PITTSBURG EXPLOSION.
TWO HIJNDRJED DEATHS. (Australian and N.Z.' Cable Association.) NEW YORK. rM-ay 19. It is .estimated that the killed in connection with the Pittsburg explosion number at least 200. A large area was wrecked. The rescuers were handicapped by noxious gases and heat. Debris was thrown great distances. Many of those wounded may die. There were many explosions in quick and some of the rescuers perished.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 21 May 1918, Page 2
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67PITTSBURG EXPLOSION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 21 May 1918, Page 2
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