1934, the SS Morro Castle Disaster, beached at Asbury Park, NJ

[@daniellehamilton2006]

My grand mother and great grandmother were on the ship and swim to shore after escaping the fire.

[@csnide6702]

WOW !

[@csnide6702]

I once met an old guy who said as a kid he swam at Asbury Beach every day.... When the ship came in he and his friends swam out to it & it was still warm to touch on the hull..... creepy !

[@crazyfreddy1014]

In Asbury Park there is a memorial that tells the story, when I swim there, I remember what happened, it's so sad

[@morrismazev]

My great grandfather was there

[@gailswim]

I was there! I was five years old but I remember.......

[@bobbrewis4502]

What a terrible disaster...I had no idea.

[@rogersheddy6414]

I think you might need to correct one caption. " sadly, some people felt the need to pose." This picture was taken not but a minute after stating that a large number of the passengers were businessmen. These may have been fortunate survivors who were glad to be alive considering the death toll...

[@ReelLifeCanada]

A valid but still debatable point. From the details I have for the footage and estate, I'm quite certain the individuals posing were not passengers. Respectfully, I'm in no position to re-edit the film at this point, unless someone is prepared to cover the costs.

[@rogersheddy6414]

@@ReelLifeCanada True enough, we're not in a position at this late date to know exactly who these people were. Of course, this was back in the day before television, when Amusement was not so readily available as it is at our fingertips today. A giant ship like that beached in that location would be sort of like having an elephant show up in your living room.

[@ReelLifeCanada]

@@rogersheddy6414 Well said, society has evolved. We, as people would also crowd an accident or fire scene back in "those" days, which is why yellow police tape evolved. There are countless examples of changed societal attitudes brought on by a need to encourage people to behave more appropriately.

[@peterquinn2997]

@@ReelLifeCanada speaking of changing societal attitudes, there are plenty of people today who would take it even further and say, “sadly someone decided to film.” claiming that it was insensitive to those who lost their lives and their families. In this day and age no ones self righteous opinion is beyond reproach. It’s all subjective.

[@EvanMoon]

Thank you for all the information and reminding me why I don’t drink and swim

[@66kprdwd]

The narrator is reading directly from the Wikipedia page on the Morro Castle.

[@ReelLifeCanada]

...and?

[@66kprdwd]

@@ReelLifeCanada just pointing out the lack of originality. Anyone can cut and paste. It’s verging on plagiarism.

[@ReelLifeCanada]

@@66kprdwd Lack of originality? Plagiarism? That's quite the leap there. What would you suggest I do? Where should I go to research this footage? Who should I be interviewing? How will I pay for this? I think you kind of missed the point of this long term project. I live 3600 km from Asbury Park, NJ. This is amateur footage that was stored in closets or basements forgotten, often unlabelled/unidentified. I've saved thousands of them over the past 30+ years from certain oblivion, some reels I saved as they were about to be tossed in the rubbish bin. Do you understand the properties of nitrate, diacetate or acetate film? Are you aware how film breaks down over time? Vinegar syndrome or mold issues? I use multiple sources online, yes, including Wikipedia, to add information as accurately as possible. I do not have the luxury of a team of well paid researchers, production assistants, writers, producers, etc. I produce these episodes solo to share for the greater good. Collecting, restoring and preserving these 16mm reels is expensive and time consuming. Effective temperature and humidity control is not cheap, its critical to maintaining these reels for future generations to appreciate, a few of my reels are now over 100 years old. KZbin monetization pays *very* little when you have a relatively small subscriber base, only when a channel has 250K+ subscribers do you actually make enough to consider it even a modest income. Respectfully, if you want to improve this, consider financially supporting the channel.

[@66kprdwd]

@@ReelLifeCanada you could have come up with your own narrative and credit Wikipedia as a source.

[@ReelLifeCanada]

@@66kprdwd I'm sorry you feel this way. Perhaps this channel is not for you.

[@johnnytwotimez]

My pop was there

[@amydamjanovic9183]

1:57 Did that guy just give a Nazi salute?

[@Cloudstrrifeee]

It predates that being known as a nazi salute, this was 1934

[@robertchica1091]

It was an epic disaster