Texas City disasterrecords 1947-2003

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Texas City disasterrecords 1947-2003

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The Texas City disasterrecords were created and / or maintained by survivor Robert M. Morris, of TexasCity, TX. The reports, statements, images and notes describe the events of theApril 16, 1947 when a French ship carrying fertilizer on Galveston Bay caughtfire and exploded, causing disaster on shore at the nearby Monsanto styreneplant and other petroleum refineries, homes, warehouses, ships and buildings.At least 576 were killed and 4,000 injured, with the town being almostcompletely destroyed.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Monsanto Chemical Company

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Ruecker, Fred.

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Morris, Robert M.

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The worst industrial accident in U.S. history took place on the morning of April 16, 1947 when a French freighter carrying fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) on Galveston Bay caught fire and exploded, causing disaster on shore at the nearby Monsanto styrene plant and other petroleum refineries, homes, warehouses, ships and buildings. At least 576 were killed and 4,000 injured, with Texas City being almost completely destroyed. Monsanto rebuilt the plant, which was only three ...

Jacobs, John F.

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Biographical/Historical Note Interpreter for the American Relief Administration in Russia. From the guide to the John F. de. Jacobs typescript : The American Relief Administration and my crime, 1925, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Lane, William M.

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