The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-10-20

$50 QUARTS OF NITROGLYCEBINE EXPLODE All. STORE
HOUSE OF INDENPENDENT TORPEDO COMPANY
WALTERS AND CAR BLOWN TO ATOMS

rhe shelby Promoter
covering details in uD d the explosion Of nitro wch occurred that
follows:
Dana Walters well shooter for Independent Torpedo
company, with headquarters IN Shelby blown to atoms
this morning. when $50 quarts Of nrogycerng exploded
the company sorehouse dugout mile north Of town
The force the explosion such that many windows
town shattered the plate glass fronts Of some business
being blown completely The whole city braed
with the discharge Of this immense quantity OF nitro
According Walters friends, he left Shelby At about
o'clock this morning having we'll to shoot at the Big Wes
lease 1851 west He stopped at the storehouse n.cov
cred dugout for the nitro to be used The soup was said t
when the disaster occurred one with him
him al the time Members Of Illinois Pipe Line said
ward the nitro dugou At 8 o'clock this morning he had filled
his car with gas at Bngamans station proceeding from
There are no witnesses the explosion But is quite
evident fromw what people and that the accident
It for use Ills well-shoong big Buick evidently
parked the dugout and the machine was rendered
into scrap and there the vicinity be found
scraps oesh small pieces Of bone as far distant as 5OO
and road house several hundred feet distant was
badlly wrecked partitions windows shattered An
intervening hill protected this building from being blown off
the face Of the earth Likewise the plant Of the Eastern Tor
pedo company saved by an intervening hill
proceeding along the main road about half mile from
dugou said to have been blown oil the road but
one Injured The the nitro tOrnl
up to depth of six and Is feet in circumference The
terrific explosion was succeeded BY rolling wnte cloSds O.
Drug company the post office Cav apartments Shelby Gar
age Shelby Tire Electric Service and many residents about
Both Mr. Walters mother and wife hyserical overI
the Mrs Walters Sr went out to the scene and
after directing pick up preserve all remnants
the body that could be found collapsed The work still
going with people securing the countryside and picking UP
scraps Of flesh far distant one-fourh of mile
The tragic death Mr. Walters is keenIy felt in Shelby
where he has resided for than five He te
oldest shooter point service the west having been
this work for twenty-egh years and regarded the
his line He had worked his dangerous occupation in
eastern fields Wyoming and AidConnent region He had
large circle of friends here and in the field all Of whom
are stricken over the occurance
Mr. Walters brother and father both killed in the
same manner Wyoming several years ago. Mr. Walters
was the distinguished line Of well shooters His death
particularly among his intimate friends and coworers
in the field Deep sympathy extended to the wife and moth
er o the unfortunate
The force Of the explosion felt far as Dunkirk it
is said Cut Bank Kevin did not feel the shock
Ii later learned that Mr. Walters mother not The
lady the Friday ing but Mrs Yealey Mr. Wal
ters mother having died abou year ago. His father
victim Of accident but died Time ago from pneu
mOnia