THE ANTWERP DISASTER.
[by kl.khtkjo tkleqkaph.—oopybluht.] (Per Press Association.) Brussels, September 7. (Received September 9, at 12.30 p.m.) 'J he explosion of the cartridge factory at Antwerp was heard at Ghent, over 30 miles away, and the flames were visible in this city. A panic ensued after the explosion, and many of the soldiers who were preserving Drder were suffocated. The firemen were powerless to control the conflagration which
broke out, and five acres of buildings were destroyed, The cathedral windows were all smashed, and the spire endangered.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8595, 10 September 1889, Page 2
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88THE ANTWERP DISASTER. Otago Daily Times, Issue 8595, 10 September 1889, Page 2
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