Willis Cressman and his niece Johanna Balzer

“When the school blew up, the ink bottles on the desk flew clear to the ceiling.”

97-year-old Willis Cressman, who survived the Bath School disaster of 1927, with Johanna Cushman-Balzer, the daughter of his younger sister, Wilma, who was also at the school that day. For images from the disaster, click here.

Donald J. Huffman

“Everybody was hard hit.”

91-year-old Donald Huffman talks about surviving the Bath School disaster of 1927. For images from the disaster, click here.