Pascal's triangle

fire was so far up firefighter could not reach it with a ladder. “In 1911, there were two elevators with access to the factory floors, but only one was fully operational and the workers had to file down a long, narrow corridor in order to reach it.”(Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire). The elevator only made one single trip letting a crowd of people to safety. A machine operator trying to escape pried the empty elevator doors open and slowly slid down the cables. Six girls jumped off into the…

The fire itself was started, as so it is said, by a match being accidentally dropped on a pile of cloth in the work area, which is proof of the unsafe working conditions. The fire had occurred in the late afternoon on Saturday, March 25, 1911, when one of the employees noticed the fire and brought it to the attention of the rest of people on the eighth floor, where it had started. The workers tried to put out the fire with buckets of water, but it quickly began to spread to the bins of scrapped…

though this was not the circumstance in the Triangle Fire, it certainly contributed to the days horror, as they neglected any policy that would hinder the process of torching the factory. Furthermore, they had little empathy for the workers themselves, paying them fifteen dollars a week and having them work for 12 hours a day. In 1909, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union had a strike for higher pay and better hours, but the owners’ of the Triangle Factory disregarded it and…

Have you ever heard of the term muckraking? It’s when information about corruptness is publicized widely throughout the nation. That is what I plan to do in this article, to expose the dangerous environment of the average workplace and why the place where you work will end up costing your life. An unnamed company told Alice Hamilton that lead was not used in any of their products because of the dangers it can cause to the human body. After further investigation Hamilton found that six, not just…

The documentary, Triangle Fire, by Kristin Downey about labor rights in 1911 that took place in New York City. Shirtwaist factory works go on strike on October 4, 1909 for their labor rights. Working less hours, better pay, and safe work environment are just some of the main reasons the workers have gone on strike. In every factory, there would be one woman who would convince the others to go on strike and they would go because they all feel the same. Even today, there are still more people out…

this also included the workers at the triangle factory. Conditions of the factories and shops (near 500) were not held up to par because, most factory staff was made up of immigrants who came to America in search of the American dream and ended up in the ghettos trying to survive. The conditions of the factories were challenged and some changes were made, but as Samuel Gompers said, “women had to burn in order to spur government action on labor safety” (Triangle fire a teacher's guide). In…

Milestone Three One of the greatest events that resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was the creation a nine member commission dubbed the Factory Investigation Commission (FIC). Following the fire, a superficial investigation was completed and it was found that there were conditions in factories and manufacturing establishments that constituted a daily menace to the lives of the thousands of working men, women, and children. It was also found that there was a lack of fire…

employees made it out, but people in the ninth floor “were not as lucky.” Due to poor work conditions, some employees were forced to jump out the building, or burn. The calamitous Triangle Fire proved that it is essential for the government to vital decisions in order to protect the safety and health of employees. The Triangle employees’ health and safety was not adequately cared for. Certain factors lead to the workers being trapped in the building. One of these is that the doors were locked.…

The top floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company building, in New York city, caught fire killing 146 of the 500 workers. The dead consisted of mainly of young women. The doors for the fire escape were locked and the firefighters ladders couldn’t reach to top floors. Many of the workers prefered to jump to their deaths rather than suffocating. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, founded in 1900, was a union that represented local unions. After the 1911 Triangle Fire, the…

The day was March 25, 1911, no one would be able to forget when one of the most catastrophic tragedies on record not only in New York City, but in the history of the American industry transpired. This horrendous event will forever be known as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Due to the inhumane working conditions and the rapidly spreading fire, 145 of the 600 employees had died an extremely miserable death during the disastrous event from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to…