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Show ARSENAL EXPLOSION STARTLES GOTHAM X1CW YORK, rC". 17. -A report was received horo t'Miiht that tho government urde:iu.l m-ar Dover. X. J., v;is destroyed ly an explosion wliuii occurred shortly after mianiKht. The noise of the cxrlo- ' si on wad lica '. d in injr-rhhorln Jersey towns, l.i ot all wire communication with the arsen;-.!, which in located in an isolated iso-lated spot in the Jersey hiila, was cut ol'i. DOYErt. N. J.. Pec. 13. An explosion of loaded ammunition at Picaiinny arsenal arse-nal snook northern New Jersey Loni.ht, a K".v minutes before midnight. Government Govern-ment 01 1 icers at the arsenal telephoned to Dover to send all available fire a p-l-aratus and a few minutes iater wire eommumcat.ion with the arsenal was cut oft. It (louid not he ascertained if there was anv loss of life. Flames at tho arsenal ar-senal can lie seen for several miles. At 1 tms mornint,' shells were exploding ex-ploding at frecjucnt intervals in the burning burn-ing arsenal, several hundred men have, heen employed at the arsenal, which has maintained operations since the signing of the armistice, manufacturing powder. Nothing is yet known as to any casualties. |