HALIFAX -- The list was compiled by a team of researchers who reviewed all known records of Halifax Explosion victims. Le Mont-Blanc prit feu et explosa vingt minutes plus tard, tuant 2 000 personnes et en blessant des milliers d'autres. "This fundraiser is actually in direct partnership with the Canadian Red Cross,” said Lawen. As for Lawen, he has no plans to stop fundraising anytime soon. Lawen says the money will help those left with nothing in the wake of the explosion. To date, he’s managed to raise almost four times that amount, nearly $80,000. Sa cale contenait plus de 2 400 tonnes d'explosifs, incluant du TNT, du fulmicoton et de l'acide picrique. Archives Contact. L'explosion de Halifax se produisit le 6 décembre 1917 à Halifax, en Nouvelle-Écosse au Canada, lorsque le cargo français Mont-Blanc, transportant des munitions à destination de l'Europe alors en guerre, entra en collision avec un navire norvégien, l'Imo. The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to host the online version of a project recently completed by the Halifax Foundation. L'effort le plus célèbre et le plus complet vint de la Croix-Rouge de Boston et du Comité de sécurité publique du Massachusetts. Améliorez sa vérifiabilité en les associant par des références à l'aide d'appels de notes. According to an online inflation calculator (in Canadian dollars) $1000 in 1917 would equal roughly $15,700 today. St. Mary’s Cathedral, further away from the explosion, fared better, though a bell was cracked and the stained glass windows shattered. 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On the morning of December 6th, 1917 in the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, an explosion took place that obliterated half of the town in an instant. The records of St. Joseph’s Orphanage show a sharp increase in admissions and hundreds of children were left completely orphaned or with only one living parent. 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Pendant qu'il brûlait, d'autres navires tentèrent de lui venir en aide, et des spectateurs s'assemblèrent sur le rivage. The Halifax Explosion devastated the north end of the city, killing nearly 2,000 and injuring 9,000. Plus de 2,5 km2 de la ville de Halifax furent rasés et des vitres furent fracassées jusqu'à 16 kilomètres de distance. Sorrow has come upon us, to be felt and shared but not to be described. Le Mont-Blanc prit feu et explosa vingt minutes plus tard, tuant 2 000 personnes et en blessant des milliers d'autres. En 1917, Halifax est alors avec Sydney le principal port canadien pour l'acheminement de troupes et de matériels vers l'Europe en guerre. The collision cracked open the barrel of benezole, dousing the ship in flammable chemicals. It started as an idea of former Halifax Mayor and Chair of the Halifax Foundation, Edmund Morris. "We just have to not forget about Beirut and keep talking about Beirut and don't let it like slip out of the media and have people continue to know about it and continue to be aware of what's happening,” he said. The online version features a searchable database with detailed information for 1952 casualties - more than 300 of whom are newly-confirmed and identified victims. On January 22nd, 1918, the Halifax Relief Commission was formed and it handled pensions, claims for all losses, re-housing and the rehabilitation of explosion victims. Cecilia Coolen was laid to rest on the 102nd anniversary of the Halifax explosion. The book is displayed at the entrance to the Museum's Halifax Explosion exhibit "Halifax Wrecked". Selon une estimation minimale, environ 35 millions de dollars (en dollars canadiens de 1917) de dommages ont été occasionnés. To honour and remember this tragic event in Halifax’s history, Archbishop Anthony Mancini will offer a Memorial Mass at 12:15pm at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica. Le Mont-Blanc, en provenance de New York où il avait chargé des munitions, arrivait à Halifax afin de joindre un convoi pour traverser l'Atlantique. Hors explosions atomiques d'Hiroshima et Nagasaki, elle est toujours aujourd'hui celle ayant fait le plus de dégâts et celle d'origine accidentelle ayant fait le plus de victimes (le record de l'explosion accidentelle la plus forte, estimée à 10 kilotonnes d'équivalent TNT, est détenu par l'explosion le 3 juillet 1969 de la seconde version du lanceur lunaire N-1 soviétique qui retomba sur son pas de tir et le détruisit totalement, mais sans faire de victimes). Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died. Thankfully, Lawen says his friend is on the mend. Une ancre provenant du Mont-Blanc fut retrouvée à près de quatre kilomètres[Note 1] du port. Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died. Halifax, Feb 7th, 1918 Edward, by the Grace of God and favor of the Apostolic See, Archbishop of Halifax: To the Clergy, Religious Orders and Laity of the Archdiocese:health and Benediction in the Lord. Two end-products resulted: a fully … Exactement 2,35 miles, soit 3,78 kilomètres. Le 6 décembre, le Imo tenta de sortir par le canal droit, mais un autre navire bloquait le passage. Beside the name of each victim is listed the age and local residential addresses at the time of the explosion, in addition to their burial sites. "He went up to the window to see what happen and then the glass like exploded.". Ruin tells its own story, desolation has left its visible record. Le 6 décembre 1917, à 8 h 45, le navire de transport français Mont-Blanc, un cargo d'un tonnage de 3100 t. et de 98 m de long appartenant à la Compagnie générale transatlantique et le navire de secours norvégien Imo entrèrent en collision dans les détroits du port d'Halifax. "The second you donate money to this page is the second it actually goes to the people in need and it actually goes on the ground to the people who need it the most.". Partial or total loss of sight was widespread, as the windows to which people had been drawn to watch the fire … Au même moment, le Imo attendait de pouvoir sortir du port. Il s'engagea donc dans le canal gauche. Click here to view story. The funds donated by government, industry and individuals worldwide eventually totalled more than $20 million, and were administered from 1918 to 1976 by the Halifax Relief Commission — created by the federal government to oversee claims for loss and damage, rehousing and rehabilitation of explosion victims. Une bonne partie du folklore local contemporain s'inspire de cet événement. A Norwegian ship, the SS Imo, had slammed into the SS Mont-Blanc, a French ship filled to the brim with TNT, picric acid, benezole, and guncotton. Cette amitié explique aussi pourquoi bon nombre de Néo-Écossais sont, encore aujourd'hui, fans des équipes sportives bostoniennes comme les Bruins et les Red Sox. The teen’s exceptional fundraising efforts haven’t gone unnoticed in the community. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 11 septembre 2020 à 23:08. Pastoral Services. Box 1527Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3sriel@halifaxyarmouth.org (902) 429-9800 ext 314, Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth |1559 Brunswick St., Suite 101 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | B3J 2G1 | P: (902) 429-9800 | F: (902) 425-0997Hours:  Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm, Knights of Columbus Halifax Council 1097 and, Archbishop McCarthy's Pastoral Letter of 1918 - As Halifax recovers from the explosion. As we mark the 100th Anniversary of the Explosion, we present a few items of interest, drawn from the Archival holdings of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, and other sources. In fact, he says he wants to continue to raise money to help Beruit until the city can be rebuilt. Natasha Pace Les munitions contenaient par ailleurs du mercure (sous forme de fulminate de mercure) et du plomb qui risquent un jour de contaminer l'environnement marin, la faune et la flore du port et des environs[4]. "I'm really very proud of the young people of the parish and of the community because they are very excited to support and help friends in Lebanon. shooter's Portapique property quietly sold, CTV News Atlantic at Six for Thursday, October 22, 2020, N.S. Le Imo tenta alors de faire marche arrière, ce qui créa des étincelles qui mirent le Mont-Blanc en feu. About 9000 people sustained injuries. Dearly Beloved: Amid the calamities which of late have befallen our people there has been little need or occasion for words. A few weeks ago, Lawen started fundraising for humanitarian aid on his website, Halifax to Beirut with Love. Il fut tué dans la déflagration, mais les trains reçurent son avertissement et s'arrêtèrent à l'orée de la ville de Rockingham ; ils échappèrent aux dommages de l'explosion et relayèrent le message pour appeler à l'aide. Many thanks to Mr. Doak! Le port était protégé par des filets qui empêchaient les sous-marins allemands d'entrer ainsi que les autres navires. What follows is the homily preached at the funeral of Msgr. The damages in 1917 totalled over $2,300,000. Beside the name of each victim is listed the age and local residential addresses at the time of the explosion, in addition to their burial sites. The choice is yours with an Annual Pass. Sharon Riel Archivist - Halifax Office Archdiocese of Halifax - Yarmouth P.O.

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