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Silas C Getty 1900 - 1999

Silas C Getty of Rochester, Olmsted County, MN was born on August 25, 1900, and died at age 98 years old on January 28, 1999.
Silas C Getty
Rochester, Olmsted County, MN 55906
August 25, 1900
January 28, 1999
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  • 08/25
    1900

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    August 25, 1900
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  • 01/28
    1999

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    January 28, 1999
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    Silas C Getty lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 98.
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In 1900, in the year that Silas C Getty was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1918, at the age of 18 years old, Silas was alive when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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