Milford chronicle., 1913-03-14
SCORES KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
Three Vessels Torn to Pieces BY
Dynamite at Baltimore
FOUS STATES FELT SHOCK
Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Delaware
ard Maryland Shaken BY Eartaql5Ss
IS s+o To7z Of Oynamits Lets CO.

Three hundred and forty tons Of dg-
Eani-e exploded "a Lower Baltimore,
Nj, 1ar10r. killing at-y-tour men all
Wo-ndiug as many more, many Of
tlsu fatally
The explosive was being trausterr= Z
from barge 90 the British steamer
Alum Chine. when i'd went off, TIE
men killed were members OF the crews
I q the steamer and the barge and yes
4 sels moOred nearby
The Alum Chine AMI the barge, to-
I gecLer with the tug Atlantic AMI tie
{ naval collier Jason. were either con-
{ p-e-ely destroyed or very seriously
damaged
The sho K wzs felt as far away as
Reading. Pa 100 miles from BaItt
more It was recorded also at Atlantic
City. People at first thought an earth I
quake had occurred. A schooIh0use a. I
Sparr1Ws Point. several miles from .
the scene of the explosion. was parJly (
destroyed and several Of the sChoo. .
children we're hurt Baltimore itself (
was shaken as If by a powerful -ren-
cling of the earth. and tall buildings
in the center Of the city rocked per
cepubIg
Scores Of vessels hurried to tie
scee1 Of the disaster TO give what aid
they could. The explosion was SO
powerful that pieces OF steel weighing
fifty pounds were hurled through the
air for distance of four miles cases
Of dynamite were thrown for a erea-
distance from the Alum Chine and ex-
pl9ded as they tell, adding TO the dam
age and destruction.
Tie Alum Chine was finishing tie
loading of a cargo OF higa explosive
for the Panama canal A lighter win
four railroad cars was towed to the
side OF the vessel and the work If
completing the task Of loading va
expected in a few hours. Nearby were
the tug Atlantic and several launches
belonging to the ship chambers, w1o
were engaged in furnishing supplies
10 the steamship for it's across the
ocean trip.
Suddenly a puff Of smoke came from
the h0ld Of the ship. One Of the crew
noticed it and, approaching the dan
ger Of impending disaster. ran scream
ing TO the deck. followed by the panic
crew or as many as had time
to escape from the lower part Of the
ship
Right alongside Of the Alum Calue
was the launch jerome. manned br
ship chandler James P. Goodhues- Into
his boat leaped fourteen Of the Br.
Sd boats crew and G0Odhues turnsd I
he boy OF his little craft away from G
he burning ship and put Of at tor q
speed. 4
The first pun OF smoke was follow ed Z
" clouds OF greater volume The men
n the lighter made every EFFORT To
.scape- The captain Of the Atlantic O
vas TOO far from the boat TO give any 7
and TOO close 10 escape its %
omlus doom When the fleeing Ia 1neh a
sas 200 feet from me Alum Chine the p
NpLosi0n came :
There was a deafening roar as 1ur
reds Of tons Of explosive went Of
'olumnS OF fame shot OUT from every
orti0n OF the vessel and the air wa
He'd Wirh flying wrecEaee- Pieces oil q
y bosr vafg5i1~ 80 ~ - - a.
un5reFz If fas- mo ~ az r
Pieces or iron and steel three fee. Y
0ns and Weighing nifty pounds were q
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