A RIVER ON FIRE.
VESSELS AND DOCKS BURNED. FIVE MEN BLOWN TO PIECES. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) NEW YORK, May 3. At_ Cleveland a huge quantity of gasoline on board an oil barge exploded i and burst into flames, which spread over the Guyahoga River, and completely destroyed the docks. The firemen were' unable to approach the conflagration. Five men on board the barge were blown to pieces, and a tug and other vessels were also burnt.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8367, 4 May 1912, Page 5
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76A RIVER ON FIRE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8367, 4 May 1912, Page 5
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