by Lionel Bascom — January 27th, 2007 — 1 comment
The city of New York has released new 911 tapes from September 11. The release of the nineteen 911 calls was prompted by Freedom of Information requests made by the New York Times. City officials say most of the calls were transferred from the Police Department to the Fire Department.
This isn’t the first time the city has released 9/11 tapes. Earlier versions were tapes of fire fighters. In this batch, a fire director called 911 seven minutes before the South Tower collapsed. He was complaining that emergency medical services were not answering calls.
In one call, 32-year-old Melissa Doi told a 911 operator that it was very, bery hot. “Are you going to be able to get somebody up here?” she asked.
“Of course, ma’am,” the operator said. “We’re coming up for you.” These tapes were only recently discovered. The bulk of the calls released only contained the operator’s side of the conversations. For 27 minutes, an anonymous 911 operator comforted Doi.
“I’m going to die,” said Doi, a manager with IQ Financial Systems.
“No, no, no, ma’am,” the operator told her but later, she told Doi, “say your prayers.”
4:12 PM in Uncategorized, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, The Attack, Related Stories, We Will Never Forget, Terrorist Threat
This final opus stirs the soul. How often do we encounter what seem to be ordinary events in our lives, not knowing if the words we speak will be our last.
Carefully chosen vocabulary and intonation could release much benevolence and inspiration into the world, for each word spoken to another creates a memory for both parties. Physically, intellectually and spiritually, each memory could change the consciousness of humanity .
Language, spoken and unspoken, is the music of the soul!
Jeanne · January 27th, 2007 at 7:45 pm