How Long to Read Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster

How Long Does it Take to Read Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster by Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On Christmas Eve 1917, an overcrowded, out-of-control streetcar exited the Mount Washington tunnel, crashing into pedestrians. Twenty-three were killed and more than eighty injured in the worst transit incident in Pittsburgh history. The crash scene on Carson Street was chaotic as physicians turned the railway offices into a makeshift hospital and bystanders frantically sought to remove the injured and strewn bodies from the wreckage. Most of the victims, many women and children, were from the close-knit neighborhoods of Knoxville, Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver. In the aftermath, public outrage over the tragedy led to criminal prosecution, civil suits and the bankruptcy of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, which operated the service. Author Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt explores the tragic history of the Mount Washington transit tunnel disaster.

How long is Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster?

Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster by Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt is 194 pages long, and a total of 49,276 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 29 minutes to read Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster aloud.

What Reading Level is Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster?

Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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