Make It Stomachable’ Club is in commission.

We are back baby!