Elena

And we're like, it's beautiful out. Yeah. The wind gusts right now are 23 miles an hour.

And we're like, it's beautiful out. Yeah. The wind gusts right now are 23 miles an hour.

But we saw the sun. So there's that. Yeah. We always look for that. So yeah, it's been freezing in Boston. But on this day, the 15th of January, it was unseasonably warm in the 40s. Everybody wanted to go out. Everyone's outside because it's gorgeous. And you got to get some air.

But we saw the sun. So there's that. Yeah. We always look for that. So yeah, it's been freezing in Boston. But on this day, the 15th of January, it was unseasonably warm in the 40s. Everybody wanted to go out. Everyone's outside because it's gorgeous. And you got to get some air.

On the wharf, the workers from USIA, the workers there began preparing for the days to come when the giant molasses tank would be emptied onto railroad cars and taken to Cambridge where it was going to be fermented and processed. This was going to be a big job, so they were getting ready for it. All right.

On the wharf, the workers from USIA, the workers there began preparing for the days to come when the giant molasses tank would be emptied onto railroad cars and taken to Cambridge where it was going to be fermented and processed. This was going to be a big job, so they were getting ready for it. All right.

A little past 12.30 p.m., everyone on the wharf was going about the usual business, loading, unloading cargo, milling about on lunch breaks, normal thing. After such a long period of freezing temperatures, the warm weather, you know, like we always say, it's the 40s, it's early spring here, so let's go.

A little past 12.30 p.m., everyone on the wharf was going about the usual business, loading, unloading cargo, milling about on lunch breaks, normal thing. After such a long period of freezing temperatures, the warm weather, you know, like we always say, it's the 40s, it's early spring here, so let's go.

And many of the residents and workers, like we were saying, didn't want to miss a chance to be outside on such a lovely spring day. Because you get so fucking cooped up. And everything's dry and you feel like you just get cabin fever. That's what everyone's outside. Yeah. Like you like we were saying, everybody's outside. It's a beautiful day. Then they heard the sounds.

And many of the residents and workers, like we were saying, didn't want to miss a chance to be outside on such a lovely spring day. Because you get so fucking cooped up. And everything's dry and you feel like you just get cabin fever. That's what everyone's outside. Yeah. Like you like we were saying, everybody's outside. It's a beautiful day. Then they heard the sounds.

I can't. The sounds would freak me the fuck out. These are loud, scary sounds. It's like apocalyptic. Oh, it's awful. And it was unlike anything they'd ever heard coming from the direction of the giant molasses tank. Later, Boston police officer Frank McManus would describe... Of course. I could not let that go. I know, I couldn't. Frank. Oh, Frankie McManus. Frankie McManus?

I can't. The sounds would freak me the fuck out. These are loud, scary sounds. It's like apocalyptic. Oh, it's awful. And it was unlike anything they'd ever heard coming from the direction of the giant molasses tank. Later, Boston police officer Frank McManus would describe... Of course. I could not let that go. I know, I couldn't. Frank. Oh, Frankie McManus. Frankie McManus?

That's like, yeah, that's... Frankie McMahon? Ah, that's my guy. That's my gold boy. You know Frankie McManus. Obsessed. You know? He would describe it as, quote, a machine gun-like rat-tat-tat sound and an unearthly grinding and scraping that... A bleeding that sounded like the wail of a wounded beast. He should probably write something. Frankie McManus, if you don't write a book.

That's like, yeah, that's... Frankie McMahon? Ah, that's my guy. That's my gold boy. You know Frankie McManus. Obsessed. You know? He would describe it as, quote, a machine gun-like rat-tat-tat sound and an unearthly grinding and scraping that... A bleeding that sounded like the wail of a wounded beast. He should probably write something. Frankie McManus, if you don't write a book.

Frankie McManus is a goddamn poem. That's fucking terrifying, though. Because you're probably sitting there like, what the fuck is that? Did the side of the earth just get cracked? I just scared the apocalypse. The four horsemen were on their way. I'd be like, what's going on? Did you hear the trumpets? Yeah. I'm still waiting. That idea scares the shit out of me. That happens sometimes, though.

Frankie McManus is a goddamn poem. That's fucking terrifying, though. Because you're probably sitting there like, what the fuck is that? Did the side of the earth just get cracked? I just scared the apocalypse. The four horsemen were on their way. I'd be like, what's going on? Did you hear the trumpets? Yeah. I'm still waiting. That idea scares the shit out of me. That happens sometimes, though.

the trumpeting yeah like people hear that shit i think it's all fake personally but i but i appreciate it because it scares the shit out of me no matter what it's fake because otherwise the end of the world would have happened like it's definitely fake but like the videos whenever they used to show those where it was like we're hearing trumpeting in the sky sometimes people hear other things though that sound like it yeah and it's still scary as fuck yeah no matter what so i appreciate how terrifying it is i don't want to hear shit like that no i don't want that i don't keep that away from me

the trumpeting yeah like people hear that shit i think it's all fake personally but i but i appreciate it because it scares the shit out of me no matter what it's fake because otherwise the end of the world would have happened like it's definitely fake but like the videos whenever they used to show those where it was like we're hearing trumpeting in the sky sometimes people hear other things though that sound like it yeah and it's still scary as fuck yeah no matter what so i appreciate how terrifying it is i don't want to hear shit like that no i don't want that i don't keep that away from me

Royal Albert Lehman, a brakeman for the Boston Elevated Railroad, was driving the train when, quote, Oh, God. Joseph Hiller was on his way back to work on the docks when he heard it and he felt the rumble. When he looked in the direction of the harbor, he, quote, saw the big tank open up and fall apart. Holy shit.

Royal Albert Lehman, a brakeman for the Boston Elevated Railroad, was driving the train when, quote, Oh, God. Joseph Hiller was on his way back to work on the docks when he heard it and he felt the rumble. When he looked in the direction of the harbor, he, quote, saw the big tank open up and fall apart. Holy shit.