“‘He held out a second girl in the same way and then let her drop,’ Shepherd wrote. ‘Then he held out a third girl. They didn’t resist.’ The fourth one was apparently his sweetheart.
Amazed, the bystanders saw them embrace and kiss. ‘Then he held her out into space and dropped her. But, quick as a flash, he was on the windowsill himself. His coat flattened upward; the air filled his trouser legs; I could see that he wore tan shoes and hose. His hat remained on his head” (Von Drehle 158). The aforementioned scene is what horrified pedestrians saw, as the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Asch Building, housing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, were consumed by fire. The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911 was undoubtedly …show more content…
The most important cause of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the flagrant negligence of owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. Their outright disregard of workplace safety and lack of concern for the well being of their workers is at the very root of the fire. However, all of the innocent people who perished as a result of the owner’s actions and inactions did not die in vain. The public’s outrage over the fire launched industrial America into a new direction. Numerous groups in support of better working conditions and unions in support of worker’s rights pushed harder than ever for change. The major consequence of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire was the introduction of new policies regarding worker’s rights and workplace safety. Due the owners’ allowing poor working conditions and lack of adequate …show more content…
The owners allowed highly flammable scrap from thousands of shirtwaists to accumulate beneath the cutter’s tables. Hanging from wires that were strung across the room were paper patterns. The huge piles of fabric, rows of paper hanging across the room, and wooden tables let the fire spread uncontrollably (Von Drehle 118). The no smoking policy of the factory was hardly enforced among the cutters. “The fire marshal would later conclude that someone tossed a match or cigarette butt into Abramowitz’s scrap bin before it was completely extinguished” (Von Drehle 119). Once the fire began, workers tried to put out the fire using buckets of water. After failing at this attempt, the workers tried to use the fire hose only to learn that they were dysfunctional. Harris and Blanck may have not known that the firehoses were inoperable, but as owners of the company, it was still their duty and responsibility to ensure that they were properly
Amazed, the bystanders saw them embrace and kiss. ‘Then he held her out into space and dropped her. But, quick as a flash, he was on the windowsill himself. His coat flattened upward; the air filled his trouser legs; I could see that he wore tan shoes and hose. His hat remained on his head” (Von Drehle 158). The aforementioned scene is what horrified pedestrians saw, as the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Asch Building, housing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, were consumed by fire. The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911 was undoubtedly …show more content…
The most important cause of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the flagrant negligence of owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. Their outright disregard of workplace safety and lack of concern for the well being of their workers is at the very root of the fire. However, all of the innocent people who perished as a result of the owner’s actions and inactions did not die in vain. The public’s outrage over the fire launched industrial America into a new direction. Numerous groups in support of better working conditions and unions in support of worker’s rights pushed harder than ever for change. The major consequence of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire was the introduction of new policies regarding worker’s rights and workplace safety. Due the owners’ allowing poor working conditions and lack of adequate …show more content…
The owners allowed highly flammable scrap from thousands of shirtwaists to accumulate beneath the cutter’s tables. Hanging from wires that were strung across the room were paper patterns. The huge piles of fabric, rows of paper hanging across the room, and wooden tables let the fire spread uncontrollably (Von Drehle 118). The no smoking policy of the factory was hardly enforced among the cutters. “The fire marshal would later conclude that someone tossed a match or cigarette butt into Abramowitz’s scrap bin before it was completely extinguished” (Von Drehle 119). Once the fire began, workers tried to put out the fire using buckets of water. After failing at this attempt, the workers tried to use the fire hose only to learn that they were dysfunctional. Harris and Blanck may have not known that the firehoses were inoperable, but as owners of the company, it was still their duty and responsibility to ensure that they were properly