Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <3BA12EAB.BEAF0EB6@ameritech.net> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:09:56 -0400 From: Liz Mack <lizzzmack@ameritech.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7C-CCK-MCD {C-UDP; EBM-APPLE} (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Family and Friends Subject: One of the luckier ones Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I need to share this information with you, because I'm very stressed, and I'm alone. I just got off the phone with Gerry, my son. He and his crew had been invited to a party in Manhattan on Monday night, by the financial people he was dealing with for his company. After a late night celebration, they retired to their hotel, the Marriott, in the World Trade Center! Around 9 a.m., Tuesday morning, he was awakened by a very loud sound, the origin of which he could not be sure. So he dozed off again, only to be awakened again by an alarm sounded by the hotel. When he looked out the window he could see falling debris, so he quickly dressed and took his already packed duffel bag with him and left his 10th floor room. (Some of his co-workers were on the 20th floor.) He had absolutely no idea of what had happened, but along with many others, took the stairs down to safety. His friend and co-worker, stumbled on a person in the stairwell, and dislocated his elbow. Gerry said that he has only stayed at this hotel once before. He figured that since he was only going to be there one night, he wouldn't pack more than just a duffel bag. He didn't take his briefcase or computer, so he was out of the room immediately! After reaching the hotel lobby, he saw a scene no one should ever have to see again, and I cannot write what he said. He helped many people who were dazed and in a confused state. He reached into his duffel bag and took out all his T-shirts and tore them up for people to use as masks. There was panic all around him, and when our planes, F-16's (?) came by shortly afterwards, many of the people became hysterical, thinking there would be a repeat of what had just occurred. His cell phone, and most others' as well, was inoperative. He was running from the crime scene, completely engulfed by the huge cloud of smoke and debris, caused by the collapsing of the towers. His voice, now 2 days later, still sounds affected by the pollutants in the air. He said that his adrenalin level was at an extreme high throughout his running to safety, and that he was NEVER so scared in all his life! After crossing the bridge, he saw people wanting to get on the ferries, but he decided that was not the way for him to rejoin his co-workers. It wasn't until he got to Brooklyn that he could use his cell phone. After just sitting still and putting his head down, trying to regain composure, he did manage to contact his co-workers by cell phone, and together they worked out a plan of escape. The woman in his party rented a car. They had earlier decided that the man with the dislocated elbow was not about to get the immediate help he needed, if they had remained there. So they packed his arm in ice and left for home, to Charlotte, North Carolina. They drove all night. The building at which he was staying collapsed at around 5:25 p.m. that day. Meanwhile, the people at his place of business all came over to Gerry and Libby's house, bringing her lunch, and just staying with her. When he finally was able to reach his place of business by phone (Libby's line was busy because everyone was calling her for information about him), they let her know that he was safe, and closed the business office for the day. That same day, my daughter, Mari, let me know that Gerry was OK. He called me yesterday morning, but only talked long enough to let me know that he was OK and on his way to bed. I could tell from his voice that there was more to it than that. He spent most of yesterday either sleeping or working in his woodshop. He is still deeply traumatized by the events, but is physically all right, except for the possible asbestos and other contaminants that he's inhaled. I told Gerry that when I pray, it's always for just two things: continued good health for my entire family, and for their safety in travel. Im one of the luckier parents, in that my prayers had been answered! I'm so relieved, and now feel better after having shared this with you. Pray for the families who were not as fortunate. ...Liz September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:09:56 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Family and Friends September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Liz Mack <lizzzmack@ameritech.net> September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. One of the luckier ones Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email659.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.174.27.149