Within 12 hours of the 1917 Halifax Explosion , Endicott organized and sent a relief train to help with the recovery . It was an accomplishment which testified to his remarkable executive ability and power as an organizer for the train left the North Station bearing a large force of doctors and nurses that was assembled in haste from all over the state , as well as supplies . He served as chairman of the Massachusetts &ndash; Halifax Relief Commission
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
Henry Bradford Endicott