New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-13
pud' Explodes When Hi;
bv MalIei; Wall of Home
Crushedby Tel rife Blast
Near watertown, n. Y.
Woman Is Injured
By Flying Metal
r,olOsiye Was Picked Up
an Field Used as Army
Artillery Training Camp

rrsgTowN, y. Y, July r.
- Alsren were instantly killed
-. IN, afternoon When one Of their
~, struck an old six-inch artillery
~ Supposed TO be dead" with a
-. rsllst, on the farm Of Edward
rorsnan. who had been keeping
:. ,ssso,ed "dud" for souvenir. He
A. ,iek,s It Up on Pine Plains last
.--r The site had formerly been
- ,s an artillery training camp
W,.kmaa's two children, Edna.
.,v,, and Arson. twelve. were play
:. ,,osu,. in The yard behind their
-. viiA six other children Of the
,,i,.sorhood. These we're Monroe
s,r,sury. hfteea; Frances Wiley, thir-
"a. Vivian Jones, ten; olin Brown
,l,v.r; Sarah BsrGon. seven. and Don
"a gsrtoa. Of Pulaski. who was visit
the Brown chiid's home.
- shel.. according 20 county ON
80 had been struck by two OF the
xrsr,p with the eroquet msl.ots they
~,,s playing with and nothing oe-
,'.-,s A third child hit the shell,
ss.irg the explosion. The rear END
- 81 house. which was built Of con-
s,,,s blocks, vas blown IN. Plaster
irou,hou- the entire house was
i,o,ksl of ard windows were broken.
Fora distance Of two blocks IN eveiy
S-seiion wiz lows we're shattered.
", lanes Judd, seventy-fve years
IA who va in the yard OF hcr hon
, bloek away, was hit by piece &
sv.nv stone and seriously injured.
ore p.ees OF the she'll Travelled BOO
bs. passirg through 'he walls OF
:.rss wooden garages and finally loas-
l;s 4 a tree.
Other Shells In Neigiborhood
D-nrY tAe inve stigotion Of the Gcei-
Ss,: oaieials found other similar shell
!, o:ss- residences near BY which hao
also .ssa brought from +. 1e Plains
cap,1i- schumacher, L. S. A., sta
to-s1 q u 'sor Barracks, disered-
tts d. theo.y advanced early in the
rr,s 0. District Attorney z. b bert
Week that the explosion II the shell
righ. have been causea by the neat
fths SUI shining on 4. A blow woule {
h NECESSARY 10 explode the shell, sai1
"a, sin Schumacher.
h. Z. ". Jones, father o. Fiuar
I,,ss, was one OF the hrst 20 arrive
4 ne scene o. the ,ccident. p oel
~ been lais across me bodies. IN
gure that his daughter was one Of
4. group, DR.. Jones Lifted tie pape.
~. one Of 4he bodies and found IL U
> that Of his daughter. lie con,
h,rled his grief quickly and wen'
.so1. lending cid 70 stricken parents
xii more help arr.fed.
Clothing Blown OF Bodies
Prset.caliy Gil of the clothing wa
g,vn Of he bodies Of the children
F-znerts of II lodged in trees and
ksr,e.ops ~ the vicinity.
Tae bodies of the children were
issrd apparently at places near where
tsty sad been st.ncirg in their cio'
eus' rsme. Near them lay fragments
Il i.s erocuet nlallets. Sereral Of the
tails ssed IN the game were blown u
BITS 'rd the wiekets we're totn Iro..
te s.s1..
Tie shell apparently let 90 Without
WANING TO carpenters at wors or
q house rsxt door 10 the Workman
hone said a second before tIe detons-
tor they had heard the voices OF The
eilcrsl laughing at play. The two
1sr we're TIE frs- 10 reach the scene
Wal Clusned TO Powaer
l.sy we're greeted BY 8 scene of
rseI desola. or. Ire Workman house
Is Q. concrete. and he concussion had
n41tsa the ert.re rear Of the house
% pszde. On re ground 'ay tnt
e'g1. ltfis- -no ,y-ri'l & sy pail {.
eo.s-ate cll. was beginning 10 settle
Two automobile tires which had beer
o. re back porch were blown 70 the
r'i o. h1ilding two hundred Ieet
tF.y. Blocks Of concrete wee blown
asa.ls. neighboring aouses and into
1s i..te,s sn1 surrovn1 ny yaro5.