Project Gutenberg 2016-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 130 Royal Print & Litho Limited Royal Print and Litho Limited The Halifax Catastrophe Forty views showing extent of damage in Canada's historic city as the result of terrific explosion on Thursday, December 6th, 1917, which killed 1200 men, women and children, injured 3000 and rendered 6000 homeless, causing property damage of nearly $50,000,000 Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Halifax Catastrophe" by Royal Print & Litho Limited is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the devastating explosion that occurred on December 6th, 1917, in Halifax, Canada, outlining the catastrophic events that transpired and their impact on the city’s inhabitants. The publication aims to detail this tragic moment in history through powerful imagery and accounts of the disaster’s aftermath. The book presents a collection of forty views highlighting the extent of the destruction caused by the explosion of the French steamer "Mont Blanc," which was carrying a cargo of explosive materials. Following a collision with the Norwegian vessel "Imo," the subsequent blast resulted in the loss of approximately 1,500 lives, left over 3,000 injured, and rendered 6,000 people homeless, with damages estimated at nearly $50 million. The narrative captures the chaos and heroism in the wake of the disaster, detailing the immediate response from local citizens and outside communities, as well as the ongoing efforts for recovery and reconstruction in Halifax. The illustrations serve as a somber reminder of the tragedy, while the text commemorates both the human suffering and the spirit of resilience in the face of such overwhelming catastrophe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 Halifax (N.S.) -- Description and travel F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 46899 2025-06-21T08:32:24.295587 text/html 21165 2024-10-23T01:10:10 text/html 3389015 2025-06-21T08:32:27.544675 application/epub+zip 3387623 2025-06-21T08:32:25.359572 application/epub+zip 79425 2025-06-21T08:32:24.743643 application/epub+zip 3408988 2025-06-21T08:32:29.204568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3404738 2025-06-21T08:32:27.051605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102114 2022-09-24T05:43:03.524986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31852 2025-06-21T08:32:23.957712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11991 2024-10-23T01:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16707 2025-06-21T08:32:29.343608 application/rdf+xml 9246 2025-06-21T08:32:24.961609 image/jpeg 1772 2025-06-21T08:32:24.921620 image/jpeg 3355778 2025-06-21T08:32:24.417682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog