Cloud Over Fontaket Death Toll Tops One Hundred
Governor Hanly oversees relief for the blast victims as a column of injured grows. Sisters of Mercy care for the wounded in Terre Haute and Brazil hospital homes opened to sufferers.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
3
Fontanet Powder Mill Explodes Causing Massive Losses
A Fontanet Indiana powder mill owned by the American Powder Company exploded in a chain of blasts starting at 9 20 a m causing the town to be nearly wiped off the map with hundreds dead and injured. Rescue efforts brought relief from Terre Haute Sullivan and surrounding towns as hospitals in Terre Haute and Brazil became congested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Powder Company
Fontanet
Vigo County
Bedford
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Brazil
Indiana
St. Anthony Hospital
Vigo
Clay Counties
Frank Smith
Vandalia Railway Company
Catapault
Indianapolis
Seymour
Ohio River
Bloomington
Vandalia
Terre Haute Tribune
MAIL
Dupont and American
Hanly
Indiana National Guard
Dupont Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
St. Louis
Relief Committee
Harly
General McKee
L. M. Carrell
General Walker
Walker
Stephen Kline
Margaret
Haute
Camillus Eichenlaub
St. Joseph’s Parish
Hanley-Ruddell
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Horsley
Monahan
T. T. Kellup
Eastern Company
Mr. Kellup
Mr. Monahan
Nash
Co. C
National Guard
Co. B
James Hunter
R. G. Watson
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Fontanet Disaster: Devastating Fontanet Indiana Explosion
A massive powder mill explosion at Fontanet Indiana near Vigo County wipes out the town. Three blasts from the American Powder Company site cause hundreds of injuries and deaths, with Fontanet residents left homeless and relief efforts led by Governor Hanly and state militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
Fontanet
Gemmer
George Powell
Wm. Kershner
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
Gov
T. H. F. Houghton
Big Four
T. Houghton
Adjt
Perry
National Guard
Quartermaster’s Department
Powell
Maj
Kershner
Vigo County
Terre Haute
First Infantry
Dudley
Supt
Houghton
Fontenet
Willard Harrell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fontaket
Sisters of Mercy
A. B. Monahan
Kontanet
Ind
Valley of Death
Hig Four
Otter Creek
Gov. Hanly
Ethel Taylor
George Justice
John Bobo
George Bobo
William Sherrill
Henry Harrington
Mill
Sylvester Dial
Ad Webster
Sammy Nevins
Harry Yates
Will Danton
Sam Cockrell
Sylvester Don Dial
James Biggs
Earl Wood
W.E. C. Cress
Rosedale
St. Anthony’s
Harry Chandler
T. J. Kellum
Willie Hodge
Sam Ingalls
Fred Cress
August Girard
Frank Cockrell
Fred Nevins
Ousley
Company B
Powder Company
Homer Talley
Talley
Dupont Company
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Clay County
W.H. Whittaker
San Francisco
Alfred G. Dupont
A. Bradford Maddox
New York
Mr. Dupont
Linton
Stone City Opera House
Grand Opera House
Edward Aller
Dr. Knott
T. Roy Barnes
Jack Gay
Jessie Harrington
Julia Miller
Kittie and
Maude
Elarge
Deckard Hotel
Kersey
Woaw
WSL
Friedman
RED Cross
Messrs. Clark & Reed
Tannelton
General Merchandise
N. Malott
C.G. Malott
Tunnelton
Search the Bedford Weekly Mail Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bedford Weekly Mail?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.