Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1901-05-03 | Page 3 | 200 Killed by Explosion

KILLED BY EXPLOSION ri factory ettory in germany alloi up fit fearful one of the most destructive explosions ou on record occurred d ev evening L ning at tile hie electrochemical electro chemical works near Greib nelin germany where smokeless powder ponder Is manufactured most of the boilers exploded causing tearful loss lobs of life the victims being placed at the noise was so flint it wits heard at gi dieal eat distances including frankfort and mayence Mii the factory became a enss of lames blaines immediately and a northeast wind candied the to neighboring vi villages I 1 ages where several houses were set on ire fire eighteen cylinders each containing about IOU hundredweight of smokeless mo leless power were in the room where the explosion