This event was filmed by Barney Elliott, whose footage shows news editor Leonard Coatsworth escaping his car.
This event was filmed by Barney Elliott, whose footage shows news editor Leonard Coatsworth escaping his car. Theodore von Karman led the inquiry afterwards, which busted an insurance agent for pocketing premiums. It killed Tubby the cocker spaniel and led to ex post facto consideration that perhaps holes should have been drilled in the girders. For 10 points, name this 1940 disaster which toppled a bridge known as "Galloping Gertie."
This event was filmed by Barney Elliott, whose footage shows news editor Leonard Coatsworth escaping his car.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse