Laying tho Shells in the Pit.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3872, 11 May 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

Laying tho Shells in the Pit.

■this were packed hundreds of shells, tho heavier ones going to the bottom and the smaller ones oil top, with wet guncotton freely distributed. When tho pit was filled it was covered in with Swigs of earth to increase tho detonativo effect, and at night tho contents were exploded from a very safe distance by means cf electricity. An officer who was present describes tho result as partly beautiful, partly awful —“the most beautiful display of fireworks I have

ever seen, and yet an inferno.” Tho roar was tremendous, and tho shock could bo felt half a mile away, while the smoko that rose must have “bubbled” to a height of 500 feet before dispersing. Next day a party went out and collected any largo fragments that were lying about and buried them, thus completing the last of the peace offerings referred to.