Unfairly because racism is that the answer you want
Answer:
Granted John Fitch and James Rumsey achieved some success, but neither they nor their partners could match Fulton.
Explanation:
The villain's plan to decimate thousands in the city failed thanks to the hero.
After completing the decathlon, the man was exhausted yet proud of his achievement.
One of the most devastating debacles in US history was the Great Depression which starved hundreds of thousands of US citizens. <span />
His mistress..what else. She is there, i think, to give some irony. Both Daisy adn her husband are cheating on each other, and both people's other man/woman die.