Huck's Report from Manhattan

self | September 12, 2001 | Huck

[RightOnline]

God bless ya...............in a big way. I thank you for sharing this with us. You make it sound like "no big deal", etc., but I assure you that ANY of us would have found this to be a hugely traumatic experience.

[prognostigaator]

welcome home bump

[TheOtherOne]

Wow. Thank you for sharing your personal story. It is hard for me to imagine even now.

[Hila]

This reports what the followers of allah can do to hate and murder; whereas the true prophet Jesus Christ came to give us life and that more abundantly. He said: "In the world you will find tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

[Huck]

OK. It took me a while to get these pics posted. I just didn't have the strength or the will to deal with it.But I scanned them today, and so here they are.

Huck's photos from 9-11-01

These are from down by South Street Seaport, after the first time I left my building, right after the South Tower was hit:

The next one is from back at my building; this is from the conference room on my floor, the 51st:

Next is the collapse of the South Tower, as I was on my way out of the building. Compare it to the previous one, and you can see how lower Manghattan was enveloped in ash and debris:

Next, some pictures as we headed up the East River Drive towards the Brooklyn Bridge:

Looks like a snowstorm:

This next one is my favorite picture. We were walking along, and I was running out of film. I stopped real quick, reached my arm out and took this portrait of me and my boss. The look on his face is something else. I showed this picture to a friend and he didn't even realize it was me. The look of consternation on my face made me somewhat unrecognizable I guess. Glad I took this one:

And this was the last picture. The camera is pointed north, as we headed up the East River Drive. Pretty scary. It must have been about 10am or so. Just a few minutes later we watched the North Tower collapse. I was out of film by then, but I think we have seen enough of that anyway. This is my second favorite picture though, because it was the scariest part of my day, and I think it shows.

So that's it. I am still shaking my head from all this, as I am sure you are too. But as the man said, we will prevail.

[Huck]

The pics are here.

[TheOtherOne]

Thanks for posting - some amazing shots. An amazing day in the history of America.

[annalex]

Great pictures, thank you. The double portait in particular.

[Sandy]

Thanks for flagging me. Good stuff. Your boss looks like he's in shock.

[Dane]

Huck, thank you for posting these photos for posterity and your account of being at ground zero so that we never forget.

[FITZ]

Those are very good pictures, very moving.

[Dukie]

It was a most remarkable account when you posted in September and the photos were certainly worth the wait. Thanks for the reminder of what what was, little more than a couple of months ago, Huck. We must not forget as we sit down to give thanks for our blessings as Americans this week.

[Huck]

2 year bump.

[Huck]

Sorry the pic links are broken. I am sure you've seen enough pictures anyway.

[EllaMinnow]

Thank you.

[TonyInOhio]

I remember reading this when you first posted it in 2001. I'm very glad to have read it again. Thanks for the bump.

Tony

[ChadGore]

lest we forget.

[bootless]

Never Forget!

(I wish I could see Huck's pictures - I didn't see them the first time.)

[prognostigaator]

back to the top
shame on the 'serial' callers who complain about the GW commercials.....

[Huck]

4 year bump. Hard to believe it's been 4 years.