DISASTROUS EXPLOSIONS
FOURTEEN MINERS KILLED. Press Association—By'^Delegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, November 29. Fourteen people were killed or entombed as the result of an explosion in the Jumbo colliery, at Antlers (Oklahoma). Five bodies were found at the pit mouth, having been thrown 200 ft vertically above the shaft mouth. All the victims were married. The explosion was probably due to an accident with a lamp. THREE MEN INJURED. BRISBANE, November 29. An explosion of gunpowder in Messrs Perry Bros.’ store resulted in three men being injured, while considerable damage was done. PROPERTY DESTROYED. BERLIN, November 29. Four tanks, containing 1.750,000 gal of benzine, exploded at intervals of half an hour, and wrought much damage in the suburbs. Thousands of people witnessed the spec-
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Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6
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