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[rocklandhistoryblog]

📸 Warren Inglese

#FlashbackFriday

June 7, 1974 - 50 YEARS AGO in #RocklandHistory

Excerpt from The Journal News

TUNNEL FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN – DAMAGE ‘IN THE MILLIONS’

Fires continued to burn in a railroad tunnel in Haverstraw today after a Penn Central train derailment Thursday morning which caused six injuries, the evacuation of 100 people and damages estimated "in the millions of dollars.”

Firemen, hampered by intense heat and crumbling walls, had difficulty fighting the blaze. More than 100 firemen were driven out of the tunnel Thursday night by smoke, heat and falling concrete.

The 52-car train, carrying new cars and chemicals, derailed at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Conductor Gerald Leech of Catskill, N.Y., and brakeman Louis Lajeuness of Waterford, N.Y. suffered minor injuries in the crash. The engineer, Charles Carpenter of Catskill, N.Y., was apparently uninjured. Carpenter was the engineer of a Penn Central train which collided with a school bus in Congers in March 1972, resulting in the deaths of five Nyack High School students.

Firemen Bob Cusack, James Avaras and Brian Beckel were treated for smoke inhalation at Nyack Hospital later Thursday. A railroad employe, John Misseri, no address available, was in guarded condition at Nyack Hospital after being struck in the chest with falling concrete. Police say the accident occurred as railroad workers attempted to clear debris from the tunnel.

The derailment, which created one of the most complicated firefighting problems in Rockland's history, occurred at 7:30 a.m. just as the three lead diesel engines were approaching the south end of the tunnel.

There has been no explanation as to what caused the accident, and Penn Central officials said its investigative team, on the scene since early morning, would need "at least two or three days" to make a complete report.

Haverstraw police chief John Bubenko ordered the evacuation of residents along Riverside Avenue, near the north tunnel entrance, an area known as "Dutchtown", shortly before 1 p.m.

An estimated 100 persons, about 30 families, left the area in buses, and officials said most of them planned to stay with relatives.

Bubenko said the evacuation was ordered as a precautionary measure: "We don't know for sure what's in that tunnel —- and we're just not going to take any chances."

Traffic along 9W, one of Rockland County's major north-south arteries began to back up near Haverstraw by 9 a.m. and by noon, one motorist described it as "just one helluva mess."

State police set up detour points both north and south of Haverstraw at noon, diverting traffic to alternate routes, but sightseers and the curious still jammed the area.

At the height of the drama, as many as 500 firemen and police were in and around the scene.

Fire-fighting units from Haverstraw. West Haverstraw, Stony Point, Garnerville, New City. Valley Cottage, Congers, Nyack and Spring Valley all had apparatus at or near the blaze.

Throughout the late morning and afternoon, small drumlike explosions could be heard inside the tunnel. Firefighting officials said these were probably from exploding tires and gas tanks.

The chemicals listed on the train, besides the hydrogen peroxide, included 800 bags of Bethyl Thenol, which officials said would burn at 200 degrees and give off a noxious odor —- but was non-poisonous.

A spokesman from the Dow Chemical Co. also said the company had a report that one of the "piggy-back" trailers was carrying an insecticide petroleum substance that was not explosive but would, if burned, give off irritating fumes.

By early afternoon, Penn Central had moved giant, 100-ton cranes into position at both ends of the 1600 foot tunnel, and officials were waiting only for the heat and fire to subside before trying to remove the derailed cars.

It wasn't until about noon that a "jerry-rigged" system was set up that pumped water from the Hudson River.

Then high pressure hoses were used to "cool down" the north tunnel entrance and huge fans, called "smoke extractors" were set in place to suck out the thick black smoke.

At one point in the mid-morning, a Haverstraw fireman said: "This is the most frustrating fire I've been to —- and I've been going to them now for about 30 years.

"We don't know what's in that tunnel; we can't get the right kind of water pressure; nobody seems to know what Penn Central is going to do. It's a mess ... a real mess. . ."

For most of the morning and through the early afternoon, there was nothing the gathering of firemen could do but look at the thick, black smoke tumbling skyward from the tunnel entrance.

Penn Central spokesman Joe Harvey said the original 52-car train was bound from Kalma-zoo, Mich. to North Bergen, N.J.

He said the train was made up of three diesel engines; 38 auto carriers; and 12 flatbed cars carrying semi-trailers.

The three diesels and 14 other cars, five of them carrying new automobiles, were scattered across the tracks inside the quarter-mile-long tunnel.

He said the semi-trailers carried an assortment of cargo, including washing machines; auto parts; chemical fertilizer; glass; and cardboard.

Penn Central officials said they would not try to move the derailed cars until either the fire was put out or until it eventually "burned out.''

Harvey said the stretch of Penn Central tracks involved would "definitely" be out of commission for three or four days and that freight traffic would be re-routed.

He said it was too early to put any estimate of damage to the roadbed, the cars or the cargo. "It's obviously going to be up in the millions of dollars. We just don't know yet…”

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[bluemoonperegrine]

Places I've never visited but know a ridiculous amount about due to writing research

the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago

parts of San Francisco

the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC

Harlesden, London, UK

the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri

Sedona, Arizona

the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles

parts of Marin County, California

Fort Tejon State Historic Park in California

and now parts of San Diego, California and the mountainous areas to the east

At this rate I should move to California!

[lboogie1906]

Eric Todd Reid Jr. (December 10, 1991) is a former football player who was a safety in the NFL. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, receiving consensus All-American recognition. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he made the 2014 Pro Bowl.

He was born to Eric Reid Sr. and Sharon Reid in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana, where he played football, basketball, and ran track. In football, he recorded 78 tackles, nine sacks, four interceptions, and three fumble recoveries as a junior. As a senior, he received Louisiana Class 5A All-state honors after registering 45 tackles and three interceptions. He played in the 2010 US Army All-American Bowl.

A standout track & field athlete, he followed in his father’s footsteps to excel in the hurdling events while at Dutchtown. His father was the 1987 NCAA Champion while at LSU. In sprints, he set a personal record time of 6.69 seconds in the 55-meter dash at the 2009 LSU High School Indoor Classic. In the hurdling events, he placed 4th in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2009 High School Last Chance Qualifier, with a personal record time of 8.00 seconds. His career-best time of 14.2 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2010 Dutchtown 4-way Meet, where he won gold.

His brother, Justin, is a safety for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Since he decided to protest with Colin Kaepernick in the 2016 NFL season, the two have been collaborating to address social justice issues and help communities and people in need. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[krewederoberts]

SUMMER CAMPS

{REID'S BASEBALL CAMP}

{DUTCHTOWN CHEER CAMP}

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{BENGALS CHEER CAMP}

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{BOTH REID & AUBREY ATTENDED MISSION DAY CAMP. EACH DAY THEY VOLUNTEERED FOR A DIFFERENT CHARITY}

[sellmyhousefasthazelwoodmo]

Soaring costs have St. Louis renters struggling to stay in their homes

Tiffany Johnson had a mouse issue in St. Louis. In her Carondelet duplex, they crept behind the walls and gnawed on bags of chips in the pantry. She reached her breaking point when she noticed a tail vanishing down the drain as she was putting her children in the bathtub. But it would take her six months to find a new home. The eviction embargo imposed by the pandemic and federal stimulus money helped to mostly contain a housing problem that had been raging for years, but it has roared back this summer. Low-income earners are clutching for a lifeline as a result of rising inflation, skyrocketing real estate costs, and a decreasing availability of affordable rentals, and housing advocates are raising the alarm. “It will be a train wreck, and it’s coming right down the tracks toward us,” said Robert Swearingen, an attorney with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Johnson, an Amazon driver, settled into a home in Dutchtown in May. The rent is out of reach at $1,510 per month, which is two-thirds higher than what she had been paying for the duplex. The five children's mother saves every penny she can. While she works, her sibling or siblings care her children. Unless she needs to get to an appointment, she never drives. And in what seems like a lost effort to reduce her electricity use, she unplugs everything. “My Ameren bill is so high,” said Johnson. “It’s just ridiculous.” Numerous Americans' budgets have been destroyed by an inflation peak that lasted four decades. Costs for food are up 11%. Despite recent drops, the price of gasoline is still 19% higher than it was a year ago. Although some expenses can be cut (e.g., by turning down the air conditioning or using public transportation), housing costs are set. Unless they're speeding up. According to real estate data provider Clever, rent increases are occurring across the country more than four times as quickly as income increases. Rent increases in St. Louis began before the outbreak. Smaller units have faced an even higher climb: One-bedroom apartments saw a 14% increase from 2015 to 2019; studio units saw an 18% increase. “There’s a lot of things going on all at once, putting pressure on low-income people,” said Yusef Scoggin, the director of human services for the city of St. Louis. “The amount of assistance coming in is unprecedented, but the people needing assistance is at a whole other level.” Eighty organizations that offer housing assistance get funding from the United Way of Greater St. Louis. 37% of contacts to the United Way helpline in the six months before the pandemic were about housing-related. That had risen above 45% in the first half of the year.

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[pinkmaison]

Dutchtown, St. Louis, 🇺🇸

[luke-firle]

Newest dumpster cutout. #lukefirle #lukefirleart #lukefirleartist #lukefirlestudio #dumpster #shapedpainting #collage #tags #stlartist #dutchtown #lauf #smfry #guph #conteporaryart #conteporaryartist #emergingartist #contemporarypainting (at St. Louis, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdTRhAJd2d/?igshid=uue7f0ogg1jf

[6emeaux]

[brickstory]

Shared from @stlhomesmag . This is the Dielmann-Kaiser House, it was built in 1883 as a wedding present for Antoinette T. Kaiser. Today it has been lovingly restored to its original Victorian self. Located on South Broadway, Jefferson and Chippewa in Dutchtown. | via: @jhoff1257 . #stlhomes #stl #stlouis #igstl #stlouisgram #stlarchitecture #explorestlouis #architecture #archi_ologie #mansard #purple #secondempire #oldhouse, #dutchtown #canon #teamcanon #rebelt5i #victorian #victorianarchitecture, #BrickStory, #thisoldhouse #architecture_hunter #architecture_best #architecturaldesign #architecturedaily #architecturedetails #instarchitecture #architecture_view #architecturealways . Tell us your story... (at St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/p/B37VvovDr07/?igshid=177pcuw8r2r7k

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[gastronomictourist]

Enjoy the old #dutch #world in the #music way at #pella #klokkenspel #dutchtown #iowa #ia #usa #travel #traveling #travelling (at Klokkenspel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1oGtrpBgi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[krewederoberts]

WINTER 2023

{REID'S FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY AT THE LSU BASKETBALL GAME}

{AUBREY, HUDSON & SYDNEY WERE THERE TOO ;) }

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{AUBREY DANCING WITH THE GRIFFIN GIRLS DURING DUTCHTOWN'S SEMI-FINAL GAME}

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{DUSTIN'S BIRTHDAY}

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{GRANDPARENTS DAY}

{REID WAS CHOSEN TO BE ONE OF THE NARRATORS}

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{REID'S BASKETBALL SEASON}

[gayleskidmore]

My favorite wisteria in Kortenhoef. Isn’t it gorgeous?! #wisteria #wisteriahysteria #wisteriaflowers #kortenhoef #dutchtown (at Kortenhoef) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc0EvBdt97v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Gottem🏀 @bball101epd #crossover #basketball #nike #hoopersofinstagram #handles #hawks #dutchtown https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMlPBOFsDv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=irv80x81qrxo