Administrative Law and Regulation and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Note that the prosecutor’s opening statement is attached here.
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was one of the worst tragedies in history of the American workplace. March 2011 marked the 100th anniversary of this event which led to so many of the safety feature we now have in the work place.
Go to
and view the video
Then go to
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/index.html
Click on Story of the Fire and hit continue to read the entire story
Then click to see other information on the site
Then click on Transcriipt of Criminal Trial
then click full text of the transcriipt.
Click on the various parts of the trial and read some of the testimony of the witnesses.
Go to the Prosecutor’s opening statement at:
If the link does not work, note that I have attached the opening statement.
Assignment: At least one page
Did the prosecutor Mr. Boswick give a clear and forceful opening statement? Explain
What are your thoughts as you relive this event?
