THE MELBOURNE EXPLOSION
CRAUTHEE'S STORY,
MELBOURNE, Marcl 21
. According . to ,the confession o.f S"hu)w, who w<as Crajl\tree's aasifltija'nt, "prep'tirat/orfs for the firo wero proceeding for three weeks, goods being removed during the night 1o a.njother 1 of i Cr'-abtrce's yhopt at Brvnswick.
Crab tree, i when . cenfronted with Shaw's confession, whilj modifying fcis own previous- statement, denied Shaw's atbry. He stated that n,» found taps on the gas stove turned on, aJVI when he lit -a m'a/tch' tiie explosion followed. The detectives state that they have evidence supporting Shaw.'s Btory. Crabtree's leg was broken arcti he was badly iHimcd. Crabtree and Shaw remain in
the' hospital
The ■ Sneddon family had a -miraculous escape. One little, girl, lyangt in bed, was buried in the debris. nod was only saved from beircg crushed t o death by the door jambing.
A girl named ;Lewis fell iu Ijetf from the top room ip tha next floor. She was not injured.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5488, 23 March 1910, Page 3
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157THE MELBOURNE EXPLOSION Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5488, 23 March 1910, Page 3
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