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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1895
Page
2
Eyewitness accounts describe a deadly blast at the powder mill area with flames and collapsing structures. Rescue teams battled a spreading fire as families mourned missing loved ones and officials recovered mangled bodies from the scene.
An explosion at the American Powder Mills near Acton kills Charles O Neill and Albert Estes, injures Harris Clements, and devastates the press house, charge house, and kennelling mills. Fire and concussion trigger multiple blasts as men race for safety amid a dangerous, fenced complex along the Assabet River.
A massive explosion at a powder product plant devastates the kennelling area. Charles O Neil and Albert Estes die, others injured as 10 000 pounds of explosive vanish in dust and flame. Descriptions of wreckage, ash, and the dangerous grinding process underscore the perilous factory work and its brutal toll on families.
At Acton on May 3 a massive explosion at the American Powder Mills leveled two mills and damaged the site. Fire spread through kennelling and charge houses as workers fled, with bodies recovered and a nationwide search by families and rescuers. Medical examiners awaited at the improvised morgue.
The American Wringer Co at 13 and 15 Broadway Extension manufactures wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. Repairs all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders attended to promptly via Tremont 764 telephone.
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