Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-10
TOday's TeLegraphic News
Earthquake shocks ana Explosion.

Earthquake shocks and Expio5iOns
WilIiamsport, Pa, Jan. 10. Reports
from Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Evansville,
and Clesrfeld tend 10 confirm the belief
that the explosion of a powder mill at
Canoe Creek. Blair county. between four
and iive o. clock this morning, was either
the result of the earthquake shocks lie
iinctly felt here or WAS coincidentsl vi 4
it. For time it WAS thought that The
shock OF the explosion was what had
been mistaken for the earthquake,
From all Of the cities mentioned above
come reports Of three distinct shocks
(iour were felt at Hsnisbnre) some Of
which continued for two or three seconds.
Here buildings were badly shaken.
Scores of people were awakened from
sleep. Dishes ratified and persons walk
ing in the streets say the earth trembled.
Details of the explosion at Canoe
Creek are lacking. 1t is said, however,
that The plant was entirely destroyed.
1t il moi known if there was any loss of
life. Ii is certain. however. that the
fatalities were few, if any, as there was
no night force working
HCllidsysburg, Pa, Jan l0.-The
plant and building of the Standard Pow
der Company Of Pittsburg, located at
Hprnell s%ation. four miles distance
from Hollidaysburg, were destroyed by
an explosion early today.
No lives we're lost The explosion
was caused by FIRE, which started III
one of the buildings.
The damage done the plant will ex-
coed 800, 600.
The report Of the explosion was heard
at distance of 20 miles.
The residence OF John Walls, one
mile away from the plant, was almost
wrecked. The house of August Cooper,
several hundred yards away. also went
down from the force of the conclusion
A fire is now in progress, and the
flames are eating their way towards a
storehouse where 5000 kegs of powder
and two carloads Of dynamite are stored
Traffic has been suspended on the
Williamsburg branch of the PenDsyl
vauia Railroad aud the Inhabitants OF
the Frankstown Valley are fleeing from
sn Anticipated explosion
Further particulars from the scene OF
the explosion indicate that the tireis
now under control and that change in
the wind has removed the storehouse
from the danger 2one. Ten buildings
we're totally destroyed at the powder
plant and about 50 farm houses in the
Frankstown Valley were damaged.
The awful conclusion Of the explosion
was hesrd or felt in several towns OF
Blair, Centre, Huntingdon, and Bedford
counties, some Of them forty miles away,
and inquiries are pouring in from these
places.
The fact that no lives we're lost is
deemed miraculous. Five thousand kegs
of powder went up in the explosion.
Later reports indicate that the explc-
sion was not the result of earthquake.
Altoona, Pa, Jan. l0--rhe shock Of
the earthquake reported from Williams
port, today, was also felt distinctly al
Huntippton and LewistOwn. 10 both
Of these towns windows ratified and peo
| pie of the upper stories let the Iremb
ling.
Baltimore, jap. 10. Distinct earth
quake shocks we're felt 10 number o.
points 10 Baltimore county today. Re-
ports vary as to the duration of III,
seismic disturbance, which occurred al
abOnt 54j q. NJ.