Eyewitness Accounts of Island Explosion Vivid and Grim
Witnesses describe a near disaster at the powder magazine on the island. Patrick Lalley of the Admiral Club and others were within 50 yards when the blast flung them flat. Colton was struck by a fatal blow. Knudsen survived. Rescue efforts followed as authorities and locals responded.
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Patrick Lalley
Admiral Club
Edward Brady
Edward McGlaughlin
Daniel Sullivan
Frank Lynch
Mont Pelee
City Point
Colton
City Point Yacht Club
City Point Club
Quoits
Flying Debris Causes Bruises and Scratches in Narrow Escapes
Several people sustain minor injuries from flying debris during an incident that also leaves a number seriously hurt. Eyewitness reports describe shards striking bystanders and vehicles, with emergency responders attending the scene. Authorities are investigating the cause and scope of the damage.
Fragmentary report of a dangerous air event
A fragment describes debris and bricks flying through the air in all directions during an unspecified incident, with a cloud of dirt accompanying the chaos. No further names, places, or exact details are given in the readable text.
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Sion
Aid and casualties after Governor's Island explosion
A violent explosion near Governor's Island triggers rapid aid from police boats and tug crews. Many injured and dead are brought to Constitution Wharf as debris showers strike nearby parties and a tent camp. Survivors report extensive damage to vessels and gear while authorities secure the area.
Ad mirals on Governors Island Horror Explodes
Michael O'Brien of Charlestown recounts a day on Governors Island with The Admirals club. An explosion sent dirt, smoke, and debris over the East Boston end as men fled toward the water. One man, Flanagan, was struck. another writhing in agony.
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Michael O’brien
Charlestown
Governor's Island
North End
The
Admirals
Boston
O'Brien
Flanagan
7 Percent Guaranteed Preferred Stock Bonus Offer
An old established local business reports a 7 percent guaranteed return on preferred stock. The offer includes a bonus of common stock and invites bona fide investors to obtain full details. The Post notes the company is well known in the vicinity and promises complete particulars to serious buyers.
Frightful accident witness describes rescue at sea
O'Brien told of aiding a mangled man after a fire on a Somerville party vessel. He said they rolled him to extinguish flames, kept him conscious briefly, then he lost consciousness. Rescue signals with torn handkerchiefs went unseen by passing steamers until the Watchman and police arrived in Charlestown.
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O'Brien
Charlestown
Keeper Shaw's Story Of The Explosion At Governors Island
Thomas J. Shaw keeper of Governor's Island and former Span ish American War lieutenant recounts the blast. He describes a magazine bedded in a bastion with about 12 000 pounds of powder, a crooked access and locked doors. Dozens on the island, permits required, and near misses and damage to the keeper's home.
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Thomas J. Shaw
Governor's Island
Philippines
Post
Martin R. Ryan
Cherry Hill
Donovan Boat Club
William Ll. Martin
Independent
James F. Gary
Charles £. Peterson
Twilight
City Point
San Toy
Silver Brothers
Farragut
Henry
Admiral Boat Club
J. Walsh
Joseph Milo
Morris M. Noonan
Carl Sackermann
H. Taylor
Engineers’ Office
The
War Department
Victims’ Families Notified After Governor's Island Explosion
Three of the victims nearest the blast were A. H. Cotton killed, Joseph E. Wakefield missing and presumed dead, and Christen Knudsen seriously injured. They worked in Bertram D. Perkins’s machine shop in South Boston and had fished in the lower harbor that morning. Rescue crews from City Point Camping Club aided the injured. Cotton resided in West Somerville, leaving a wife and two children. Knudsen’s family at 529 East Second Street mourned as the 21-year-old daughter feared a fortune teller’s warning, while the younger girl recalled witnessing the explosion.
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Governor's Island
A. H. Cotton
Joseph E. Wakefield
Christen Knudsen
Bertram D. Perkins
K and
East First Streets
Boston
Perkins
City Point
Knudsen
Cotton
Lved
West Somerville
East Second Street
South
Kinship claim linked to missing man Wakefield
The article notes Joseph E. Wakefield, aged 28, of 819 Beacon Street Somerville, believed missing, leaving a wife and four children aged 1 to 6, with parents in North Cambridge. Flanagan, injured, was released from hospital after arm surgery for wounds received with the Twenty-sixth U S Volunteers in the Philippines, and had gone to Governor's Island.
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Phillippines
Governor's Island
Victims Describe Explosion at Governor's Island
Victims arrived at Constitution wharf and Police Station 8 on stretchers as crowds gathered along Commercial and Battery streets. John Crowley of Charlestown revived at the station after rescue, while Christian Kundsen of South Boston recounted the moment and his two companions Cotton and Wakefield. Charles Flanagan of Charlestown, with a bandaged head, recalled being knocked down by debris and aiding Barry before both were brought to safety, among others missing beneath rocks and dust from the blast.
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Davidson
Karzhmar
Chandler
United States Revenue Service
Guardian
Constitution Wharf
John J. Crowley
Colton
Governor’s Island
John Higgins
Irene
Battery Street
Battery Streets
Henley Street
Charlestown
Crowley
Christian Kundsen
Fast Second Street
South
Boston
Mr. Kundsen
Cotton
Wakefield
Governor's Island
Charles IL. Flanagan
Barry
Explosion damages four story building on Atlantic Avenue
A blast along the waterfront near Atlantic Avenue damaged the four story brick building at 911 Atlantic Avenue. A large plate glass window shattered and fell to the sidewalk, narrowly missing pedestrians. Minor cracks appeared in upper walls, but no other damage was noted.
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Atlantic Avenue
Taft appoints Dr. William T. Wilson as Philippine commissioner
Governor Taft of the Philippine Islands names Dr. William T. Wilson of Philadelphia as special commissioner to represent the Philippine government in preparing the exhibit. The assignment signals coordinating the Philippine display project ahead of the exhibit’s opening.
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New York
Taft
The
Philippine Islands
William T. Wilson
Philadelphia
Gas Jet Explodes Blasting Window at Fruit Store
In Calem, Sept 7, a gas jet leaking or left on caused an explosion at 40 Lafayette street. Murial Fossa and John Cuarbon were badly bruised and the front of the building was blown out. They were found in the street and taken to hospital after lighting a match inside the closed store.
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Calem
Lafayette Street
Murial Fossa
John Cuarbon
Fossa
Carbon
Fragmentary note on hospital recovery and arm injury
A fragment mentions a person returning from a hospital stay and another injury to the same arm that caused earlier trouble. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or dates.
Echoes of a Island Explosion Felt Across Beacon Hill
Eyewitnesses describe windows shaking on School Street and sponges reversing in a city drug store as a powerful blast sent smoke high over the island. Reports from Bunker Hill to Lynn note the tremor, with witnesses including ferry gateman Edward Delehanty and East Boston residents recalling the dramatic scene. The event is contrasted with a forthcoming large scale exposition exhibit planned by Taft officials.
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Beacon Hill
City Hall Avenue
School Street
Bunker Hill
O'D Hill
Lynn
Edward Delehanty
Hugh O’brien
East Boston
W. A. Hankey
Jeffries Yacht Club
John McDonald
General J A Williamson Dead In Newport Rhode Island
General James A Williamson of New York and a summer resident of Jamestown died in Newport. He came from Kentucky to New York, built a large legal practice, and served as a brevet brigadier general for bravery in the Civil War. He was commissioner of public lands under Grant and later counsel for the Santa Fe after the Atlantic and Pacific railroad merger.
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J. A. Williamson
Newport
R. I
James A. Williamson
New York
Jamestown
Williamson
Kentucky
Grant
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
The
Santa Fe
Patrolman Clayton Cleared To Return To Duty This Week
Patrolman Jeremiah Clayton of Station 14, shot by a burglar in Brighton on August 8, returns to duty this week. He reports no ill effects from the wound above his eye and is fully recovered from the incident.
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Jeremiah Clayton
Station 14
Brighton
Fire Destroys Unoccupied Brookline House on Harrison Street
An early morning blaze heavily damaged an unoccupied large wooden dwelling at 7 Harrison street Brookline. Owned by Edwin K. Friend of Boston the fire’s cause remains unknown and damage is estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Brookline
Harrison Street
Edwin K. Friend
Boston
Fisherwoman Mary Foley Captures Five Foot Shark Off Charles Island
Mary Foley of Walnut Beach leads a party of women anglers to bluefish grounds near Charles Island. She hooks a large shark, hallmarked by a struggle lasting an hour, finally jumping overboard to reach bottom, then with crew beating the shark to death and hauling the catch aboard. The group rows back to Walnut Beach, three miles away, with Foley praising the thrill but joking she would not tackle a bigger one.
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Mary Foley
Walnut Beach
Mrs. Foley
Charles Island
Funeral of Daniel J. McGrath at St John’s Church
Funeral services were held at St John’s Church Blue Hill Avenue for Daniel J McGrath who died suddenly in Providence last Tuesday. The church was filled with relatives and friends. Interment followed at Mt Benedict. A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at 7 this morning.
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Daniel J. McGrath
St. John's Church
Blue Hill Avenue
McGrath
Providence
Mt. Benedict
Charles P Kerans Dies After Illness
Danvers reports the death of Charles P. Kerans a longtime member of the leather firm G A Plumer & Co after a three month illness.
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Danvers
Charles P. Kerans
G. A. Plumer & Co
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Plers
Captain Swim
Red Star
William H. Gallison
Long Wharf
Dunn
Castle Island
Governors Island Fort Winthrop
Ee Deer Island
Oint Shirley
Boston Harbor
James Russell
Ariel
Hull
Brittain
Keeper Shaw
Philippine
St. Louis
Bridgeport, Conn
Wilson
Francis
Harvard
Clayton
Daniel J. M’grath
Fort Winthrop
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