( Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS ) The bell tower is seen before a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion at Fort Needham Memorial Park in Halifax on Wednesday. ( Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS ) Exactly one century after he died, mustachioed train dispatcher Vince Coleman's status as the ultimate Halifax Explosion hero will be cemented Wednesday. ( Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS ) Poets and politicians remembered those who died at a sombre ceremony on Wednesday in Halifax. ( Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS )“Punctual salutations resonate in Richmond homes as spouses trudge to factory or menial jobs. An earlier version wrongly stated the Halifax Explosion was the largest artificial blast prior to the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.

Source: thestar December 06, 2017 13:21 UTC