Fire Hits 13 Warehouses on Black Tom Island and Explodes
Fire destroyed 13 of 24 National Storage Company brick warehouses on Black Tom Island after a barge fire, with leaks of 40,000 tons of raw sugar valued at about 5.4 million dollars and other goods. Officials investigated whether the barge was set on fire by an independent operator. The loss to National Storage and Lehigh Valley railroad runs into millions, with insurance expected to cover part of the damage. Local fires caused shattered Manhattan streets and reflected flames against New York's skyline as authorities hunted for the cause.
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National Storage Company
Black Tom Island
New York
Manhattan
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Trainis
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Storage Company
Lehigh Valley Road
Lehigh Valley
M. T. Henley
Henley
Jersey City
Edmund L. MacKenzie
China
Japan
Maiden Lane
Battery
Fiftieth Street
Brooklyn
Arthur Woods
Fort Wadsworth
Financial District
Disaster follows in wake of great ammunition explosion
A massive blast at Bedloe's Island and Black Tom Island in New York Harbor injures 60 plus and disrupts nearby ships and warehouses. Police and Jersey City responders search for casualties as shrapnel rain and broken glass affect miles of waterfront. The statue of Liberty suffers only shrapnel staining while power plants are knocked but light endures.
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New York Harbor
McKenzie
MacKenzie
Jersey City
New York
Lehigh Valley
Jersey City Hospital
Bedloe’s Island
Black Tom
New Jersey
Statue of Liberty bombarded for two hours on Bedloes Island
Bedloes Island near Liberty Statue endured two hours of shrapnel fire from a drifting lighter loaded with explosives after the Black Tom blast. Bartholdi statue largely unharmed but stone base cracked, interiors wrecked, and Fort Wood houses damaged. Captain Clifton led his unit to safety as 117 residents sought refuge on parade grounds. $1,000,000 in damages reported.
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Bedloes Island
New York
Fort Wood
Black Tom Docks
Alfred T. Clifton
U. S. Signal Corps
Black Tom
Liberty Statue
Governor's Island
G Company
Clifton
Peninsula
Neck of Land
San Francisco
Themeslves
Torch in Liberty statue hand becomes symbol of American freedom
After sheltering wives and children, soldiers aboard Fort Wood observe the Liberty torch still burning above New York harbor. Amid bombardment from heavy shelling and shrapnel, a barge prow and an anchor chain crash near the outer refugee line, sinking three feet into the ground as the beacon remains ablaze.
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New York Harbor
Fort Wood
America
Bartholdi
Uft
Fire on barge linked to plotting amid rail yard siege
Fire started at 1 a m on a barge tied to an independent towing firm moored beside the railroad munitions pier. Officials probe possible deliberate setting as shrapnel tore through troops and refugees, damaging Captain Clifton’s home and shattering windows during the barrage.
Trap Shooters Making Records at Recent Tournaments
Remarkable trap shooting feats are reported as professionals set long streaks. Charles A. Young, a pro, broke 100 straight targets from the 23 yard mark on July 15, signaling records that may endure amid rising competition from trap experts.
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Charles A. Young
World record straight-line kicking marks listed
The report notes A. B. Richardson broke 99 of 100 from 22 yards, spotlighting current world records: 16 yards Charles G. Spencer 565 straight, 21 yards Harry Welles 138 straight, 22 yards A. B. Richardson 9 straight, 23 yards C. A. Young 100 straight.
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the Clicquot Club CO
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Back Bay
Sepower
Massachusetts Avenue
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
U.S. A
Rae Mwremes
Satay
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