DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
THIRTY MEN BLOWN TO PIECES. [PHtt MKBB ASSOCIATION.] RwMlved May 21st, 12.20 a.m. NEr York, May 20. A quantity of dynamite in a railway waggon exploded while a train was approaching Parrytown, in New York State, and thirty Italian navvies were blown to fragments, while twenty-five were severely At the time of the explosion the train was crossing a bridge, and tbe engine driver and Btoker were blown into the river. The accident is believed to have been caused by a spark from the engine igniting the explosive.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7869, 21 May 1891, Page 5
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