relative of a victim of the triangle - tyler howard

Dear editor

I am writing this letter because I am a relative of a victim of the triangle shirtwaist workshop fire. Since the day of March 25^th, 1911 I have mourned and cried every night for the loss of my older sister and my beloved mother. My dad had left when I was 9; I am 17 now. Just that morning I was telling them I love them before they left for work and I had a bad feeling in my gut. I realized they had forgot their lunches around the time they were going to get off so I was going to meet them there and give it to them too. By the time I got down three blocks away I could see a lot of smoke and was worried but when I got their all I saw was flames coming out of the building. I tried to run up there but I was held back and right then I saw and heard my mother jump out of the window and when I got closer she was also holding my little sister who was hurting and crying and was sent to the hospital with 3^rd degree burns. She survived but my older sisters body was never found or identified. My dad was said to of died in a malfunction in the trains. Its now my duty to make sure my younger sister stays safe forever.

My sister and I now protest a lot and do whatever we can to get justice for our family. I work and support us while she is finding ways to get justice and now she is a captain of a boycott that is changing lives, as we know it. We now are trying to pass laws of no more bad working conditions. This is what we were trying so hard for and now they may rest in peace.

- Tyler Howard