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Perkasie Historical Society
Members
Recollections of September 11,
2001
Various members of the Perkasie Historical Society shared memories of where they were when they learned of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11th, 2001.
We Reflect. . .
Cheryl and I were down In Ocean City, NJ on vacation with my brother and his wife. During breakfast at a local restaurant, we heard people talking about a plane crash in New York City. We did not pay too much attention to the news. After breakfast we dropped off our wives in town to go shopping. My brother and I went back to the house we were staying at and turned on the TV news. This is where we learned of the plane crashes and Twin Tower collapse. Not knowing what was going to happen my brother and I drove back into town to pick up our wives.
For a few hours we all sat and watched the events as they unfolded. Later we went down to the beach. Everyone there was in a somber mood. Matt Lynch
I was at work in Blue Bell, PA and was on a teleconference with colleagues located in northern New Jersey. From their conference room, they were able to see smoke and became aware there was a disaster in New York City. We heard that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. The conference rooms were cleared as we came to realize it was a larger, commercial aircraft. In Blue Bell, televisions were pulled into the hallway alcoves and fellow employees were watching in silence. The TV news station replayed the second plane hitting the towers and then the collapse. We were all watching in silence and shock. Then, the news report of the 3rd plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania and a fourth at the Pentagon. Such a somber day!
Calls were coming in from schools and everyone was scrambling to learn more about the safety of their families. Louise Doll
I was working at the News-Herald at the Souderton office that morning working on a Sellersville Borough Council story. A friend and owner of the hoagie shop next store came running shortly before 9 a.m. and said, "You've got to see this, a plane just crashed into the twin towers in NYC."
I ran next door and watched it on his small television and thought, oh what a terrible accident and on such a beautiful day. Shortly afterwards, the second tower was hit and now everyone knew it was no accident. America was under attack by terrorists.
Since it was the day before publishing, my editor-boss Barbara McClennen told me to run up to Pennridge High School and interview some students and faculty about the historic incident and whether they got to see it and how they felt. Some kids knew little, others were crying. I was there over an hour, stopped at home for lunch, and quickly returned to the office to knock out the story for that night's front-page make-up.
After work, I came home and watched hours and hours of news coverage which was on every channel and realized our country and our lives would never be quite the same. Charlie Baum, then associate editor of the News-Herald
We were supposed to be leaving on a business trip that morning, I think to CA, but we had to stop by the office to pick up some papers to take with us. On our 5-minute commute, the DJ suddenly broke in and said something like “this just in, it appears that a plane just struck the World Trade Center in New York City”. We were just pulling into the parking lot, so we quickly got out of the car and ran into the office. Our secretary was turning on a small TV we kept in a conference room and everyone there gathered to watch in stunned silence. Then the second plane struck. And then the towers fell. Our kids thought we were in the air already and didn’t know we hadn’t taken off, so they were a bit panic -stricken. There was very little conversation. Frank and Judy Pezzanite
I was working night shift at Quest Diagnostics in West Norriton. I was getting close to going home when a co-worker entered the office and announced that a plane had struck one of the World Trade Center towers. At first, we thought it was a small plane and considered calling Dr. Martin Duke, an associate working in the towers, for an update on the crash. After learning it was a commercial airliner, our first thoughts were that the crash was accidental. Then, hearing of the second plane striking the other tower, we knew that this was more than an accident. My co - workers turned on radios and we listened to news reports.
As I drove home from work, I listened to the radio news for updates and heard of the collapse of the trade center and the Pennsylvania and Pentagon plane crashes. It became obvious that this was an attack on America and at the time we did not know the extent of the attack. When I got home, I called family members and watched news reports as I was unable to sleep. After a few hours I finally fell asleep. We later learned that Dr. Duke was safe. Rick Doll
I had taken the day off to run some errands. During breakfast we were listening to the radio when the announcer said that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Immediately we switched on the TV to see what happened and watched the shocking images from New York. I still went to my various appointments. There were TVs everywhere I went with people watching in silence. Scott Elliot
I was at work when my boss came in and asked if I was listening to the radio. I told him “I was here to work and was not listening to the radio.” He then told me that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. They set up a television in the office where people could go and watch updates on the events in New York City. None of us realized how this would change our world. Jerry Treffinger
We Reflect. . .
Cheryl and I were down In Ocean City, NJ on vacation with my brother and his wife. During breakfast at a local restaurant, we heard people talking about a plane crash in New York City. We did not pay too much attention to the news. After breakfast we dropped off our wives in town to go shopping. My brother and I went back to the house we were staying at and turned on the TV news. This is where we learned of the plane crashes and Twin Tower collapse. Not knowing what was going to happen my brother and I drove back into town to pick up our wives.
For a few hours we all sat and watched the events as they unfolded. Later we went down to the beach. Everyone there was in a somber mood. Matt Lynch
I was at work in Blue Bell, PA and was on a teleconference with colleagues located in northern New Jersey. From their conference room, they were able to see smoke and became aware there was a disaster in New York City. We heard that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. The conference rooms were cleared as we came to realize it was a larger, commercial aircraft. In Blue Bell, televisions were pulled into the hallway alcoves and fellow employees were watching in silence. The TV news station replayed the second plane hitting the towers and then the collapse. We were all watching in silence and shock. Then, the news report of the 3rd plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania and a fourth at the Pentagon. Such a somber day!
Calls were coming in from schools and everyone was scrambling to learn more about the safety of their families. Louise Doll
I was working at the News-Herald at the Souderton office that morning working on a Sellersville Borough Council story. A friend and owner of the hoagie shop next store came running shortly before 9 a.m. and said, "You've got to see this, a plane just crashed into the twin towers in NYC."
I ran next door and watched it on his small television and thought, oh what a terrible accident and on such a beautiful day. Shortly afterwards, the second tower was hit and now everyone knew it was no accident. America was under attack by terrorists.
Since it was the day before publishing, my editor-boss Barbara McClennen told me to run up to Pennridge High School and interview some students and faculty about the historic incident and whether they got to see it and how they felt. Some kids knew little, others were crying. I was there over an hour, stopped at home for lunch, and quickly returned to the office to knock out the story for that night's front-page make-up.
After work, I came home and watched hours and hours of news coverage which was on every channel and realized our country and our lives would never be quite the same. Charlie Baum, then associate editor of the News-Herald
We were supposed to be leaving on a business trip that morning, I think to CA, but we had to stop by the office to pick up some papers to take with us. On our 5-minute commute, the DJ suddenly broke in and said something like “this just in, it appears that a plane just struck the World Trade Center in New York City”. We were just pulling into the parking lot, so we quickly got out of the car and ran into the office. Our secretary was turning on a small TV we kept in a conference room and everyone there gathered to watch in stunned silence. Then the second plane struck. And then the towers fell. Our kids thought we were in the air already and didn’t know we hadn’t taken off, so they were a bit panic -stricken. There was very little conversation. Frank and Judy Pezzanite
I was working night shift at Quest Diagnostics in West Norriton. I was getting close to going home when a co-worker entered the office and announced that a plane had struck one of the World Trade Center towers. At first, we thought it was a small plane and considered calling Dr. Martin Duke, an associate working in the towers, for an update on the crash. After learning it was a commercial airliner, our first thoughts were that the crash was accidental. Then, hearing of the second plane striking the other tower, we knew that this was more than an accident. My co - workers turned on radios and we listened to news reports.
As I drove home from work, I listened to the radio news for updates and heard of the collapse of the trade center and the Pennsylvania and Pentagon plane crashes. It became obvious that this was an attack on America and at the time we did not know the extent of the attack. When I got home, I called family members and watched news reports as I was unable to sleep. After a few hours I finally fell asleep. We later learned that Dr. Duke was safe. Rick Doll
I had taken the day off to run some errands. During breakfast we were listening to the radio when the announcer said that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Immediately we switched on the TV to see what happened and watched the shocking images from New York. I still went to my various appointments. There were TVs everywhere I went with people watching in silence. Scott Elliot
I was at work when my boss came in and asked if I was listening to the radio. I told him “I was here to work and was not listening to the radio.” He then told me that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. They set up a television in the office where people could go and watch updates on the events in New York City. None of us realized how this would change our world. Jerry Treffinger
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