I had trouble understanding exactly how this scenario played out. Interestingly, Wikipedia gave some more color on the timing and distance involved [1]: The

I had trouble understanding exactly how this scenario played out. Interestingly, Wikipedia gave some more color on the timing and distance involved [1]: The death toll could have been worse had it not been for the self-sacrifice of an Intercolonial Railway dispatcher, Patrick Vincent (Vince) Coleman, operating at the railyard about 750 feet (230 m) from Pier 6, where the explosion occurred. He and his co-worker, William Lovett, learned of the dangerous cargo aboard the burning Mont-Blanc from a sailor and began to flee. Coleman remembered that an incoming passenger train from Saint John, New Brunswick, was due to arrive at the railyard within minutes. He returned to his post alone and continued to send out urgent telegraph messages to stop the train. Several variations of the message have been reported, among them this from the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys." Coleman's message was responsible for bringing all incoming trains around Halifax to a halt. It was heard by other stations all along the Intercolonial Railway, helping railway officials to respond immediately. Also the Wikipedia about Vince Coleman [2] is missing the details from [1]. I guess this is part of the Wikipedia Wormhole people go through... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(train_dispatcher) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(train_dispatc...