 |
|
|
蓋維斯敦暴風雨 (Galveston
Storm)
愛迪生電影公司 (Edison
motion picture company) 一聽到蓋維斯敦市遭受暴風及海嘯侵襲時，馬上派遣攝影師搭乘火車前去災難現場。愛迪生目錄解釋攝影師是如何「冒著生命及殘障的危險」，在暴風雨侵襲不久後即抵達現場，「「儘管蓋維斯敦市已實施戒嚴，攝影師已遭情緒激動的警務人員當場擊斃」，愛迪生公司仍拍到了撼動人心的影片，片長約1000英尺。是否真有攝影師慘遭擊斃則不得而知了，愛迪生目錄的作者也許是為增加影片話題才誇大事實。
在這部影片中，您可以看見暴風雨過後的慘狀，殘破的建築物景象讓人見識到暴風雨那令人難以置信的力度與強度；您認為這座海邊市鎮因這場暴風雨還蒙受了什麼其他的傷害呢？
As soon as they heard of the cyclone and tidal waves that destroyed Galveston, the Edison motion picture company sent cameramen by train to the scene. The Edison catalog explained how the photographers arrived shortly after the storm had hit, and "at the risk of life and limb," they managed to take about 1000 feet of moving pictures, "in spite of the fact that Galveston was under martial law and that the photographers were shot down at sight by the excited police guards." It's not clear that any photographers were actually shot. The author of the Edison catalog might have been exaggerating a bit in order to increase interest in the films.
In this film you can see the devastation left by the storm. From the wrecked buildings, you get an idea of the incredible strength and power of the cyclone. How else do you think this seaside town was affected by the storm?
2/4 頁
|
