In eight pages this paper discusses how deplorable conditions in the garment industry led to this catastrophic fire in which 46 workers were killed. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Whether these examples are based upon conspicuous consumption at the expense of abject poverty, workaholism that has caused the aspect of family to virtually disappear or stepping on those
farther down the ladder of progress, mankind has demonstrated that one does not have to extend any level of compassion when seeking the almighty dollar. This was never made
clearer than in the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911, where one hundred forty-six garment workers lost their lives due to wholly inadequate working conditions (Stewart, 1996; McCracken,
2001). "Few events in the course of the lifetime of an individual leave a lasting impression on that person but this is one of them. We tend to
date new events according to a tragic event from our past. In our lifetime it would be the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination of JFK or the Challenger
disaster. Such was the case with the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire on March 25, 1911" (Rosa, no date). II. THE FIRE It was quitting time at the corner of
lower Manhattans Washington Place and Greene Street, where some workers at the garment factory - who "toiled under miserable working conditions for long hours and poor pay" (Kovacik, 1998, p.
137) - had decided to stay late that particular March Saturday in 1911. With a standard weekly wage of six dollars, it meant everything to the collection of migrant
workers to earn every little bit they could in overtime. The staff - mostly women -- remained on the eighth, ninth and tenth floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
assembling tailored shirts under the management of Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. As everyone was beginning to pack up for the day, fire was raging throughout the building.