Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-10

1. But there Was no ammunition snip
ablaze. A coaler was on fire, but 1T
/ was soon under control At the time
of the alarm the narrow space De-
tween sidewalks was knee deep III
slush into this hundreds dashed
madly, but shouts from officers and
soldiers soon quieted their fears
Heroism Of Battery
Every member of the battery guard
ing the magazine here responded to
cali for volunteers to stand by and
food the battery when it appeared that
it would explode any moment and
wreck the entire city. The fire area
was on the three sides of the maya
zine and heat from blazing buildings
was intense.
Blown 4 Mile Away
! Unbelievable incidents happened
when the munition ship exploded. But
the case of Third Officer Mayors of the
British transport Middleton Castle
stands out as the most remarkable.
The transport was not more than 200
yards away from the Mont Blanc when
the crash came. At that moment May
ers was on the deck ready to step into
a small boat to go ashore.
When Mayors came to he was prone
on the high ground half mile away,
stark naked. There was not a piece
of clothing on his body when he was
picked up and removed to a house
nearby. The Middleton Castle was
wrecked beyond repaid.
Hurled into Chimney
ID. b. Toughton of New York super
iintendent of ID construction company
erecting chimneys for an oil plant at
Dartmouth, was injured by the explo-
sion.
Three workmen here with the com.
pany were on top of high chimney
when the Mont Blanc blew up. 'the
chimney not yet completed, swayed
and the three men We're hurled into
the opening. All fell together and were
jammed against one another and we're
taken down later, unhurt
First Casualty Lists
a Among the hundred BODIES "a
SHOWS morgue, Argyll street, and ware
rooms, Edward street, are those OF the
following:
William Mctatridge.
John Spruin.
William Broderick
Mrs. Florence Kennedy.
Lizzie Mes4avre, Richmond street.
f, Emily Kate Andrews, creighton street.
Capt. II. II. Grennan, Shetburne.
Dorothy Nj. Cameron, Ida May Cameron,
Ross street
Blanche Bowes Gottingen street.
Laurie c. Hills, years Chestnut
street.
Elsie Allen. Allen street.
Christine johnson. years. sydney.
Birdie Spoffroth, - years, harrington
street.
Lancelot j. Bland. 60 years. Bennington
street.
Geo. r. Harris.
Mrs Westhavre.
Lieut.. Commander James A. Murray. 81
years. Dockyard.
! Helena Munro. 81 years. ) loss street.
James Monamy, Groom street.
Mrs. George Bowes
John A Malloy.
Jack Harris.
Mary Lawrence, 81 years, Creighton
street.
Mrs Shaw, East Young street
Ronald Murphy.
Mrs. Lund. Creighton street.
Mrs. Coclrane
Frank Allister, year, Beech street.
Harry Arnold
Hazel Beuree. : years
Mary Myra. Union street
Mary Simmonds.
Ruth Dyer, six years.
Clarence Hartien.
John Hinch, nine years.
Isabel IIinch, % years, Richmond
| street.
Louis Hinch. SO years.
Carrie Malloch. IS years.
Among the dead at Joseph Spen
GERS mortuary Argyle street, are the
following:
Mrs. Mclean, Needham street.
Two unknown children, five years
and three and one-half months old.
Two children about seven years Old
son and daughter Of Sergt. Kilcup,
Wellington Barracks.
Elizabeth Ryan, 10 years old. p Al
mon street. (She had a school book
in her hand when fOund)
Miss Ward. daughter of mechanical
engineer at drydock.
Madeline Elliott, kIcllmOnu.
Four unidentified children, II. s. )
and = years old.
Unidentified woman picked up near
- Almon street.
Three unidentified women found III
Young street.
Three other unidentified women.
-year-old boy named William
Donahue, Windmill road, Dart
, mouth.
/ John Munro. boy. picked up on Mar
ket Wharf. his mother is missing.
Mrs. Edwards. 60 years.
Two identified women, 65 and 40
! years respectively.
Child named Dunn, whose family is
supposed to be all dead.
Among the hundreds of missing or
dead reported at the city clerks Office
are:
William Pickerem. missing.
Richard Moxon. Roome street, miss
ing.
Birdie Spofford. q years. burned to
death.
All the family of John Stokes, Rich
mond missing.