Question

What was Edison’s attitude after the disaster?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 5:30 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴄ. 10, 1914, ᴀ ᴍᴀssɪᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴇʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ, ɴᴇᴡ ᴊᴇʀsᴇʏ. ᴛᴇɴ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢs ɪɴ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅᴀʀʏ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀs ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ's ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴇ, ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇɴɢᴜʟғᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғʟᴀᴍᴇs. ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ sɪx ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ғɪʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ-ғᴜᴇʟᴇᴅ ɪɴғᴇʀɴᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ϙᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ.

ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ 1961 ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ's ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ʙʏ ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ's sᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇs, ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ ᴄᴀʟᴍʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀᴇ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʜɪs ᴅᴀᴅ's ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʟɪᴋᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜɪs 24-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ sᴏɴ, "ɢᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴇᴇ ᴀ ғɪʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ." ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇs ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ, "ɪᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛ. ᴡᴇ'ᴠᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ʀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ʀᴜʙʙɪsʜ."