Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-08

The blaSt-near the entrance
of a Boston metropolitan dis
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trict sewage tunnel under con-
struction-hurled metal and
Splintered glass over q mile
square area.
The explosion. endangering
thousands of residents, shook
some from their. beds and
Showered the area with the
dangerous caps. Police cruisers
with sound equipment toured
the district warning of the
danger.
Don't pick up the yellow
caps on your lawns or porches
call a policeman or fireman,
was the warning sounded over
the air.
Sabotage Investigated
Charles w. Greenough, q
member of the metropolitan
District Commission, said sab
otage might be involved, but he
did not elaborate. The CON-
mission controls the project
where the blast occurred.
"A theory of sabotage is be-
ing considered in our inveStiga-
ton Of the blast" Mr.. Green
ough said.
Two hundred patrolmen went
into the area to search for caps
blown over a wide section BY
the explosion.
Minor cuts from flying glass
and debris appeared to be the
extent Of personal injuries.
Debris. including steel pipes
and wooden beams, was blown
over a wide area and in some
cases it crashed through win
dows and walls.
Windows Are Broken
Broken windows and faller
plaster were reported in hun
dreds Of residences in the South
Boston. Dorchester and Hyde
Park districts Of Boston, anc
in Milton. Dedham. Hull anc
Squantum.
The blast occurred in a Is.
foot long metal shed. A nearby
shed containing a mound" o.
dynamite was not affected b.
the explosion.
Many persons. Jared from
sound sleep. ran from theil
homes into streets where they
g a tn cred in neighborhooC
groups.
Some workmen were inside
the tunnel. but fortunately
they were some distance from
the opening and were not af,
fected.
A timber 10 feet long and
foot thick went through a wal
into the third-f1oor apartment
of a building about IS yard
away. Barbara Ann NanyokaS
IL, asleep in bed. was showeret
with debris. She was not Sc
rlously injured.
Bay Window Torn Out
A huge chunk Of steel tor
out a bay window in a second
floor apartment Of a South Bos
ton home and then dropped II
the street. A section Of pip,
crashed against a car 500 yard
from the explosion.
John Madden reported tn,
blast blew out two window
from his home in Squantum
about four miles away.
A fire broke out in a shed To-
yards from the shed containing
the dynamite cap detonator
shortly before the explosion
but an engineer at the site salt
it was doubtful If the fire hat
any connection with the blast
The engineer said two crew
were working on the tunnel jo
at the time, both far from tn
South Boston entrance. On
was under Castle Island an
the other group under Dee
Island.
Both groups were taken frou
the tunnel as a precaution afte
the explosion. They had bee
unaware Of the blast.
Stove Knocked Over
Mrs. Gertrude Young G
South Boston said the blast nc
only knocked her from bee
but also toppled her kitche
stove. spilling fuel oil all owe
the apartment.
The front Of a home on Eas
Eighth street, South Boston
was blown in. either from tn
force Of the blast or debris.
The Sill million tunnel wher
the blast occurred is designe
to carry Boston's sewage ia
out into Boston Harbor.
The project was starte,
in 1854 and is near completion
Several contractors are en-
gagged in the work.
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