The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-06
AMERICAN VESSEL LADEN WITH al
AMMUNITION RAMMED BY ANOTHER
CALLS FOR FIRE ENGINES, DOCTORS, NURSES. FOOD
AND OTHER AID IS SENT TO OTHER DOMINION
TOWNS-FRANTIC EFFORT is BEING MADE
TO RESTORE WIRES

TO RESTORE WIRES
Halifax Dec 6-(Via Havana Hundreds of persons
killed thousand injured and half the city of Hall
in the harbor today. A..
1t estimated that the property loss will into millions
The end of the city is in flames.
explosion a collision with anotherA
vessel.
ship which colided with munon vessel Red
Cross liner.
Truro NJ s.. Dec. Three hundred dead and many hun
injured this of the casualties
resulting large ammunition ship rammed by liner
the piers at Halifax today
john b. 6.-As result of the explosion of the
muniton ship this morning nearly onehaf of the
north end of the city of Halifax has been destroyed great
fire raging the dead lying thick in the streets
All the hospitals filled to ovefowing and many injured
are compelled to walk about untreated.
Amherst N ST. Dec 6-Scores people have been killed,
hundreds buildings destroyed and portion of Halifax B.
fire by explosion which occurred as the collision OF
ammunition shop and another vessel at Rocking
ham, according telephone reaching here this
morning
explosion terrific that it destroyed the instaa
telegraph and telephone offices for thirty miles
around Halifax while heard Truro, sixyone miles
distant
reported that the American munition steamer NOV
ing her pier and rammed broadsde by another
vessel
Instantly tremendous explosion which destroyed
the two ships and killed their
whole north section of Halifax of wreckage and
fires have broken dozen parts of the city, according TO
reports received shortly afternoon.
The destruction several miles The Canadian
depot used by the Canadian Pacific railway de-
scribed as having entirely collapsed while big government
repair plant Willow Park the northwestern section of the
city, is wrecked.
Scores of persons the dock killed The fire was
started the end the city, which bore the brunt of
the damage.
The vessels colided after 80 this morning and it is
the munion ship hit in the stokehod In
santly flames to pour from her. The ap
peared to be making effort get the fire fighting apparatus
to work, when the explosion occurred
The conclusion resulting the of the railway de-
pot North collapse while all the warehouses the
mile and half damaged The premises
affected in many places caught fire.
The of the oncuson great that freight cars
were off tracks along stretch of nearly two miles,
Messages asking fire engines and fire fighting apparatus
doctors and nurses hospital supplies received from
Halifax by a number of localities in Nova Scotia.
Special made with everything that could be
procured.
AT Truro Windsor and here, the city councils met in hur
decided take immediate steps to render ald
to the afflicted people of Halifax.
II is understood large quantities of food de-
stroyed and that Halifax be in danger
of starving decided that carloads of food must be dis
patched at
The damage done to the Union and Canadian Pa
cfic Railway companies Nova Scotia Telephone company
so complete it is likely days before wire communication
with points outside Halifax can be restored
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