The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and girls and 23 men – who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths. Most of the victims were recent Italian or Jewish immigrant women and girls aged 14 to 23.
The factory was located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch Building, at 23–29 Washington Place, near Washington Square Park. The 1901 building still stands and is now known as the Brown Building, which is part of and owned by New York University (NYU). The building has been designated a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark.
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You really are a great researcher and I really enjoy that you got your shadow while filming.it actually does give it more of a realistic feel.very well done.Thanks
Jim
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Thanks for watching, Jim, I appreciate your support.
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Great grandfather Giuseppe ( Joseph) Zito made trips to all 3 floors (8,9,10), until the weight of bodies ontop of his ( passenger) elevator car, forced it down into the basement. There were 2 passenger elevators, manned by Zito and Gaspare Mortillaro. Two frieght elevators, manned by Frank Formenick/k and Michael ( ( Michele) Sciacca. The number of trips Zito made, is not known with any certainty, as newspapers of the day reported widely different numbers ( anywhere from 20 reported inbthe NY Times to 4). Zito was interviewed by NYC Fire Marshall Beers and NYC DA, Whitman, was were Mortillaro’s, Sciacca’s and Formenick/k’s interviews. The interviews were printed in the many newspapers of the day.
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