Ann S. Epstein writes novels, short stories, memoir, essays, and poems. Please use the links or site menu to go to the HOME PAGE; learn about her NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, MEMOIR, ESSAYS, and POEMS; find interesting facts in BEHIND THE STORY; read REFLECTIONS on writing; check NEWS for updates on publications and related events; see REVIEWS; learn about her END-OF-LIFE DOULA credentials and services; and CONTACT US to send webmail.
After the 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire, which killed 146 workers, police asked the morgue for 75 to 100 coffins but only 65 were available. A steamship traveled from the Bronx to Manhattan’s East River to pick up 200 coffins from the carpentry shop of Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell Island and delivered them to the morgue. Read more grisly details about the aftermath of the fire in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).
