| DISASTERS IN OUR LIFE TIME. |
| SOME IN OUR FAMILY THAT ANSWERED THE CALL TO THESE DISASTERS |
| MY FATHER,IKE NORRIS HELPED RESCUE SURVIVORS FROM THIS DISASTER. |
| IKE NORRIS IN WHITE COVERALLS & UNKNOWN HELPER ,WITH A SURVIVOR FROM MORRO CASTLE. |
| BODIES AT BRIELE N.J. DOCK,FROM MORRO CASTLE |
| SEPT. 8 1934 |
| SURVIVORS AT SPRING LAKE N.J.POLICE STATION |
| LOOKING FOR VICTIM MISSING IN MORRO CASTLE DISASTER. |
| CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. |
| THE US PASSENGER SHIP MORRO CASTLE WAS APPROACHING NEW YORK CITY ON HER REGULAR ROUTE FROM CUBA IN THE CARRIBEAN,ON THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER 1934 WHEN SHE CAUGHT FIRE, JUST SIX MILES OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY.BY THE TIME SHE HAD BEEN BEACHED,133 LIVES HAD BEEN LOST AND THE MORRO CASTLE WAS JUST A GUTTED BLACKENED WRECK. |
| MY UNCLE LEW NORRIS & LOCAL DOCTOR |