In this episode, we talk about German Saboteurs and then chat with Author of "Branding Democrats," Ken Weber. [26] President Wilson remarked of the incident that it was "a regrettable incident at a private railroad terminal",[27][28] and Edgar E. Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission was dispatched to investigate. There still is a cloak of secrecy about what happened on July 30, 1916. The force of the explosion extended for miles from ground zero. Discusses the circumstances and German plotting that surrounded the sabotage explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in New York Harbor on July 30, 1916 Print length 339 pages Language English Publisher Algonquin Books Publication date May 1, 1989 ISBN-10 0912697989 ISBN-13 978-0912697987 See all details The Amazon Book Review The stained glass windows in St. Patrick's Church were destroyed. German Master Spy Franz Von Rintelen and his "pencil bomb" were responsible for acts of sabotage in the United States during World War I. But writing off the explosion as an accident also downplayed its role in American history, and few remember the explosive event today. Three men and a baby were killed by the explosive energy that erupted from this act of sabotage. Nearby at the Statue of Liberty, a legacy of the disaster remains: Due to the damage the statue sustained on July 30, 1916, its torch has been closed to the public for the last century. Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they've recently learned and he gets to the bottom of it! Today In History: The Black Tom Explosion Rocked NY Harbor [25] Immigrants being processed at Ellis Island had to be evacuated to Lower Manhattan. One of his master spies was Franz Von Rintelen, who had a pencil bomb designed for his use. Wartime Sabotage in a Neutral Country? The Black Tom Explosion German sabotage actually damaged the Statue of Liberty during WWI [26] Suspicion at the time fell solely upon suspected German intelligence operatives Kurt Jahnke and Lothar Witzke, who are still judged as legally responsible. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Captain Franz von Rintelen had arrived in the U.S. the previous year. Throughout the city, office buildings were missing windows. BONUS Episodes
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