When the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire broke out on March 25, 1911, the Forward was on the scene. For days it dominated the news — 146 workers, mostly Jewish and Italian immigrant women perished in the fire, still known today as one of the worst industrial tragedies in America.

The coverage was abundant in the aftermath, but it didn’t let it up through the years. Forward archivist Chana Pollack uncovered and translated stories written 20-plus years later, memorializing the tragedy and the victims. Even years later, the writers still appeared to be in awe that such a disaster could strike.