9. The Last Steps
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To learn more about CSS Acadia’s role in the explosion, visit the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, and explore CSS Acadia. The ship is open all summer, Thursday-Tuesday, 10am-4:30pm. Currently closed to the public for the duration of the COVID19 pandemic
“Gave the morphia to those who were making the most outcry. Asked some of the injured if they wanted morphia, and got the answer “Give it to someone who needs it more.” “ from the personal narrative of Florence Murray, medical student. (See: Personal Narrative of Florence Murray, #192, MG1 vol 2124, Archibald MacMechan fonds, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.)
