FATAL ACCIDENT.
EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.
[?KB PBBBS ABBOGUTIOW,] Received May SStb, 1 p.m.
Sydnky, May 24.
A fearful accident, ooourred at Palmer'e Island, a township on the Clarence river. Yeeterday after, noon, three youths werfc handling fireworks in a store, when a speoimen, known aa a '* Jumping Jack, , ' fired off, and flew into an open barrel of gunpowder, which was standing close at hand. A terrific, explosion followed, the store being shattered to pieces, while the young fellows reoeived fearful injuries. One of them named Black has since died,
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7872, 25 May 1891, Page 5
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